The chalk board at Spare Room - usually where you sign up to bowl

PARTY #1 …

On the list … Charlotte Ronson (the designed of the JC Penney line “T Heart Ronson”) and her sister, DJ Samantha Ronson, and their friends including several LA natives: sisters Kidada Jones and Rashida Jones, sisters Nicky Hilton and Paris Hilton, Monet Mazur. Other attending friends include like nightlife guru Brent Bolthouse, Hollywood’s most notorious “plus one” Carlos Lopez, publicist Rembrandt Flores, actor and DJ Danny Masterson, actor Zac Efron and more … Last year, Charlotte’s party for I Heart Ronson was front-lined by her step-father Mick Jones’ band Foreigner at Milk Studios in LA.

For those of you not familiar with the above … Charlotte (a designer) and Samantha (a DJ) are twin sisters and daughters of writer/socialite Ann Dexter-Jones; their step-father is Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones. Kidada (a designer) and Rashida (an actor) are daughters of Quincy Jones and both attended the Buckley school in the valley. Paris and Nicky (daughters of realtor/socialites Rick & Kathy Hilton) also went to Buckley on and off and know the Jones through school and growing up in LA. Nicole Richie (daughter of Lionel Richie) also went to Buckley.

Charlotte started her line with JC Penney around the time collaboration between stores like Target and H&M were winding down their famous collaborations with major celebrities and brands like Isaac Mizrahi, Madonna, Lanvin and Viktor & Rolf. JC Penney picked up on the trend a bit late but chose wisely as Charlotte Ronson has mucho brand cache among the younger set.

Samantha Ronson & Charlotte Ronson

Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton

Kadida Jones and Rashida Jones

Samantha bowling - she wore the right shoes for this

SVEDKA on I heart Ronson napkins

PARTY #2 ….

Moving west last night … We at the Truffle dare not cross the 405 unless we are going to Vicente for dinner or the Malibu Colony. However last night we made a one-time detour to the Santa Monica Promenade.

On the list … MOCA’s director Jeffrey Deitch and Maurice Marciano, one of the four Marciano brothers who founded Guess, teamed up to host the re-opening of Guess’ flagship store and spread the hype about MOCA’s current exhibit Art in the Street.’ The Bumbys were also present, clad in their usual bandana-masks and hat. The Bumbys, for those who don’t know, are two a performance artists who make an honest and fair assessment of your appearance at parties by typing it out on an old Brother computer and giving you the card. They have been the latest fad at Hollywood parties in the last year.

Another party fad we’ve noticed at Hollywood parties is live graffiti art. Last night, Guess and MOCA hired street artist (and friend of the Truffle) Chase to conduct live graffiti art next to the red carpet in front of the party. On the inside, they also had an electronic graffiti board we also saw at the T-Mobile party in Beverly Hills earlier this year.

But back to MOCA, we covered the opening of Art in the Street at MOCA this spring and loved the exhibit – full of well known and obscure LA and non-LA street artist work. MOCA has been doing a series of promotional parties – though they feel anything but promotional. So far they have all been exclusive, cherry-picked crowds at sophisticated laid-back venues. Last month, MOCA and Jeffrey teamed up with LEVIS to screen a documentary film at SOHO House and host an after party a mile East at the notorious Levis showroom, located in a clandestine house on Sunset Blvd next door to the Château Marmont. Blink twice and you’ll miss it.

The Bumbys at Maurice Marciano's party for Guess

PARTY #3 … The final party of the eve was the premiere of True Blood – who by the way – throws pretty amazing parties. You can credit that to HBO who understand what it takes to please a pampered crowd.

On the list … Stephen Moyer and wife Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgard & girlfriend Kate Bosworth, Joe Manganiello with fiancée Audra Marie, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Ryan Kwanten, Perrey Reeves (on HBO’s “Entourage”), Amanda Seyfried (who was on HBO’s ”Big Love”) and more all gathered at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome. Afterwards there was a party that included palm-reading witches and plastic fangs for guests. The new season of “True Blood” premieres Sunday on HBO.

“Fangtasia:” location of the True Blood after-party Tuesday in Hollywood

If you would like to contribute about interesting circles of friends and patches of society in LA and parties, please email us.

Sophomore designer Chrissie Miller (L) and design partner Madeleine von Froomer (R) screen new video lookbook, Truth Or Dare, at Paul & Andres

Kanon Vodka & Sophomore’s Chrissie Miller have a question to ask you … Truth or Dare!?

Last night, I went to go check out Kanon Organic Vodka, Chrissie Miller (founder of Sophmore) and her design partner Madeleine von Froomer (Proenza Schouler alum) new short film Truth or Dare which debuts their fall line of t-shirts, starring Chloe Sevigny, Chanel ambassador Jen Brill, writer Lesley Arfin, tattoo artist Scott Campbell and actor PJ Ransone and shot by Cass Bird; screened for the first time at Paul&Andre’s in L.A.

(For more on P&A, click on the following links P&A Purple Mag Oscar Partayyy, random mention the night before).

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the invite for this party for a few reasons:
1. Chrissie Miller in LA with Sophomore is very un LA, it is actually the opposite, being very NYC… We LOVE that!  The people mixed with the atmosphere was very LES in NYC, which I wish there was a lot more of. So far, P&A’s has def tried to bring a lil more of the NYC artsy/eclectic vibe to la, which especially worked at Olivier Zahm’s Purple Magazine Oscar Party, held here 3 weeks ago.

1.5 Chrissie is very creative, and has done the fashion film far before it was the cool new thing to do.  I love how she incorporates her style, the New York vibe, and her friends into a cool video, all while showcasing her line.
2. Kanon Vodka just can’t help but be involved with and bring the most chic and interesting crowd to their events… I keep having to remind myself that this is an alcohol company … Who are you guys?? *side note* Last Coachella, my friend Yvan (Facehunter) filmed the funniest/cutest/most amaze balls short video for his blog, during the Kanon Pool party and around the festival (If you know Yvan, this video is so quintessentially..HIM!)  Kanon really pays attention to what’s new and hot in all areas of fashion, music, photography, and lifestyle.  I could go on and on about the above mentioned, but for your sake, I think I’ll stop!

Coachella from The Facehunter Show on Vimeo.

When I asked Chrissie why she decided to do something in LA, she said that since she just completed her short vid she thought LA, land of movies was the appropriate place to show it, and at her close friends new spot, Paul&Andre’s.  Normally the darkest spot in LA, Chrissie told us she had the lights turned up, so she could see who came to her partay; GOLD star on that one sister!

The deets:

Truth or Dare started at 10 P.M. sharp! The cast included included the ever so adorable Jen Brill (Chanel ambassador), Chloe Sevigny, Scott Campbell, Drea de Mateo, Shooter Jennings, Leslie Arfin, and other lovely New Yorkers.

“Oprah doesn’t look pretty when she cries” – Best quote from the short film that ran approx 6 minutes.

Drinks? My fav drink of the night was the Kanon Krush, as seen above. I love Kanon drinks, as they use fresh ingredients such as fruit and herbs instead of unhealthy junk.

——> Want to make a Kanon Krush at home? Go buy Kanon organic vodka, Fresh Lime, Fresh Orange, Angostura Bitters anddd some ice.

La Musique: One of my favorite people to see, New Yorker DJ Frankie Inglese, provided the always great music and conversation.

Those who came to support included: Chrissie Miller and Madeleine von Froomer, owner and designer of Sophmore, Chrissie’s sister Diana, Chrissie’s boyfriend Leo Fitzpatrick, Chloe Sevigny, Samantha Traina, Will Kopelman, Adrian Muzinich, Nicky Hilton, Frankie Rayder, Magda Berliner, Alex Olson, Reza, Spencer Margaret, Robyn Berkley, Aaron Benderhoff, CarIos Lopez, Laura Katzenberg, Sophia Rossi, Kate MuIIing, Hilary Rush, Lauren Brokaw and Roxy OIin.

