So does Gwen Stefani, Halle Berry, Leny Kravitz, Steven Tyler, Diddy, Kanye and Kim.
They retreat to a 5,000 sq. ft. sanctuary, hidden by green vine, on one of the most trafficked streets in Los Angeles, Santa Monica Blvd., off the radar and without any outside view to the public. A buzz is required for entry. Inside it is a warm refuge.
And there they find the divine…
CHURCHBoutique, hub to the serious shoppers and celebrities who want quality without having to walk into a Barney’s or Maxfield’s,opened to the public in Sept. 2009 as a creative collaboration by Rodney Burns and David Malvaney, housing exclusive high-end, avant-garde fashion, accessories and jewelry collections from the best emergin designers around the globe. The environment showcases meticulously curated art, sculpture, antiquities and designs from emerging and established artists and designers, with the likes of a permanent installation wall by Retna. It’s the biggest kept secret in West Hollywood…until now.
We still can’t decide what part of Harry Styles caught our attention first. Was it just the British Invasion Boy Band Teen heartthrob hair mass? Or was it his being spotted in a super cool Vintage Kiss Inspired Junk FoodTee ($38) outside a local restaurant that made us melt like butter? Bashful -and we love it!
Our friend uber fashion film artist Trevor Undi is back. This time he’s set us up with his newest film creation artfully showcasing the stunning elements of Karl Lagerfeld’s Métiers d’Art 2012/13 collection at Scotland’s Linlithgow Palace. Set against the poetic and emotionally haunting Retrograde from James Blake.
Traditionally, Spring is the time for “new.” And to celebrate, this Friday, April 5th 2013 alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet will officially open the doors of its new Beverly Drive Boutique -
408 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills CA 90210
Opening weekend will include FREE manicures, champagne, popcorn, cotton candy and of course SHOPPING including a featured new handbag collection along with a big welcome from neighbors, Theory, Intermix and Scoop!
If you can use toilet paper to make a beautiful wedding dress you could win $2000!
Mr. Whipple used to like to squeeze it.
Now girls everywhere are trying to wear iton one of the most important occasions of their lives! And they’re squeezing more than just a few pennies in the process. DIY-ers, this one’s for you!
Saving money on weddings is more than a hobby for most brides to be, it’s an obsession.
Which is why, Laura Gawne, Susan Bain and Roxie Radford who operate the popular website www.Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com, over the years have helped frugal ladies get more bang for their buck via the TP Wedding Dress Contest.
The Cheap Chic Weddings 2013 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest sponsored by Charmin begins March 20, 2013for the ninth year in a row. Contestants have until May 10, 2013 to submit their paper masterpieces, top ten entries will be chosen then judging will be open to the public through online voting. The top three dress designs will be showcased at a live event at RK Bridal in New York City on June 6, 2013.
The live event will feature celebrity judge Kate Pankoke, Owner and Creative Director of Elaya Vaughn Bridal and Season 11 contestant on Project Runway, who will help crown the top designer.
The Grand Prize winner will receive $2000, the second place winner will receive $1000 and the third place winner will receive $500.
Heres How to Enter:
First: Plan your design.
Second: Grab some Charmin Toilet Paper (Ultra Strong, Ultra Soft or Basic), tape and/or glue and/or needle and thread (thats all you can use)! To help offset the cost of designing theses memorable creations, Charmin is providing coupons via the Cheap Chic Weddings website for those who enter.
Third: Make the dress and headpiece on your model or mannequin and take some digital photos (front, back and side).
All photos are to be submitted to Cheap Chic Weddings at TPdresscontest@gmail.com by May 10, 2013 at 11:00 PM EST. There is no entry fee. The Judging Panel at Cheap Chic Weddings will judge the digital photo entries.
Yesterday, February, 27th Pixie Geldof, Ashley Olsen, Chloe Moretz, Virginie Ledoyen and Emma Roberts were among the guests in Paris as H&M presented its first ever catwalk show during Paris Fashion Week. Watch the video with the H&M’s Autumn Collection 2013 shown in the specially created space within the grounds of the Musée Rodin. The collection will be available in around 200 stores worldwide, as well as online, from September 5, 2013.
“Someone told me there’s a girl out there with love in her eyes, and flowers in her hair.
Shop in the name of LOVE!
As a special Valentine’s Day treat CULT GAIA is offering 15% off of everything on its site. Highlighted here is the beautiful, earthly, GAIA Bride with her Spring Crown and a tutorial on how to make your own.
Scandiavian born Fashion Designer Nina Skarra who originally started out as an illustrator and graphic designer, known for her rough edge design and illustrations using torn paper. Here’s what the model critic had to say about the new Fall 2013 collection:
“Nina Skarra’s collection for Fall 2013 is clean, simple, and minimal that combines femininity and good taste. Beautiful fabrics with subtle tucks and pleating presents an elegant, exquisite touch, positioning her line in an enviable timeless, classical niche that is unique and modern.”
For the first time in the fashion house’s short history, Maison Kitsuné proudly presented its Fall Winter 2013 women’s collection as the guest designers at Pitti W.
