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42nd annual Art Basel wraps up in Switzerland

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - June 22nd, 2011 Filed under: ANNUAL SOCIAL CALENDAR

Larry Gagosian and Dasha Zhukova

Spotted: Dasha Zhukova, Naomi Campbell, Will Ferrell, Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (daughter of the emir of Qatar), Eli Broad, Don & Mera Rubell, Wendi Murdoch, Abigail Asher, Barbara Guggenheim, Nadine Johnson, Sanem Salek, Christian Marclay, Credit Suisse CoB Urs Rohner, Tina Brown (editor-in-chief of Newsweek and The Daily Beast), Jean Pigozzi, gallerist Larry Gagosian, Eva and Michael Chow and Asia Chow, Peter Brandt and Peter Brandt Jr. (husband and son of Stephanie, New York gallerist Tony Shafrazi, etc. Click to Continue Reading

Weekly Juice: Lotus launches 5 new cars, Teddy’s 5 year anniversary party, Range Rover event at Colony hosted by Fingerprint and the Alliance, MOCA gala and more

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - November 14th, 2010 Filed under: Awards Season, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS, Weekly Juice

Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore at Lotus preview

Friday, November 11, 2010:

Lotus held an event at a home off Mulholland to give a sneak peek to off 5 new models – the Esprit, Elan, Elite, Elise and Eterne – before everyone else gets to see next week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. A rare sighting – All 4 Baldwins – Daniel Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin (and his daughter Alaia Baldwin), Alec Baldwin and Billy Baldwin - in attendance, along with Demi Moore, Perry Farrell, Olivia Munn … Lotus works with the Baldwin brothers in support the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund, part of the Baldwin Foundation … Lotus is also celebrating the launch of Lotus Magazine (inaugural Autumn 2010 issue features Kate Moss on the cover and covers items like 0o7 James Bond movie drive-ons), three separate clothing collections and the first brand concept store in London. Adorable touch from Lotus was the Harry & David coffee cart at the valet! Very responsible!!

Teddy’s 5 year anniversary party is tonight! DJs include Myles Hendrik and iSHOWMYSELF.

Range Rover event at Colony hosted by Fingerprint and the Alliance. The invite read “free valet for all Range Rovers”!

Caroline Roman & Kevin Parker at Katrina Wan's birthday at Boudoir

Saturday, November 12, 2010:

30 years ago today a star was born. Katrina Wan, the E! News segment producer who parlayed her tenure at Disney publicity into what we know as Live from the Red Carpet One Hour Special: Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2 & 3. Boudoir promoter Brett Gurskyarranged sparklers, 3 ft pizza and played Tu Vuo’ Fa l’Americano just for the birthday girl. Katrina is well known in the film publicity world and is currently the V(I)P of Publicity atIndomina Releasing. Muah!

Also in Boudoir this eve – some cast mates from the Real Housewives from Beverly Hills, namely Kyle Richards who was celebrating her assistant’s birthday. Also in the house: Nicky Hilton, Brandon Davis, Kojo, and not with them but nearby we noticed Britney Spears parents!! The Umansky/Hilton clan was coming down from the Esquire House which was hosting a benefit for Oceana (you may remember them from there LV party earlier this year). The Esquire House, now in its 2nd month, is at a gorgeous home in Doheny Estates with amazing views! The master bedroom was decked out with Ferragamo. There was a fabulous media room theatre too! A cute touch was the “Corum Study” where guests were invited to bid on a special limited edition #1 of 50 Admiral’s Cup for Tourneau diving watch (retail price $8,000) graciously donated by Corum to benefit Oceana, a worldwide charity which focuses their efforts on protecting the world’s oceans.

Elle Fanning and Stephen Dorff and Sofia Coppola

The 2ND ANNUAL “Honorary Oscars” … Some usual MOCA suspects missing this eve turned up at the AMPAS 2nd Annual Governors Awards (as in Oscars) across town in Hollywood. This event is like the “honorary Oscars.”