UMM… I’m not gonna lie, I really wish Susan Miller had come (Chrissie’s mom and the genius astrologer)!

Chrissie Miller watches her film 'Truth or Dare' by Sophomore presented by Kanon Organic Vodka at Paul & Andre's

still from the film

Just BTW….Is it just me or does Madeleine look a lot like the beautiful Melanie Laurent from Inglourious Basterds?

Melanie Laurent

Pictures courtesy of ME, Wireimage, and Billy Farrell Agency (Love their creativeness)

Kanon Vodka

Sophomore

Madeleine Von Froomer, Adrian Muzinich

Frankie Rayder, Hillary Rush

 

Nicky Hilton, Chrissie Miller

HBD to la natives Adam Moonves and Whitney Davis.

In true b-day spirit, I should be including silly photos of Adam and some of the crew from way back when (middle school, gasp), but I won’t. Not something I’d normally document, however, I thought important to highlight seeing so many family friends & LA natives for over ten/fifteen years, which you might call rare (There were a few friends that I had not seen in over 7 years)!!

*side note* Pics shown are from friends, as I did not expect to post

STRIKE! Bowling, secret photo booths, delish cake, and potent birthday punch were part of the festivities for long time family friend, Adam Moonves.

Profesh bowlers included: My third grade bf, LA native bands, brothers & sisters, bday boy fam Mike Moonves, Nancy Moonves, Eugenie Fitzgerald, Sara Chapnik, Joel Isreal, Amika Akaya, Zach Levi, Chloe Sevigny, Danny and Mike Fujiakawa, Daniel Mizrahi, Paul Dement, Austin Wood, Andrew BIock, Dean and Darren Levine, Brett First, Daveigh, Austin Roque, Chris HoImes, Dan Regan, Chris Garcia, Jason Schwartz, Alex Greenwald, Z Berg, Mickey Madden, James Valentine, + Farrah AIdjufrie, Paris, Nicky, and Barron Hilton, celebrating cousin Whitney’s 21st birthday.

The party continued to my current home away from home, Paul&Andre’s, where many of the above came after returning their bowling shoes.

*side note* Shout out to this amazing bar tender at Spare Room, who always makes me this amazing drink, but will not / cannot tell me what is in it, for it is a secret only he knows !

Genie and Sara with the cute glasses the special drink comes in

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

Rosie Huntington-Whitely

Alright boys, Christmas in New York came early this year! Last night for the 15th year in a row, Victoria Secret held it’s annual fashion show featuring all it’s Angels: Lily Donaldson (my fav), Rosie Huntington-Whitely (“Transformers 3″), Adriana Lima (new mom), Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr (newly married this year to Orlando Bloom), Jessica Stam, Doutzen Kroes, Selita Ebanks, Lindsay Ellingson, Erin Heatherton, Izabel Goulart, Maryna Linchuk, Liu Wen, Martha Streck, Anja Rubik, Constance Jablonski, Chanel Iman, Candice Swanepoel, Behati Prinsloo, Anne Vyalitsina, Karolina Kurkova (her belly button looks fine to us!) and Magdalena Frakowiak.

For the jet-set, the VSFS is a regular stop on the annual calendar. Attendees are granted tickets via VS’s publicity department or through the network which tapes and broadcasts the show or through a model or producer of the show. This year lucky attendees were: Russell Simmons, Gerard Butler, Adam Levine, Malin Akerman, Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Zac Posen, Paris & Nicky Hilton, Derek Blasberg, Akon, Stavros Niarchos, Carine Roitfeld, Alexander Wang and Adrian Grenier.

Karolina Kurkova and her alleged missing belly button - looks ok to us

Past notable Angels include:
Tyra Banks – (1997–2005)
Helena Christensen – (1997)
Stephanie Seymour – (1997-2000)
Heidi Klum – (1999–2010)
Gisele Bündchen – (2000–2007)

The costumes in the VSFS has greatly lacked in the recent years and this year was no exception. Most of the wings look cheaply made and use materials that can never be beautifiul like crochet, patchwork and pleather. Polka dots, denim, gingham and lace-up shout cheap as well. Themes of football, wrestling and soccer were yet another miss. Poor Behati Prinsloo was litereally made to dress up like a soccer ball with a poofy black and white pentagon patterned shrug. Isabeli Fontana as the wrestler was not hot, just awkward. The triabl theme portion of the show was better.

Caroline Winberg

We have posted the images of costumes we LOVE. And the models, hair and make-up are still perfection. But the wings use to be stupendousness and now many are campy or sadly non-existent. A lot of the costumes look like an off night at the Playboy mansion.

Side note: Check out Michael Bay’s commercial featuring all Angels. This is interesting because he is using an Angel – Rosie Huntington-Whitely - for his next Transformer hero girl.

Following our “likes” is a slideshow for Victoria Secret and Sun Capital where we go through the various things that make this show cheap.

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Candice Swanepoel

Maryna Linchuk

Behati Prinsloo

Erin Heatherton

Alessandra Ambrosio

Karolina Kurkova

Erin Heatherton

Lais Ribero

Lais Ribero

HERE ARE SOME NOTES ON WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED UPON FOR NEXT YEAR

Barabra Davis carousel clutch from Judith Leiber

Every year, Barbara Davis gets our her carousel-shaped bag by Judith Leiber for one of Beverly Hills‘ best known charity events, now 32 years in the running. You may know Barbara as the grandmother of LA natives/TMZ favs, Brandon and Jason Davis, or the other half of the power couple Barbara and Marvin Davis, who’s name is written across Cedars Sinai‘s largest building and many others around the city …

But those know her best, know her as a mother of 5, Gregg, Patricia, John, Nancy and Dana and that Barbara’s life mission has been to give Dana, who had diabetes as a very young girl, a fair shot at life.

Barbara founded this charity for sometimes designer Dana Davis, who had a pop-up store on Melrose Place last Spring, in 1978 after learning there was no cure and held the first ball in Denver, Colorado where the family lived at that time. Today it is commonly known to be held at the Beverly Hilton and hosts more than 1,000 guests – all in Black Tie.

Barbara picked the carousel motif for several reasons: a.) to coax Dana into sitting still for her daily insulin shots, b.) Mrs. Davis bought her a white pony, c.) Barbara also said the name referred to “children riding the carousel of life.”

She has raised 75$ million over the years for The Barbara Davis Cener for Childhood Diabetes in Auroro, Colorado, and for the Children’s Diabetes Foundation.

This has been a family event, ever since I can remember. Included among the hundreds who have joined the COH Committee are: Tony Bennett, Adrien Brody, Norman and Marguerite Brokaw, Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood, Jerry & Linda Bruckheimer, Jerry Buss, Shakira & Michael Caine, Megan & Peter Chernin, Jackie Collins, Joan Collins & Percy Gibson, Cindy Crawford & Rande Gerber, Carole & Bob Daly, Kristin Davis, Neil Diamond, Harrison Ford, Sandy Gallin, David Geffen, Berry Gordy, Brian Grazer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Cheryl & Ron Howard, Anjelica Huston & Robert Graham, Ghadi & Ray Irani, B.B. King, Arnold & Anne Kopelson, Cindra & Alan Ladd, Sherry Lansing & Billy Friedkin, Ed Limato, Barry Manilow, Tamar & Robert Manoukian, Nathalie & Maurice Marciano, Paul Marciano, Julie Chen & Les Moonves, Ginny & Bob Newhart, Priscilla Presley, Barbara & Don Rickles, Ed & Danna Ruscha, Jane Seymour & James Keach, Dr. & Mrs. P.K. Shah, Nicollette Sheridan, Brooke Shields & Chris Henchy, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Florence & Harry Sloan, Suzanne Somers & Alan Hamel, Kevin Spacey, Kate Capshaw & Steven Spielberg, Sharon Stone, Sting & Trudie Styler, Barbra Streisand & James Brolin, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Raquel Welch, Clive Davis, Serena Williams, Rita Wilson & Tom Hanks, Arda & Alex Yemenidjian, Lili & Dick Zanuck and many more leaders in business, medicine and entertainment.

