Popping Up in LA, It’s Sophie Blake NY
Jul23

Popping Up in LA, It’s Sophie Blake NY

East Coast designer Sophie Blake has set up shop in Los Angeles for the summer, showcasing unique jewelry designs under her SBNY brand that make a statement during the warmer weather– or any time of the year. Fashionable West Coasters got introduced to SBNY at a kickoff event at the W Hotel in Westwood in June, where the contemporary yet classic designs featured on black-clad models were a big hit and attendees perused a display...

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Brace Yourselves for Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Tonight on Syfy
Jul22

Brace Yourselves for Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Tonight on Syfy

Obviously, Los Angeles was not enough – and neither was New York– because the ravenous sharks are back in Syfy’s “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!,” premiering tonight. This time, the entire Eastern Seaboard from Washington, D.C. all the way down to Orlando, Fla. is in jeopardy of mass destruction from the freak storms that spew vicious, man-eating sharks like raindrops from their churning, tornado-like clouds. But never fear, because...

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Swift, Sheeran, Queen Bey and Kendrick Top MTV VMA Nominations
Jul21

Swift, Sheeran, Queen Bey and Kendrick Top MTV VMA Nominations

It’s a good bet that none of the just-announced nominees for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards will sport any foam fingers.   Topping the leader board for the most Moonman nods—to be handed out Sunday, August 30—are, surprise, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, along with Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and Mark Ronson.   Miley Cyrus will host the ceremonies, which will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Where’s that,...

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Television Academy Fetes its Costume Design Emmy Nominees
Jul21

Television Academy Fetes its Costume Design Emmy Nominees

Even an unseasonable rain storm could not dampen the spirit of celebration at the Television Academy’s Costume Design Nominee Reception, held just two days after the nominations were announced for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.   And there couldn’t have been a more, well, fitting location than the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in downtown Los Angeles, which provided an exclusive preview of an exhibition...

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Riveting Documentary Chronicles the Life of Amy Winehouse
Jul19

Riveting Documentary Chronicles the Life of Amy Winehouse

It will soon be four years to the day the tragic news came down that singer Amy Winehouse had died at age 27, a death in her London flat that was later ruled as accidental alcohol poisoning. Her brief and tumultuous life is harrowingly chronicled in a new feature-length documentary, “Amy,” which utilizes home movies of her childhood and young adulthood, studio rehearsal footage and interviews with friends, family and people in the...

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