Monthly Archives: August 2013

Wren, The Lake & Stars, Swimwear

Melissa Coker of Wren will be launching her first swimwear collection in collaboration with designers Maayan Zilberman & Nikki Dekker of The Lake & Stars for resort-spring. The Lake girls launched their line back in 2008 while I was still … Continue reading

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Bar Covell, Etc

Aside from spending a lot of time at the amazing LA Food & Wine Festival this weekend (both Thursday and Saturday evening) we also went to a friend‘s birthday party last night at Bar Covell, where they have this incredible … Continue reading

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Red August

Jimmy Choo heels, 3.1 Philip Lim “Pashli” satchel (I’ve always wondered if this is him saying “let’s go” in Russian), Valentino studded embellished slingbacks, Saint Laurent small duffle tote, MSGM lace detail flared dress and Banana Republic crossbody bag.

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Creed Aqua Fiorentina

My latest scent obsession is Creed’s Aqua Fiorentino, which they released a few years ago but I just opened up and fell truly in love with. It’s slightly less citrus than what I usually wear but I love it.

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Black is The Only Black

Oh my… this leather and lace dress from Valentino is insane. With Jimmy Choo heels, an Alxeander McQueen patent leather skull box clutch, and a white evening jacket from Reese + Riley. LOVE.

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LA Food & Wine Festival

We went to the LA Food and Wine Festival‘s opening night yesterday (also Giada De Laurentiis’ birthday) and it was phenomenal. This is only the third year they’ve done it and my first year attending but I have to say, … Continue reading

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Calvin Klein, Downtown, Vogue, The September Issue

Remember the scene in “Clueless” where Cher’s scary lawyer dad says, “Honey, I couldn’t be prouder of you than if they were based on real grades!” in response to her negotiating skills on her report card? Well, that’s how I … Continue reading

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InStyle Summer Soiree 2013

Last week InStyle magazine threw their annual Summer Soiree at the Mondrian pool. The ladies of InStyle transformed that space from what is usually Sky Bar to a literal style candyland of fun, Hamptons inspired. There were so many beautiful … Continue reading

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This Weekend, Saturday BBQs and Birthdays

Who said the BBQ was casual? Years ago, after years of punk rock at all the wrong occasions, I finally accepted that I was definitely in the right business because I will use ANY excuse to dress up. Seriously, and … Continue reading

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Nadine, No Retouching

My Joe’s Jeans campaigns are easy for me to mine for images and since I’ve got an Instagram addiction to feed, this past week I dipped into the archives to play with all those fun filters. Nadine shot in the … Continue reading

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