It’s time for the 32nd year of the Carousel !

My drama from 2008…Fortunately, this year there was no drama !

Shout out to our favorite BHPD Finn McClafferty, who is always around and prepared for everyones safety.

The deets:

Location: The Beverly Hilton

Emcee: Jay Leno

Brass Ring recipient: Maria Schriver

Performers: J.Lo and Marc Anthony, Gladys Knight, and last minute, Akon

Protocol: Guests meander around three rooms of silent auctions, while having a drink at any of the bars.  There is a smaller room that you get to from the first room which is a Vip reception for Barbara’s close family and friends.  Once this is all over, guests head to the main ball room for awards, presentations, performances, and three course meal.  Once finished, guests go to collect their goody gift bags and head home.

Live auction items: Hawaii and Tibet trip worth 64 thousand dollars (sold), Mercedes Benz 63 AMG worth 90 thousand dollars (sold for 170 thousand), and a European trip worth 35 thousand dollars (sold)

People I have seen perform in past years: Elton John, Usher, Faith Hill, The Jonas Brothers, Whitney Houston, BB King, etc

VIP room goodies: Moet and Chandon had their own kiosk in the Vip Reception room

So who was there? Davis Clan Barbara with kids Nancy, Dana, John, Gregg, and Patty with their spouses, Marty, Jordan, Ken, Elena, and Barbara’s grandkids such as Brandon, Jason, 6 year old twins Mariella and Isabelle, Whitney, Chad, Nicholas, Matthew, Ashley, Jack, Catherine, Jensen, Harry, Julia, and Hudson. (Jason brought Rachel Uchitel … they sat next to each other?)

Family friends, Actors, Commediens, OBE recipients, and one adulterer included:Don Rickles, Sherri Lansing (husband Billy Friedkin is shooting a movie in the South), Barry Gordy with girlfriend Escadar, George and Jolene Schlatter, Ricky and Karen Minor, Clive Davis with son Mitch and his wife Clare, Diane Warren, Nicole David with husband Bryan and assistant April, Ken and Ellen Ziffrin, Les Moonves and Julie Chen, Nancy Davis and Ken Rickel, Nikki Haskell with Beverly Johnson, Buzz and Lois Aldrin, Bob Newhart, Donna Mills, Halle Berry with Olivier Martinez, Sumner Redstone, Jane Fonda and husband, Randy Jackson, Joan and Jackie Collins with their husbands, Sela Ward, Susan Lucci, Cheryl Tiegs, Nigel Lythgoe, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Sidney Poitier and wife Joanna, Rod Stewart with Penny Lancaster, Akon, Kyle Massey, Don Johnson, Suzanne de Passe with Nick Chavez, Alanna Stewart, Ben Verene, Kathy and Rick Hilton, Paris Hilton with boyfriend Cy Waits, Nicky Hilton, Farrah Aldjufrie, Gladys Knight, Raquel Welch, Vanna White, Kathy Griffin, Grey Davis, and Paul Sorvino, who sang for me Marilyn Mccoo and I.

Cha Cha Changess (from the last COHB):

• Registration was done on computers this year, a first
• Photo booth in room 1
• Tom Arnold was not leading the silent auction as usual
• Barbara did not wear her usual ahhmazing pink sequin and tule dress, however she did have her Judith Leiber Carousel clutch
• Silent Auction bidding has always been manual on clipboards in front of desired item, this year it all went digital
• David Foster is usually on stage a lot, this year I did not see him
• Family friend, Ricky Minor, was the band leader this year
• The waiters were very rude and impatient… ie. two of them were very rude to Mitch and Clare Davis as we chatted
• There were a few unexpected and random guests, but what’s wrong with being entertained
• No carousel horses on the table center pieces
• There have always been Barbies in the gift bags, from sponsor Mattel, this year, none

My favorite room - the fashion auction table !

Daddyyy in the Vip Reception

J.Lo and Marc

Real Housewives of BH offspring

Dessert !

The famed gift bags - I think we might have 30 of these

Its Wednesday and time for the Weekly Juice!! Here’s what’s happened and what’s happening in Los Angeles this week.

Sunday, October 3rd:

Fitz and the Tantrums play Soho House after playing Soho House NY and the Teen Vogue Young Hollywood party

Monday, October 4th:

Lacoste event in Beverly Hills with Theodora Richards and Cory Kennedy

Nicky Hilton (LA Native) launches jewelry line on Amazon

Tuesday, October 5th:

Darren Dzienciol’s bday with performance by LA native, Alex Schultz of Dr. Hollywood, and Cali Swag District teaching you how to Dougie

Lacoste Pink Croc Collection Party at the Bev Center

Wednesday, October 6th:

Pam Celiz’s bday celebration at Drai’s with YG singing summer hit, Toot it and Boot it

Nicole Richie (LA Native) will be signing copies of her new book “Priceless” this Wednesday, October 6th at the Barnes & Noble at The Grove! 7pm – 9pm

Thursday, October 7th:

Sonia by Sonia Rykiel Spring/Summer 2011 Trunk Show at Milk on 3rd 6PM – 7 PM

Fendi store opening at the Bev Center with host Chloe Seivgny

Arcade Fire in concert with After Party at Taylor Russell’s Hemmingway’s Lounge

Los Angeles Philharmonic Opening Night Gala

Host for Humanity and CAST team up to host awareness event for victims of human trafficking right here in Los Angeles!! Help combat this criminal industry right here in our own hometown! La Cienega Nobu 8 PM!

Elle + Express party at the Palihouse

CAA Young Hollywood party

Friday, October 8th

Saturday, October 9th

Seth Macfarlane’s birthday party – UPDATE! Guests who came: Angie Banicki, Rembrandt Flores, Bill Maher, Brad Goreski, Brandon Davis, Caroline D’Amore, Cuba Gooding Jr., David Arquette, David Spade, David Spencer, Drew Pinsky, Ellen von Unwerth, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Jeff Beacher, Jenna Dewan, Jeremy Piven, Jerry Ferrara, John Cho, Macy Gray, Mark Salling, Michelle Marie, Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Rashida Jones, Rembrandt Flores, Rose Mcgowan, Rumer Willis, Shenae Grimes, Stephen Dorff, Whitney Cummings, Winona Ryder, Kate Walsh, Molly Ringwald, Christina Milian, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Jonathan Sadowski, Nacho Figueras, etc.

Universal Nights of Horror begins at Universal Studios

Los Angeles Haunted Hayride begins at Griffith Park – public!!

Hammer Museum Gala In The Garden – UPDATE! Guests who came: Benedikt Taschen, Bettina Korek , Ed Ruscha, Eli Broad, Erika Christensen, Jane Fonda, Jenni Kayne, Kate Mulleavy, Kimberly Brooks, Leonard Nimoy,  Trina Turk, Will Ferrell

Sunday, October 10th

Curtis School Fair!

Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic hosted by Nacho Figueres and Cameron Silver – expect a scene!!

The Alfred E. Mann foundation will host a Tango gala with Placido Domingo and many more at the Santa Monica Airport in Hanger 8 – lots of well known L.A. families on the host committee – exactly what we like to see here at The Daily Truffle. I spoke to Cassandra Mann today, Co-Chairperson of Gifting and Development for the Mann Foundation and daughter of Alfred, and she tells me the event is 80% booked but there is still room if you were interested to buy a last minute table or a group of 2 or 4 seats. Interested parties can contact Doreen Streltzoff, director of ticket sales at the Foundation, at (661) 702-6749.

Los Angeles Haunted Hayride launch party at Griffith Park – privee!!

