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Jewelry

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Taxidermy Her Bones: Elegant, Macabre Jewelry Featuring Animal Skulls, Teeth and Bones

    When Ashley Marie Manzo was a child, her father took her to Necromance, the Melrose Avenue store filled with specimen jars, bones and macabre trinkets. She loved it, but many years had passed before she visited the store again. Then, three years ago, she returned to the shop. "I fell in love with i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Top 5 Food-Inspired Jewelry That You Actually Want To Wear In Public

    jgarbeeAn Ivory Palm Tagua Seed Bracelet And Antique Fork Bracelet​The very idea of "food jewelry" spurns visions of polymer clay buttered toast necklaces and dollhouse-sized Kitchen Aid charm bracelets. Cute, but not exactly what most of us actually want to be seen wearing in public. To fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    OnchMovement Pop-Up Shop, Perfectasy, Opens at Royal/T on August 4

    Shannon CottrellOnch​"Hello Kitty is still cute. Barbie is still flawless and gorgeous," says jewelry designer Onch, "but, I think that OnchMovement should be the next cute thing. Hopefully, OnchMovement is the cute now." Onch, a former contestant on Paris Hilton's My New BFF (and Hilton's "l ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    July 28, 2011

    Katie Kay of Gather: Slow Fashion

    Shannon CottrellOnch​"Hello Kitty is still cute. Barbie is still flawless and gorgeous," says jewelry designer Onch, "but, I think that OnchMovement should be the next cute thing. Hopefully, OnchMovement is the cute now." Onch, a former contestant on Paris Hilton's My New BFF (and Hilton's "l ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    July 28, 2011

    Brandon Schoolhouse of Han Cholo: Star Wars in da Hood

    Shannon CottrellOnch​"Hello Kitty is still cute. Barbie is still flawless and gorgeous," says jewelry designer Onch, "but, I think that OnchMovement should be the next cute thing. Hopefully, OnchMovement is the cute now." Onch, a former contestant on Paris Hilton's My New BFF (and Hilton's "l ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2011

    911 Is a Joke, and So Is Flavor Flav

    Shannon CottrellOnch​"Hello Kitty is still cute. Barbie is still flawless and gorgeous," says jewelry designer Onch, "but, I think that OnchMovement should be the next cute thing. Hopefully, OnchMovement is the cute now." Onch, a former contestant on Paris Hilton's My New BFF (and Hilton's "l ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 21, 2010

    YET ANOTHER WURST OF TIMES

    Shannon CottrellOnch​"Hello Kitty is still cute. Barbie is still flawless and gorgeous," says jewelry designer Onch, "but, I think that OnchMovement should be the next cute thing. Hopefully, OnchMovement is the cute now." Onch, a former contestant on Paris Hilton's My New BFF (and Hilton's "l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    You Wear Eyes On Your Ears: Cracked Eye Earrings

    ​This week's Etsy Weirdness of the Week: cracked eye earrings. Lots of people wear those "evil eye" amulets to ward off evil, but this particular execution seems especially disconcerting. Why are they eyes? Why are they cracked? Did the person cry too much, thus resulting in dried out eyelids? ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2010

    CRY ME A RIVERS

    ​This week's Etsy Weirdness of the Week: cracked eye earrings. Lots of people wear those "evil eye" amulets to ward off evil, but this particular execution seems especially disconcerting. Why are they eyes? Why are they cracked? Did the person cry too much, thus resulting in dried out eyelids? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Happy (Dead) Presidents Day!

    Happy (Dead) Presidents Day!

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Awesome or Awful? The Battle of Milkquarious

    Awesome or Awful: The Battle of Milkquarious

  • LA Life

    October 1, 2009

    Best of L.A.: Club Wear

    Awesome or Awful: The Battle of Milkquarious

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    A Guide to Dressing for Classic Cocktail Fans

    Deborah StollIt's Easy When You Don't Have A Body​If you love L.A.'s booming cocktail culture but aren't sure how to dress the part, below are some fashion tips courtesy of Sarah Dale, proprietress of Pull My Daisy in Silverlake. Carrying predominately local designers with predilections towa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    War Tapes Jewelry: Neo-Victorian and Lolita Merch

    Becca Popkin War Tapes may be best known for cranking out brooding jams at clubs and loft parties across Los Angeles, but Becca Popkin, bassist for the Downtown-based group has another talent that will be on display when the band embarks on its nationwide tour with VNV Nation this Saturday at Club N ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2009

    Luxury: It’s What’s For Breakfast

    Becca Popkin War Tapes may be best known for cranking out brooding jams at clubs and loft parties across Los Angeles, but Becca Popkin, bassist for the Downtown-based group has another talent that will be on display when the band embarks on its nationwide tour with VNV Nation this Saturday at Club N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Michelle Obama's $17,313 Earrings

