Los Angeles - September 18, 2003

Sole Searching

Satine Shoe Store Opens

Every girl has a friend like Marie-Chantal.

“Looooove those flats!” you hiss, envy devouring you.

“Oh, they’re from Paris/London/Rome,” she gloats, flashing a fierce Cheshire-cat grin.

Whatever. Little does she know you’ve got a leg up on her. You’ll be heading over to Satine, a cozy new shoe mecca that rivals any store, anywhere. The brainchild of actress-lawyer Jeannie Lee and Ilaria Urbinati (former buyer for her aunt’s store, Laura Urbinati), Satine specializes in obscure, hard-to-find designs such as Asila Brogan (the line by former Oscar de la Renta designer Isa Tapia), Joanna Ho, and Irregular Choices, alongside classic high-end offerings by Stella McCartney, Balenciaga, Rodolphe Menudier, and Marc Jacobs. There’s also an in-house pedicurist and round-the-clock viewings of classic films like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Bye Bye Birdie.

It’s enough to make you look forward to your next run-in with Marie-Chantal.

Who knows? You may just have the last grin after all.

Satine, 8117 West 3rd Street, between Kilkea Drive and Crescent Heights Boulevard (323-655-2142).