Last Thursday, November 3rd, GQ + Guess celebrated the launch of GQ’s November Music issue with a special performance by Theophilus London at The Sayers club (shouts out to Jason S and Alexi Y!! xo LB & CR). This collaboration fits perfectly because — beyond TL being THE new big indie-hip hop artist, he is also a major fashionista (died for his collectors eddition Back To The Future Nike Air Mag kicks) — a good combo of music (GQ) and fashion (Guess).

Theophilus London in his collectors eddition Back To The Future Nike Air Mag kicks

Between the delish drinks and apps at Sayers, celebs (ie. Dominic Monaghan, Joe Jonas, + Shenae Grimes, Maksim and Val Chmerkovskiy in GUESS) and friends (Rembrandt Flores, Matt Donnelly, etc.) danced to a DJ set by Michelle Pesce and were excited to watch Theophilus perform hits and well as two new songs, which I must say will def be hits in the club.

TL wants you to dance, which is oh so evident due to his July release of his first EP, Timez Are Weird These Days (Warner Bros).  His music is great and has attracted a large audience because it blends parts of all today’s successful genres — it’s part rap — part electro dance — but also has elements of funk, pop, and soul — all in one.

You might recognize this rapper from Brooklyn (BIG SURPRISE, right?) from one or more of the following:

• TL sat front row at Mens Fashion en Paris last summer
• TL is the new face of Tommy Hilfiger
• TL DJed friend of the Truffle Jon Neman‘s (LA native) Sweet Green festival as well as various after parties in Washington DC last May alongside bands like The Strokes, Girl Talk, Cold War Kids, Crystal Castles, and more
• TL his own shoes he designed for Cole Haan — out next month
• TL attended Mark Ronson‘s wedding to Josephine de la Baum // Mark and Theophilus collaborated on a shoe that Gucci sponsored
• Theophilus performs and DJs at many of the best events in NYC for top designers, magazines, and clubs such as Le Bain at the Standard NYC

……. And he is just 24

Follow them all on Twitter: Guess | Theophilus | GQ | Michelle Pesce

We came, we shopped, we drank their (delish organic cocktails by Kanon*) vodka … lead by our host, friend of the Truffle, and current Entourage cast member Mr. Scott Caan (who I also must mention was a trending topic twice yesterday). Funny enough a new Twitter wonder – mostly thanks to Aziz Ansari – erupted called #CaanTV which basically goes something like this:

@azizansari Scott Caan bravely lands an airplane after it was hijacked in the thriller… Caantinental Airlines #CaanTV

@Emdubs44 Caught between his hatred for the government and love for Roberts, Scott dodges bullets in and around NYC in Caanspiracy Theory. #CaanTV

@Squirrelly_J Scott Caan pretends to be gay so that he can move in with 2 girls in Three’s Caanpany. #CaanTV

Back to the party …

Friends of Confederacy that attended included: Benjamin Bratt, Danny Masterson, Ilaria Urbinati, Scott Caan, Krysten Ritter, Chris Masterson, Steve Howey, Mike Vargas,  Zelda Williams, Alexi Yulish, Beau Garrett, Johnathon Schaech, and Danny Masterson, aka Dj Mom Jeans were all on hand for this great cause.

Conderacy store co-owner Ilaria Urbinati (her partner is Danny Masterson) has an autistic little sister and one of THERAsurf’s founders, famed surfer Jimmy Gamboa, has been taking her surfing for years.  She told Kanon Vodka last night “Surfing has been found to be incredibly therapeutic for autistic kids and other children with special needs. We watched it change her life, make her feel more physically capable, excited, and part of a community.”

Limited edition pieces from Rebecca Minkoff and Band of Outsiders were were available for purchase, as was “The Ocean” necklace, a collab piece from Pennyroyal Studio and Confederacy, which can purchased at the Confederacy store or online. (All procedes from The Ocean are donated to THERAsurf.)