    In this segment of our ongoing Michelle Obama fashion coverage: her earrings. Worn at the "We Are One" Inauguration Concert at Lincoln Memorial in DC this past Sunday. They're by Loree Rodkin and are white gold and diamond quatrefoil in a chandelier design with lotus earwire and black diamond cente ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    Scenes at the Mall: Angry Black Friday

    America did its patriotic duty to stimulate the national economy at the malls this past Thanksgiving weekend. Black Friday sales, you may have heard, were up 3 percent from last year, topping out at $10.6 billion. Shoppers spent $372 over the Black Friday weekend. Nevermind that nasty little busine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    Retainer Necklace vs. Gum Necklace

    Kinda sick, yet kinda cool. That could be said for a lot of creepy fashion these days. Especially for this 14K gold-plated Retainer Necklace by 24-year-old wunderkind designer Kiel Mead. He cast the piece from his brother's retainer. Hangs from a 30" chain. Buy it for $300 at Fred Flare...or not. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2008

    Tastemakers Class of 2008

    Cute brunette girl invites people to sample the hors d'oeuvres at the Tastemakers "Class of 2008" public exhibition, spearheaded by style-guru Laurie Pike. Exhibit (of fashion, art, jewelry, home design, music, graphic design, etc.) runs through March 30th at Hollywood Plaza at the Hollywood & Hig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2008

    Oscar Shoe Ins/Outs

    Missed the Red Carpet pre-Oscars coverage this year (think we may have still been in bed when E! started airing its tedious fawning sessions with Ryan Seacrest) so we actually had to watch the show itself for a fashion fix. There sure was lots of eye candy. Maybe it was just our new hi-def TV, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2007

    Getting to the Gala...

    When I finagled the invite to the Murakami Gala at MOCA, my girlfriends bombarded me with the same question: "What are you wearing?" It was a legitimate one, considering my sparse excuse for a wardrobe, overrun with tattered t-shirts, baggy jeans, moth-eaten sweaters and a few other shapeless th ... More >>

  • LA Life

    October 18, 2007

    Royal Welding

    Jewelry fit for a king or a queen, baby

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2007

    Tokyo Hardcore Starring Davey Havok and Jeffree Star

    No, it's not the name of some Japanese bukkake film, Tokyo Hardcore, is a series of clips presented by Tarina Tarantino to launch her latest collection. Tokyo Hardcore the jewelry line was inspired by her first trip to Japan—lots of crystals, sparkle, and neon colors of the Tokyo skyline. Tara ... More >>

  • LA Life

    March 8, 2007

    Sexy Beast

    GODDOLLARS goes for the jugular

  • LA Life

    March 1, 2007

    Strung Out

    Wahine Beads entices would-be jewelers

  • LA Life

    February 22, 2007

    She’s Crafty

    Beer cozies, google eyes and pipe cleaners? It’s CraftNight at Akbar

  • LA Life

    January 25, 2007

    She Is Barbie, Hear Her Roar

    Designer Tarina Tarantino drapes her favorite feminist icon in pearls

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    And I Said, ''What About Breakfast at Tiffany's?''

    Best windows to soothe your inner Holly Golightly

  • LA Life

    July 6, 2006

    Go, Speed Dater!

    Fashion adventures in the online hookup

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2006

    Sources

    Fashion adventures in the online hookup

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2005

    Wise Guy

    Fashion adventures in the online hookup

  • Columns

    April 29, 2004

    Rich Dog, Poor Man

    Fashion adventures in the online hookup

  • News

    September 18, 2003

    Scarlet Fever

    Johansson smolders on the edge of stardom

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    The Angeleno Aesthetic

    Joie Davidow on the rise of the L.A. Look

  • LA Life

    August 7, 2003

    The Lovely Beads

    Joie Davidow on the rise of the L.A. Look

  • Film+TV

    July 24, 2003

    Time Lost and Found

    LACMA revisit La Belle Époche

  • News

    May 15, 2003

    Style LA 03

    LACMA revisit La Belle Époche

  • LA Life

    August 1, 2002

    Sex, Mugs and Rock & Roll

    LACMA revisit La Belle Époche

  • LA Life

    July 4, 2002

    Gold Dust Woman

    LACMA revisit La Belle Époche

  • Film+TV

    December 6, 2001

    French for Dummies

    Hilary does Versailles

  • Stage

    March 23, 2000

    Style Council

    Hilary does Versailles

  • Columns

    February 17, 2000

    The Price of Elegance

    Hilary does Versailles

  • Film+TV

    October 14, 1999

    Waltzing to the Music of Fate

    The dazzling cinema of Max Ophüls

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