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Two shows took place to honor this paramount occasion, hosted at the historic Palazzo Capponi as co-founders Gildas Loaëc and Masaya Kuroki unveiled a layered and dynamic experience: An eclectic mix of both fashion and music presented in a show staged as a live TV recording, starring top musicians on the Kitsuné label.
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The hot new sensation CITIZENS!, the seductresses Say Lou Lou, the French talent Yelle and the DJ duo from London Eli & Fur performed live during the show, dressed in Maison Kitsuné Fall-Winter 2013. Designers and pop personalities Verbal and Yoon, of Ambush Design, hosted the show as it was filmed by Loïc Prigent.
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The Fall-Winter 2013 apparel line introduces a modern re-imagination of Maison Kitsuné classics, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s movies of the 50′s. The graphics lines, prints and high-quality fabrics give to this collection a preppy style with a modern urban touch.
Florence, Italy
Maison Kitsuné Presents First Show as Guest Designers at Pitti W.
Martha Stewart Crafts “Crafty Mondays” Sweepstakes
Each Monday through 12/31, 5 lucky fans will win a $100MarthaStewartCrafts.com online shopping spree. (Martha Stewart Crafts is a member of the EK Success Brand family).
To enter, visit the “Crafty Mondays” Sweepstakes tab on the EK Success Brands Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/EKSuccessBrands) for your chance to win! Or use these quick links:
You can enter once a day, and be sure to check the Facebook page every Monday to see who the five winners are!
And Gia On The Move readers receive a 20% coupon code for MarthaStewartCrafts.com. Just enter BLOG20 at checkout.
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Holiday Craft Month Kickoff
New Ceramics by Kristen Erickson
Saturday, December 1, 6-9pm
Fifth Floor Los Angeles is kicking off the Holiday Season in Chinatown this Saturday, December 1st!
Holiday Craft Month starts off with new ceramics by L.A. designer, Kristen Erickson. Her new work includes hand-built ceramic succulent containers that are simply gorgeous little garden worlds unto themselves. There will be a lot more going on that night as the Chinatown Christmas Tree lighting occurs in the Central Plaza. The night also includes a Holiday Pop-up Shop around the corner at KK Gallery as well as a new performance called Cabaret Automata next door at our neighbor,Automata.
ps. They’ve recently added quite a few items to the online store and you can use the code, Cyber20, to receive 20% off until Wednesday, November 28th!
355 West 16th Street OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – GET ON The Cools Jamboree RSVP list at www.thecools.com @thecools #thecools
Social shopping start-up The Cools is stepping offline for Cyber Monday for another one of their infamous Jamboree events. For this edition of his famed Jamboree’s Olivier Van Themsche will debut 26 collaboration items designed specifically for the holiday season in partnership with The Cools.
About The Cools:
The Cools is a New York City startup founded by Parisian entrepreneur Olivier van Themsche. The Cools delivers a social marketplace tailored to your personal style. Follow curators you trust, share inspiration, shop from the community or sell your own things. This social marketplace is a vibrant and shop-able dialogue among tastemakers.
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ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD
Pants designer, Alvin Valley, (aka, the “king of pants,”) is renowned for his highly coveted, flawlessly fitting pants that captured the attention of such starlets as Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kate Winslet, the designer has re-introduced his line exclusively online at http://www.alvinvalley.com.
Cyber Monday Shopping Exclusive!
25% off of your purchase of the following Holiday pant styles including:
Gold 190 Skinny, High Waisted Winged Skinny, Super High Banded. Perfect pick me ups for the holiday season and beyond!
Imagination has firmly taken hold of Ivana Helsinki, as lead designer Paola Suhonen creates and curates the family owned, eco-friendly, independent art, fashion, cinema brand with a premiere of the new Autumn-Winter 2012-2013 collection, Friday, September 14th, 2012 from 7-10pm at the New York City Concept Store located at 251 Elizabeth Street (between E. Houston and Prince).
Started as a personal art project by Suhonen, Ivana Helsinki has since evolved into a way of living. The mix of past and present has infused her style and she considers each collection like a small charming ballad reminiscent of times gone by when wild spontaneity ruled the day, when friends got together for simple evenings by the fire with hors d’oeuvres and a bit of wine just to chat; the comfort of company; freedom in the moment.
It is an unusual, cultural approach, completely tactile in feel and definitively wearable. Every garment is a one of a kind art piece, special, plush, in its individuality and youthful style that absolutely goes beyond trend.
Earlier this spring, Gia On The Move was invited to preview the Autumn-Winter 2012 collection at the Bollare Showroom in West Hollywood, CA on a warm breezy, afternoon, that already had its own sort of wild Nordic call to nature.
A miniature labyrinth of clothing racks and accessories transformed the back room with radiance and color; it was as if I had stepped into a film.
Immediately noticeable was how exquisitely light spectrum had been translated inside the darkness of colors and non-colors alike to reflect and refract like the lens of a camera, Suhonen’s own personal perspective right into the detailed prints and fabrics. Even tones and temperatures bordering on “cool” emanated delicious warmth.
As we watched the short movies filmed by Paola in the actual home of her parents’ Finnish abode, showcasing the fashions worn by girls of her native Helsinki, she explained to me that the “feel” was absolutely “on purpose.”
Wearers of this brand will want to make a special place in their closets for any piece of this purely beautiful collection.
Rhianna does it.
