Archive for March, 2008
Getting Lit with David Weeks
Had the utter pleasure of meeting product designer David Weeks. In L.A. to showcase his newest collection of lighting and furniture at the Ralph Pucci studio at the Pacific Design Center in WeHo, we met up the night before his Thursday opening at mutual pal Barbara Bestor's incredible digs high above Griffith Park.
Velvet Hammer Strikes it Hard
Before neo-burlesque had a front-row seat at Paris runway shows or adulterated beyond soul with made-for-TV Dolls, there was Michelle Carr and the Velvet Hammer.
Beetlejuice: The Marchesa Bags a Raven
I am always electrified when a connection takes place that can change the course of someone’s work, creative or professionally, particularly when the circumstances appear inconsequential (proving even the most seemingly minor factors never really are!).
Cat on a Hot Tin Stove
Birds of a Feather
Charming Creatures
Paint It Black
So I'm absolutely blown away by this gift I received today from Evelyn Black, a young designer whom I met Friday night at the Jared Gold event.
The Gold Standard: Jared Gold’s Circus
Certifiably eccentric designer Jared Gold rolled his Tim Burton-style circus into downtown’s Union Station Friday night with a wickedly screwy presentation for his signature and Black Chandelier collections before some 1,500 friends and fans, who also turned it out for the night in their finest frippery knowing full well this was going to be a media event.
Villaraigosa Opens Up the Mayor’s Digs for Fashion Week
It’s always sweet when a father acknowledges a daughter before a crowd. But for L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, when time came last night to give props to his 14-year-old daughter Natalie Fe for her push to host the FutureFashion event at their official home, it was the one moment in the evening when he didn’t sound like the career politician or even slightly awkward addressing the fashion industry crowd.
Holy Toledo!
Last night capped not one but two evenings with not two but three Toledos. Designer Isabel Toledo and illustrator Ruben Toledo were in town participating in "Inside the Designer’s Studio," an annual lecture series hosted by Otis fashion school’s chair Rosemary Brantley (and which we all hope will find wider exposure on television or YouTube or where ever some day).
Martin Parr @ L.A. by Paul Smith
Martin Parr is a funny man. Not because his candid, Technicolor photographs of plain folk often conjure a smile, even a giggle–especially if someone like funny woman Tracey Ullman is channeling every stereotypical voice in her fast and brilliant mind to describe Parr's pics of holiday makers in Britain's seaside towns, as she did during desert after grabbing my copy of his photo book "Resort." No, Martin Parr is just funny in that droll sort of way that comes from someone who's observed the beauty in human joy and fragility long enough to be comfortable in his own skin and not act like some pompous legend.
Disco Dolls
L.A.’s New Garde
Tonight: Gen Art’s New Garde
Project Runway Crowned its Little Prince
Lunch with La Lohan and Jeremy Scott
Six to Know in L.A.
Today's Los Angeles Times Magazine showcases six folks I believe are influencing the way the world–including Angelenos–are seeing L.A. style.
Fashion is one way, and much of the group counts forces from that realm: celeb stylist Nicole Chavez, Project Runway finalist Rami Kashou and designer Trina Turk.
Finally…Fafi
If you haven’t already discovered by visiting your local MAC counter, Paris-based street artist Fafi is the latest to collaborate with the cosmetic megabrand. The 35-piece collection brandishing her colorful, cutie tarts are only part of the offerings which recently launched.