Golden Globes 2012 — We are tracking the clothes at the Globes today — check back for live updates!! [SLIDESHOW]

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Charlize Theron in Dior haute couture and Givenchy heels

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Madonna in Reem Akra with Andrea Riseborough in Vivienne Westwood

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Kelsey Grammer and his new pregnant wife Kayte Walsh

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Lea Michelle in Marchesa spring 2012

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Jean Dujard (The Artist) in Lanvin

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Kate Beckingsale in Cavalli

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Michelle Williams in Jason Wu and Judith Leiber and vintage Fred Leighton headband

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Jonah Hill

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Reese Witherspoon in Zac Posen

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Diana Agron in Giles Deacon laser cut swans dress and Fred Leighton jewelry

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Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace and Brad Pitt in a Ferragamo three piece tux

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Nicole Kidman in Versace

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Jessica Biel in Elie Saab

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Sofia Vergara in Vera Wang and Harry Winston

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Kate Winslet's dress is Jenny Packham (Winner: Best Actress in a Miniseries, Mildred Pierce)

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Emma Stone in Lanvin

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Rooney Mara in Nina Ricci pre-fall 2012

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Zooey Deschanel (nominated for New Girl) in custom PRADA dress & pumps with tuxedos on her nails

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Adam Levine (The Voice) in Tom Ford with James Valentine, both of Maroon 5

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Evan Rachel Wood in Gucci

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Tilda Swinton in Haider Ackermann

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Natalie Portman in Lanvin

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Nicole Richie in Julien Macdonald, Jimmy Choo shoes and a House of Harlow clutch

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Elle Macpherson in Zac Posen

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Shailene Woodley in Marchesa

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Andie MacDowell and daughter Rainey Qualley in Alberto Makali who is this year's Miss Golden Globes 2012

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Piper Perabo in Olivier Theysken / Theory

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Kelly Osbourne in Zac Posen

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Elle Macpherson in Zac Posen and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry

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Berenice Bejo (The Artist)

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Andrea Riseborough at the BAFTAs on Saturday, Jan 14, 2012

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Elizabeth Olsen at W mag party at Chateau Marmont on Friday, Jan 13, 2012

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Charlize Theron (Young Adult) in at

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Elizabeth Olsen at the Independent Spirit Awards nominee lunch at BOA

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Michelle Williams in Victoria Beckham

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Emma Stone in Lanvin at Vanity Fair party at Cecconi's on Friday, Jan 13, 2012

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Emma Stone in Lanvin at W magazine's annual pre-party at Chateau Marmont on Friday, Jan 13, 2012

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Evan Rachel Wood at the BAFTA Tea Party at the Four Seasons in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan 14, 2012

Rooney Mara (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, NOMINATED) in Nina Ricci pre-fall 2012
Natalie Portman (presenter) in Lanvin
Reese Witherspoon (presenter) in Zac Posen
Emma Stone (The Help) in Lanvin
Evan Rachel Wood (Mildred Pierce) in Gucci premiere
Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin) in Haider Ackermann
Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce, WINNER) in Jenny Packham
Jessica Biel (presenter) in Elie Saab
Claire Danes (Homeland, WINNER) in J Mendel and Bvlgari
Shailene Woodley (The Descendants, NOMINATED) in Marchesa
Brad Pitt (Moneyball, NOMINATED) in a Ferragamo three piece tux
Angelina Jolie (Land of Milk & Honey, directorial debut) in Atelier Versace
Zooey Deschanel (New Girl, NOMINATED) in custom PRADA dress & pumps with tuxedos on her nails
Charlize Theron (Young Adult) in Dior haute couture and Givenchy heels
Adam Levine (The Voice) in Tom Ford with James Valentine, both of Maroon 5
Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn, NOMINATED) in Jason Wu, a Judith Leiber bag, vintage Fred Leighton headband and Fred Leighton for Forevermark Diamond Stud Earrings and Snake Ring
Mila Kunis (presenter) in Dior with long-time manager Cami Curtis
Madonna (W.E., WINNER: Best song in a motion picture, W.E.) in Reem Akra with Andrea Riseborough in Vivienne Westwood
Jessica Alba (presenter) in Gucci and Bvlgari
Julianne Moore in Chanel Couture Fall 2011 and Bvlgari

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Golden Globes Party List 2012 — Fox, HBO, Weinstein, W magazine, CAA, the BAFTAs and more!

