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Sugar
Baby
is the trendsetting new children's clothing boutique located in the heart
of Hollywood, California on the legendary Sunset Strip.
The
boutique, which celebrated its grand opening Monday, June 21, 2004, is
poised to be one of Los Angeles' most talked about new must-stop shopping
destinations, with its eclectic inventory of unique, artful and hip kid's
clothes. Conceived by moms Christina Sitkevich and Lisa Akey, this is
not your mother's clothing store! Sugar Baby is a contemporary store with
an urban city bent for "rocker moms not soccer moms."
Christina
Sitkevich - Born in Boston, Massachusetts to the parents of a Harvard
architect and a teacher, this took the family many places, it landed the
family at Texas A&M at College Station. Christina's father was part
of the faculty and her mother a student. Eventually, the family relocated
to Colorado.
The
fashion retail scene is not new to Christina, who for ten years, owned
a very successful retail-clothing boutique, which was later sold in early
2001. With a desire for something even more challenging, Christina and
her husband decided to move to Los Angeles to seek new and exciting opportunities.
She started a design and architecture company serving both interior and
exterior design (Area Architecture and Design). After many successful
projects Area Architecture and Design continue serving clients to this
day in the greater Los Angeles area. Taking a momentary break from design, the
birth of her daughter Lilah laid the groundwork for her new retail idea.
After taking time with her family, Christina descided to dive back into
the retail scene and open another store and went looking for a partner.
Sugar baby is for mamas, kids, babies and anyone looking for a thoughtful gift.
You dont have to spend alot to look smart and have your kids feel great.
Christina and Lisa are business partners on this exciting new venture
and being close Hollywood neighbors is always a big plus. A collaboration
between two moms, we wanted to start something different, one thing
lead to another and Sugar Baby was born.
Lisa
Akey - Lisa began her stage career a age 4, turning professional at
15. She has sung to the troops in the Persian Gulf and trekked mountains
in Turkey with band in tow to bring the allied forces a little musical
R&R. She has appeared on Broadway and extensively on television.
Her
seeds started with small in-house designs, graphic design and custom bedding pieces
for wee ones. But this self-taught chef and designer went looking for
more. Meeting Christina got it moving even quicker in February 2004,
they signed a lease on their new spot: Sugar Baby on Sunset, May 1, 2004.
"I'm interested in creating things that surprise you, not the
standard cookie-cutter stuff that you see. I want it to be luscious, but
with a sense of humor. I'm lookin for things for moms, too. I want a shop
that feels personal and that doesn't pander. And , mostly I deeply believe
that just because we are now moms it doesn't mean we don't still have
style."
Lisa
is married to actor/writer Raphael Sbarge, they have a 22-month old daughter
Graice. They all embarked on a new adventure with the birth of their son
Django Garrison in July.
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