While Andy is all a twitter over the new season of “Battlestar Galactica,” I’ve been buzzing over a UFO of another kind—the ultra futuristic object that is the new Balenciaga store across from the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.

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.

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.

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!).

Dropped in today before taping began on the next batch of Oh Audrey how-to’s, this time with glam lifestyle guru Audrey Bernstein shaking and baking with longtime pal Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power.

When a label is named after a character in a Dickens novel, it’s inevitable the clothes are going to hold a bit of drama. In the case of Wren designer Melissa Coker, the fall collection, guided by the idea of “tarnished opulence,” also happens to be delightfully wearable.

Here are a few more snaps from my adventures this last week. Life is too brief to not put some effort out. Vive La Différence!

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

We spotted this crazy quintet of 16 years olds in the parking lot at the Brite Spot in Echo Park the other night. They'd dolled up in their spangly finest for a night at The Echo down the road.

L.A. is not just a T-shirt and jeans town. In the wake of Rodarte, Rami Kashou, Katy Rodriguez and Jenni Kayne, a rising tide of young designers obsessed with craftsmanship are sweeping up notions of what L.A.

Gen Art always stages a worthwhile show–which is probably why it's one of the must-see events during Los Angeles Fashion Week (which overall doesn't always boast a roster worth leaving the house for).

Am I surprised that Christian Siriano won the final challenge of Project Runway? A bit. It wasn't that the 21 year old elf with the throwback haircut wasn't extraordinarily talented.

How times have changed…today's downright civilized lunch with Lindsay Lohan and designer Jeremy Scott under a blazing sun at the Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood was a lifetime away from the late nights we spent at Teddy's with, say, Donatella Versace.

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.

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.