Des Kohan is a destination boutique in Los Angeles that features unique, exclusive, and under-the-radar designers. We offer styling services, complimentary alterations, and one-on-one personal service. Some of the designers we carry include: Juan Carlos Obando, Azzedine Alaïa, Mark Fast, Preen, Tom Scott, Osman Yousefzada, Viktor & Rolf, Hussein Chalayan, Sharon Wauchob, Ritsuko Shirahama, Sophia Kokosalaki, Helmut Lang, Gypset and Splendid. DES KOHAN also features leather goods by Marc Marmel and Bare, accessories from Gabriela Artigas, Mannin and Annie Costello Brown, and vintage pieces by Chanel, Hermes, Gucci and Givenchy.

 

Des Kohan Event:

A Cocktail party to celebrate Gypset, the debut collection of journalist, author, and designer Julia Chaplin. (See Images on the Events page).

Chaplin debuted the five dress designs, in vibrant prints and fabrics sourced from Africa and Holland, last night at Des Kohan, the off-the-beaten path destination shop that has long been home to some of LA’s most sought-after clientele and envious merchandise.  With a business built around exclusives (Hussein Chalayan and Viktor & Rolf, among them), the store’s namesake figured it was the perfect opportunity to style Chaplin’s new wares.  “I work with all these designers already and figured I wanted to showcase Gypset with the appropriate accessories, so I’ve done these exclusive bags from Bare and have Annie Costello Brown of YSL designing limited-edition jewelry,” Kohan said, as Balenciaga’s Katherine Ross, Mad Men’s Abigail Spencer, and another frequent Des Kohan collaborator, Juan Carlos Obando, browsed.  “It’s all just a part of what Julia’s imagined.”

- Alexis Brunswick