WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME THEY ARE FROM ORANGE COUNTY

As a worthy Truffle mention and new required reading we highly suggest everyone bookmark this site “When in L.A.” which started posting 4GIF videos on the typical pitfalls of LA living … Long Live http://wheninla.tumblr.com/ .. (http://twitter.com/wheninlatumblr) Click to see 10 more #WheninLA greats:

You know a party is major when A LOT of people drive to the desert for ONE night just for this yearly party brought to you by Tmobile, Armani Exchange (Color Pop Watches), and Bolthouse Productions.  This event has changed throughout the years, first starting with Bolthouse and Tmobile around 4 years ago.

This year was the biggest carnival to date – around 5,000 people were on the list.

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The website is created by the “Head Betches,” whose identity will remain anonymous pending the release of their first book, Nice is Just a Place in France: How to Win at Basically Everything, to be released by Simon & Schuster in early 2012. The site launched in February 2011 and quickly gaining popularity among casual visitors and cultural critics alike due to its unique snarky humor with over 18,024 likes on Facebook (BetchesLoveThis) and 99,875 followers on Twitter (@betchesluvthis).

The Betches are growing up (online anyway) and have themselves a much needed (I’m sure) publicist who put together a rather apt fact sheet on the site (helpful for those who are not a betch). Anddd they now have a Youtube channel (tho not a lot is on it yet). Continue reading →

Gossip Girl

If you regularly watch GG, you know the references and cameos that are straight from the real fashion world and Upper East Side — here were some from last night’s episode:

Karen Finley — Lily explains that her sister hired this performance artist to take her place when she was suppose to make her grand debut at her deb ball — Karen was the recipient of a federal arts grants that was reneged because her work was too vulgar (remind you of the recent MOCA gala anyone??).

Matthew Lynch from Women’s Wear Daily — This true life fashion/party journalist came to the Empire to cover Charlie’s coming out party. Rufus introduces him to Charlie before swooping him off the bar to get a drink (don’t you love how into Lily’s social life he can get?). Matthew asks Charlie who she is wearing and she replies Badgley Mischka. You can follow ML on his Twitter and Tumblr here (@mbradylynch) and here (http://certifiedgangsta.tumblr.com). PS – what’s with Charlie’s funky white blazer she wears out of the party? #fail

Camp Allen — A retreat for the most amazing people on the planet much like the Skull and Bones retreat seen in The Good Shepherd or the Bohemian Club fraternity retreats at Bohemian Grove in Northern California – as noted by Chuck’s reaction to Nate’s announcement that “Grandfather” was taking him. “World domination by day, debauchery by night” — Chuck says of those invited to attend.

Addendum from last week’s episode — Chuck’s weird party was actually held at Punchdrunk’s immersive theater experience Sleep No More in New York (this interactive theatre sets up in NY and London every year and half and has a 5 or 6 month run — tickets sell out, groups of 20 are allowed in at a time, those white masks with the long noses are mandatory and handed out and people are encouraged to engage with the props and sets — one friend of ours dug through a wardrobe which turned out to open into the back side of a fire place in the next room).

#TruffleNotes: Leonardo di Caprio took Blake Lively on a date in real life here when they were dating. Coincidence?? I think not.

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