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Friday, January 13, 2012
W Magazine Party Chateau Marmont
Paramount Pictures — on the lot
Vanity Fair — Cecconi’s
CAA — Soho House
AFI Awards lunch — Four Seasons

Saturday, January 14, 2012
Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch — Boa
BAFTA/LA Awards Season Tea Party — Four Seasons
Art Of Elysium Heaven Gala — Union Station
WME dinner — Craft
Paramount lunch — Hotel Bel Air

Sunday, January 15, 2012
HBO Party — Beverly Hilton / pool
Weinstein party — Beverly Hilton / former Trader Vic’s
Fox Party — Robinsons May parking lot
NBC Universal – Beverly Hilton / garage roof
CAA Party — Sunset Tower
Sony Party — Stardust Room / Beverly Hilton 8th fl
Warner Bros. / InStyle — Beverly Hilton
Sean Penn’s after party at the Montage

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A Brief History of Shailene Woodley — LA Native and 2012 Golden Globes Nominee

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Shailene Woodley in Marchesa at the 2012 Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan 15, 2012

Well, we were dying to see what Shailene would wear last night on the red carpet (it was Marchesa) and put together this little photo montage for you of all her awards season looks to track the fashion progression of this 20 year old tyke — leading up to the Golden Globes dress last night … Here is a tally of Shailene’s awards season looks and some notes on this L.A. Native.

Shailene Woodley (20, who went to Simi Valley high school) plays the roll Amy Jurgens on The Secret Life Of The American Teenager on ABC (the show is coincidentally taped at Grant High School in the valley not far from Simi Valley high). Her mother on the show, Ann Jurgens, is played by 80s teen icon Molly Ringwald.

After losing her virginity at band camp, Amy discovers that she’s pregnant — and the show goes on to detail her life pregnant in high school, in the valley.

Her break–out performance in The Descendants opposite George Clooney has earned her a nomination for a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe — putting her on a new level of stardom and fashion.

When you find yourself starring in a nominated film, one of the first things you need to do is find yourself a decent stylist.

Why you ask? Shailene will now need about 75 new dresses for each of the premieres for The Descendents around the world, each film festival where The Descendents was screened, each awards ceremonies where it was nominated, plus dinners, parties in celebration of those awards ceremonies. Not to mention all the dressed-downed outfits she’ll need for all the talk shows and press junkets that will come up.

Let’s take a closer look at what it means to star in a nominated film … Here is a tally of Shailene’s awards season looks:

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Party List! 2011 Golden Globes Party List

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We often get a lot of flack when we post parties ahead of time … it’s our favorite thing to do but it causes a lot of PR firms, celebrity wranglers and other friends of ours here at the Truffle to get 500 extra calls checking to see if there is space left on their lists. We are always hesitant to do it, however, since our good friend Matt Donnelly – reporter extraordinaire, went and popped the cherry this morning on the L.A. Times with a full blown roster of fetes for the Golden Globes weekend (nice Matt, lol)  - we decided we could go ahead and do our usual party list as well.

We are most excited for the Access Hollywood Gift Lounge at the Sofitel tomorrow but other good parties include: In-Style Beauty Lounge, BAFTA‘s usual tea party and HBO‘s luxury lounge – all at the Four Seasons (this a step in the right direction for BAFTA who has always done their parties at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in the past which is kinda, eh. #renovateme). Weinstein‘s party is at Bar 210 (#RIPtradervics) in the Bev Hilton and the In Style/Warner Brothers Viewing Party, HBO’s after party, Fox and the NBC/Universal party are also in the hotel. The actual awards are held here in the hotel as well from 5pm to 8pm so these parties are super convenient. Other parties from Matt’s list include Paramount, W Magazine (on Friday at Chateau produced by Cara events hosted by W editor Stefano Tonchi) party and Art of Elysium / Vogue party (on Saturday).

Also of note, the Critic’s Choice Awards which is held tonight at the Palladium (and airs tonight as well) will have their party at Siren Studios afterwards. *Please check out our lists from Sundance, Emmys, Oscars, MTV Movie Awards, and MTV Video Awards from 2010 by clicking on Awards Season. Also see:

Weekly Juice: Music Center Names New Board, Sting Party in Malibu, Golden Globe Week Begins

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Welcome to Golden Globes week in Los Angeles. Thus begins a week of gifting, hoopla and media pre-coverage for the upcoming GG celebration. Our pick for suites to visit this week is the Access Hollywood event at the Sofitel which we will tell you more about on Saturday when we go.

Last night, the first of the week’s festivities began with Audi’s party at Cecconi’s which honored all the noms. If you live in L.A., you are probably accustomed by now to see a bunch of Audi buzzing around West Hollywood during the Emmys, Oscars and other awards weeks. This week will be no exception – you can expcet to see Audi’s usual promotion, who teams up with PMK BNC to chaffuer celebrities (ideally nominees), between gift lounges, pre-parties, the actual awards and after parties. So, if you see a new model black A8 Audis with tinted windows and no license plates at the valet pick up or at a red light this week, chances are there is a celeb in back (or a friend of a celeb that is being wooed). Click to Continue Reading

Trend Report: Corset Lingerie dominated the Spring 2010 runway shows

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Originally published in January, I thought it was time to re-visit this post, as I have been seeing corset/lingerie everywhere!