The Academy’s Board of Governors basically gets together and decides to honor some of their peers; awards and toast were given to Francis Ford Coppola, Eli Wallach, Kevin Brownlow.

Also spotted: George Lucas, Natalie Portman, Kevin Spacey, Robert deNiro, Sharon Stone, Marissa Tomie, Oliver Stone, Kathryn Bigelow, James Caan, Robert Duvall Justin Long Josh Brolin Sam Rockwell, Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola and son Roman and daughter Sofia with Somewhere stars Elle Fanning and Stephan Dorf. You should all follow @TheAcademy on Twitter – especially as we near the Oscars.

The party featured a band - The Honey Brothers, Adrian Grenier jammed with them is also an ambassador for Oceana - and several bars with catered food stations. The host for theOceana event was Esquire’s Publisher Steven McCrory. Also spotted at the house: Jeff Goldblum, Theo Alexander, Sam Trammell, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Lake Bell and the Four Seasons’ Kim Kessler. Adrian Grenier (with new girlfriend, Emily Caldwell) and The Honey Brothers were up again early the next day for the “Children Uniting Nations’ 12th annual Day of the Child event.”After his set, Adrian sat at the end of the stage, talking with the kids, signing autographs and even letting them get their hands on his luscious locks.

MOCA Gala! After last years extreme performance from Lady Gaga and the Moscow ballet, MOCA was in for a challenge. MOCA Gala Chairs Maria Arena Bell and Eli Broad, Honorary Gala Chair Dasha Zhukova, Dinner Chairs Lilly Tartikoff Karatz, Nancy Marks, and Carolyn Powers, and MOCA Director Jeffrey Deitch delivered with Beck + Devendra Banhart. Chanel Fine Jewelry sponsored the party and Max Azria sponsored the exhibit. MOCA has already had two warning fetes earlier this month, one at Chanel and one at Max Azria’s and the modern museum of contemporary art also had a VIP preview two weekends ago. Much hoopla for one of L.A.’s biggest nights in arts, philanthropy and fun! Spotted: literally too many celebs to mention but, Gwen, Gavin, Dasha, Ginnifer, Cameron, Rachel + Brad - to name a few, lots of PRs from Grey Goose, Harrison + Shriftman, MOCA and Slate PR and lots of reporters; Reagan Alexander from People, Matt Donnelly from L.A. Times, Merle Ginsberg from Hollywood Reporter and Morley Safer from 60 Minutes. The Ribisi’s, the Bell’s, the Chow’s, the Azria’s, the Arquette’s, the Taschen’s, the Ruscha’s. Every local high-end artist and art collector. Also noticed Peter Morton (Hard Rock), Gil Friesen (A&M), Richard Buckley sans Tom Ford, LACMA Director Michael Govan, Bettina Korek, Lauri Firstenberg, Eli & Edythe Broad, Zen Freeman on the 1s and 2s, former WME chairman Jim Wiatt and the Mrs, Lisa Eisner, Lisa Love, and Gray Davis who has been spotted all over town recently at video game launch parties, courtside at the Laker’s, and now here. Complete story on MOCA gala here!

Coming up this week in L.A. …

Watch out for the new IN ADD MINUS boutique opening. DJ Monet Mazur & DJ Theodora Richards are your entertainment.
Vogue to host new Erin Fetherston capsule collection with Juicy Couture.
Johnny Knoxville and American Express will host a BBQ (!) at the Smog Shoppe for a documentary about “the last American family of outlaws!”
Barker Black collection and new boutique
Victoira Brenner and Jonathan Brown will host a book signing for Yul Brenner.

