Rockin’ the Roosevelt With Hot Fashions, Great Music
Jun08

Rockin’ the Roosevelt With Hot Fashions, Great Music

It was a perfect pre-summer night Wednesday for the Rock Style event put on by the Los Angeles Times and Macy’s poolside at the Tropicana Bar at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. It was the third annual edition of the event, which features a runway built over the iconic swimming pool, painted by David Hockney.   This year, the host with the most was the world-famous KROQ’s (Ted) Stryker, who provides the beats daily on the radio...

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Leather and Lycra: The Fabric of Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion
Oct26

Leather and Lycra: The Fabric of Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion

There was a fashionable look for almost everyone at the Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion presented by Moroccanoil runway show held at the historic Vibiana cathedral in downtown Los Angeles, just steps from the city’s fashion district.   Hosted by fashion plate Zoe Saldana, who is a cofounder of a new fashion database, myFDB.com, the sold out event showcased seven up-and-coming designers with their Spring 2012 collections.  ...

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Diving in to a Stylish Holiday Collection
Oct19

Diving in to a Stylish Holiday Collection

There could not have been a more perfect night for Guess by Marciano to present its 2011 holiday collection in conjunction with fashion bible Vogue.   It was unseasonably warm as guests navigated their way from the mobbed valet parking and crowded into the pool area at the new Mr. C Beverly Hills, which is technically in Los Angeles, on the site of a formerly dumpy hotel at the corner of Pico and Beverwil, now gone upscale....

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Hot Haute Couture: Just Like the Creations, This Show is Limited Edition
Oct18

Hot Haute Couture: Just Like the Creations, This Show is Limited Edition

Bravo!, we say to this stunning new American debut of Il Teatro alla Moda, which translates to “Theater in Fashion.” It’s the first such exhibition of an amazing collection of costumes from opera, dance and theater designed by Italy’s top haute couture designers.   About 80 costumes – along with sketches and drawings – are on display at a temporary gallery location in Beverly Hills, presented by the Wallis...

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The Crown Jewels of Hollywood: Elizabeth Taylor’s Collection
Oct10

The Crown Jewels of Hollywood: Elizabeth Taylor’s Collection

Diamonds. Sapphires. Rubies. Emeralds. Pearls. Designer clothing. Rare artwork. Dame Elizabeth Taylor had them all during her lifetime, and now her estate is auctioning off her staggering array of worldly possessions after a traveling roadshow of the glitziest pieces in the collection.   There was no more fitting place than Los Angeles – where Taylor lived for most of her adult life – to start off the U.S. leg of the tour, which...

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