One of the obvious trends that was shown on the runway for next season, Spring / Summer 2010, was lingerie inspired garments.  I wanted to take it a step further, and examine the trends within this trend, so I zoned in on the corset!  Among many others, including, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lanvin, Alexander Wang, Dior, Antonio Berardi, and Sophia Kokosalaki incorporated some aspect of “the corset” into their garments for their Spring 2010 show.

Whether it be paired with a sweatshirt, dress, pants, bathing suit, or skirt, corsets ruled the runway!

Marion Cotillard (left) it at the Critics Choice Awards last Friday in one of the Dior runway looks (right).

Emily Blunt and Tina Fey opted for corset-ish dresses at the Golden Globes

Buy nude corset from Macys.com for $50.00

Buy white and black lace corset from Frederick’s of Hollywood for $19.99

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Ruffled Satin Corset $19.99 from Fredericks of Hollywood

Awards Season: 2010 Golden Globes Party List & Reports

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Paramount pre Golden Globes Party honoring Marty Scorcese at Chateau Marmont

Food served: Infamous Chateau sliders, risotto balls, mac and cheese
Celebs: Holding court in the center was Leo Di Caprio with his arm firmly around girlfriend Bar Rafaeli the whole evening, Martin Scorcese, Robert di Niro, George Clooney, Chris Pine, Marion Cotillard, Rose McGowan, Jeremy Piven
Friends I saw: Rick Yune, Bryan Burk, Lizzie Friedman, Laurie Feltheimer, Hopi Dobuler, Andre Balazs
Clothes that stood out: It was so packed you could barely make out what anyone was wearing but Marion Cotillard stood out Click to Continue Reading

Antonio Berardi, This sex is on fire

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FASHION GOD, ANTONIO BERARDI

OMFG, Antonio Berardi has been on a f^*king kick the past three shows, holy cow !

SOMEONE PLEASE FAN ME BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I AM GOING TO FAINT

IN THE WORDS OF RACHEL ZOE, ” I DIE” !!!!

COMMON ANTONIO, ARE YOU TRYING TO GIVE ME A FASHION HEART ATTACK??

I WANT ONE OF EVERYTHING, NOWWWWWW !

Not only are the clothes unbelieveableeee, but the thigh high boots, hair and makeup, and accessories are mind blowing as well !

Going with the theme of the day, The Golden Globes, I hope someone pics one of these gorgeous dresses to wear !

“It” Lounge = Kari Feinstein’s Style Lounge *Globes Edition*

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Drumroll please…….

This years Kari Feinstein’s Style Lounge for The Golden Globes was held at the always interesting Zune LA, on Beverly Blvd. (Shout out to Kari and Tracy Pendleton !)


What is Zune you ask?  Zune is Microsoft’s way of incorporating nightlife and events with their Zune Ipod.  During the day, this former photo studio, is Microsoft’s office for Zune, and at night, for fun things like birthday parties, concerts, art exhibits, events, and more!

There are three different floors to explore and see all of the goodies that are up for decoration.  If you would like more info on this subject, call Zune LA at (323) 944 0702 or check out the space at is 8275 Beverly Blvd (although it is usually not open to just anyone.)

The bathrooms in Zune LA are very artsy and fun… we like creative bathrooms!

The themes for this gifting suite for me were: ADORABLE, MINIATURE, PETITE, CUTE LITTLE PACKAGING, AND PERSONALIZATION, all of which I and most girls love!

Now for the good stuff !!

The Fry Girl Inc.

As I checked in, the first thing that hit me was the smell of something amazing…MINI DONUTS!

It turned out to be this adorable little station called, The Fry Girl.

The inner fattie in me came out, as I asked The Fry Girl many questions about this amazing concept including: What are the most popular flavors? What is your favorite flavor? etc.  THEN she tells me their other specialities:

♥ Deep fried candy bars that are fried and served with powdered sugar and drizzled with choc and caramel sauce

♥ Gourmet french fries in black and white truffles, rosemary mayonnaise, thai ketchup, sea salt and ,alt vinegar, chipolte mayonnaise, and garlic aiolo sauce.

♥ Choco-waffles, Ice Cream, and Apple fries

I know, you are thinking heart attack on a plate, right? The most scrumptious aspect of all is that these mini donuts are not bad for you! One mini donut is 26 calories, with 3.5 grams of carbs and 1 gram of fat.

Can I get a hellll yaaa?

I just want one of these because it is sooooo cute, omg.

Um, who wouldn’t want this car lol?

Contender for most adorable business card, everrr

LA Native Amber Stevens at The Fry Girl Inc. station

Usana healthcare

The next booth I hit was for Usana Vitamins, and let me tell you, this was such an amazing idea to have at a suite that caters to celebrities.  Why you ask? Because celebs are often very busy and will forget to take their vitamins, and with traveling and stress, need a good night sleep.

