Hier Soir: Alice+Olivia x Palihouse, InStyle x the London, Current Elliot x Petit Ermitage

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - August 11th, 2011   Filed under: Hier soir ..., Los Angeles Social Diary, Notes from Last Night
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AS you know, we heart the Palihouse and highly recommend you get a room their sometime or suggest it to a visiting friend. We also heart shoes and Alice+Olivia so didn’t need much prompting when it came to Stacey Bendet’s soiree for her new shoe collection (yes, they have shoes now). Platforms, wedges and heels hung from a tree like Christmas but forget the pine needles and bring on the fleurs – that’s french for flowers, don’t you know. Face paint, gift bags and the DJ-violinist duo of Caitlin Moe and Mia Moretti completed the much expected chic night out.  Click to Continue Reading

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Hier soir … Sisters Sasha Spielberg + Jessica Capshaw at the ‘Art of Getting By Premiere’ in NYC

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - June 15th, 2011   Filed under: L.A. Natives, Premieres & Screenings
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Hier soir L.A. natives and half-sisters Jessica Capshaw and Sasha Spielberg were out in NY at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema for the premiere of Sasha’s new film The Art of Getting By. The Cinema Society threw the screening with help of Fox Searchlight and alice + olivia. The usual to-be-expecteds when talking Cinema Society were present: Blythe Danner, Marina Rust Connor, Lauren Bush & Ashley Bush, Amy Fine Collins, Ann Dexter-Jones, Allison Sarofim, Daniel Benedict, and so forth … The usual suspects from alice + olivia’s camp included: Stacey Bendet Eisner (the designer for a+o), Dani Stahl, Jessica Stam, Charlotte Ronson, etc. and then of course Emma Roberts who stars in the film and Gavin Wiesen who directed. Abigail Breslin, Shenae Grimes, Rupert Friend, Katharine McPhee and producer Celine Rattray, were also present.  An after party at the Thompson LES Hotel followed.

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Weekly Juice: Beacherʼs Madhouse private parties continue, SupperClub officially opens in L.A., ‘Somewhere’ premiere & after-party at the Chateau, and more

by: Our Little Truffle Hunters - December 7th, 2010   Filed under: L.A. Natives, LA Private Schools, Weekly Juice
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NEWS FLASH! Julien Assange ARRESTED!!!! Yikes! Still torn on how we feel about this but most certainly amazing and a story to follow … this may be on permanent news cycle for the next ten years. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming …

Basically everyone was in Miami for Art Basel last week … but people keep asking what happened in L.A. …

This morning … the Hollywood Reporter annual breakfast for their Women in Hwood issue at the BH hotel – Helen Mirrin, Halle Berry.

Tonight, Somewhere will premiere at the Archlight with an after party at Chateau …

and the Four Seasons will continue it’s weekly fashion cocktail hour – this week it’s with Intermix, next week will be with Ted Baker.

Stephen Webster new store launch at 202 N. Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills – Read story!

alice + olivia Baby Buggy Christmas party at Soho House – guests include Derek Blasberg, Nicky Hilton, Ashlee Simpson, Jessica Capshaw, Eva Amurri, Kourtney Kardashian, Ruthanna Hopper, etc. Go into any Alice + Olivia boutique throughout December w/a donation for Baby Buggy + receive a discount!

Decades Denim at Saks – there was a massive launch event last month at Julia Sorkin’s house but this was also a good party hosted by Cameron Silver and super well attended – We Heart S5A and Decades.

The Buckley School announced it soon break ground on 2 new buildings in Sherman Oaks – one on the site of the current Milk House, directly south of the Lower School – and the other will be located where the classrooms north of Disney Pavilion are today.

The Wrap has been going head to head with Variety and Backstage (Hollywood Reporter’s sister company) with their Academy Screenings - On Sunday, The Wrap screening series showed The Social Network with Q&A after with Armie, Aaron and Andrew …

Leonardo DiCaprio, Bar Refaeli and a group of friends stepped out Saturday night with to attend the pillow spray “Purusa Dream Extract’s” launch party at Beau and Aero in Santa Monica. PS – One of the Beau and Aero owners is dating lead singer of Incubus – Brandon Boyd.

