Monday, December 20, 2004



Amid the Juicy Couture crowd at Fred Segal, Little is wholly an anachronism, dressed authentically as a Victorian gentleman — cravat, vest, tailored coat, shoes and spats. Where some of his Victorian/Edwardian contemporaries wore pins fashioned from human hair of a deceased loved one, Little wears a shiny oval lapel pin, a daguerreotype of a fellow with a curling mustache.

He introduces two popular, limited-edition candles: “Angel’s Trumpet” in a white frosted glass version of the scalloped bowl, and “Absinthe” (based on the wormwood plant). The smell is intoxicating, and unique in every way.

Also on display, in this travelling antique apothecary, are “Web Plates,” a spider web sandwiched between glass plates, mounted them in vintage frames, taxidermied pheasants, peacocks with glittery brooches attached. Little has plans for home fragrances, home decorations and more, to be slowly introduced (afterall, the entire business is fashioned together merely by himself and a single assistant). He’s on the web at www.dlcompany.com