Usana wants to make being healthy EASY for you.

Usana customizes these boxes of vitamins for you, after you answer a few questionairs about your life style and habits, then sends you this box that has all of your daily vitamins in one little cute plastic pouch.

The three products that I was told would be beneficial for our readers are MY HEALTH PAK, Melatonin, and Probiotic plus.

My Health Pak – Why this is beneficial:

Its dummy proof….The box opens up to a visual picture of which vitamins you have in your box (exact picture for your convenience).

There is no having to go to all these different vitamin bottles everyday and not having a small place to put them, until you take them.

This kit was made for YOU, not like taking 10 vitamins which you just randomly heard about from Dr. Oz and decided to take.

This is soo cool: You take a 1 minute personalized questionnaire, and then it tells you exactly what you need to take and when.  My results are below.

I was also gifted Usana’s Pure Rest and Usana’s pro-biotic plus.

Pro-biotics are very important because they promote healthy digestion and immune system, and balance out the good and bad bacteria in the gut.

I lovee the packaging for this product, it is soooo adorable and it is so easy to take !  All you do is: Take one of the tiny packets–> empty into any cold drink –> drink up = no bad taste

The last amazing Usana product is Pure Rest, an orange flavored dis-solvable tablet to help aid with sleep.  This product is made with melatonin, a popular natural occurring hormone that regulates ones sleep cycle.  THIS is NOT a sleeping pill, so it doesn’t have any narcotic addictiveness.  Yay for pure rest !

Why was this good to bring to the gifting suite you ask? One reason being is that actors and actresses need sleep in order to look healthy and bbbbeautiful for the upcoming award shows.  One might be anxious and or nervous for The Globes Saturday night and not be able to sleep… que in Pure Rest.  Celebrities also have jam packed stressful schedules, so perfect for a good nights rest, or for when traveling and need to catch up on sleep.  Pure rest is a god send to take because it is natural, non habit forming, and safe.

Amanda Righetti with Usana

Foot Petals

The most genius thing ever..

I’m going to tell you a little story…. My Aunt, Liz (Hiii Auntie !!), has a relative who has always had the worst looking feet ever, as a result of not wearing Foot Petals.  This woman, Woman X,  has bunions, blister scars, and gnarled crossed toes… just ugly feet.  According to my mom, she wore shoes that did not have any cushioning (like Foot Petals gives you) and shoes that did not fit her.  My whole life, my mom has always told me to only buy shoes that fit perfectly and to make sure I put cushions and strip thingys so that I did not end up with feet like Woman X.

I had a job once where I had to wear HIGH heels for hourssss; it was miserable.  I was very phobic that I would develop bunions, gnarly toes, ugly blistered heels, etc, so I obvi stocked up on my supply of foot petals.

See the people at Foot Petals really care, and that’s why they made this adorable handy dandy little tin box to keep in your car.  Talk about convenience !

Another great thing about Foot Petals is that the booklets, instructions, and actual supplies are idiot proof.

Don’t end up with feet like Woman X, buy some Foot Petals.

Daily Truffle perk: Get a Free pair of pink heart Tip Toes

What comes inside the handy dandy tin box

I saw this chair and decided that I either  had to have it or had to take a picture of it… It wasn’t for sale, so I just decided to live with taking a picture.

Melora Hardin (The Office) with Foot Petals

Paleta

Paleta is THE number one personalized food delivery service, according to me ;-)

I mean common, these people built the first green kitchen in Southern Cali AND have their own green house!

Paleta is also great for people who are too busy to make cook, individuals wanting to loose weight healthfully, people who have food allergies and need a gluten or dairy free diet, and anyone else who just wants delish food delivered to their door step everyday.

Paleta meal delivery offers:

Breakfast * Lunch * Dinner * Snacks * Dessert

Freshly made meals delivered daily to your home

Organic eco-conscious cuisine * from the farm to your table

Gourmet taste without the guilt

Hours of freedom from shopping, cooking, and cleaning

A leaner body and more energy to enjoy life

Free delivery * no tipping * no tax

Lets not forget how cute their business cards are with the little mini cut out spoon.

Ashley Greene (Twilight) and pup with Paleta

Kate Flannery (The Office) with Paleta

Molly Sims with Paleta

Infinity Sun

Infinity Sun, the only carbon neutral sunless tanning company, provided their famed tanning service for the lucky attendants of the Style Lounge.

The only sunless tanning system that tans you while acting as multi treatment skin care… Yes, I said sunless tanning + skin care, cool right?

This was another great station to have at the Style Lounge because -face it, we all know it- stars get spray tans before award shows, so this was very convienent !

Infinity Sun’s Celebrity clientele: Brooke Burke, winner of “Dancing With the Stars”, Jessica Alba, Giselle Bündchen, Brittany Spears, Paula

Abdul, Adrien Grenier, Lindsay Lohan, David Beckham, etc.

