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Real Housewives of Orange County Star Gretchen Rossi is Not a "Big Designer Girl"

By now we should all be familiar with the basic components of Real Housewives style: orange tan, big hair, shiny lips, Botoxed brow, skimpy Barbie-doll dress, hooker heels and the occasional fur. But while the housewives of the hit TV franchise may appear indistinguishable to the untrained eye, ther ... More >>

5 Best Movies to See at the Dances With Films Festival

Cannes: Not Even the Gifted Emma Watson Can Raise The Bling Ring

But I haven't given up on Sofia Coppola.

Now Open: SugarFish in Beverly Hills Bar Nozawa Coming Soon

Adding a sixth location to the growing sushi empire, SugarFish has expanded to Beverly Hills. And, why not? We're pretty sure there are still a few tuna and yellowtail swimming around in the ocean. Also opening in about two weeks is Bar Nozawa, a private dining room tucked into the back of the resta ... More >>

L.A. Street Fashion: Best Outfits of L.A. Fashion Week

See also: *More Street Fashion Posts *10 Best Vintage and Second-Hand Boutiques in L.A. *10 Best L.A. Art Galleries For Partying Yup, it's that time of the year where every major fashion city indulges in sartorial splendor, and L.A. was definitely not exempt. These last two weeks have been a whirlw ... More >>

Louis Vuitton Goods Worth $40K Stolen From Valley Neiman Marcus

Fashion-conscious burglars hit the Neiman Marcus at the Westfield Topanga mall and sashayed away with $40,000 worth of Louis Vuitton bags and scarves, police said last night. Not the most imaginative choice, but just as felonious as anything they could have taken from Chanel or Kate Spade. And her ... More >>

Miraval Rosé 2012: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Wine Sells Out in 5 Hours

Do you love rosé wine? Do you love Brad Pitt? Do you love Angelina Jolie? Do you love ALL THREE of those things at the same time? Well, hopefully you were among the lucky people who bought one or more of the approximately 6,000 bottles of Miraval Rosé 2012 that went on sale this morning -- and sol ... More >>

Handbags of Ostrich, Crocodile, Elephant Skin Seized at LAX

Kate Spade. Chanel. Hermes. Girls got to have their four-figure designer handbags these days. But ostrich, stingray, crocodile and elephant skin purses? Maybe some ladies are taking the high-end handbag trend a little too far. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said today that they have seized sev ... More >>

Top 10 Vintage and Second-Hand Boutiques in L.A.

Whether you're looking for 1960s Peggy Moffitt mod couture or 1980s stonewashed denim castaways from the Valley, Los Angeles has a vintage and second-hand shopping scene that's bursting at the old-school seams. In a city known for making old things look fresher than they really are, its no surprise ... More >>

Kim Kardashian Boycott: It's On

America, the strange. As the middle class shrinks like wet sand under a hot sun, we continue to be fascinated by the good life. Are we living vicariously or holding on to that '80s pipe dream of upward mobility? Last month the Census Bureau reported that, by new measures, including spending power, ... More >>

Best Local Limoncello: Ventura Limoncello

JGarbeeRosanna Zaretti​It's not difficult to make your own limoncello, as Ventura Limoncello owners James Carling and his Rome-born wife Manuela Zaretti-Carling are quick to point out. But if you proclaim yours the best in SoCal (and please not Danny DeVito's namesake version), we will declar ... More >>

LBD (Little Black Dress): An Homage to Breakfast at Tiffany's

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Out of This World

bravotv.com​Ladies and gentleman (the one of you probably reading this blog post), we have located the aliens in Southern California. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills series premiered last night and as we watched, one question kept running through our minds: just how much Chanel concealer ... More >>

Federal and Local Police Crack Down On Counterfeit Products in Southern Califonia

This is a real iPhone​Federal and local law enforcers arrested 30 suspects throughout the Southland in connection with millions of dollars worth of fake jewelry, leather goods, sunglasses, clothing, iPhones and other items that were confiscated, authorities announced at a press conference Tues ... More >>

Automotivated: Streamlined Fashion and Automobiles

Tragic in Their Not-Ness

Chanel Snowboard, Surfboard, Football & Boomerang: Further Proof That Money Is Wasted On The Rich

Come on! Chanel surfboard? Chanel snowboard? Chanel football? Chanel dumbbells?! There's even a Chanel boomerang. (You better hope and pray that boomerang comes back when you throw it.) ​ ​ If you recall, artist Peter Gronquist did his version of a Chanel assault rifle or RPG or whate ... More >>

Been There. Done What?!

Jillian Lauren opens up about her life as a teenage harem girl in Brunei

Cha-Cha-Changes at Chaya

Chaya Brasserie​ Since the mid-1980s when the first Chaya Brasserie opened, notoriously aggressive paparazzi, Chanel and Diavolina boutiques, and the rise of the Kitson empire have replaced novelty fusion cuisine and shoulder pads as popular conversation topics on upper Robertson Boulevard. B ... More >>

Movie Reviews: The Girl From Monaco, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Kambakkht Ishq, I Hate Valentine's Day

Also, New York and Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love

Sounds From Common, Looks From Louis Verdad & Brian Lichtenberg

Remembering Onyx Proprietor John Leech

Mark Ryden's Serial-Killer-Chic Fashion Label

Mark Ryden, he of the large headed girls and bees and meat, collaborated with Japanese designer/director/artist Nagi Noda on a fashion line called "Broken Label." The line is mostly about the prints, which are, you know, cheerful and uplifting if you are into serial killer chic. It's hard to tell f ... More >>

Sylmar Fire's Lady Looters

They stole Gucci baubles and embarrassed L.A. globally, as 500 homes burned

Among the Size-0 Crowd at Fashion Week

Painful stilettos, accreting around Mandy Moore, and more

Best Boutiques for Breaking Melrose Monotony

Beyond Hardy and hoochies

Record Reviews: Cat Power, Drive-By Truckers

Also: Richard Swift, Black Mountain

Movie Reviews: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Look, The Perfect Holiday

Also Lagerfeld Confidential, Man in the Chair and The Protagonist

Big Damn Deal

Media darling Lily Allen’s hype exceeds her

a Kiss (on the Neck) at Midnight

Erykah Badu at House of Blues, New Year’s Eve

Sit Up and Watch

The best TV of 2006

Must See Art

Elaine Reichek, Glossed in Translation and Kendell Carter, Hommie/Homey

Mish-Mash

Danube Bulgarian cuisine is all over the map

Get this Muthaf***ing Toupee Off My Mutha****ing Head

Baby's first words: "You're fired." I've seen dogs in Chanel. I've seen cats with diamond collars, but I never thought I'd see this— Baby Toupee. The first ever wig company for infants. I am not shitting you. Styles include, the Donald, The Bob (as in Marley), The Lil Kim and The Samuel L. ... More >>

Girls In Films

Last week at Cinespace, fashion blogger Diane Pernet and photographer Dino Dinco debuted the You Wear It Well fashion film festival, presenting an opportunity for L.A. fashionistas to see rarely screened films and get inside the minds behind the mode. It was a very haute affair for the City of Angel ... More >>

Fear of Music

South by Southwest 2005, as told by its survivors

Closet Fraud

In Brief

In Brief

Reny Monk, Tee-ing Up

Bow Wow Now

I Am So Sure

Surf Report: Billabong Threatens an International Incident

Bon Ton and Beyond

Hollywood Moment: Monstrous, Magnificent Spall

The Driving Concept: Cut

Fire & Ice

Making it up

Wild Kingdom

The Shrine

Finding a refuge in Fort-de-France

Dumpling Chic

Beijing snacks in San Gabriel