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LOS ANGELES: 13 Bonaparte Celebrates New DTLA Store

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Parisian menswear label 13 Bonaparte has brought its Haut-Marais spirit to the West Coast with the launch of its first US store in Downtown, Los Angeles. Located within the ROW DTLA retail complex, this store represents the first ever 13 Bonaparte boutique presence in the US. To mark its official opening, the brand hosted an intimate dinner on Tuesday, October 17th and an in-store reception on Thursday, October 19th.

Last Thursday evening, friends, family, media, and the public were welcomed to the store with wine and small French-inspired bites, again prepared by Bassa. The event offered a chance for Owner & Creative Director David  Sarfati ( pictured above)  to open the door to the 13 Bonaparte universe, as he shared inspirations and cultural references while guests mingled and shopped. The thoughtfully-planned dinner and in-store reception are telling signs of what to expect from 13 Bonaparte's DTLA presence, as the brand aims to develop additional event programming within its space and spearhead collaborations with local artists, galleries, and hospitality partners throughout the rest of the year.

 

*photos by Harrison Glazer

 

LOS ANGELES: Chrissy Teigen, Nicole Richie & More Celebrate the Rachel Zoe Collection with Belvedere Vodka

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Last night Rachel Zoe’s Spring/Summer 2018 collection preview officially kicked off Fashion Week! The intimate event at the Sunset Tower Hotel in LA boasted a star-studded guest list and incredible libations provided by Belvedere Vodka. 

Designer and stylist to the stars, Rachel Zoe, hosted a private dinner and cocktail party outdoors at the Sunset Tower Hotel in WeHo where she previewed The Rachel Zoe Collection’s Spring/Summer 2018 line. Joined by some of her closest celebrity friends, including Nicole Richie, Chrissy Teigen, Goldie Hawn, Nate Berkus, Selma Blair and a pregnant Jessica Alba (who didn’t drink), among others, the fashionista discussed her inspiration for the season’s collection and her excitement to present on the west coast for the second time ever.

LOS ANGELES: TONIGHT: Flyball 7 YR Anniversary

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Are you ready? TONIGHT The Flyball celebrates 7 years of Dance, Art, and Music in Los Angeles. Flyball*** is uniquely Los Angeles for they ask that you come as you are; You have nothing to prove, and everything to share.  No Circles, Just Love.  Wear comfortable shoes.

Your ticketed entry gets you:  Full open bar all night. Doors Open @ 10pm & close late... Strictly 21+ (kids can go play at Avalon), 2 rooms of music and patio, food will be available, an eclectic mix of dope music, art, and people.

The cheaper tix are SOLD OUT but there are still a few levels left PLUS Bottle Service.

Have at it! 

***The reason it's called 'The Flyball" is the party can go in any direction, and is literally always in motion.

LOS ANGELES: Rock Crowd Gathers for a Reading of Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose at Book Soup

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Rock royalty: Michael Des Barres was host to authors Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain at a reading of their latest collaboration, DEAR NOBODY: THE TRUE DIARY OF MARY ROSE, at Book Soup, followed by a dinner hosted by cousins Tennessee Hamilton and Price Latimer Agah, in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 26.  

LOS ANGELES: Bally Rodeo Soiree with Stylist Lauren Rae Levy

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Brittny Gastineau & Lauren Rae Levy

Fashion Stylist Lauren Rae Levy (LRL Grp), recently hosted a high-end evening of fashion at Bally on Rodeo Drive. The cocktail party which took place on Wednesday, November 13, showcased Levy's favorite looks of the season.  The evening’s stylish guests enjoyed shopping, a soundtrack created by New York’s DJ MOS, and sweets from Macaron Magnifique.

VIP guests included Socialite/Model Brittny Gastineau, model Halcyon Powe, actor Grant Harvey, actor Jeremy Luke, TV Personality Marisa Zanuck, Singer Sasha Gradiva, Designer Lloyd Klein, TV Personalities David Cruz and Justin Byrd, among others.

Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs Celebrates With Pre-Opening Bash

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The new Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs celebrated its arrival in Southern California with a private ceremony and reception held this evening at the new resort lat night. Hard Rock's signature purple and white lights flashed as hundreds of invited guests toured the property, mingled over food and drinks and enjoyed a surprise performance by The Bicycle Thief with lead vocalist Bob Forrest formerly of Tholonious Monster, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer from Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Hollywood Street Closures for 2012 Oscar®

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To ensure public safety, support security strategies and facilitate the production of the 84th Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have finalized street closure plans around the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood.

To accommodate the construction of press risers, fan bleachers and pre-show stages along the Academy Awards red carpet, Hollywood Boulevard will be closed between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive beginning at 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 19, and remain closed until 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28.

MTA subway trains will bypass the Hollywood & Highland station after the last regularly scheduled train on Saturday, February 25, until 6 a.m. Monday, February 27. Service at the station will resume with the first scheduled train after 6 a.m.

Between Sunday, February 19, and Oscar Sunday, February 26, additional streets and sidewalks will be closed for varying periods.

Details of the closures and maps of affected areas are available from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Sixth and the Thirteenth District City Council field offices, at www.navigatehollywood.com, and on the Academy's website at www.oscars.org/closures.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 4:00 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.

*photo courtesy of dguides.com

 

LOS ANGELES: VERTU Hosts Pre-Oscar® Dinner with Wolfgang and Gelila Puck in Support of Dream for Future Africa Foundation -

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Vertu, the market leader in luxury mobile phones, joined Gelila and Wolfgang Puck last night to host an exclusive pre-Oscar dinner in support of Dream for Future Africa Foundation. The opulent affair brought together stars and executives from the film, art, sports and music industries at the renowned restaurant CUT by Wolfgang Puck at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.  