Featured on TV shows: Sunset Tan, Millionaire Matchmaker, Entourage, The Style Network’s “Style Scenes”, E! Entertainment’s Academy awards “48 hour make-over”, Dr 90210, and many other TV shows!

This the new Spa Lite™, a portable spray tanning machine that boasts a unique and stylish design, state-of-the-art technology and 100% recyclable “Bag in the Box” solution.

Paris asked for her own in pink!

My genius photography skills at the Infinity Sun tanning station

Rex Lee (Entourange) with Infinity Sun

Edyta Sliwinska (Dancing with the Stars) at Infinity Sun

Reebok

The Reekbok station was very popular on the day that I went.

The big to do with the Reebok station is that they are the original makers of this “gym-in-a-shoe sneaker” that many other brands are now copying (lame). I have worn these around a little and they are really cool because the rounded bottom makes every step you take essentially like walking up a stair. It’s the same principle as the elliptical machines at the gym and this shoe technology was actually originally developed by Reebok in-house scientist. This shoe with brains will minimize the workout and maximize the walking you already do with a sole that forces your muscles to tense and flex with every step you take.

Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) with Reebok

I personally need Reebok Easytone’s because the bottom has spiral cushioning for added comfort and they are supposed to reduce fatigue and activate key leg muscles.  I never run or jog, because when I do, my legs get tired and cramp very easily; I hate exercising, with a passion.

Retro Sport

The guys were so excited to get their favorite sports apparel from the Retro Sport station!

You will no doubt be seeing all the hot guys wearing this collection during the upcoming football games.

Retro Sport is a brand that recreates old collegiate, NFL, NHL, Vintage Minor Leave Baseball, and other sports related t-shirts.

Let me tell you first hand, these t shirts are soo comfy and have the vintage feel that everyone loves.

The funniest pictures of the day definitely were with the Retro Sport Mascot.

Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) with Retro Sport

Alexander Gould (Weeds) with Retro Sport

Gilles Marini (Dancing with the Stars)with Retro Sport

Guests in action

Californication and Sex in the City star, Evan Handler having a tiff with the valet  Don’t you love camera phones?  I HAD to get a picture of this, because it was too funny.

Stephanie Pratt eating the very popular Rasta Tacos, and trying on Reebok Easytone shoes

Victoria Hervey taking a picture with the Retro Sport mascot

Ashley Jones trying on jewelry from Caselnuovo d’Aiassa Designs

Dr. Rey talking to Extra TV about Heidi Pratt’s plastic surgery

Felicity Huffman trying on jewelry

Paris Hilton asking for a pink Infinity Sun tanning booth

Estella Warren trying on Ice Watches and walking away with a few

Extra TV asking celebs what their thoughts were on Heidi Pratt’s plastic surgery (magazine in hand)

Lauren Sanchez leaving in her black Cadallic Escalade

Ashlyn Gorse arriving in a blue Porsche

Evan Handler (Californication) sporting Cash 4 Gold

Craig Robinson (The Office) with Ice Watches

Nick Verreos (Project Runway) with Vineyard Vines

Neve Campbell with Reebok

Yara Shahidi (Imagine That) with the Retro Sport mascot

Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) with Vinyard Vines

Yayyy Feinstein Mcguiness PR, you get a gold star for a job well done !

For more info or to purchase the items mentioned, please go to the following websites:

Thefrygirlinc.com

Usana.com

Reebok.com

Paleta.com

Footpetals.com

Retrosportapparel.com

LA native A-List stars at the Golden Globes

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Awards Season: It’s officially awards season when Paris Hilton hits a swag suite

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Paris Hilton opens up awards season by hitting the first gifting lounge of 2010. Take a tour of her gifting day with The Daily Truffle!

Now in her 10th year of attendance, Paris has been attending Kari Feinstein’s pre-award parties since the 20th century. Having pioneered the industry of gifting suits ten years ago when “gifting” was not yet a household name and the only place it was done was in showrooms and in the Oscar gift bags, Kari’s cool connects around town enabled her to make a go of it herself when she was 23, starting a company with a friend to specialize in the first pre-awards show primping party “The Beauty Buffet” and also she operated her events as “The Cabana” for some time, as in “The Cabana at Cannes”, etc. Little has changed since the inception – Paris Hilton”Cabana at Cannes” years ago and is still hitting them up today. Friday, Paris made yet another cameo to pick up the latest and greatest in beauty, fashion and food. I’ve seen Paris at Kari’s Style Lounge during the Emmy’s and Golden Globes and Sundance throughout the years and I think it’s time we give you all a tour of her day a gifting suite and break it down for you from the inside.