Coming up …

Official Vanessa Bruno store launch

Petite Bateau concept store in Beverly Hills – party with PS Arts

Grand Opening Event of The Redbury Hotel

UNICEF concert at the Roxy

Here at The Daily Truffle, there is nothing we love more than a good LA native tale! Rochelle Gores, daughter of Alec Gores, is a Malibu native, chic boutique owner AND a philanthropist with a penchant for kids!

Last night L.A. royals, locals and friends stopped by the London Hotel to support Rochelle Gores Fredston Hosts The Autumn Party with ARCADE Boutique Benefiting Children’s Institute, Inc (CII) – DJed by Donovan Leitch – Sponsored by Patron and Barefoot Wine.

Rochelle planned a cool collection of outfits to be walked down a catwalk for an all-ARCADE fashion show – featuring 32 ARCADE Boutique looks including designers Preen, Kimberly Ovitz, Irwin and Jordan! All available at ARCADE boutique.

Guest List: Belle of the Ball & host: Rochelle Gores Fredson (ARCADE Boutique) … L.A. Natives, Locals and Celebs: Brooke Davenport, Cameron Silver, Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Markie Price, Donovan Leitch, David Katzenberg, Lisa Vanderpump (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), Rick Fox, Cooper Ray (founder of SocialPrimer.com and former Global Vice President of PR and Events for Bottega Veneta and Ambassador of Dom Perignon), Laura Duran, Markie Price, Shell Cardon & Craig Cardon, Louise Ward (UTA) and Will Ward (Roar Entertainment), Laura Myones Ruf & Andrew Ruf, Amy Smart, Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek), Curtis Stone (Celebrity Apprentice, Take Home Chef), Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse), and more … 

Taking the opportunity to view the much anticipated display of 1700 and 1800 men’s, women’s and children’s clothing on display at the new Resnick Pavillion on Saturday night before the Avant Gard fete following the themed ‘The UnMasking’ dinner was a smart move …

Here are  my faces … ! I must be bootie obsessed, but the undergarments designed to enhance the ladies’ posterior were by far some of the most fascinating items in this exhibit. Pictured here are the ‘cage’ panniers that were worn under the layers of skirts (image 425), love the coleurs!! Just because it’s undercover doesn’t mean it can’t be fun … Also part of the bootie reportoir are these paddings which were worn around the waist; again under several layers of skirts (image 426).

Musical guest Christina Aguilera (dressed very bridal like …); would totally rock this ‘Fetish’ ensemble … check out the boots!! Sooooo Louboutin … (image 429)

After our peruse through one of the three ‘galleries’ we ventured out on this perfect balmy Cali night for yummy pizza and elbow rubbing with pals including: the always entertaining Tracee Ellis Ross ( the best story teller, EVER …), Cameron Silver, so very dapper in Phillip Lim formal, beautifully pregnant co-chair Jessica de Ruiter, Jonathon Craven (cheering on his sibs who were musical guests Chapin Sisters for this portion of the evening’s festivities …), George Kotisioupolis of Fashion Police, Andrew Durham, Melissa Coker of Wren, one of our best local designer talents, not to mention very pretty in silver sequins….oh, and another co chair gal and local Celine Khavarani who took our breath away in a gorgeous kaleidoscope frock … wow

And so, like Cinderella, we trudged off a bit after the midnight ending hour happy for the culture, entertainment and fun time …

Other after party attendees include: Jenni Kayne, Jordan Bratman & Christina Aguilera, Nicole Richie, Brent Bolthouse, Tracy Ellis Ross, Dave Nathanson & Sabina Nathanson, Bettina Korek, Avant Garde co-chair Chris Hopkins & Iran Hopkins, Brooke Davenport, Lawrence Bender, PC Valmorbida, Jesse Ehrman, Degen Pener, Giovanni Ribisi, Jessica Trent, Nicky Hilton and more. Scroll for Pics!!

Also in the bootie reportoir are these paddings worn around the waist; again under several layers of skirts (image 426)

Check out the boots!! Sooooo Louboutin ... (image 429)

'Cage' panniers worn under layers of skirts (image 425)

Photos from Magda Berliner, The Daily Truffle & Patrick McMullan Company.

Well, you all how we feel about Los Angeles here at The Daily Truffle so when our toast of town all gets together, we semi pop a cord! We have about 40 truffle hunters on the ground last night at the gala and after party … reports coming in now from Christina’s performance, beautiful gowns on attendees and on exhibit inside the Pavilion and what happened inside those gala tents! xoxo

Attendees include: Jordan Bratman and Christina Aguilera, Barbara Davis, Eli and Edythe Broad, Michael Govan with Katherine Ross Govan (LACMA director) and Ariana Govan, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, Glenn Frey (from the Eagles), Bob Iger and Willow Bay, Brian Grazer and Chau-Giang Thi Nguyen, Shelli Azoff and Irving Azoff, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa with Lu Parker, James Franco, Colleen Bell, Bridgid Coulter and Don Cheadle, Suzanne Deal Booth and David Booth, Julie Chen and Les Moonves, Janet Dreisdin Rappaport (LA Conservation Corps Board Director), Carole Bayer Sager and Robert Daly (formerly Chairman of the L.A. Dodgers and Warner Bros), Kaye Spilker (LACMA currator), Jane and Terry Semel, artist John Baldessari, Marc & Jane (LACMA board member) Nathanson with children Adam Nathanson and his wife Lauren Waisbren and Dave Nathanson and his wife Sabina Spigel, Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth, Yolanda Hadid and David Foster, Mike Medavoy (producer), Jaclyn Smith, David Geffen, Wendy Goldberg (wife of film and television producer Leonard Goldberg) and Amanda Goldberg, Lisa Love, Mark Burnett, Kathryn Bigelow (director, “Hurt Locker”), Ann Philbin (Hammer Museum director), Cynthia Wornham, Bill Bell and Maria Bell, Laura Ziffren and L.A. native Casey Wasserman (son of Lew Wasserman), Danna Ruscha and Ed Ruscha, Eva Chow (LACMA board member) and Michael Chow, David Bohnett, Tom Gregory, Carly Steel, Kelly Lynch, Joan Collins, Kim Kardashian,  Molly Sims, L.A. native Monet Mazur (wearing fellow L.A. native Irene Neuwirth earrings), Kathy and Rick Hilton and Nicky Hilton, Nicole Richie, Olivia Wilde, Rosanna Arquette, Teri Hatcher, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds and Nicole Pantenberg, Lori and Michael Milken, Suzanne (LACMA trustee) and Ric Kayne and daughter Maggie Kayne with friend Hayden Slater, Lyn and Norman Lear, Herb Rappaport, Gelila Assefa (wife of Wolfgang Puck), Mitch Glazer, Arianna Huffington, Mandy Einstein and Cliff Einstein, Joe Wender, Dona Kendall (LACMA Life Trustee), Gary Mansour (VIP travel agent), Jeanne Greenberg (from Bravo’s Work of Art), Miety Heidin (Sotheby’s), Blake Koh (Sotheby’s), Thelma Golden (Studio Museum in Harlem director), Rosette Delug (contemporary art collector), Alex Westerman (Mattel), Matt Bangser (Blum & Poe) and Abby Bangser (LACMA major gifts coordinator), Lawrence Bender, Brooke Davenport, Tracee Ellis Ross, Beth DeWoody, Cameron Silver, Patricia McCallum and Michael York, Isabel Wilkinson (The Daily Beast), Brandon Davis, Renzo Piano (Resnick Pavilion architect), Jamie McCourt, Sherry Lansing, Marisa Tomei, Ghada Irani (Board of Overseers, Keck School of Medicine, USC), Tracee Ellis Ross, Jessica de Ruiter, Jonathon Craven, Chapin Sisters, Magda Berliner, George Kotisioupolis, Andrew Durham, Melissa Coker (Wren), Celine Khavarani (Prada), Jenni Kayne, Jordan Bratman & Christina Aguilera, Nicole Richie, Brent Bolthouse, Tracy Ellis Ross, Bettina Korek, Avant Garde co-chair Chris Hopkins & Iran Hopkins, Brooke Davenport, Lawrence Bender, PC Valmorbida, Jesse Ehrman, Degen Pener, Giovanni Ribisi, Jessica Trent and more. Scroll for Pics!!

