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Mother, muse and French style icon, Charlotte Gainsbourg opens up about her many creative callings.

136 WHAT COMES AROUND Think bold prints, wide-legged pants and ’70s swag as we swing into the spring season.

148 MAN OF THE HOUSE

156 DREAM TEAM With two daughters, a new circuit-training class and the launch of cutting-edge surfboard designs between them, power duo Laird Hamilton and Gabrielle Reece reflect on the past, how it’s made them stronger and why they aren’t slowing down anytime soon.

162 A STATE OF GRACE Lucy and Bill Hamilton’s centuryold Napa Valley estate is an ultra-private haven of tranquil gardens and fine art.

WHAT COMES AROUND, Stella McCartney top, $1,870, and pants, $845. Bulgari bracelet, $4,250. Vhernier ring, $6,250. Page 136.

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Entertainment attorney Kevin Yorn enlists designer Vanessa Alexander to infuse his Brentwood residence with Old Hollywood charm and a New York sensibility.

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behind the seams. Military threads

up a capsule collection with her

Home for the holidays.

fit for a fashion battlefield. The

childhood friend, Silvia Venturini

kind of cuffs you want to be in.

Fendi. Plus, L.A.’s Hotel Covell.

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91 C BEAUTY

125 C CULTURE

Striking out on their own: The

An ode to Dorothy Buffum

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Streicher sisters open their first

Chandler on the Music Center’s

Konstantin Kakanias kicks off C’s

L.A. salon. Catching up with Lolë’s

50th anniversary.

over-the-top editors’ gift guide.

active endeavors.

Who’s who behind the scenes of C.

From Dawnridge-inspired heirlooms to tropical tokens,

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there’s something for everyone

Holiday decor, Lulu deKwiatkowski

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on your list—naughty or nice.

style. The ultimate hostess gift:

Oscar de la Renta at Lake Tahoe.

gardenias in a box. Designer pooch pillows.

It’s gala season and Phoebe

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Doheny has a full dance card.

Alex Hitz whips up a Christmas

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“Perfext” new RTW line. J.Crew

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by Alexei Hay in a Louis Vuitton top, $1,260,

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discerning hostesses-to-be.

request, and belt, $570. See Shopping Guide

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Devoy for Kérastase at ION Studio NYC

Veronica De Laurentiis conjures

MAKEUP Maki Hasegawa at The Wall Group

The Italian job: Gucci takes Hollywood. Elyse Walker’s

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hen you live in California, home for the holidays is not such a bad place to be. For the most part, you won’t see snow-dusted landscapes (unless you escape to the

mountains), but the holiday spirit permeates our environs nonetheless. With traditions of Christmas parades dotting your local main street, menorahs lit every

evening in town squares and seasonal parties galore, it is a special time of year.

While many friends use the school break as a time to jet off to locales far away (and no one is

saying that isn’t fun), I think it is a great time of year to stay put and enjoy the beauty our state

has to offer. Perhaps it just seems a little bit quieter on the road; it almost feels like we have the

place to ourselves.

A drive to dramatic Big Sur or quaint Carmel can feel like a break from the ordinary routine.

Or, for the ski bunnies, Tahoe or Mammoth might be calling your name. There is so much to do in our own backyard; I say, take advantage of it all. Look no further than this issue’s features for cues on how to make merry this season.

If attorney Kevin Yorn decides to hang at his Los Angeles home, no one would fault him: Envisioned with the help of Vanessa Alexander, it is at once design-forward yet comfortable.

And if the Hamilton family wants to stay put at their abode in Napa, we couldn’t imagine a lovelier place to nest than among their world-class art collection and gorgeous gardens.

The Palm Springs area is another great spot to head to during these winter months. We took the

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best of resort fashion and headed deep into the desert. The stark white architecture of Rancho Mirage was the perfect backdrop for the punch of prints and colors that dominated the collections.

Speaking of covetable clothing, style setter, songstress and screen siren Charlotte Gainsbourg found modern classic pieces that fit her signature easygoing and elegant look for this month’s cover shoot. Besides being about the chicest girl out there, she knows who she is, and isn’t afraid to be herself. Recently, she brought a slice of her effortless look to us mere mortals by partnering with Current/Elliott to create a capsule collection—perfect to pack in your weekender bag for one of your California staycations, indeed.

But before you are off, it is time to make your list and check it twice and be sure you are well prepared for the gift-giving extravaganza. Our editors scoured the state (and the globe, for that matter) for presents that are sure to thrill even the most jaded of recipients. Or, perhaps you can follow Lulu deKwiatkowski’s lead and make your own holiday ornaments to decorate and to give with love. Because in the end, it really isn’t about the actual gift but the idea that you thought of that loved one during the busiest time of year.

