L.A.'s Espionage, open on Beverly Boulevard in the Fairfax District for seven years, has become the de facto shop for CAA agents who need to send their clients one-of-a-kind gift packages. The relationship began two years ago, when shop owner Taylor King, 31, met agent Michael Kives, at a New Year’s Eve party in 2012 and asked which agents did a lot of...

Taylor King is a working model who muses, "But I should be able to eat fried chicken and deviled eggs whenever I want." And even though she's in top model form, in addition to recently graduating from UCSB (majoring in sociology), her new boutique Espionage is a solid Plan A.With her mother's guidance (a top buyer for Restoration Hardware), and her lngtime obsession...