If you know Scott Caan at all he is also an avid surfer who participates in basically anything involving helping kids and surfing.

* I am prob Kanon Vodka’s biggest fans; lookie at some of my other posts on them!

Kanon Vodka Jeremy Scott Luncheon for Midsummer

3.1 Phillip Lim and Kanon Vodka’s Coachella party

Chrissie Miller and Kanon Vodka Premier new Sophomore short film

Lykke Li’s After Party sponsored by Kanon Vodka

We’ve noticed a new trend in Hollywood this week … LA’s biggest museums are hosting back to back parties this week for retail store openings. Restoration Hardware teams with LACMA for their new store opening on Beverly Blvd. … Meanwhile on the other side of town MOCA is helping Guess re-open their new flagship store on 3rd Street Promendade, as part of their ‘Art in the Street’ exhibit. The Bumbys are expected to preform their usual honesty’s-the-best-policy routine …

Pilot news: Aaron Sorkin and John Krasinski team up with HBO for a Chateau Marmont miniseries based on the book, Life At the Marmont by the former co-owner of the establishment,  Raymond R. Sarlot and Fred Basten.

Bottle service: How hard is it to get a table around Hollywood these days? Well bottle prices or at least minimuns are on the rise. We at the Truffle don’t do bottle service but we sometimes hear from others what it takes to be granted access if you don’t know someone (who likes you). The bottom line is … you must add to the clubs bottom line. You can do that in a number of ways – our personal favorite is to make their club fun by dressing well and having a good time. That way it’s fun for others, you make the club look good, and the promoters & owners invite you back (yes, my friends, there is more to having an active social life than being hot). For others who have yet to master that art, we hear $450 is a new acceptable rate to charge for a single bottle at some places in Hollywood but that you can still find a $250 bottle rate at places outside that area like The Wilshire hotel in Westwood. If you want a table and you want to sit down at places like Beacher’s Madhouse, if you are a group of men … a 4 bottle minimum can be standard.

New Clubs: Happy Birthday to long time friend of the Truffle Jason Scoppa who had his birthday at newly opened “The Sayers Club,” which he opened in collaboration with Sam Nazarian of SBE last week. He is teaming up again with Alexi Yulish to handle Tuesdays, Friday and Saturdays – the same two who made Green Door and Bardot cool.

New Clubs: We hear Jeffrey Best (of Best Events) and JT Torregiani (formerly of Dolce Group) have a new club in Hollywood cooking for an August opening … more to come on that.

New Clubs: Redbury Hotel will open it’s upstairs bar this week (Thursday). Alexi Yulish, Jason Soppa and Walter Macredy (who was the former host at Chateau Marmont and then Palihouse) are teaming up on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Parties: JC Penney x Charlotte Ronson event tonight for their collaboration line I Heart Ronson

Parties: MOCA will also be lending its support to OMEGA this week at the Beverly Center for a soiree

Food News: Culina Four Seasons kicked off their monthly cooking class last weekend, and the Truffle was there to partake – these will continue on the 2nd Saturday of each month from now on [Price $85].

Food News: Mr. C restaurant is now open with a bright exciting interior and a packed house every night.

Food News: La Foccaceria Tra di Noi now open in the old Prego space in Beverly Hills.

Food News: Adolfo Suaya will open Osaka next month with a team from Peru, his biggest resto yet and 4 years in the making.

Food News: Tebarna opens in Beverly Hills this month on June 27th in the former Luau space.

Food News: Los Angeles Times and Food & Wine’s THE TASTE (formerly known as Taste of Beverly Hills) is coming again for the second year this Labor Day weekend [Sept 2-5, 2011, Tickets available now‏]. http://thedailytruffle.com/?p=623

Bardot celebrates one year anniversary with Perry Farrell Performaing “Jane Says” to intimate group. Congratulations to our friends at Bardot – Alexi Yulish, Stephanie Fessler and Jason Scoppa.