Tags: Academy Awards, Alaia Baldwin, Alec Baldwin, Awards Season, Baldwin Foundation, Bettina Korek, Billy Baldwin, Carol Baldwin, Carolyn Powers, Clint Eastwood, Colony nightclub, Daniel Baldwin, Dasha Zhukova, Demi Moore, Devendra Banhart, Edythe Broad, Eli Broad, Eli Wallach, Elle Fanning, Fingerprint Communications, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Gil Friesen, Gray Davis, Grey Goose, Harrison + Shriftman, Hollywood Reporter, Ishowmyself, James Caan, Jeffrey Deitch Beck, Jim Wiatt, Johnny Knoxville, Jonathan Brown, Josh Brolin, Justin Long, Kate moss, kathryn bigelow, Katrina Wan, Kevin Brownlow, Kevin Parker, Kevin Spacey, L.A. Times, LACMA, Lauri Firstenberg, Lilly Tartikoff Karatz, Lisa Eisner, Lisa love, Los Angeles Auto Show, Lotus Elan, Lotus Elise, Lotus Elite, Lotus Esprit, Lotus Eterne, Lotus Magazine, Maria Bell, Marissa Tomie, Matt Donnelly, Max Azria, Merle Ginsberg, Michael Govan, Moca, Monet Mazur, Morley Safer, myles hendrik, Nancy Marks, Natalie Portman, Oliver Stone, Olivia Munn, Oscars, People, Perry Farrell, Peter Morton, Range Rover, Reagan Alexander, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Ribisi, Richard Buckley, Robert deNiro, Robert Duvall, Roman Coppola, Sam Rockwell, Sharon Stone, Slate PR, Sofia Coppola, Somewhere movie, Stephan Dorf, Stephen Baldwin, Stephen Dorff, Taschen, The Alliance, Theodora Richards, Tom Ford, Victoira Brenner, Zen Freeman

The details on Calvin Klein’s FIRST LA soireee

by: Lauren Brokaw - February 1st, 2010 Filed under: Events & Parties, FASHION, Gift Bags, Hier soir ..., Los Angeles Social Diary, Notes from Last Night

Jean Shin, Francisco Costa, and Italo Zucchelli

Hier Soir (last night), art was in the air in Los Angeles … finally !! This month has been deemed L.A. Arts month, with the night starting off at the Pacific Design Center for the Art Los Angeles exhibit, followed by the chicest of events (put on by Nadine Johnson and associates), Calvin Klein and the Los Angeles Nomadic Division’s (LAND) cocktail event for Calvin Klein Collection for Spring Summer 2010 and L.A. art month.

THIS WAS CALVIN KLEIN’S FIRST EVENT IN LA EVER !! Wtf took so long, he has events in NYC all the time… lol. I will forgive everyone at CK, just because this event was one worth waiting for! Click to Continue Reading

Tags: Ali Larter, Art in LA, Bijou Phillips, Calvin Klein, Caroline Roman blog, Charlie Eisner, China Chow, Clemence Posey, Cobra Snake, Coco Rocha, Dasha Zhukova, Elliot Hans Johnson, Eric Eisner, Francisco Costa, Gallerinas, Gift Bags, HIER SOIR, Italo Zucchelli, Jared Leto, Jared Najjar, Jasmin Shokrian, Jean Shin, Jennifer West, Jessica Paster, Joe Zee, Kellan Lutz, LA Arts month, LACMA, lady victoria hervey, Lauren Brokaw, Lisa love, Los Angeles Social Diary, Magda Berliner, Mark Hunter, Matt Boomer, Mickey Church, Milla Jovavich, Milla Jovovich, Molly Sims, Monet Mazur, Nadine Johnson, Neville Wakefield, Nicky Hilton, Nicky Wyman, Notes from Last Night, Olympia Scarry, Paul W.S. Anderson, PC Valmorbida, Penelope Cruz, Peter Facinelli, Rodarte for Target, Ryan Kwanten, Ryan Phillippe, Sam Trammell, socialites, Stavros Niachros, Tallulah Harlech, Teen Vogue, True Blood, Twilight, Twilight stars, White Collar

