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Super summer dresses for play or work

Retro style halters and shirt waists
in black with white dots, or rose or cherry prints

Leggings

Baby clothes, bibs, hats, ruffle butt bottoms, socks, and more

Hipster hats for guys or gals or sun hats

Sun Brellas of canvas
w on't tear like the paper ones/ hand painted

Gifts galore for grads or pals

College Safety 101 Book
for brat gals who will be college bound

How To Be A Man: For grad guys,
a guide to be the modern gentleman

Campfire Cookbook: gourmet and fun stuff
for you campers out there

Panties and underwear
for bachelorette parties or a special holiday weekend

Tee shirts for the guys

Tanks and tees
MORE MORE MORE..... Please stop in

 




 
 
Faves at the Brat
Tickets on Sale at the Brat! - CLICK to see listings
At the Movies - 1 Week Only!!

Manson the inflamatory 1973 documentaryis playing for a week only (limited showings) at Cinefamily on Fairfax.

The most important filmic document from the entire mad Manson Family saga — unseen theatrically for decades, and screened from a rare 35mm print! Banned in the mid-’70s 

All Weekend Long

LA Old Time Social is at various locations throughout the weekend.

This year is the 8th Ever Los Angeles Old-Time Social.  May 16, 17, 18  will see concerts, workshops, parties, jams and a big square dance! 

Friday

Sonny and the Sunsets are at the Satellite!

Liking these guys. A little softer energy, but the enthusiasm makes up for it.

Saturday Day

Suedehead is playing the We Are the Mods!

A day of scooters, music and all things mod.

Saturday


Dime Runner is at The Smell in downtown!

Hell yeah! Kind of like the Hives when they were young and didn't know how awesome they were.


The Dining Dead and Gashcat and many more are at Pehrspace.

So many great bands are playing, all fresh and new sounding.


Sock Puppet Theater is at The Echo.

If you were the kind of kid who grew up watching old sitcoms in syndication after school, this is the sock puppet show for you!

Sunday

The Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Festival is at Paramount Ranchup in the Santa Monica Mountains.

"Since 1961, Southern California's Favorite Bluegrass, Old-Time and Folk Music Festival"


The Echo is hosting a weekly show called The Grande Ole Echo from 5-9.

And it's FREE, and All Ages!

This week: Eileen Jewellcho, Jeremiah and the Red Eyes, and more!

Monday

Robert Schwartzman is playing for FREE at The Satellite.

Really like this guys son... nice hook, some playfullness. Definitely worth checking out, bet it's gonna be a great vibe in the audience.

At the Museums

Gary Baseman is opne of our faves, and has his first local retrospective show at Skirball Center for the Arts off the 405.

We hear this is an amazing show and can't wait to see it ourselves.

Stanley Kubrick is being celebrated with an amazing exhibit at LACMA.

Props, set photos, costumes and more!

   

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This time of year there is just so much going on, it's hard to think about what to plan for first. With the school year coming to a close, lots of you Brats are studying for finals, preparing for end of the year recitals etc., and then of course prom and graduation.

Most are in June and unbelievably that is just around the corner. Wow! Many of you may also find you have friends getting married, having babies, going away parties, BBQs and more.

Brat is your one stop neighborhood shop to help with most of your needs. We want to remind you and your friends that we are here 7 days a week, except a few major holidays, to help you if you are in a panic over any of the these exciting events and more. 

We are all overworked these days.  It’s time to get your Bratty attitude going and say, " life's too short, I've worked enough, it's time to have fun again!! We recommend doing something you might later regret (just kidding), especially since summer is never long enough, and you are Brats.  We totally endorse this sentiment.

 
   

Buying a few new things for summer always feels good. Brat's prices are so good, and we can help update you with ease so that you don't look like you have been out of the house for a few years. 

Dresses now are very smart looking. Well designed, they don't have that old hippie look, and what you wear out, you can also wear to work, an art opening, a concert , or out to dinner. Several of the dresses we have in stock fit this bill completely. Most are $32.

With the addition of a cardigan and some accessories they can work for lots of different looks. Our black and white multi stripe with big royal blue, red, and green roses is just heaven. With a box pleat skirt with a stretch fabric, it's super figure flattering and easy to add color with matching rose hair flowers.

This body dress was so popular, Brat got it in 3 styles including just black and white stripes, and a sort of splash color "tie dye". All have been such good sellers that I have had to re-order. Just a warning though, this is the end of the line, whatever we have left is all we’ll have for the season – come in soon!

Switching gears. Brat is great for gifts. For wedding showers or house warming’s , our vintage style table cloths cannot be beat. This time of year, the prints with cherries on them are the most popular, but we also have apples and fruit table cloths as well. Most come in a pouch of the same fabric, and because you can use them over and over, they are a great Eco friendly gift.

Back to our clothes. It's no secret I LOVE SKULLS! Right now we have several skull "cut up" tees in stock that are so 80's you'll want to just wear a Lacey black bra under them..... Come check them out!

 

 
 
 

Going away Memorial Day weekend? Chances are you will be in the sun wherever you go. Brat has all sorts of colors of SPF 50+ medium and wide brim hats that will shield your beautiful face from the sun. They are all around $22 and are so Bratty, when the sun goes down, you can just fold them up and put them away.

We have tix for Ink n Iron! Wow! What a line up this year! We also have tons of new retro style dresses that lend themselves to this sort of even, and many others. Our retro UK design dresses are in haters with dots and rose prints, and the sassiest polka dot shirt waist that it will make you want to get up to some bratty mischief with your pal Ethyl !!! Lots of new styles, so come on in.

We need your help!!!! Please help us reach out to others. Please tell your friends about Brat, or better yet, like some of you have done, BRING THEM IN! We already love you, but will love you even more for this. 

I want to continue to thank all of you faithful Brat shoppers for supporting us. We would not be here if not for you! We want to stay around for a long, long time. After school is out and summer has everyone leaving on vacations, business can sometimes be very slow. Don't forget us. We will help in any way we can will all your summer needs.

We hope to see you soon.
Xoxox

Nancy

 

 
 
   
 

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Open 12 to 6 Everyday

1938 14th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Call us at 310-452-2480

Send us an email at brats@bratstore.com.

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Ink and Iron on June 7,8,9 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach.

 

 

 

Call for others...

 

 

Brat is selling tickets for these shows. Call ahead for availability. Here are a few tips:

- If you like a show, get tickets early

- Wait too long, and the price may go up (promoters sometimes provide a limited number of lower priced tickets when the show first goes on sale)

- Tickets are always CASH ONLY except when noted.

- Always less to buy at Brat than buying online (almost always, especially when you add online service fees!)

- Brat honors age limits set by events. You should too, because it's likely you'll find yourself carded at the door.

- We do our best to make sure that we are selling tickets to great shows and have always gotten great feedback from people who have gone. However, as a ticket seller, we are not responsible for anything other than giving out a ticket. All refunds and any other concerns need to be handled between the ticket owner and the show's promoter, no matter what, no exceptions

- If you want Brat to sell tickets to your show, come on in and talk with Nancy

 
   

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