Photos from Patrick McMullen, Andrew Berliner, LACMA, Huffinton Post, Wireimage, Carly Steel and more friends

Hey Girl Hey - Nicky Hilton - L.A. Native - at Art of Elysium 2nd Annual Genesis Event at Milk Studios

Events chairs Matthew Kavanaugh (attorney at Harris & Ruble, Crossroads ’96) & Teddy Karatz(Milk Studio) hosted a benefit for Art of Elysium last night … lots of L.A. natives, L.A. people and celebs turned out …

Guests first stopped to get their pair of Paige Premium Denim jeans, then found their way to the bar for saki, wine, and cocktails made with Chivas, (one of the sponsors) ate Crumbs cupcakes, drank TY KU sake cocktails, and feasted late night on Fat Burger.  Butch Walker and Fitz and the Tantrums entertained the lively crowd.

Celebrities, DJs, publicists, friends and L.A. private school alum include: Charlie Saxton (from Hung), Lissa Origliasso (from The Veronicas), Oliver Hudson (Crossroads), Bonnie Sommerville, Justin Bartha (sans Ashley Olsen), Harry Morton (Harvard-Westlake), David Arquette (Fairfax), Gail Simmons (from Food and Wine and Top Chef), David Katzenberg + Nicky Hilton, Carlos Lopez, Riley Keough with boyfriend, Jessica Lowndes and Shenae Grimes (from BH 90210), Topher Grace and Gordon Kaywin, Jennifer Howell (pres of Art of Elysium), Brad Goreski and Ashley from the Rachel Zoe Project, Michael Baruch, Park Daniel, Anand Gandhi, Rose McGowan with Joel Michaely, Josh Kuyt, Kari Feinstein (Oakwood) and Mike McGuiness and Tracey Pendleton (all from FMPR) with boyfriend Paul Davidge (from Relativity Media), James Krisel, Bryan Greenberg, singer Pink and Carey Hart, Kenna, Mariana Klaveno, Kristin Bauer and Ashley Jones (True Blood), super model Anouck Lepere, Chris Holmes, Ana Calderon, Angie Banicki and Rachel Krupa, Cat Deely, Carter Reum, Brent Bolthouse, Louise Roe, Caro Krissman (Harvard-Westlake) & wife Ellen, Angela Robins (L.A.N.D.), Mike D, Kevin Parker (Harvard-Westlake), Adrian Muzinach, Rembrandt Flores (of EFG PR), BJ Averell, Emily Meyer (Harvard-Westlake), Matt Fainchtein, Saweda Kamara Bullock with Charlotte, Kazu Namise (Marymount), and others we may have missed …

Matthew Kavanaugh (Crossroads) of Rogue Pictures, Jennifer Howell, President Art of Elysium and Teddy Karatz of Milk Studios

Jeff Welch & David Arquette

Saweda Kamara Bullock

Kari Feinstein, Emily Meyer & Matt Fainchtein

Kari Feinstein, Lauren Brokaw, Caroline Roman

Oli Hudson (Crossroads)

Rose McGowan

Carter Reum, Rembrandt Flores, and Matt Nordgren,

Pink & Carey Hart

Bryan Greenberg

Topher Grace

gift bags !!

Wednesday night this week L.A. natives and friends turned out for a 3-way birthdays at Oliverio at Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills for Ashlee Margolis (The A List), Max Winkler (filmmaker) & Nico Mizrahi (hedge fund manager) who all went to Oakwood, Oakwood and Crossroads high schools in L.A., respectively. Friends, natives and borthday well-wishers include: Kidada Jones (Buckely), Jenni Kayne (Crossroads), Anita Ko, Irene Neuwirth (Harvard Westlake), Darren Romanelli (Brentwood, FYI – he also has a cool new collaboration in stores in London and Japan), Erin Foster (Malibu High), Matt Waldstein (Crossroads), Nicky Hilton, Monet Mazur, Bianca White (Harvard-Westlake) and Kevin Parker (Harvard-Westlake) who was coming from the Step Up party over at the Mondrian.

Inside Max Winkler (Oakwood) was celebrating his birthday with sister Zoe Winkler (Oakwood) and her husband Rob Reinis, Jonah Hill (Crossroads) and Sasha Spielberg (Harvard-Westlake).

More friends in attendance: Adrian Muzinich, Cojo, Tatiana Litvin, stylist Estee Stanley, Jerome C. Rousseau (named last month as winner of Vogue Italia’s annual “Who Is On Next” awards for accessories), Blake Wassenaar (The A List), Angie Banicki, Chanel’s Annie Meyers-Shyer, Anya Terrese (designer for Winter Kate), Jose Martinez (Branklink Communications), producer Ben Duhl, screenwriter Peter Kline and lots of producers, mangers, agents from ICM and CAA and other guests who came from Alex Hitz summer dinner party in Hollywood.

Max  Winkler is in post production on “Ceremony“ a film starring Uma Thurman and Michael Angarano and Jake Johnson (the latter two were both at the party at the Avalon hotel). Before that Max produced and directed a short mockumentary about Hollywood TV producers with Michael Cera, Jonah Hill and Jake Johnson called “Clark and Michael” (2006) and another short with Jeffrey Tambor and his dad Henry Winkler called “The King of Central Park” (2006).

Jonah Hill is rumored to be attached to the new Zoolander movie with Ben Stiller “Zoolander 2“.

Jonah Hill and Max Winkler also have a project with Universal, and stars fellow L.A. native Jason Schwartzman, called The Adventurer’s Handbook.

Max’s dad, Henry Winkler has an amazing guest role right now on one of my favorite shows Royal Pains where he plays the super seedy dad to Hank and Evan Lawson of Hank Med, the concierge doctor service to the Hamptons elite. His character is always druming up business via his kids connections and next week aparently gets in over his head with Hank’s benefactor – a shady but powerful billionaire named Boris. Watch it Thursday at 10pm on USA and see old shows here http://www.usanetwork.com/series/royalpains/!!

Jerome C. Rousseau

http://www.vogue.it/en/talents/who-is-on-next/2010/06/who-is-on-next-2010—the-finalists

Darren Romanelli
http://blog.drromanelli.com/?p=1562

Alex Hitz summer dinner party in Hollywood
http://www.patrickmcmullan.com/site/event_detail.aspx?eid=33881&home=1

Fifth year in a row and was never better! Here is my timeline and feedback. xoxo, LAUREN

5:53pm – Show is about to start
Peter Facinelli and Vanessa Hudgens
Russell Brand wears FLP by Nicole Murphy jewelry to the 2010 MTV MOVIE AWARDS
Katy Perry wears Zuhair Murad for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards
Lindsay Lohan wears Pamella Roland to the 2010 MTV Movie Awards
Kristen Stewart in Dolce & Gabbana at the MTV Movie Awards

5:56pm
Kristin Stewart
Rob Pattinson
Taylor Lautner
Jaden Smith
6pm
Logan Lerman (“Percy Jackson”), friend of the Truffle is nominated for Best Fight Scene at MTV Movie Awards 2010

6:10pm
Paul Rudd
Lindsay Lohan with Patrick Aufdenkamp
Paris & Nicky Hilton
Snoop Dogg

6:12
Aziz Ansari is doing a skit where he is doing the nominated films! LOL.
Him as Quintin Aaron in the Blind Side
Now him as Precious

6:15pm
TI is out of jail and is presenting in sunglasses
Kristen Stewart wins 1st Award for Best Female Performance
6:22pm
I see Robert Pattinson has a Haircute! Looks like he DID NOT listen to Les Grossman! LOL!
Jessica Biel is here – she is wearing a cute outfit for the first time in her life

6:26pm
Anna Kendrick just won Best Breakout Star!!
I see Mike Tyson
J-Lo and Tom Cruise are dancing together!!
6:35pm
Ed Helms and Ken Jeong perform the tiger song (from The Hangover) in furry tiger outfits
Miranda Cosgrove
Amanda Seyfried wins for Jennifer’s Body

6:45 PM
Bradley Cooper & Jessica Biel present Best Kiss! Kristin & Rob Pattinson won (no shit)
Katy Perry performs California Gurls with Snoop Dogg

7:05
Eva Mendes & Samuel Jackson
Betty White, ScarJo (Scarlett Johansson), Bradley Cooper presenting Sandra Bullock with a Lifetime Achievement Award
SANDRA BULLOCK & SCARLETT JOHANSSON JUST KSISSSSSSSSSSSED!!!!
Ken Jeong wins for HANGOVER!

