RackedWire: You'll Have a Tough Time Choosing Between Melrose Merriment and TASCHEN Tomes

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MELROSE—Spend a very festive holiday evening shopping and noshing on the fancier part of Melrose. Thursday, December 3, it's Discover Melrose! Discover some new friends, like Clothespin, and browse favorites like Diesel, Helmut Lang, Kitson, Alberta Ferretti, Vince, Temperley London, Tallarico Designs, Me & Ro, Bird, Arcade by Rochelle Gores, Alexander McQueen, Max&Co, Ports 1961 Diane Von Furstenberg, Max & Co, Theory, MM Melrose Project. Phew! Sounds like a full night to us! Party runs from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. At Melrose Place and Melrose Avenue, from San Vicente to Orlando [Racked Inbox]

BEVERLY HILLS—There’s a party for what could be the coolest TASCHEN book ever: On Thursday, December 3rd, they’re hosting a very special evening to celebrate the launch of Alex Steinweiss, The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover, with triple Grammy Award-winning art director/designer Kevin Reagan. Kevin will be available to personalize and sign copies of the limited edition book. Party runs from 7pm to 9pm at 354 North Beverly Drive; RSVP to store-beverly@taschen.com [Racked Inbox]