What Happens to Your Stuff in Vegas, Stays in Vegas
The Vegas Box allows you to leave stuff there for your next trip Most people go to Las Vegas for just a short time, so there is not normally a need to bring check-in luggage. That is, unless you want to bring your favorite bottle of shampoo, a big can of shaving cream or a spare bottle of tequila. Now there’s a way of doing that and sparing the hassle and expense of carting your liquids back and forth. It’s the newly...
You’ve Got the Talent, You Get the Prize! The PDC Honors 8 Groundbreaking Stars in the World of Design
The artistry of design across a multitude of disciplines, from architecture to interior to graphic, took center stage as the Pacific Design Center presented its 17th annual Stars of Design awards during WestWeek. Taking place at the somewhat hidden but worthy of finding Wolfgang Puck restaurant Red Seven, and emceed by PDC prez Charles Cohen, who is developing the new Red Building at the Blue Whale, the intimate awards dinner honored...
LA Fashion Week’s Grand Finale
Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood was the location for the traveling show finale of Los Angeles Fashion Week. Officially dubbed LA Fashion Weekend, a slew of locally-based designers took over a soundstage on Friday and Saturday night to showcase their lines for fall. A party atmosphere reigned on the red carpet and in the lobby as Stella Artois, Moreno California champagne and vodka were served up to the fashionable crowd waiting to...
It’s the Year of Royalty: Designer Sue Wong’s Fall Collection Features Edwardian Embellishments
The inimitable Sue Wong eschewed runways again and presented her Fall 2011 collection, “My Fair Lady,” in a spectacular setting—her 1920s-era Los Feliz home known as the Cedars, which has a storied history. Built for an executive of MGM—which is why lions are a theme in the décor–it was once home to actress Norma Talmadge and temporary digs for Jimi Hendrix. Wong, who is known for her ultra-feminine beaded gowns, says the...
LA Fashion Week: Art, Religion and Post-Production
Fall/Winter Fashion Week in Los Angeles doesn’t have a home any more– it has several, ranging from an ultra-hip mid-Wilshire art gallery to a former cathedral downtown to a well-known postproduction facility in Hollywood. Gone are the days when most of the runway shows were at Smashbox Studios in Culver City. Whether you liked that place or not, and we did, it was centrally located and pretty much one-stop shopping to see...
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