It’s a dress Daddy, Says who?! Calvin Klein!”

by: Caroline - February 1st, 2010 Filed under: FASHION

And Penelope, and Abbie, and Ginnifer, and Milla, and Kate, and Ali, and Molly!! Celebs stepped out in Calvin Klein Collection spring/summer 2010 last night to launch L.A. Art Month – we were at the party and snagged some great pics! See party coverage here: The details on Calvin Klein’s FIRST LA soiree

Photos from Style and Wireiamge

Trend Report: Body Suits

by: Caroline - December 7th, 2009 Filed under: Trend Reports

(L-R: Leigh Lezark, Megan Fox, Magda Berliner, Lady Gaga)

Megan Fox wears only lace tights walking around in Los Angeles. Last night Lady Gaga wore nothing but a lace Dolce & Gabbana bodysuit and lingerie to dinner at Balans in London. Marc Jacobs and boyfriend Lorenzo Martone wore a pair of Stephen Sprouse bodysuits to Allison Sarofim’s Halloween party in New York. Magda Berliner wore tights and a body suit to Tamsin Lonsdale’s Halloween party. Leigh Lezark, an American DJ and model, wore Chanel’s fall ’09 body suit to the Chanel spring ’10 show last month in Paris. Daphne Guinness wore a threeasfour S/S 2010 body suit to theShiseido + RxART Party party in New York this week. Click to Continue Reading

Tags: body suits, bodysuits, Celebrities, Chris Burden, Dasha Zhukova, Ed Ruscha, Eli Broad, En Vogue, FASHION, Francesco Vezzoli, Jeff Koons, Lady Gaga, Larry Gagosian, Maria Arena Bell, Speechless, Trend Reports, Trend Reports (non-fashion)

Were You at the MOCA Gala last night? All the stars agreed it was an important night in art for L.A.

by: Caroline - November 15th, 2009 Filed under: Events & Parties, LA Scene

Lady Gaga Francesco Vezzoli prada moca daily truffle

Lady Gaga (in Prada S/S 2010) with choreographer Francesco Vezzoli, Muccia Prada on arrives at MOCA is the same dress from her Spring '10 collection.

We are so excited about all the change happening in the art world here in L.A.! You have NO IDEA how much!!!

We are planning to closely track what we are now calling the “Gallerinas” and “Galleratti” – so stay tuned!

We feel soon that you won’t be able to attend any premiere or red carpet without there being flying acrobats coming at you or some artistic collaboration. We believe Hollywood is going to propel performance art into the mainstream and soon gallery owners, art collectors and artists will be as well know as producers, directors and actors.

We are very excited about all this and largely attribute it to MOCA for putting together the correct group of people for this year’s 30th anniversary Gala last night – and by that I am referring to Dasha Zhukova, Francesco Vezzoli and Lady Gaga. The Dream Team!

If you read our post this week entitled, “Why the MOCA Gala this weekend will change everything in art forever, thanks to Lady Gaga, Francesco Vezzoli and Dasha Zhukova“, you’ve dying for the re-cap! Franscesco Vezzoli’s one-time-only musical, dubbed “Ballet Russes Italian Style (The Shortest Musical You Will Never See Again)” was acted out by the Bolshoi ballet dancers and Lady Gaga, who wore a hat designed by Frank Gehry. Lady Gaga’s “premiere” performance of her song “Speechless” was preformed on a rotating pink Steinway grand piano created by Damien Hirst which was auctioned off afterward for $450,000.

Total auction dollars raised was 3.5M. MOCA’s chief curator, Paul Schimmel, tour the stars through the MOCA permanent collection at their 30th anniversary gala. Permanent collection includes work by Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Prince, Raymond Pettibon, Mark Rothko, Edward Ruscha (who was in attendance with his wife), Christopher Wool, Larry Clark, Nan Goldin, Franz Kline, etc. In honor of its 30th anniversary, MOCA is also offering free admission through Friday. The exhibition will be up through until Spring 2010. MOCA performers’ costumes are also up for auction online through Nov. 30. All of the funds raised will be used to benefit the exhibition and education programs.