David Arquette and Jeff Beacher are still hosting their Friday night privveee parties at Beachers Madhouse at the Roosevelt - this Friday was a sweet 16 for an actor I can’t remember the name of …

Four Seasons holiday party with the Marine’s Toys for Tots

SupperClub official launch (this has nothing to do with Tamsin’s club – this is the Supper Club chain that owns clubs by the same name in SF and Europe, and yes they have had events here before now but this was their official opening)

2010 Young Storytellers Foundation Event at Crossroads School – Benjamin Mckenzie & Jason Ritter – Jason an L.A. native went to Crossroads and graduated in ’98 – Young Storytellers is amazing – I’ve been to events at Endeavor here in BH and you can read more about them and see their kind of amazing advisory board here – Young Storytellers Foundation

Spotted Caroline D’Amore, David Arquette, Jaime King, Kevin Connolly and Tom Arnold at a party for Skullcandy

GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!

Opening night for Projects Angel Food’s annual shopping fundraiser  for Devine Design featured a runway show for Brooks Bros new collab with Thom Browne (Black Fleece). Brooks Bros had a table and invited their friends to join for the eve. (story coming)

David Yurman and Robb Report party @ Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House (which is currently on the market)

Beverly Hills Women’s Club Tiffany’s Tea (story coming soon on that)

Cedar’s Governors Gala

2011 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations

Earthbar is opening a new location at Equinox Century City – for those of you who love Earth bar in West Hollywood – but work at the Deathstar, ICM or Fox in Century City , u now have your own! Opens next week :)

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Diego Della Valle & Tod’s Beverly Hills Boutique welcomes new MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch

by: Magda Berliner - April 16th, 2010   Filed under: Events & Parties, LA Scene, Magda Berliner blog
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It was a Family Affair kind of evening this 15th of April get your taxes in the mail day…!

First off this lovely early spring ‘top down convertible’ kind of night, was a star studded ohmygodisthatreally??? party @ the three tier Tod’s emporium on Rodeo to welcome incoming MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch … you had art vets and celeb royals Ed Ruscha, Angelica Houston, Jacqueline Bissett …

Want some hip turn of the century auteurs? How bout Michel Gondry and Gwen Stefani (looking quite chic in an updo and vava voom strapless dress)?

Jeffrey Deitch brings along some NYC party flavour with the likes of Bob Colacello, Lauren Santo Domingo and Aaron Rose. Click to Continue Reading

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LA Natives: Little Sasha Spielberg (Marlborough High), all grown up, attends the premiere of The Company Men at Sundance 2010 with her mother Kate Capshaw

by: Caroline - January 24th, 2010   Filed under: L.A. Natives
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LA Native Sasha Spielberg (Marlborough High) was among major A-List stars at Sundance 2010 like Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Adrian Brody, Adrian Grenier, Kristen Stweart, Dakota Fanning, etc.

Little Sasha Spielberg, all grown up now, made her way down the red carpet at The Company Men premiere looking like an exact brunette version of her mom, Kate Capshaw.

In high school I recall a time when this little one was just a bun in the oven and her big sis was my class mate at Harvard-Westlake.

Sasha attended went onto Brown University just like big sis Jessica Capshaw ;) who can now be seen on Grey’s Anatomy.

Company Men World Premiere at Sundance 2010

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Judith Leiber Store Opening on Rodeo Drive