The relationships Jason Scoppa and Alexi Yulish have fostered with Hollywood club-goers and famous musicians has changed nightlife in Hollywood. Bardot promoter Jason Scoppa pitched Bardot owner John Lyons the concept to turn the VIP club atop Avalon nightclub in Hollywood into the first ever no-cover live music venue for celebrities to play intimate sets to hand-picked crowds of friends, peers and other Hollywood insiders.While Jason gets the celebrity bands and solo acts, Alexi works on the crowd – and this crowd is just about the best anyone can get – after all, I was there. My friends at Bardot know how to throw a party and always make me and all their friends and guest feel so welcome. It is truly like having a family when you venture out into the night – One big happy Hollywood family. Jason made that official this summer when he married his girlfriend, Stephanie Fessler, who he met while working together at Green Door and who left with him when the John Lyons and Steve Adelman opened up Bardot a year ago.

I heart Alexi

Bardot provides singers and DJ the opportunity to preform for crowds they may not otherwise reach in a more personalized atmosphere. a completely different experience without the usual fans, groupies and creepy backstage parties. It’s a completely different experience free of the usual fans and groupies. At Bardot, you might have a drink and talk music with Prince or Macy Gray when they are done with a set. Ryan Gosling and Sam Sparro are regular performers here too. Music lovers of the chic variety love Bardot for their commitment to deliver good musicians and a gorgeous crowd. Happy Birthday to all my friends at Bardot! (Photo: Me and Alexi during the final days of Green Door). Perry Farrell performs “Jane Says” at Bardot’s One Year Anniversary last night.

Sonia Hully, Sara Foll and Aaron Davis (son of Miles Davis) at Bardot's one year

Jason Scoppa, John Lyons, Stephanie Fessler, Alexi Yulish at Bardot in Hollywood

Look they love each other - Jason Scoppa and Stephanie Fessler at the Thompson Hotel this summer

Coolest crew ever: Jason Scoppa's best men at his wedding to Stephanie Fessler this summer in Malibu

Bardot gang at my party in Sundance two years ago back when they were the Green Door gang

Bardot partner Steve Adelman and has girlfriend Paula

Stephanie Fessler and Jason Scoppa

Alexi with his girlfriend Aura

Jason + Alexi with friend and promoter Andrés Rigal

Jason Scoppa & Taylor Russel

The Bardot gang has teamed up with The Thompson hotel in Beverly Hills to have pool parties every Sunday this summer. Tomorrow (Sunday, June 28) is the first official day but it’s been going on all  month in secret, just to test the pot …

I went to see my Bardot friends at The Thompson two Sundays ago. Cabanas, tents and king size lounge beds dot the pool and a two-tiered roof deck with telescopes allow guests to spy on banks and talent agencies below. I happened to see a huge smoke fire on Doheny and Sunset that day – no doubt connected to over-excited Lakers fans after the win of the final game.

With a valet entrance like a Monte Carlo casino, the discrete lobby stays secluded and the elevator requires clearance to hit the top where you will be thoroughly frisked by giant men before you can even breathe the rooftop air.
 
This is where you’ll find savvy Angelenos, celebs, musicians, Europeans, and hipster recovering from Bardot all summer. Invitations are required.

 

Bardot impresarios Jason Scoppa (middle), Alexi Yulish (right)

Inside Bardot in Hollywood

Thompson in Beverly Hills


Adorbale hipster


Roof Access


Inside elevator, with shoe

Telespcope and view from rooftop

Sean

Two tiered roofdeck at the Thompson


Claudia Soare


Sky


Roof deck

Stephanie Fessler


Ambience


Stephanie Fessler, Claudia Soare and friend


Jason Scoppa

Valet

Cute outfit

Thompson hotel in Beverly Hills

Pool, foot

Stephanie Fessler, Jason Scoppa

CONGRATULATIONS STEPHANIE & JASON!!!

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