One gala attendee at MOCA downtown remarked: “This event is so big that its insane… How often do you get all of these people in one room together ???? NEVER… Marrying art to ballet (referring to the Bolshoi ballet that was bussed in from Moscow thanks to Dasha) to Lady Gaga’s bizarre antics with notable individuals from all over the world should NOT be taken lightly. This event was more European than anything. NYC-style but very European as well.”

It helps to have star support. And you can credit the powerful turn out last night to Francesco Vezzoli, the Italian performance artist who has produced saucy, sexy, performance and mock art pieces from faux trailers to faux commercials and star A list actors like Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams, Helen Mirren, Gore Vidal, Benecio del Toro, Milla Jovavich and Gerard Butler.

His history of bringing the stars together did not fail last night.

Photo (left): Christina Ricci in Prada SS10

L.A. Native Angelina Jolie (Beverly Hills High ’91, who wore an Asprey ring from the line she has co-collaborated with Asprey and Brad Pitt) & Brad Pitt, Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale & Rose McGowan, producer Brian Grazer, producer Brad Grey, Pierce Brosnan & author Keely Shaye Smith, Eva Mendes, Marisa Tomei, Pharrell Williams, Brett Ratner, Christina Ricci (in Prada SS10), Sandra Oh, Jessica Alba (in Prada SS10), John Legend, Writer Diablo Cody, author Gore Vidal (who worked with Artist Fracesco Vezzoli and an A list cast to make hot, sexy, fake trailer for a pretend remake of his film “Caligula”), artist Takashi Murakami, Disney’s Bob Iger, Chloë Sevigny (in Mui Mui SS10), Zoe Saldana, designer Peter Dundas (Peter Dundas who is headed to Pucci from French furrier Revillon and used to helm Emanuel Ungaro), singer Ciara, Joel Silver, Chris O’ Donnell and wife Caroline O’ Donnell, James Franco & actress Ahna O Reilly, producer Mike Medavoy, Kelly Lynch, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, architect Frank Gehry, Director of the LACMA Michael Govan, TV producer Darren Star, MOCA Board of Trustees Co-Chair David Johnson, artist David Hockney, artist Jeff Koons, MOCA founder and board member Dallas Price-Van Breda, producer Joel Silver, director Guy Ritchie, publisher Benedikt Taschen, Prada designer Miuccia Prada (in same Prada SS10 as Lady Gaga), Maria Arena Bell, MOCA Deputy Director Ari Wiseman, Vice Chairman of Sotheby’s Jamie Niven, the Rodarte sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy (who co-hosted the after party with Dasha and Pop Magazine), Decades owner Cameron Silver, French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld and her son Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld, Photographer David LaChapelle and boyfriend actor Drew Kuhse, Neil Patrick Harris and boyfriend David Burtka, Neil Kate Bosworth and Kate Beckinsale all showed.