PARIS’ VISIT TO THE PRE-GOLDEN GLOBE 2010 STYLE LOUNGE:

Paris’ first stop was at USANA healthcare – a health food company that makes vitamins. We got some cool melatonin from them – NEED MORE SLEEP! USANA Health Sciences develops and manufactures high-quality nutritional supplements, healthy weight-management products, and self-preserving personal-care products. I saw Paris the night before at Gia Coppola’s art show and for her little party-hopping, jet-setting, reality show filming (could she be on the new Real Housewives of Beverly Hills show with her Aunt Kim Richards?), she could probably use a little cellular rejuvenation. Paris loved the USANA customized vitamin packs and picked up a bunch. http://shop.usana.com/

Next stop? Infinity Sun (-less tans!). Perfect for Paris,  Infinity Sun is the world’s only multi-treatment skincare systems based upon High Volume Low Pressure (HVLP) turbine engineering. What?!?! Even with my electrical engineering degree from USC, I am still lost. Don’t feel bad if you’re lost too … I think the point is, Paris, the Queen of faux tans, knows what she’s doing. Infinity Sun explained to us their proprietary technology atomizes various treatment lotions into very fine mists, delivering highly customized, high quality skincare and sunless tanning elixirs for the ultimate beautifying experience. (what?! just as long as we’re tan.) Paris was really into Infinity Sun, she wanted her own spray tanning machine in pink.


Paleta Organic Gourmet Meal Delivery service was next. This is a service that DELIVERS organic, nutritious meals to your house – for breakfast, lunch, dinner. They also send snacks and will allow you to customize your diet plan – or leave it to them. Your meals come packaged cute and fresh each day. You leave your “empties” outside your door and they take them back the next morning. If you are on a Burger King budget – read on – but if you spend about $50 on your food every day – and are annoyed with ordering lunch every single damn day from your office and then feeling obligated to pay for your assistant’s lunch too – Paleta may be the way of the future for you.  An Organic, Eco-conscious, Gourmet Meal Delivery Service providing a healthy and happy lifestyle to the greater Los Angeles area. Paris Hilton loved the Paleta meal delivery service! LOVED! http://www.paleta.com/

Retro Sport is something even the guys can get behind – they make sports team apparel for all sports teams in soft cottons you WILL NOT find at Staples center or The Forum. These cute renditions on basic team jerseys and t-shirts are like Ron Herman and Fred Segal went and bought the NBA, NFL and NHL and made collections for each team: http://www.retrosportapparel.com

On to the Reebok station – the most exciting thing Reebok is doing recently is their new Easy Tones sneakers – they are the original makers of this gym-in-a-shoe sneaker that many other brands are now copying (lame). I have worn these around a little and they are really cool because the rounded bottom makes every step you take essentially like walking up a stair. It’s the same principle as the elliptical machines at the gym and this shoe technology was actually originally developed by Reebok in-house scientist. This shoe with brains will minimize the workout and maximize the walking you already do with a sole that forces your muscles to tense and flex with every step you take. http://www.reebok.com/US/#/

Now the fun part – Tacori for jewels! The very controversial concepts of gifting high-priced jewels to celebrities prompted the Internal Revenue Service to set new tax codes for those “gifted” items like this. In some cases, Paris may end up reporting the gift on her 2010 tax return as some sort of weird fees-rendered or gift section of her 1040 – or whatever she fills out.

Dr. Rey’s Shapewear: Dr Robert Rey from “Dr 90210″ on E! has teamed up with Australian lingerie designer Bruno Schiavi to launch a shapewear collection for women. Dr Robert Rey has quickly become one of the entertainment industries most highly sought after beauty and lifestyle experts. His expertise in enhancement surgery combined with Bruno Schiavi’s experience in the lingerie market offers women a unique range of body enhancing shapewear to disguise any imperfection and enhance a woman’s natural assets. Paris does NOT need any of this but I am sure this was one of her favorites booths – lingerie developed by a plastic surgeon? Genius – who would better know how to push up and pull back those things you are always doing with your hands in the mirror? These lingerie sets will makes those retarded poses you hold – with your hands – stick with their threads. http://www.drreyshapewear.com/brands/drrey

Ice Watches: This may have to go on Paris’ tax return too … I’ll keep my fingers crossed her accountants can get her out of this one. Paris picked up a white Ice Watch with these cool square bands that go around them and then took TONS of Ice watches in different colors. http://www.ice-watch.com/

Vivitar cameras, a brand we don’t hear nearly enough about, handed Paris a little camera – with which she IMMEDIATELY started talking pictures of herself. Vain, but cute, I think. Vivitar gave her a camcorder, after Paris said she has “tons” of cameras. LOL. You’re always hearing a lot about Nikon, Canon and Panasonic but this brand, Vivitar puts their money into quality, not ads with Ashton Kutcher taking “cool pix.” LOL. http://www.vivitar.com/