Many personal friends of the Pucks attended including: hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams; fashion designers Vera Wang and Monique Lhuillier; record and film producer Quincy Jones; actresses Holly Robinson Peete, Shiva Rose and Azie Tesfai; actor Ken Levitan; singer Macy Gray; Motown record label founder, Berry Gordy; TV personality J. Alexander; acclaimed photographer Bruce Weber; crystal heiress Nadja Swarovski; The Bold and The Beautiful executive producer Brad Bell and wife, Colleen Bell; Italian Tenor Vittorio Grigolo; and actor Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Other notable guests included Essence’s Editor-at-Large Mikki Taylor; producer Lawrence Bender; handbag designer Kendall Conrad; Target executive Greg Cunningham; author Julia Moore; The Daily’s Richard Johnson and wife Sessa von Richthofen; and executive and fashion enthusiast Angelique Soave, among many others.

Guests attending the soiree had the exclusive opportunity to experience the Vertu lounge, which featured the company’s new touchscreen phone, Constellation — a luxurious handset that strikes the perfect balance between modern technology, design and unique lifestyle services.  

While celebrating the upcoming Oscars, the dinner also honored Dream for Future Africa Foundation, founded and run by Gelila Assefa Puck, which is dedicated to providing and education and feeding programs for orphans that have lost their parents to the AIDS virus. For more than a decade, Gelila Assefa Puck has been active in supporting women’s global health initiatives and the advancement of orphaned children in Africa. 

*photo courtesy of John Sciulli/WireImage

LOS ANGELES: Earnest Sewn To Open Its Second West Coast Store--Newport Beach, Fashion Island

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Following the continued success of the brands concept/lifestyle flagship store in New York’s Meatpacking district, Lower East side and Malibu, CA locations, The Earnest Sewn Co. is opening its 4^th corporate retail location as part of their overall retail expansion plan.

The second West Coast store will open in Newport Beach, California’s ‘Fashion Island’ on October 1^st 2011. Fashion Island is a key luxury shopping destination for fashion savvy residents and its many business driven neighbors located throughout Newport Beach, CA. To celebrate the opening, Earnest Sewn will be throwing a VIP kick-off party Friday, September 30^th from 7-10pm with catering by Nirvana Grille, cocktails, and live DJ.  Earnest Sewn will also be offering 25% off all merchandise. 

 

Located at 1075 Newport Center Dr. the free standing store will encompass a complete interior redesign, remaining true to the company’s American heritage store concept while allowing for the space to represent the California lifestyle. The store’s interior, much like the other three locations will have genuine industrial fixtures and artifacts from the early 1900s, as well as introduce a few distinctly ‘New York City’ design concepts into the eclectic mix of architectural styles currently featured in Fashion Island. It is an ideal location for the brand to continue to build their West coast visibility and cater to much of its existing clientele.

The 2,200 sq foot store will showcase the Earnest Sewn denim and sportswear collection for men, women and kids as well as key vendors that carry the lifestyle tradition from accessories and footwear to home accents and pet accessories.

Earnest Sewn is planning to continue its retail concept store expansion by adding an additional 10-15 stores in key cities around the world over the next 24 months.

 

LOS ANGELES: NAVYBOOT MSONE Collection Launches!

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Driver Michael Schumacher actress Ruby Lin, Creative Director Navyboot Adrien J. Margelist and actress Charlie Yeung and actor Jimmy Lin 

At 8.30 pm, the red carpet was rolled out at MoCA, the Modern Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai for NAVYBOOT.  The launch event started with an art movie from Michel Comte, followed shortly afterwards by the ceremonial unveiling of the limited luxury sneaker collection from MSone. The celebrations lasted late into the night with Samantha Ronson and Keith Richard’s daughter, Alexandra, at the turntables.

NAVYBOOT had sent out invitations and around 500 guests came, including many international celebrities such as international blogger Bryan Boy, DJ Samantha Ronson from Los Angeles, Alexandra Richards from New York, Swiss star photographer Michel Comte and his wife Ayako, Vivian Wu, one of the most famous Chinese Hollywood stars, society lady Charlie Yeung from Hong Kong and Ruby Lin, the famous actress from Taiwan. Also present, of course, were Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and NAVYBOOT’s Creative Director Adrian J. Margelist, who developed the collection together and were now presenting it just in time for the Formula 1 weekend in Shanghai.

Celeb DJ Alexandra Richards

The atmosphere could not have been better and the celebrations lasted well into the early hours. “We love being here, the party is great fun and we enjoy playing music for the party crowd. The shoes look amazing. Although these are men’s shoes, I wish I could wear them tonight,” said Samantha Ronson, commenting on the evening. DJ Alexandra Richards couldn’ t stop talking about sneakers after the presentation: “I love prints and I love printed shoes. Those become very popular in America. I already wear snake skin shoes and would love to wear the MSone Starboots. It think it is great to wear sneakers.” Michael Schumacher, who was unable to stay very long because of the race the next day, already wears the shoes. “It’s a super feeling being able to wear your own shoes. My ideas were professionally realized by Adrian J. Margelist for NAVYBOOT, and have resulted in these sneakers, which are really cool.” Adrian J. Margelist, who mixed among the international crowd, is also extremely satisfied: “The sneakers have turned out really brilliant. A high-end fashion product that’s absolutely top class.” 

*photo courtesy of Andrew Ross