But beyond all the “Brangies” and the “Gwavins” we welcome the new set of “Gallerinas” – as they’ll soon be known – who were present to usher in this historic event that will completely update the L.A. art world. The after party Saturday after the MOCA gala was hosting by Dasha Zhukova (editor of POP magazine and founder of the Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture), Ed & Danna Ruscha, Chloe Sevigny, Kate & Laura Mulleavy (of Rodarte) and Rosetta Getty at Prism Gallery in West Hollywood. “Localites” at the gala and after party include Doug Aitken, hotelier André Balazs, Yves Behar, banker Nicolas Berggruen, Devendra Banhart, Klaus Biesenbach, Irving Blum, Io Bottoms, Gia Coppola (granddaughter of Francis Ford), Douglas Cramer, L.A. Native Caroline D’Amore, Atlanta De Cadenet, Todd Eberle, L.A. Native Eric Eisner with wife Lisa, Los Angeles story teller Bret Easton Ellis (“Less than Zero”), Tierney Gearon, David & Susan Gersh (of the Gersh Agency), Jacqui Getty, Tavi Gevinson, Mitch Glazer & Johnson Hartig, Anjela Janklow & Jeff Stein, Kenna, Shirley Manson, Craig McDean, Barry McGee, Shala Monroque, Peter & son L.A. Native and restaurateur Harry Morton, Elon Musk, Eugenie and her brother Stavros Niarchos, Raymond Pettibon, Sydney Picasso, Jean Pigozzi, Kim Porter, Carine & son Vladamir Restoin Roitfeld, boutique owner Tracey Ross, L.A. Native designer Jasmin Shokrian, Joel & Karen Silver, Stefan Simchowitz, Manfred Simchowitz, Julia Sorkin (as in Aaron Sorkin), Jeffrey Soros, Wendy Stark, Lily Tartikoff, Jamie Tisch, PC Valmorbida, Andy Valmorbida, Guinevere van Seenus, Neville Wakefield., L.A. Native China Chow, art gallery owner Karyn Lovegrove, art collector and L.A. native Steven Neu, L.A. native Elliot Hans Johnson & his wife Kaya Burcek (who together design Literature Noir), DJ Zen Freeman, L.A. Native Liz Goldwyn, Peaches Geldof, L.A. Native Nicky Hilton (Buckley ’99), Artist and legendary skater Steve Olson (pictured right) and his son, also a skater and L.A. native, Alex Olsen (below with Chloë Sevigny – photo courtesy of LA native and friend the cobrasnake), Barry McGee, Phil Frost, Will Kopelman (son of former Chanel president Ari Kopelman) and Tony Ward. It’s a surprise that Margarita Missoni was a no show, she came to town to stay at Quincy Jones’ house for the weekend. She did show up later at the after party with Eugenie Niarchos, brother of Stavros Niarchos, SPICE BURNS, an incredible new band, arrived with awesome headbands Margherita Missoni on talong with the rest of the girls from her new band Spice Burns.

Spice Burns (Margherita Missoni far right) – this photo from the blog of Tavi aka Style Rookie

Artist Channing Hansen (brother of Beck) attended as well and tweeted “The Collections show at MOCA is F’in amazing!” Designer Jeremy Scott who accompanied a publicist by the name of Jessica who is a founder of the young patrons group at MOCA, L.A. Native Harry Morton, and director Griffin (who’s latest film for Rodarte starring Jenny Lewis was selected to go to Diane Pernet’s film festival opening Paris Fashion Week), Cory Kennedy showed, separate from her xbf L.A. Native Mark Hunter (the Cobrasnake), who showed with Atlanta de Cadenet (New Roads High) showed up together – Atlanta, hipster extraordinaire, is the daughter of Amanda de Cadenet and Duran Duran band member John Taylor, who is now married to Gela Taylor, the G in the P&G of Juicy Couture. John and Gela were also in attendance.Senior West Coast Editor of Vogue Lisa Love with Eva Mendes, DJ A track, Marisa Tomie, Chloe Sevigny (in Mui Mui SS ’10) and Liz Goldwyn (in Sonia Rykeil SS ’10 pajama evening suit) attend MOCA NEW 30th anniversary gala

Jared Najjar and Lee Najjar, photographer PC Valmorbida, designer-now-director Tom Ford and artist Takashi Murakami attend MOCA’s 30th anniversary after party hosted by Dasha Zhukova and Pop Magazine

Atlanta de Cadenet and Mark Cobrasnake Hunter, John Taylor and Gela Nash, Cory Kennedy attend MOCA’s 30th anniversary after party hosted by Dasha Zhukova and Pop Magazine

