Category: Fashion
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Emmy-Nominated Costumes Showcased at FIDM Museum
Photos by Alex J. Berliner/ABImages If A Series of Unfortunate Events led us to these larger-than-life television costumes, where a sky-blue gown blooms with embroidered whispers of a garden, well then they were worth it. My blogger bestie, Mari Makatsaria and I were like giddy girls in a costume confectionary at FIDM Museum’s 13th Annual…
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Latina-Owned, Women’s Fashion Brand ‘THEEGIRL’ Redefines the ‘It Girl’
Some may advise you not to be into a couple glasses of champagne whilst creating the logo for your fashion line, but in Eunice Fonseca’s case, maybe it was ‘thee’ best thing that happened to her. “When I was creating the logo for THEEGIRL, it was supposed to be The ‘E ‘girl,’ an ‘E’ for…
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Gorjana Jewelry Founder Talks Inclusivity at Store Opening in Malibu Country Mart
Nestled in the Malibu Country Mart, the retail mecca off Pacific Coast Highway is a cream, 500-square foot retail space with panoramic windows. Malibu natives and the flux of summer tourists alike can now peak inside and find a haven of delicate gold jewelry that is made, “with love from Laguna Beach”: gorjana jewelry. “In…
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The Scarf-Top Trend, Three Ways
I am about to divulge the tale of a lost love rediscovered. It was a 90-degree summer day when I ravaged through the cave of wardrobe wonders known as the top drawer of my dresser. The heat rendered most of the blouses in my closet useless, which brought me before the handle of the drawer…
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Inside Louis Vuitton X With Krischic
The ‘LV’ in LVMH has done it again: brought an immersive experience to Los Angeles that has managed to attract the Instagram generation to the brand like a moth to a fashionable flame. I am always fascinated with Louis Vuitton’s cutting-edge approach to promoting brand awareness. The high fashion house has reigned in the luxury…
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Take me to Church…For Brunch!
For some, Sunday brunch is an after-church affair. At Redbird, you go to church for brunch. Their ricotta blueberry pancakes are angelic, as soft and fluffy as heavenward clouds (As Mari’s post on this adventure will document, I even exclaimed “this is heaven” while consuming it, and the religious diction was quite purposeful). So, let…
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Fourth of July Threads: Red, Tweed and Blue
Wearing tweed with toes in the sand rather than in pumps. That is the evolution of fabric iconized by Chanel since its genesis in 1924. Chanel commissioned dresses and suits to be fashioned in the fabric from a Scottish factory which gave the look a more traditional Scottish countryside aesthetic, according to Elle. Since then,…
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Finding a ‘Unicorn’ in Huntington Library and Gardens
Medieval legend has it that a woman of the purest heart could summon a unicorn if she was alone in the forest—that the rare beast would lay his head in her lap if her heart was true. I’d like to think that there are gems as rare as unicorns out there in today’s world, and…
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A Couture Tour with Krischic: Guo Pei in Orange County
For Chinese couture designer, Guo Pei, sartorial stories were her rebellion. Santa Ana’s Bowers Museum, which is currently hosting a retrospective of the designer’s work, is an assurance that her story is amplified in one of the capitals of Western Culture and fashion: the west coast. The couturier was born in Beijing in 1967, a…
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Marcell Von Berlin: The Hottest New Designer in LA You Need to Know About
You never know when that celebrity that you spot at a trendy restaurant and attempt to snap a picture of will become one of your clients. Just ask designer, Marcell Pustul the creator of Marcell Von Berlin, the street-meets-couture brand for men and women that has been worn by members of Hollywood’s finest: Alessandra Ambrosio,…
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