The Silk Trading Co

I purchased very expensive silk drapes for the room.
About a year later decided I was going to order another set to replace the original pair when they needed replacement
Left them in the box it came in un opened, had my installer open the box to hang the drapes. It turned out they made the wrong size
Went to store, the owner of the store would not accommodate shortening the drape 30 inches
I am building a new home and was going to purchase all my drapes from the La brea store, but at this point I find the owner not very customer friendly, not open minded, and no business common sense
I would caution you to buy anything from them.

Have been there four times now and have always received excellent service and great deals.

Their lined silk drapes are very overpriced and the quality is super cheap. I’m very irritated because I bought four long panels when they were at South Coast and I was super lazy and didn’t feel like installing them, so I just stored them neatly in their package for a couple years. Today I took them out and ironed them. I know the fabric is supposed to have texture, snags, lines and irregularities, but thre are very deep random wrinkles that look like the result of very sloppy ironing. No matter how much I tried I could not iron them out. Also, the silk is much thinner than I realized and it kind of balloons out from the cotton backing at some parts. I don’t know how to explain it properly, but it just looks very low budget. It’s not a rich, heavy, well tailored drapery panel. I wish the silk was thicker so that it would have more weight and hang a little nicer.

If you just go here on your own, perhaps you will get bad service as indicated by the review below. I went with my designer, Diane, who is known to the owners and gets the very best service. This place serves mostly the design trade.
There are so many gorgeous fabrics here, it is hard to even pick out what you like. For most of the fabrics, they will give you little sample pieces so you can check it out in your home or office.
These are not cheap fabrics. They are exquisite silks in all colors, thicknesses, and designs. I was looking for some very plain out-​of-​the-​carton goldish long drapes for my new place. They had exactly what I wanted and gave me a sample of the fabric to see if it really matches the room. The custom drapes take 5 – 6 weeks to make. The ones that are «out of the box» are readily available in several lengths, specializing in long ceiling to floor sizes.
This store is a trip to visit and has solved my needs. But again, you’re going to do better if you go with someone who has trade privileges, just like with any designer store.
Be careful parking — you’ll get a ticket in a second if your meter runs out.

no wonder they are closing… their service sucks!
the only reason why i’ll tolerate it is because their astronomically expensive but lovely fabric is 70−80% off.
in the past, I’ve purchased pillows & one panel of curtains — my room is already very dark — so i didn’t experience the fading that the George did…
i did like their designs and the fabrics they used — but they are EXPENSIVE!