7:16pm
Mark Walhberg& Will Farrell are HANGING FROM THE CELIING!!
While Samuel Jackson & Eva Mendez & The Rock (all together for their new movie) are presenting an award for BEST VILLAIN!
TOM FELTON WINS for Harry Potter!

7:35pm
Taylor Lautner, Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart
Best Male Performance: Rob Pattinson
Christina Aguilera performing now

8:00pm
Best Comedy Performance – Zach Galifianakis for THE HANGOVER
Tom Cruise & Cameron Diaz are presenting for BEST MOVIE …
Which is … TWILIGHT SAGA!!

8:15pm
At the official after party for MTV in front of the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal … lots of food and performances and people!
Talking to Roxy Olin (Crossroads) – she’s with Whitney Port & Kelly Cutrone
The Situation from Jersey Shore is talking to Whitney Port, now he is hanging with Frankie Delgado
Miike Snow is now performing !
Paul Iacono and Amber Lancaster from The Hard times or RJ Berger dance to Silvia from Miike Snow while Paris Hilton is on her iphone with sister Nicky and boyfriend David Katzenberg, producer of RJ Berger
Pauly D is now at table too

Heading to Katy Perry’s after party at Las Palmas at 11pm

Tom Cruise as Les Grossman

Jonah Hill, Russell Brand and Puff Daddy present award

Tom Cruise (aka Les Grossman) performs with Ludacris

Ed Helms and Ken Jeong perform the Tiger song

Scarlett Johansson, Betty White & Bradley Copper

Miike Snow performs at after party

MTV Movie Awards Official post show after Party with Sway, Kid Cudi, and Miike Snow

What we ate and drank:

My date, Ms. KK

Miike Snoww !

Adrien Brody and Simon Rex at Kari Feinstein MTV Movie Award Style Lounge 2010

Kari Feinstein and Mike McGuiness host Day 1 of their MTV awards Style Lounge

People we saw:

Adrien Brody came with with Simon Rex and Andy Milonakis, Jennifer Carpenter with Busy Phillips, Lea Thompson with daughter Zoey Deautch, Aaron Paul, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Carrie Preston, Debra Messing, Josh Henderson, Rachel Bilson, Ryan Cabrera, Kevin Dillon coming from shooting a movie with Dania Ramirez and Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lindsey Lohan, Giuliana Rancic, Joe Jonas with younger brother Frankie, Kevin Todd, Jen Goldman, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Masterson, Mechad Brooks, Shantel VanSanten, Spencer Grammer (daughter of Kelsey Grammer and L.A. native!), Thomas Jane, Amber Valetta, Johnathon Schaech with fiance Jana Kramer, Nicky Hilton, Victoria Hervey, Steven McQueen, Brittney and Lisa Gastineau, Annalynne Mccord, Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, Kim Kardashian, Estella Warren, Ashley Jones, Robert Buckley, Sam Page, Shannon Elizabeth, Tyler James Williams, Jenna Dewan, Lynne Curtin with Tamara Barney, Cheryl Burke, stylist Jessica Paster, and more!

Rachel Bilson was on trend in see-though black top with exposed lingerie, black rayban wayfarers.

Actors and cast members from Glee, Hung, The Hills, and Twiglight flocked to the goodies …

• Laker’s, Dodgers and Bruins gear from Retrosport/Mitchell & Ness
• Dekkori gave out shoe accessories to add to and dress up heels and flats
• Isagenix blended healthy nutritional protein shakes and gave out supplement bars
• Infinity Sun brought exfoliating and sunless tanning goodies
• Nail Garden gave gift credits to for mani-pedis at their very popular salon in the valley
• Kamal brought popular cardboard coasters, invitations, blank cards, and thank you cards
• Zico coconut water provided flavors in lemon, citron, pomegranate and natural
• Hint Water kept everyone hydrated in the heat with just a little hint of fruit
• Brittney Gastineau and her mother, Lisa, have a new jewelry line called tres Glam
• Yogen Fruz, Lauren’s favorite fro-yo, (located in the movie theatre in Centruy City now called Westfields) had healthy frozen yogurt smoothies in three flavors
• Vacation give aways from Capella hotel in Cabo (Mexico) and Sedona (Arizona)
• V-Moda brought hi-tech headphones and ear buds that block out all outside noise
• Joy Sticks gave out ice cream on a stick dipped in chocolate and other confections
• Sweet Lucie’s Organic Ice Cream cart was a hit
• The Superdry station was very popular
• Creative Coalition signed up members for their charity that connects the Hollywood with Washington
• Any celeb who walked into the Cesar pet food area was given 200 free cans of pet food to donate to an animal shelter in their home town
• Hotel Rivington gave out 2 night free stays in NYC.
• Montage gave away steak, cheeseburger rissoto, salads and 60 minute massages
• Paleta gave out samples from their home-deliver health food service.

Our brave and fearless truffle hunter Lauren Brokaw caught with a Joy Stick

Kari's sponsors - Please note Lauren's DIY nails!!

Kari Feinstein MTV Movie Awards Style Lounge invite!

Debra Messing at V-Moda trying out headphones

Spencer Grammer, daughter of Kelsey Grammer and L.A. native!

Amber Valetta on trend in red flannel shirt and blue Rayban Wayfarers at Zico coconut water booth.

Thomas Jane from "Hung" (married to Patricia Arquette) at Isagenix booth

Nicky Hilton was on trend in reflective* aviators, and indian print dress.

Lindsay Lohan at V-Moda trying headphones

Kristin Cavallari at Cesar Canine Cuisine

Jennifer Love Hewitt interviews at Canine Cuisine

Lea Thompson with her daughter Zoey Deautch

Lindsay Lohan at Superdry

View from above …

After the party …

Paparazzi stake out the joint!

Gone are the days when you’d sneak out, meet your dealer and head for the desert on an empty tank of gas. The new Coachella trend this year is the family plan. En vogue are the those who share a ride from home (Carpoolchella!!!), put it all on one credit card and keep it in the family. Celebrities and LA people seen as families at the festival this year:

• Melanie Griffith with children Dakota and Jesse
• Beyonce Knowles with sister to Solange watching husband Jay Z
• Maria Shriver + daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger
• Atlanta de Cadenet with her sister
• Nicky Hitlon + sister Paris Hitlon and her bf David Katzenberg
• Michael Wayans, Damon Wayans and Shawn Wayans at Music Loves Fashion
• Brothers Sam & Ben Keywanfar throw Music Love Fashion party at the Riviera
• Bolthouse keeps it in the family with 944 as a sponsor (he is the mag’s publisher)
• Lou Adler brought along 5 year old son Oscar Adler and his older son Cisco Adler was there as well
• Steve Birkhold, President and CEO of Lacoste USA, brought along his wife Nicole Birkhold to the Lacoste pool parties
• Jamie Kantrowitz (Harvard-Westlake, Oakwood ’95) & Chris Kantrowitz (Buckley ’92) came as a pair – best looking and coolest brother sister team around
• Designer Magda Berliner & photographer Alex Berliner brought their teenage daughter & her besties
• The Winklevoss Twins rolled into Neon Carnival with friends on break from Oxford ~ Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss will be portrayed in the upcoming Facebook movie as the initial brains behind Facebook
• Danny Masterson with brother Jordy + sister Alana
• Kelly Osbourne attended the festival + brother Jack Osbourne was at Neon Carnival
• DJ Jon Alagem + sister Alexis Alagem
• Harley Viera-Newton (Crossroads School ’06) drove out to the desert with Rio Viera-Newton (Crossroads School ’12)
• Haley & David Hasslehoff went on the slides at Neon Carnival – and the ferris wheel
• Half brother-sister Lily Waronker & Joey Waronker - Joey played on stage with Thom Yorke’s new band Coachella!

