After Its First Flagship Burned Days Before Opening, L.A. Label Mother Debuts in Beverly Hills

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Mother is finally home.

After losing its first flagship in the Palisades Fire last year just days before it was set to open, the L.A. label is now inviting shoppers to stay, shop, and sip a while at its first standalone store in Beverly Hills.

The 3,850-square-foot space nods to Mother's retro California roots with a '70s-inspired conversation pit, while an in-store cafe serves up European vibes with coffee, matcha, and pastries. The shop also houses a rotating "Cabinet of Curiosities" featuring finds that inspire the brand, tying the interiors to Mother's latest whimsical collection of denim, ready-to-wear, basics, outwear, and accessories.

"There were so many ideas in the Palisades store that we still loved, so we didn't want to abandon them just because the location changed," Mother co-founder and creative director Tim Kaeding tells UncoverLA. "The sense of discovery was probably the biggest thing we carried forward, the curved architecture, the way you move through the space, the conversation pit, and this idea that the store should feel more like a place you want to hang out than somewhere you're simply going to shop."

The store debuts with the brand's Fall 2026 "Wander" range of statement-making jeans, vintage-inspired shirts and track jackets, playful rugby shirts, leopard-print dresses and coats, and more pieces that feel "like flooring it down a dirt road," per the brand. Shoppers can also snap up exclusive in-store-only merch, such as caps, cigarette cases, playing cards, and "Matcha" tees. Custom embroidery services are available to further personalize denim, tees, and other pieces.

Co-founder and president Lela Becker adds, "Losing the Palisades store was heartbreaking. We had spent more than a year thinking about every detail and were only days away from opening, so there was definitely a moment where we had to absorb what had happened… Beverly Hills wasn't about replacing the Palisades. It felt like another community that was naturally connected to Mother and gave us the opportunity to take everything we had learned and create something new."

And yes, Mother still has its stylish sights set on the Palisades. Later this fall, the label will open its second L.A. store at Rick Caruso's Palisades Village, which unveiled its $100 million renovations on Saturday, Aug. 12.

Becker and Kaeding, both veterans in the L.A. denim world, founded Mother in 2010 after leading Citizens of Humanity and 7 for All Mankind, respectively. Here, they chat about how the first iteration of their Palisades store lives on in the 90210, why they prioritize manufacturing in L.A., and where they find creative inspiration in the City of Angels. See more photos in the gallery above, and read on below.

What design elements from the original Palisades store live on in the Beverly Hills flagship, and what were some that you let go of?

Tim Kaeding: There were so many ideas in the Palisades store that we still loved, so we didn't want to abandon them just because the location changed. The sense of discovery was probably the biggest thing we carried forward, the curved architecture, the way you move through the space, the conversation pit, and this idea that the store should feel more like a place you want to hang out than somewhere you're simply going to shop.

But we also didn't want Beverly Hills to become a replica of something we had lost. That wouldn't have felt right. The new space needed its own personality, so we let the architecture and neighborhood take us somewhere different. It became a little more glamorous and playful, with softer rooms, unexpected transitions and experiences like the café and Cabinet of Curiosities. There are pieces of the original idea throughout, but it became its own thing.

What were some of the specific places that inspired Mother BH's interiors?

TK: It's really a mix of places and feelings more than one specific reference. We wanted the store to feel like an adventure, the kind of place where you slow down, wander a little and keep finding things you weren't expecting. The layout follows one continuous path inspired by a sublime spiral. There are almost no hard edges. Everything curves, unfolds and pulls you through the space, so one
room naturally leads into the next.

Travel always sneaks into the way we design as well. The café was inspired by roadside stops we've found traveling through Europe, places where you stop for a coffee or something small to eat and somehow end up staying much longer than you planned. That was really the goal for the whole store. We wanted it to feel a little nostalgic, a little mischievous and somewhere you could lose track of time.

What inspired you to stay the course to reopen after the devastating L.A. fires last year?

Lela Becker: Losing the Palisades store was heartbreaking. We had spent more than a year thinking about every detail and were only days away from opening, so there was definitely a moment where we had to absorb what had happened. But it never changed how we felt about opening a store or about Los Angeles. If anything, it made us feel more connected to the idea of creating a physical place where people could come together.

Beverly Hills wasn't about replacing the Palisades. It felt like another community that was naturally connected to Mother and gave us the opportunity to take everything we had learned and create something new. Los Angeles has always been our home, so opening our first store here still felt incredibly important to us.

Why was it important to you both for Mother to keep manufacturing Los Angeles?

LB: Los Angeles is part of Mother's DNA. We started the company here, our team is here and so much of the denim industry and craftsmanship that allowed us to build Mother exists here. Being able to develop and manufacture so close to home keeps us connected to the people actually making the clothes, which is incredibly valuable creatively.

There's also a responsibility that comes with that. Manufacturing locally means supporting an ecosystem of patternmakers, wash houses, sewers and craftspeople who have generations of knowledge behind what they do. More than 90% of Mother's overall manufacturing takes place in Los Angeles using fine imported materials and 94% of our denim is still made in Los Angeles, and we're really proud of that.

TK: From a design perspective, there's something pretty irreplaceable about being able to have an idea and go see it being made. You can change a wash, play with a fit or try something slightly weird and actually be part of that process. Denim is so tactile that being close to the people making it gives us a freedom to experiment that would be very hard to replicate from thousands of miles away.

Where to you do to find creative inspiration in L.A.?

TK: Los Angeles is one of those places where inspiration usually happens when you're not looking for it. I find just driving around can do it, seeing an old sign, a strange building, someone's car or the way someone has put an outfit together. I live on the east side in Los Feliz, so I'm surrounded by great architecture, old Spanish houses from the '20s mixed in with Frank Lloyd Wright and Neutra homes. There's so much history and personality in those neighborhoods.

Amoeba Records was, and still is, one of the greatest record stores around. I can spend a lot of time there just looking through things and discovering something unexpected. And I'm always interested in what's happening with restaurants and spaces around the city. Places like Saffy's feel like part of that newer side of LA that's really exciting right now. For me, it's less about going somewhere specifically to be inspired and more about staying curious and paying attention to what's around you.

LB: I think what's inspiring about L.A. is how many different versions of the city exist right next to each other. You can start the day by the ocean, end up Downtown surrounded by old warehouses and industrial architecture, and then somehow find yourself in the Hollywood Hills by sunset. Each part of the city has its own rhythm and visual language. That constant shift is really inspiring, especially alongside the places that have been here forever and still feel unmistakably Los Angeles.

Mother, 351 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, 90210