My friends are Barons. That basically makes me better than you. Alright fine – so technically you can buy the title of Baron and Baroness now a days … but what’s in a title anymore, anyway? Though Dutchess and Czarina have a nice ring to them … Anyway – my friend The Baron, called me late Friday to congratulate me on yet another phenomenal day of typos and blogging, and to invite me to an art show at the back-to-back stores … Mameg & Maison Martin Margiela.

The Sparklets water truck exterior, located next to the Pennisula in Beverly Hills, was once an old church and is now home to Margiela while Mameg is housed on the backside of the building – the two stores are connected by a ground floor tunnel. Margiela is so fashion forward – it’s likely to see a three armed coat or a cookie-shaped sweatshirt when you walk in. Their white washed wood floors are actually prints, there is organ music throughout and shop-keepers wear whitemedical coats.

Best quote of the night was when Desa (aka Desanka Fasiska, formerly of Desanka and now designnig for “Of Two Minds”) said in response to my relentless bantor of extreme humor … “Ahaha, ahaha, Caroline! I ‘like’ you so much!” Where is the LOVE Desa!?

Desa is my new best friend – starting now. Why you ask? She is cool, we went to Beverly together, kicked it at Centruy City together – when it was important to do so, she knows everyone I know, she is hot, her friends are hot, and what really sealed the deal is I just found out she has an obsession with octopuses. Octopuie. Octopus, plural.

Desanka Fasiska & guest
Octopus art and photography from Desa at:
http://raredove.com/artwork/475537_octopus_garden.html

Back to the party … in the courtyard sat a very spiritual harp, harmonica, drum, flute, pipe player whose wife had catered the whole event with shiny vegatables and stews coming fresh from the pot. She also prepared an unusual chocolate dish laid in front of her music playing partner. We were instructed to go and accept the offering as a symbol of community. Attendees also included Caradoc Ehrenhalt, L.A. Native/Designer Jasmine Shokrian, who sells her line at Margiela, and the husband/ wife design team Clayton and Flavi of Cerre. Also present was L.A. Native photographer Brigitte Sire.

Entertainment

LA designer Jasmine Shokrian (L) and Husband and wife design team Clayton and Flavi (R)

Chocolate offerings

Feta tower

Shiny Vegatables

Mameg store

Mannequinns at Mameg

Margiela store

Margiela store

Maison Martin Margiela Fall ’09 looks