To add to the family experience parties were being extra sensative to the needs required for desert survival!

• Lacoste gave plenty of sunblock to guests coming into the pool party, and flashlights on the way out. They also stocked the party full of food and fruit popsicles for vitamins and anti-oxidants replenishment!
• Brent Bolthouse had walls of Brita water coolers and cups lining the entire entrance & exit to his air hanger carnival along with tons of food from Chipotle, Fatburger & Moose munch.
• Bing shuttles took inebriated and tired guests back to their hotels from the midnight oasis in the desert.

Talk about conscientious  party planning! Other cool ppl & celebs at Coachella this weekend??

Neon Carnival – ***Prize for LA Native attendance – not in any order –  David Katzenberg Nicky Hilton, Paris hilton, Josh Hartnet, Haley and David Hasslehoff, Chanel Iman, Mikey Appel, Reeve Collins, Rick Heller (birthday boy), Brent Seals, Angie Baniki, Roxy Olin, Stacy Keibler, Lauren Brokaw, DJ Politik (spinning), Rome Apple Shadanloo & Asher Levin, Tamsin Lonsdale, Meghan Rochelle Runstetler, Vail Bloom, Beau Baker, Priscila Martinez, Carolyn Zweifel, Carlos lopez, Brent Bolthouse, Devon Aoki, Jeff Beacher, Mike Baruch, Jamie Kantrowitz, Chris Kantrowitz, Sabrina Yadegar, Genie Fitzgerald, Jon Shokrian, Jon Neman, Drew Meyers, Spencer Guilbert, Med Abrous, Jack Osbourne, Jimmy Debello, Kevin Hayes, Teddy Hirsch, Alex Kelman, Chris O’Neil, Mickey Church, Ori Prince, Jessica Craig, Addy Tesfai, Dj Paul Purman, Taylor Russel, Brandon Davis, Brian Diamond, Nes Saban, Mike Moonves, Sam Plouchart, Devendra Banhart, Lily Waronoker, Katya Staretski, Alexis Alagem, Harley V Newton, Elan Ruspoli, Chris Bruno, Cisco Adler, Andrew Freston, Jared Najjar, Alessandra, Xander, Jeff Gold, Alana, Jordy + Danny Masterson, Mike Moonves, Camille Bell, Lauren Hastings, Ryan Rabin, Allie Ruddy, Kristom Parson, Evan Rudin, Ryan Scott, Park Daniel, Evan Weiss, Kim Jordan, Mike Mcguiness, Hayden Panettiere, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Kellan Lutz, Abbie Cornish, Xander Tarigo + whole crowd, Tyler Parker, Lauren Brittney, Ishowmyself, Brandon Allen, Oliver Trevena, Grant Shapiro, Roxy Olin with Alex Lobel and Ali Fartouchi w Harry Morton, Tommy Sobel, Caroline d’Amore, Cory Nita.

Lacoste pool party – Alexa Chung, Rachel Bilson, Lake Bell, Camila Belle, Emile Hirsch, Har Mar, Jesse Metcalfe, DJ Daisy O’Dell, Steve Birkhold & Nicole Birkhold,  Paul Walker, Dj Ana Calderon and Daniel Kovic, Harley viera newton with brother Rio and Devendra Banhart was DJing the party, Kristen Stewart, Noah Wallace (formerly of S’chool Girls), Jesse Metcalfe, Bryan Greenberg.

Tonight we celebrate Paris’ 29th birthday

Where: Mullhullond Estates

Theme: Studio 54 / Andy Warhol theme

Obvi there is a photo booth (pictures to come) backdrop pink and orange with a pink moon and a strobe light.  Paris’ Birthday and Studio 54 in pink letters

Tons of LA natives present + family and friends of Nikki and Baron

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!

People say location location location, right? Well, this event was on the fabulous Melrose, next door to the Balenciaga store, and across the street from the Pacific Design Center: Gold star!

Incase you didn’t know, Francisco Costa is the creative director of Calvin Klein and Italo Zucchelli is the menswear design director.

The very cool art installations were done by Jean Shin, Jennifer West, and Neville Wakefield.

The focal point of entrance was perfect, why you ask? Pieces of fabric in the same colors as the clothing from the Spring collection were cut out in funky origami shapes and hung from various points in the ceiling. This collection was very plain and simple (they brought the more interesting pieces of the collection to the event), so I really enjoyed how they added these cutouts from the ceiling over the dresses that were standing from the floor; it made the spring outfits pop out a lot.

Calvin Klein Collection hung from the ceiling, actress Melissa George and Nicky Hilton stroll through the hanging clothes.

I’m now going to take you on a tour of the grounds of the event:

This was the right side of the large and long room that was behind the entrance.

Mickey Church

Once you walked all the way to the back, there was a stair case leading you up to the second floor. The second floor was composed of this room, which had very interesting videos playing, followed by a sitting area with a lookout of the first floor, and lastly, there was a room in which the lights changed color and menswear hung from the ceiling.

Caroline started to take pictures of the menswear and all of the sudden the room turned dark in the middle of her picture…very unexpected and was comical for us. Thru the tunnel of Calvin Klein Collection for men to the roof!

Caroline loved how there were trash buckets filled with Veuve Clicquot.

That concludes our tour of the grounds!

Guests left with sleek CK gift bags with Calvin Klein perfume and cologne.

Lauren and Caroline at the Calvin Klein event

GUEST LIST: The eclectic guest list included: Dasha Zhukova (editor of Pop Magazine, art collector and girlfriend and baby mama of Roman Abromovich) came with her pal Olympia Scarry (artist, London socialite and granddaughter of children’s book writer Richard Scarry), both wore white dresses and black shoes, Olympia’s shoes are Givenchy from Spring 2010. Australian artist P.C. Valmorbida and Stavros Niachros were also in attendance with Dash and Olympia. Actress Clemence Posey (LOVE HER), Elle Magazine’s Joe Zee, Twilight’s Twilight’s Kellan Lutz and Peter Facinelli (Kellan in the new “Mark Walberg” of Calvin Klein – look for his bare chested billboards soon!!), L.A, designer Jasmin Shokrian, Socialite China Chow, New York converts Adrian Muzinich and Will Koppleman, Tallulah Harlech, daughter of Chanel muse Amanda Harlech, Kate Bosworth with her stylist (my former boss) Cher Coulter (no Alex Skarsgaard in sight), actress Ali Larter with husband Hayes MacArthur, Prism gallery owner and LA native Jared Najjar, designer Santino Rice, actor/ musician Jared Leto, Ryan Kwanten and Sam Trammell from True Blood (ahhh Jason Stackhouse!), Lady Victoria Hervey, Brittany Gastineau with a flock of very gorgeous guys, stylist George Kotsiopolous, actress Ginnifer Goodwin, actress Milla Jovovich (L.A. native!) with husband Paul W.S. Anderson (LA native), actress Penelope Cruz, LA friends Mickey Church and Charlie Eisner, actor Eric balfour, actress Melissa George, actress Monet Mazur (L.A. native!), Teen Vogue West coast editor Lisa Love, Style.com writer Derek Blasberg, stylist Jessica Paster with publicist Cade Hudson, actress Maggie Grace, Photographer Mark Hunter aka the Cobrasnake, Marc Edouard Leon, Designer Magda Berliner with husband photographer Alex Berliner, Molly Sims, LACMA board member Chris Hopkins, realtor Jay Luchs, Saweda Kamara Bullock, Elliot Hans and Kaya B of Literature Noir clothing, Maverick Records’ Guy O’seary, British ex-pat Nellee Hooper, model Coco Rocha (in town to cover the Grammy’s for MTV Canada), actor Ryan Phillippe with girlfriend Abbie Cornish in Calvin Klein Collection from Spring 2010, actor Matt Boomer from White Collar, socialite Brooke Davenpoort … and many more!

