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Current, Elliott To Leave Their Namesake Label

Emily Current and Meritt Elliott are leaving their eponymous label. According to WWD, Current and Elliott didn't offer any explanation as to why they'd decided to leave their label. But there were some hints over the past few years that all was not well between the designers and the Current/Elliott brand's co-founder and owner Serge Azria.

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Wild Wild Westward: Kate Spade New York's New Collab with Emily Current and Meritt Elliott

If Tuesday's earthquake taught us anything, it's that certain Californian elements just don't translate to the Atlantic coast--at least not without a lot of Twitter protest. But when we heard several months ago that Kate Spade New York, purveyor of all things preppy-pretty, was poised to team up with L.A. stylists Emily Current and Meritt Elliot (the same team behind those perfectly slouchy boyfriend jeans) for a special collection, our ears instantly perked up. On Wednesday night, we headed to Kate Spade New York's Broome Street boutique to witness the results. From leather-edged envelope clutches sparkling with charcoal-toned sequins to ostrich-skin shoulder bags and logo-free satchels sure to get even better with age and wear, every single piece in the duo's "Westward" lineup embodies heritage-steeped simplicity. In between sips of champagne and bites of sliders, we chatted with Kate Spade New York Creative Director Deborah Lloyd about how the collab came about. "It was all about joint admiration," she said, "plus, my own assistant wears Current/Elliott head-to-toe to work!" Lloyd explains that while us Manhattanites tend to go for a "matching, polished" aesthetic, she loved the notion of adding a Californian touch to her label's famously girly look. "It was all about the laid-back style and relaxed peace that they brought to the bags, the unusual materials and the mixing-up of things. But you still see those Kate Spade pops of polish and sweetness."

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Stylists Emily Current and Meritt Elliott On Their Unlikely Collaboration With Kate Spade (Plus the Full Collection)

LA-based stylists Emily Current and Meritt Elliott have teamed up with Kate Spade NY to produce a six-piece capsule collection of handbags and leather goods titled "Westward." The collection, which will be available starting in August at Kate Spade shops and at select Bloomingdale's, comes out of an unlikely partnership. Current and Elliott, whose denim line Current/Elliott has a cult following, are known for their laid back LA vintage-y Western-inspired style. Kate Spade is precious and ladylike and well, they've got New York in their brand name. So how did this odd couple come about? We chatted with Emily and Merritt to find out.