Paris! Britney! Posh! Here's to the Kitson Beauty Codes That Fueled an Era

As Kitson sells its final novelty mugs and pithy sweatshirts, preparing for the close of its roster of West Coast boutiques, we remember a time when shopping at the L.A. house of expensive kitsch truly meant something. The year was 2007. Sunglasses were big, preferably wraparound; waistlines were empire; spaghetti was a kind of strap; and the It bag was a furry chihuahua. This was the year the final episodes of The O.C. (a TV drama about four well-to-do California teens who cured boredom with ma...