Restaurateur and L.A. Native Harry Morton, British ex-pat Nellee Hooper, Neil Patrick Harris and boyfriend David Burtka attend MOCA’s 30th anniversary after party hosted by Dasha Zhukova and Pop Magazine

Katie Danza (daughter of Tony) and Elizabeth Kott, Gia Coppola (granddaughter of Francis) and Tracy Antonopoulos, L.A. Native-turned-Moscow Gallerina Dasha Zhukova attend MOCA’s 30th anniversary after party hosted by Dasha Zhukova and Pop Magazine

Artist and promoter Louis Carreon said “It was a breath of fresh air – a sexy mix of art and pop culture in Hollywood’s newest art venue! (prism on sunset). One attendee said some people were saying the stage was too small for the ballerinas but that everyone could agree on one thing – It was an important night for L.A.

Griffin, who directed Rodarte’s last fashion film video with Jenny Lewis, attended the after party, which was co-hosted by the Rodarte sisters and Grey Goose. The fashion film director said it was weird that not a lot of people outside these circles seemed to know about the event. The next he commented no one was blogging online and even the major outlets didn’t have stories. Just a bunch of photos with captions lying around the net. Even Style.com which normally would hit such a thing.

A lot of people can’t comprehend the concept that this event marks the turning point of art in L.A. because it is the first time THE RIGHT people have demonstrated how to fuse dance and art with fashion and Hollywood. Soon it will be the norm to expect art collaborations in your fashion and operettas sung to you as you enter a party and wild dance performances as basic entertainment. It will be as expected to know major art world patrons, artists and galleriest as we now know celebutantes, A List actors and reality “actors”.

Elliot Hans and Kaya B Johnon (of Literature Noir) and Griffin

But one naysayer has little faith in Los Angeles’ ability to change. “One of the things that is really a plus for NYC is that you can go to Times Square and see the premier of Madame Butterfly @ Lincoln Center on the big screen if you don’t attend the show. There are like 1,000 chairs in front of the huge TV and red petals everywhere! It was such a beautiful idea and really brought people together. What do we have? TMZ! Its such a trek to have to go downtown to see a show… Not even as good of a show as u would see on Broadway or off Broadway… NOT TO MENTION that in NYC u dress up to go c a show and in la people wear sweats and work out clothes. I was so disappointed last year when I went to multiple opera’s and people were like super casually dressed. I’m going to take my aggression out on la and go to London / Paris / Austria, to see a show dressed in a ball gown with spectacles. Sooooo annoying to me because people LOVE art here and we don’t have a good selection ”

We disagree … There is an art and performance art revolution in the making and we are on it! Watch this video from Vogue.com featuring Annie Leibowitz and Grace Coddington – they agree and are planning an incredible performance arts issue for December featuring none other than Lady Gaga! See a pattern people?? In it, Grace says it was “Anna’s” idea to bring in Lady Gaga. Looks like we are not the only ones obsessed with the “performance arts” lately!

Not yet mentioned are the charitable donations from art collector and philanthropist Eli Broad has given the art world in L.A., international super-dealer and co-chair Larry Gagosian, and MOCA board of trustee and gala co-chair Maria Arena Bell and her family. Eli Broad is about to open a new museum in Beverly Hills called THE BROAD CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION. He is currently considering the Starbucks building and adjacent lots across the street from The Peninsula Hotel on little Santa Monica Blvd.

Gwen Stefani & Guy Ritchie watch performance

Bolshoi dancers

Eli Broad and wife Edy, Franscesco Vezzoli & Lady Gaga

Kate Beckinsale, Gore Vidal

Peter Dundas& Ciara, Kelly Lynch

Takashi Murakami & Pharrell Williams, Bob Eiger

Photos from Wireimage, Stephanie Keenan/Patrick McMullan our gala attendees.