Next Stop: Moni Moni handbags – “Italian Vintage Leather?” You had me at Italian! Imported Italian Leather Handbags by Moni Moni are feminine yet strong, sophisticated yet casual, and luxurious yet practical. Editors, celebrities, and every day women love and appreciate a luxurious imported Italian leather handbag designed to be used in real life. http://www.monimoni.com/

Possibly my FAVORITE thing in the world I was soooooo excited to see!!!  — Foot Petals!!! Stop feet from sliding forward! Stop ugly overhang & toe scrunch with “Tip Toes.” Foot Petals also makes shoes cushions, legwear and footwear. http://www.footpetals.com/

Daily Truffle perk: Get a Free pair of pink heart Tip Toes

Other sponsors I saw at the lounge:

Rock Revival Jeans
Zone Perfect
Jessica Hicks jewelry
CellCeuticals Skincare
Nail Garden
The Fry Girl Inc.

Photos from Wireimage

LA Royal: Ms. Golden Globe 2010, Meet Mavis Spencer, Harvard Westlake ’10

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This Sunday, Harvard-Westlake student Mavis Spencer will host a portion of the Golden Globes, joining a long list of celebrity children to be awarded the honor of has been crowned Miss/Mr Golden Globe since 1963. The title awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is traditionally a daughter or son of a celebrity. Mavis Spencer is the 17 year old daughter of Emmy award winning TV actress Alfre Woodard. The role of Miss Golden Globes assists in the Association’s Golden Globe Awards. Past honorees have included celebrity children Melanie Griffith (1975 – Tippi Hedren and Peter Griffith), Laura Dern (1982 – Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern), Lisabeth Shatner (1985 – William Shatner), Joely Fisher (1992), John Clark Gable (1995), Freddie Prinze, Jr. (1996), Clementine Ford (1998 – Cybill Shepherd), Katie Flynn (2001 – Jane Seymour), A.J. Lamas (2003 – Lorenzo Lamas), Dominik Garcia-Lorido (2003 – Andy Garcia), Kathryn Eastwood (2005 - Clint Eastwood), Lily Costner (2004 – Kevin Costner), Dakota Johnson (2006 – Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson), Lorraine Nicholson (2007 – Rebecca Broussard and Jack Nicholson) and Rumer Willis (2009 – Demi Moore and Bruce Willis).

Miss Golden Globe (also Mr. Golden Globe) is an annual title awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The honoree, traditionally the daughter (or son) of a celebrity, assists in the Association’s Golden Globe Awards.

Honorees throughout the Years …
Year Name Parents
1963 Eva Six
Donna Douglas
1964 Linda Evans
1967 Corinna Tsopei
1969 Francoise Ruggieri
1971 Anne Archer Marjorie Lord and John Archer
1972 Pamela Powell Joan Blondell and Dick Powell
1973 Kelley Miles Vera Miles
1974 Linda Meikle John
1975 Melanie Griffith Tippi Hedren and Peter Griffith
1976 Lisa Farringer
1977 Nicole Ericson
1978 Elizabeth Stack Robert Stack
1979 Stephanie Haymes
1980 Kym Karath
1981 Rosanne Katon
1982 Laura Dern Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern
1983 Lori Leonelli
Rhonda Shear
1984 Anita Finch
1985 Lisabeth Shatner William Shatner
1986 Calista Carradine David Carradine
1987 Candace Savalas Telly Savalas
1988 Gigi Garner James Garner
1989 Kyle Aletter Lee Meriweather and Frank Aletter
1990 Katharine Kramer Stanley Kramer
1991 Kaitlin Hopkins Shirley Knight
1992 Joely Fisher Connie Stevens and Eddie Fisher
1993 Erin Hamilton Carol Burnett
1994 Alexandrea Martin Whoopi Goldberg
1995 John Clark Gable Clark Gable
1996 Jaime Nicole Dudney Barbara Mandrell
Freddie Prinze, Jr. Freddie Prinze
1997 Kehly Sloane Linda Gray
1998 Clementine Ford Cybill Shepherd
1999 Tori Reed Tim Reid
2000 Liza Huber Susan Lucci
2001 Katie Flynn Jane Seymour
2002 Haley Giraldo Pat Benatar
2003 Dominik Garcia-Lorido Andy Garcia
A.J. Lamas Lorenzo Lamas
2004 Lily Costner Kevin Costner
2005 Kathryn Eastwood Clint Eastwood
2006 Dakota Johnson Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson
2007 Lorraine Nicholson Rebecca Broussard and Jack Nicholson
2008 Rumer skd but GG canceled due to writers strike
2009 Rumer Willis Demi Moore and Bruce Willis
2010 Mavis Spencer Alfre Woodard

*from Wikipedia

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Reebok Easytone makes it look like you’ve burnt hours at the gym – even though you didn’t

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Reebok’s new EasyTone sneaker lets you take the gym with you. The shoes’ built-in instability balls create micro-instabilities forcing muscles to modify and work harder. Invented by former NASA man, Bill McInnis, who now heads up Advanced Innovations at Reebok. Available on Reebok.com, Lady Foot Locker, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Nordstrom, and Sports Chalet for around $99.