by: Caroline - September 30th, 2009   Filed under: FASHION, New in L.A., New Stores in LA, Shopping in LA
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L.A. Native and friend Ashlee Margolis killed it last with a huge celebrity turn out at the new Judith Leiber store opening on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. She threw the party along with Judith Leiber’s PR team and their New York PR agency, Company Agenda. Fellow LA Natives in attendance: jewelry designer Anita Ko, Daniel Landver, CEO for Lucas Design, actress Paula Patton (Harvard Westlake), Jessica Capshaw (Harvard Westlake ’94), Desiree Kohan (Beverly Hills High), owner of chic boutique Des Kohan, and The A Lists’ Candice Tab who grew up in Malibu. Other Angelenos we love included Cameron Silver (Decades on Melrose), Ashley Paige (bikini designer), Negar Ali (stylist) and Chris Huvane. Other celebrities included Ginnifer Goodwin, Amber Valletta, Katie Cassidy, Gabrielle Union, Jenna Dewan, Anne Heche and Sanaa Lathan. Also in attendance were uber-stylists to the stars Jessica Pastor, Penny Lovell, Tanya Gill, Wendi Ferreira, Tara Sweenen and Vincent Boucher. I also saw Brooke Davenporte, Kathy + Rick Hilton, designer Magda Berliner, celebrity hair stylist Anthony Francis, and shoe designers Jerome C. Rousseau and Taryn Rose. 

I was ecstatic to get an invite as Judith Leiber was something I grew up being taught was a life necessity!! My mother use to buy me the mini JL coin purses every time she would walk through Neiman Marcus in search of a new bag. I am always excited to find myself growing into my mother’s Maude Frisson shoes and in this case – her Judith Leiber accessories.

Following store openings in New Dehli, India and Dubai, UAE, last week, long time bag and belt maker Judith Leiber joined the ranks of Rodeo Drive storefronts opening their first ever Beverly Hills boutique across from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on via Rodeo.

Judith Leiber’s crystal minaudières are a well-recognized hit on red carpets and white table clothes at parties. The fall bags are now out and are inspired by the 70′s and Art Deco. The new designs feature square silhouettes for the “Wrap Clutch” and “Rectangle,” held by Paula Patton (above). To show off the bags this fashion week, Judith Leiber collaborated with designer Cho Cheng who featured the handbags on the runway at Bryant Park this month with his SS10 line. Cho Cheng is a secret treasure of the couture set - Cheng inherited his love of fashion from his grandmother, Betty Char-Nuis Yan, the acclaimed couturier who founded the famed Betty Couture at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong in 1960. The Cho Cheng show was opened by socialite & model Lydia Hearst and closed by fav-model-of-the-moment Coca Rocha.

Lydia Hearst (left) opened the Cho Cheng’s SS10 show in Bryant Park this month. Coca Rocha closed the show (left, with designer). Judith Leiber ”Rectangle” bags were featured in the show (center).

Special services at the Beverly Hills store will include personal shopping and as always – complimentary repairs. My mother made it a point to tell me when I started writing this post that she still brings her belts and bags in to have the jewels replaced and leather polished up and they are always happy to do so at no cost! Judith Leiber President, Mary Gleason, says “Judith Leiber is the bag of choice for style setters, First Ladies, and royalty.”I’d like to think so – the collectible handbags are part of the permanent design collections in my mother’s wardrobe as well as The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Smithsonian Institute.

Inside the new Judith Leiber store in Rodeo Drive


220 North Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Telephone: 310-888-8852
Email: info@judithleiberla.com
Website: www.judithleiber.com

Hours of Operation:
Monday – Saturday 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Store Manager: Thomas Joyce

*Other U.S. stores include South Coast Plaza, Las Vegas and flagship store in Manhattan.

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“Sweet Valley High”: The Movie??

by: Caroline - September 23rd, 2009   Filed under: Books, Film & TV, Required Reading
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What you may hear today is that Diablo Cody has just signed on to write and produce an adaptation of the “Sweet Valley High” book series for Universal Studios. Mason Novick, the former Bender-Spink producer who discovered and manages her, will produce, along with Adam Siegel and Marc Platt.

What you may not know is that author Francine Pascal based the twin California blonds on her friend Kate Capshaw’s adolescent daughter, Jessica; the premiere issue of the series has a dedication to the L.A. Native Jessica (Harvard-Westlake) in the beginning.

Mason! Get JC on for a cameo!

The “Sweet Valley” novels followed the lives of identical twins with dissimilar personalities — the sensitive and practical Elizabeth and the flighty and boy-crazy Jessica — in the fictional town of Sweet Valley. There were more than 150 books in the series between 1983 and 2003 and a TV series with 88 episodes between 1994 and 1997.

 

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