(Oh and by the way – Someone needs to alert Wireimage that Jim Wiatt was fired a few months ago from WME … they would prob sue the wire if they saw the oversight.)

Weekly Juice – Beverly Hills hotel renovations, Soho House permits finally come through, Dasha Zhukova returns to her native LA for MOCA party

by: Caroline - November 2nd, 2009 Filed under: Events & Parties, Invites, LA Scene, Weekly Juice

Squeeze it, Read it, Love it

My friends at the Beverly Hills hotel (aka “The Pink Hotel”) tell me the Sultan of Brunei, the hotel’s current owner, plans to build two more large bungalows on the beloved tennis court (RIP). I noticed the hotel also recently change the doormen and bellmen uniforms from the traditional dark green to black suits with gold accents. The publicist confirmed the new, and more contemporary and stylish look.

Old Guy’s new location on Sunset Blvd has been slightly delayed. Originally slated to open this fall – the new opening date is December ’09. The new bar will go by the name “Le Bar Boutique” at the former Blowfish location, now standing empty.

Jilted bride victim from Bel-Air hotel’s sudden closure wins law suit to retrieve deposit.

SOHO House final permits go through and construction continues in the 9200 Sunset Blvd building (across the street from soon to be “Le Bar Boutique” and upstairs from new Boa).

Tom Ford‘s in town for the world premiere of his directorial debut film “A Single Man” – premieres this Thursday at AFI Fest.

Dasha Zhukova returns to her native Los Angeles to co-chair major fundraiser for MOCA downtown with Larry Gagoshian and Eli Broad. Performance by Lady Gaga and the Bolshoi Ballet choreographed by artist Francesco Vezzoli (who has made spoof trailers casted with A-list actors for fake films – that’s how good he is!).

The Daily Truffle will be at the Breeder’s Cup this weekend at the Santa Anita track at Kids Zone, The Directors Room and the Turf Club. Come say hello!

Obsession of the Moment: Roman & Dasha’s new boat is “world’s biggest” and has a Sub

by: Caroline - June 16th, 2009 Filed under: ANNUAL SOCIAL CALENDAR, Car, Jet, Yacht, etc., L.A. Natives

Dasha’s man has a new ride. Dasha Zhukova (or Daria), the Russian-born/raise in Los Angeles, editor of Pop Magazine living in London, who also founded Moscow’s Garage Center for Contemporary Culture built in the defunct Bakhmetevsky Bus Station, dates the older billionaire Roman Abromavich. Roman is the talk of town today because his latest boat – said to be the world’s biggest private yacht at 557 feet – was released from it’s Blohm & Voss shipyard, in Hamburg, Germany. Reports say it was released today but I hear from www.RduJour.com – who know their 411 – it won’t actually be ready ’til next year. The “Eclipse”, pictured below, comes with a missile-detection system, two helipads, a luxury spa, swimming pool and a miniature submarine. Cost is £300million.

Paul Allen will certainly throw his “Octopus” to the ground and stomp on it after seeing this, especially since it too has a submarine. But Paul Allen does have one thing Roman doesn’t – a funicular. I have ridden once at a party in one of his two Beverly Hills homes and it is pretty cool. It runs down the side of a hill between his main house and his recording studio/evil lair just between Coldwater Canyon and Loma Vista. While they are rare in the US, funiculars are as common as subways in Swiss towns like Montreaux and other moutainous areas. Regardless, I am almost certain Roman does not have one of these.

Add the “Eclipse” to Roman’s 3 other yachts, his private 767, his 40-person security personel or “private army”, and the Chelsea Football club, and we can see how he was the 2nd wealthiest man on Earth pre-recession. Now he is down to 57th. But loosing 3 billion of his dollars was nothing since he had already spent a cool “bill-ski” on improvements to the health-stricken impoverished Eastern Russian province, Chukotka, where he was governor for 8 years. Somebdoy stop this man! He is like Ghandi with a dash of Capone.

The “Eclipse”