This is a reason to celebrate. Celebrities and half of L.A. came out this week for the Beverly Hills launch of the new dream shoe put on by Reebok’s entertainment publicist Kari Feinstein and her partner Mike McGuiness. The Reebok bash was three blocks from the house where I grew up off Coldwater Canyon, just up the boulevard from the Sunset Strip. A purple fever radiated up through the the black fog. Valet came and went. We handed in our keys and detected the maiden signs of celebrities: red carpets, flashes from cameras … and the infamous Andrew Brin.


Photo from DJ Adam12

Andrew is aspersive at the door – His trademark scarves and dope kicks make him a recognizable L.A. icon to all. Andrew would be a doorman in any other metropolis, but here he is an “identity manager”. If that doesn’t reverberate like something that is necessary, then you’ve never thrown a party in L.A. He has a categorized rolodex programmed in his brain that auto-sorts who gets in where, and when, and cross-checks it against the guests they brought and the season of shoe they are wearing.

Beneath the heated lamps, to his right, were the Feinstein-McGuiness girls, ready with lists, walkies, Blackberrys and cigarettes. Feinstein-McGuiness, also known as FMPR, handles much of Hollywood’s best branding and marketing campaigns. On any budget for any brand, FMPR will find a way to make it a hit with celebrities and the Hollywood population. I reflected on my own days as a “Feinstein-McGuiness girl”, although, at that time it was just a “Feinstein girl”. Kari partnered with Mike McGuiness a couple years ago. I worked for Kari for one year and learned more about Hollywood, PR and media than I ever did working at Maverick, E!, Fox studio, and CAA combined. It goes to show that some people just have it …



DJ Sam Ronson. Photos from Todd Wilkenson/Wireimage.

ABOUT FEINSTEIN/McGUINESS PR:

Kari Feinstein PR is an L.A. based firm founded in 2003 by Kari Feinstein (Oakwood ’94, left) that specializes in product placement, event planning, publicity, branding, celebrity outreach, entertainment marketing, and red carpet production. Kari created the well-known Kari Feinstein Style Lounge events in anticipation of major award shows and film festivals (Golden Globes, Sundance, Academy Awards, MTV Movie Awards, Emmys). The Style Lounge is held at private estates in Beverly Hills and Hollywood, and is stocked with the latest and greatest in clothing, jewelry, electronics, gadgets, food and drinks. The Style Lounge provides award nominees and other celebrities and tastemakers with pre-red carpet beauty, relaxation and styling needs – including make-up, hair, nails, massage, transportation and wardrobe.

In 2006, Kari partnered with Mike McGuiness to form Feinstein-McGuiness or FMPR . Together, this power-duo deliver targeted, comprehensive, highly effective PR and marketing campaigns for retainer clients and and project-based events for consumer, lifestyle, fashion and entertainment brands.

Mike McGuiness poses at Kari Feinstein Golden Globes Style Lounge held at Zune LA on January 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.


Me and Kari at the Pre-Emmys Style Lounge 2006 (left), and a Project Angel Food benefit (right)

Additional photos from Wireimage and Reebok.

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#LAnatives: Kari Feinstein, Oakwood high school

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ABOUT FEINSTEIN/McGUINESS PR:

Kari Feinstein PR (now called Feinstein / McGuiness) is an L.A. based firm founded in 2003 by Kari Feinstein (left) that specializes in product placement, event planning, publicity, branding, celebrity outreach, entertainment marketing, and red carpet production. Kari created the well-known Kari Feinstein Style Lounge events in anticipation of major award shows and film festivals (Golden Globes, Sundance, Academy Awards, MTV Movie Awards, Emmys). The Style Lounge is held at private estates in Beverly Hills and Hollywood, and is stocked with the latest and greatest in clothing, jewelry, electronics, gadgets, food and drinks. The Style Lounge provides award nominees and other celebrities and tastemakers with pre-red carpet beauty, relaxation and styling needs – including make-up, hair, nails, massage, transportation and wardrobe. In 2006, Kari partnered with Mike McGuiness to form Feinstein-McGuiness or FMPR . Together, this power-duo deliver targeted, comprehensive, highly effective PR and marketing campaigns for retainer clients and and project-based events for consumer, lifestyle, fashion and entertainment brands.

Mike McGuiness poses at Kari Feinstein Golden Globes Style Lounge held at Zune LA on January 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.


Me and Kari at the Pre-Emmys Style Lounge 2006 (left), and a Project Angel Food benefit (right)


Sign at the Sundance Style Lounge