invite to the partyyy

Penélope Cruz in new calvin klein collectionat the party

Milla Jovovich in new calvin klein collection at the party

ginnifer goodwin in new calvin klein collection at the party

Ali Larter in new calvin klein collection at the party

abbie cornish in new calvin klein collection at the party

Kate Bosworth in new calvin klein collection at the party

molly sims in new calvin klein collection at the party

Lauren and Caroline at the CK event

Photos from Daily Truffle, Mark Hunter, Style.com and Wireiamge, Collage by Moi

Ever noticed that almost every reality star is FROM L.A.? You may not have noticed if you didn’t go to school with ten of them — but we did and we are here to take you on a deeper look at all the L.A. Natives from Beverly High, Crossroads (Spencer Pratt, Roxy Olin, Whitney Port), Buckley (Paris Hilton, Kim Stewart, Nichole Richie), and Malibu High (Brody Jenner, Chad Rogers) who have single-handedly created a world of reality shows between them and their friends – ALL STARTING WITH PARIS.

In 2004, when I was at The Lounge on a Thursday, or a Monday at Joseph’s (thank you Bolthouse), Paris would strut in with Kim Stewart, Nichole Richie, Caroline d’Amore, her sister Nicky Hilton, Kim Kardashian and possie. The paps out back Jen Rosero use to hold at bay with her giant fist would DIE over Paris coming out – cause she’s model tall and model thin and model pretty; add in a household name like Hilton and you have a celebrity in the making.

Enter Untitled Management – the “IT” Management company of the day who was sister companies with Maverick Films (Madonna) who was still in it’s infancy and later turned into Mark Morgan films (my old boss – love Mark) who is responsible for a little series called TWILIGHT. Jason Moore at Untiled Management was very looped in, very charismatic, all over town, knew everyone, etc and basically turned local celebrity Paris Hilton into household name.

Paris is like the Dr Dre of reality stars because for every person she makes famous, they make three people famous, and they make three people famous! Paris even has a mentor who brought her up (not really but) Jamie Johnson paved way for it to drool over “children of” on TV and was too ahead of his time, with his sort of weird, kind of amazing doc Born Rich (2003), about NY kids.

• From Paris, The Simple Life was born and Nicole Richie got famous, from Nicole, Rachel Zoe (her stylist) got famous and got her own show The Rachel Zoe Project. Taylor Jacobson (Beverly Hills High), is Rachels assistant on “The Rachel Zoe Project.” Also, from Nicole Richie, the much loved Adam Goldstein aka DJ AM (RIP) got famous and was eventually given his own MTV show Gone Too Far which was aired after his death
• From Paris, her mother Kathy Hilton got famous and was given her own realty show called I Want To Be a Hilton on NBC.
• From Paris, her aunts Kim and Kyle Richards became recognizable to the casting directors of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills who immediately decided to build the cast around Kim and Kyle Richards. Kyle brought on her bff Lisa Vanderpump (love her!) and Lisa brought on Adrienne Maloof and Adrienne brought on Taylor and Camille.
• From Paris, Kim Stewart got famous who is the daughter of Rod Stewart and older sister of Sean Stewart. Sean Stewart was cast on Celebrtiy Rehab which also featured L.A. native Seth Binzer (Crazytown and I think went to Beverly but I know for sure he was in CBS his tag name was “Back”). He was later cast of Sons of Hollywood with Randy Spelling (John Thomas Dye) and David Weintraub, all LA Natives. Tori Spelling also landed a show with her husband Tori & Dean.
• From Paris, Nicky Hilton got famous and from her, David Katzenberg (Harvard-Westlake) her bf got famous – watch for his new MTV show HARD TIMES.)
• From Paris, Caroline d’Amore got famous and she had a little Miami show she hosted briefly but also got famous for being hot, being a hot Dj, and being – BY FAR – the sassiest girl on the catlwalk every year Smashbox had LA Fashion Week, and at every To Be Free show (when Spin Shoppe and The Alliance use to host), etc.
• Simple Life paves the way for Filthy Rich cattle drive - Courtenay Semel and Kourtney Kardashian are cast.
• From Paris, Kim Kardashian got famous because they use to go out a lo. Soon Keeping up with the Kardashians is born. Kim paves the way for her sisters to become stars and they branch out with Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami. Then Kim’s friends and sometimes publicists Jonathan Cheban and Simon Huck got the showThe Spin Crowd based on their company Command PR.
• Keeping up with the Kardashians paves the way for Pretty Wild with Alexis Mieiers from (or maybe not) The Bling Ring (who robbed Orlando Bloom, etc.).
• From Paris, Brody Jenner got famous. They use to hang out a lot and were friends from high school. Brody is Kim Kardashian’s step-brother and Spencer Pratt is his best from from Crossroads high school in Santa Monica. Spencer was sort of masterminded the entire Princes of Malibu show (remember that? re watch it – its good and very truthful about Malibu Colony). After the Princes of Malibu, Brody was seen on The Real OC all the time with his friends 3 promoter buddies Taylor Mosher (LA native, promoter and designer for ArchAngel and known as “Sleazy T” on The Hills), Ryan Cook (the adorable Canadian promoter with blonde curls, always on The Hills), and Frankie Delgado (who I love, also a promoter and a regular on The Hills). A little side not but Jared Najjar used to be the financier behind Brody and Spencer’s success and helped them start all start Archangel jewelry. Jared recently opened Prism gallery on Sunset and has a lot of support from modern art world royalty like Dasha Zhukova and PC Valbormida and even hosted the after for the annual MOCA gala during it’s first year. From The Hills, Lauren’s boss at People’s Revolution, Kelly Coutrone got her own spin -off show Kell on Earth.
• From the Real OC, The Hills was born. Spencer Pratt was responsible for getting his friends from Crossroads (high school) in Los Angeles on the show - Whitney Port,who later brought on Roxy Olin and his sister Stephanie Pratt (Crossroads).
• Then The Hills segways into The City and Whitney brings along bff Roxy Olin (also a Crossroads girl)- on which Olivia Palmero, already made famous by www.socialightrank.com (now defunct), becomes a reality star
• The City with Olivia Palmero paves the way for High Socity with Tinsely Mortimer
• LA / Malibu native Chad Rogers, a realtor at Paris Hilton’s dad’s company Hilton & Hyland and friend of Paris, gets a show -Million Dollar Listing - with two other realtors Josh Flagg and Madison Hildebrand - all of whom happen to also be LA Natives - coincidence? I think not!
• Paris’ new show on Oxygen, ”The New Untitled Paris Hilton Project,” will feature her new gang of closest friends Brooke Mueller (Charlie Sheen’s ex), Jennifer Rovero (Hilton’s photographer, and former Playboy model and ex-girlfriend of Fred Durst) and fellow socialite Allison Melnick. Allison - party promoter, celebrity wrangler and bff to Paris – has had many cameos on reality shows already, including P Hil’s My New BFF.