First Look at Khaite’s Los Angeles Flagship

Khaite has opened doors in Los Angeles .

“It was inevitable,” said founder and designer Catherine Holstein. “But we were always looking for the right space.”

When the chance arose to secure 8409 Melrose Avenue — a landmark storefront that housed Marc Jacobs for years before Gucci, on the edge of the street’s triangular corner — she knew instantly it was the right fit.

“It was just a dream come true,” Holstein went on. “Honestly, if you told me that this would be our L.A. store, even a year ago, I never would have believed you. When I heard that this opportunity was on the horizon and that it was a possibility, I clamored down that we absolutely had to have it, would not take ‘no’ for an answer. And we got it. There were other people that were in the running. I was over the moon about