Monthly Archives: April 2010

Fashion, Trend Reports (non-fashion)

Trend Reports: Animal Hats & Headdress (pls buy faux)

Darling readers, Have I missed something? What’s with this animal headdress trend? Upon first glance of people wearing something animal related on their head at Coachella, I just thought that they were messing around and having fun + possibly on more »

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LA News: Los Angeles on Tactical Alert to prepare for tomorrow’s United for Immigration Reform March and Rally

Los Angeles on Tactical Alert to prepare for tomorrow’s United for Immigration Reform March and Rally … Stay off the streets tonight & tom’r unless you are marching! Could be trouble brewing for anti-protest rioters and white supremacist groups who’ve more »

Lauren Brokaw blog, LoL

Jerry Springer Interviews on Rodeo Drive

I snapped Jerry Springer interviewing two dancing men with colorful outfits and matching Birken bags on Rodeo Drive today. To most people, this would be an oddity … For me, I guess I am sort of used to seeing things more »

Fashion

L.A.’s Newest Barber

via Michael Williams’ blog “A Contnuouys Lean” When I was in L.A. a few weeks ago I stopped by to see the gents from Baxer of California at their then unfinished barber shop on LaCienega. Well today the veil has more »

Fashion

Fashion Week: I Can See Clearly Now — Prada’s SS10 Show!

Fantastic Plastic? Miuccia Prada wanted her collection for Spring Summer 2010 to reflect a girl who would go from work to the beach. Overall, I enjoyed this collection because most pieces seemed very wearable and the silhouettes felt fresh. I more »

Caroline's life

It’s My Birthday!

Every holiday my mother makes enormous cookies she says are for bikers and firemen and not for sissies. The picture on the front of the bag is one she blew up from my first manicure at Villa d’Este when we use to more »

Bars & Clubs, Invites, New in L.A., New Stores in LA, Weekly Juice

Weekly Juice: My Studio (the Alliance’s new spot), C. Louboutin in LA, Stella McCartney, Tyler Shields & Opening Ceremony in LA!

Time for the weekly Calendar! The Alliance (Hartwell and Josh Richman) open MyStudio!

LA Scene, Weekly Juice

LA News: Clarification — The Hollywood sign was never in danger – Hugh Hefner DID NOT save it

Everyone needs to relax and STOP mis-quoting the facts. ANYONE who actually reads the campaign to save Cahuenga Peak will see that AT NO TIME does anyone ever say the Hollywood Sign is in ANY DANGER whatsoever of being built more »

DIY, Fashion, Lauren Brokaw blog

DIY: Trendy Isabel Marant ‘Show Noir’ feather earrings

I ♥ DIY’s, and so should YOU. Here is the latest from Caroline Bionst. P.S. I feel like 20 percent of all Coachella go-ers were wearing feathered earrings. What you’ll need: Scissors Pliers 4 feathers 8 pieces of wire 8 more »

Fashion, Lauren Brokaw blog

The Lipstick Diaries ~ Tom Ford + Lime Crime

Lipstick. Red lipstick. These are two words that are very close to my heart, as I wear red lipstick every time I leave the house. Those of you who know me, know that my lips and nails are always red; more »

Events & Parties, LA Scene, Lauren Brokaw blog

Notes from Coachella: Where The Wild Things Are, Coachella 2010 edition

Dear Readers, I wish we had unlimited bandwidth, and that I had a personal photographer so that I could share hundreds of interesting/oddly dressed pictures of people with you.  I also wish that people didn’t walk so fast :-/ Here more »

Events & Parties, LA Scene, Lauren Brokaw blog

Notes from Coachella: Coachella 2010, a backwards photographic essay

Coachella 2010 I decided when I got to Coachella that I would only be taking pictures of friends and MAYBE things I saw that were a bit odd, because while I would have loved to photograph people with amazing style, that more »

Fashion, LA Natives, Trend Reports, Trend Reports (non-fashion)

A Peter Pan Odyssey: Coachella Trends & Parties 2010

NEVERLAND! Once a year, our naughtiest friends convince us once again to run off to Coach-Ella-Ella land … Where there are no parents, no rules, people roam free, paint their face, wear animal heads, swim with mermaids (and crocodiles), sing more »

LA Natives, Lauren Brokaw blog, Music

#LAnatives: White Arrows band

You know him, you love him (you might even have a crush on him!): White Arrows front man, L.A. native Mickey ‘Church’ Schiff! If you hear his music on TV, see him out at night, or watch White Arrows perform, you more »

Events & Parties, LA Scene

LA Notes: Make a Wish teams up with G4 for Princess Leah car wash at The Grove