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In Little Black Book, we ask LA's arbiters of style to reveal their favorite places to blow a paycheck. Today's subject is designer Pegah Anvarian, who has been named the new Creative Director of t-shirt label Three Dots. Considering the fashion-forward ways she's interpreted cotton basics for this season—adding shoulder pads to a classic white tee, jolting a pair of leggings with biker-babe details—it's no surprise that her favorite shopping spots are equally timeless, yet fashion-forward.