Of all the many things there are to give and receive, my favorite in either category is books. And on an ocassion when my list to Santa is growing with each latest release, topping my list to give (since I've already received my very own copy) is the Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins. […]
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Just posted the 100 Series collection (and the spectacular 200 Series) from the London-based wristwatch maker Uniform Wares. Streamlined and no-nonsense, these watches come in such fantastic colors as Battleship Grey, Swiss Red, Marigold Yellow and Racing Green. […]
Nominee Gregory Parkinson with ballerina Jessica Saund
The coveted Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund prize may have gone last night to Billy Reid, the Alabama-based men's and women's designer with a penchant for old school Americana. […]
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Love the ghostly objets from the new Maison Martin Margiela capsule collection made in conjunction with Paris design house ENO. So have our shop visitors, who have nearly bought out the giant glittering snowballs (which contain nothing but glitter and require both hands to hold!). […]
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Thievery Corporation at the Gibson Amphiteater Sunday night
Sunday night we traded seats in front of the tube for those behind the soundboard at the Gibson Aphitheater for Massive Attack and Thievery Corporation. […]
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Thrilled at sight of everything assembled inside Esquivel House on Third Street in L.A. I've snapped a few photos to tempt you into checking it out today ONLY. We're here through 5 p.m. […]
From 1 to 5 p.m. today, 11.6, I will be joining stylist Miles Siggens and shoe designer George Esquivel to present a showcase of accessory lines from Los Angeles and London. […]
New author Cherry Vanilla reads from her sensational biography, Lick Me.
Unplanned as the moment was it couldn't have been better scripted: As Cherry Vanilla recounted the late night when a Ziggy-era David Bowie dropped his glittering drawers for her, out of the opposite corner in the salon at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont came a howl, not so much in scorn as much as esprit de corps, from a silver sequin-sheathed Angie Bowie, who, after all, was still wed to the glam god when he popped Cherry's official role as his publicist. […]
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The wearable, seasonless ready-to-wear of San Francisco’s gr.dano has become my go-to line since I was introduced to it before this summer's California Design Biennial. In my quest as fashion curator for the show, I was connected to designers Jill Giordano and Brian Scheyer, an affable pair with a heap of talent. […]
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You can't bitch about the system if you don't exercise your right vote. It takes less time than you think, so get yourself to your polling place as soon as possible today. […]
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