Los Angeles - June 11, 2008

Market My Words

Mercado Lifestyle Boutique Opens

In times like these, the market report really puts the broke in broker and sucks the fun right out of funds. It’s total bull, even when it’s not.

A tip: The just-opened Mercado is hitting new record highs in Silver Lake. Stocking hot commodities from the world over, the tightly edited lifestyle boutique has something for every culture connoisseur.

Ladies invest in Daniel Hernandez necklaces and feathery Murmure by Spirit hats, while insect specimen magnets and Seletti porcelain trophy vases stir up capital with the gents. Bond over the love of felt housewares from Germany’s Hut Up and Japanese glassware or France’s Arzu Firuz and hefty Rizzoli or Abrams coffee table books. For public offerings, a wall of letterpress cards and stationery from Elum, Cursive, and more.

Trading is definitely up.

Mercado, 3517 West Sunset Boulevard, between Golden Gate and Maltman Avenues, Silver Lake (323-662-2600 or mercado-store.com).