Whatever you do, wherever you go, we hope you enjoy it—even if all you do is go down to the beach, with toes in the sand and watch the sunset,

Jennifer Hale Founder & Editorial Director

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A day with Laird Hamilton and Gabrielle Reece is never complete without a trip to the beach. After shooting at their home in a quiet Malibu canyon, the team headed to a friend’s place near Paradise Cove where Hamilton stores his boards (“Dream Team,” p.156).

KID FRIENDLY Lulu deKwiatkowski oversees the decorating frenzy (“Merry and Bright,” p.99).

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The Line’s clean, yet perfectly lived-in showroom in SoHo provided the ideal backdrop for “Au Naturel” (p.130). Many of the items seen in the shoot are also for sale. theline.com.

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Nikki Providence “I’m so lucky to be able to work with such incredible people in such incredible locations. Tiiu [Kuik] was game to wear the short fringe and I love the way it looks on her with all the fun clothes!” says hairstylist Nikki Providence of “What Comes Around,” p.136. C SPOTS • Hollyflora on Pico Boulevard • Spellbound Sky in Silverlake for the most beautiful crystals, jewelry and essential oils • Kitchen Mouse in Highland Park, a cafe that manages to be inventive, comforting, healthy and delicious all at once

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Kevin Yorn “The house is filled with these very personal things that tell a story,” says the entertainment attorney, who opens up his Old Hollywood–style abode in “Man of the House,” p.148. Along with co-founding and serving as managing partner for one of the city’s most prestigious entertainment law firms, Yorn has secured endorsement deals with brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton and the NFL. C SPOTS • Los Olivos for a picnic and wine tasting • Golfing at the Indian Ridge Country Club in Palm Desert • Galerie Half in L.A. for really cool antique furniture

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Carole Sabas “Like every French person, I’ve seen Charlotte [Gainsbourg] grow from a shy daddy’s girl to the splendid artist she is now. She and her family are such French culture icons, they are like distant relatives to everyone,” remarks the fashion, lifestyle and beauty writer of her interview with Gainsbourg in “Au Naturel,” p.130. Sabas is a contributing editor for Vogue Paris. C SPOTS • Post Ranch Inn for a romantic weekend • Sushi Park on Sunset Boulevard for the freshest food in the most unexpected place • Earth’s Power Yoga on Melrose Avenue

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“My job as Charlotte [Gainsbourg]’s makeup artist was simply to enhance her natural beauty and effortlessly chic demeanor,” remarks New York– based Maki Hasegawa, who highlighted the glowing skin on our cover girl in “Au Naturel,” p.130.

Hasegawa’s inspiration for her work comes from the runway, her travels and personal paintings. She has worked with such clients as Rag & Bone, Maiyet and J.Crew.

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Robert Richmond “There is a masterfully thought-out sense of togetherness in Alex Hitz’s dinner. How appropriate for the holiday season,” says the digital artist and photographer of the fall evening he captured in “Class Act,” p.109. Originally from Arizona, Richmond now calls Los Angeles home and is the latest addition to C’s art department.

C SPOTS • The Church Key for mixologist Devon Espinosa • Ye Rustic Inn for extra-crispy wings • Disneyland in case I’m taking myself too seriously

Kendall Conrad “It was wonderful meeting and spending time with Laird and Gabby. They are super down-to-earth, real people. And shooting with Phillip Dixon was fantastic; he has such an eye! We had a great day,” reminisces accessories designer and C’s contributing editor-at-large, Kendall Conrad, on her day with the surfing legend and his family in “Dream Team,” p.156. Conrad has boutiques in Venice, Brentwood and Montecito where she carries her eponymous collection of handbags, jewelry and shoes. C SPOTS • Santa Cruz Island to kayak and swim • Santa Barbara County Bowl, my favorite concert venue • Rincon Point, the beach where I grew up

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“Kevin Yorn’s Brentwood home was an amazing transformation. I loved working with him to create a retreat that feeds and inspires his many interests. We always wanted to land in C because the fit felt so natural,” says the interior designer and architect whose talents are featured in “Man of the House,” p.148. Alexander has many notable projects, including designing the interior of Malibu Farm.

C SPOTS • LACMA for constant inspiration • Gjusta Bakery, one of my favorite gastro experiences • A walk on Little Dume beach, the best way to begin or end the day

“I love the photos C published of my studio in Whitley Heights eight years ago. After all these years, I am thrilled to watch C flourish and contribute to it,” notes the artist, who illustrated the whimsical introduction to our gift guide (p.49).

Kakanias’ drawings have appeared in such publications as The New Yorker, The New York Times and Interview magazine.

C SPOTS • Hollywood Farmers Market • Joshua Tree National Park, one of the most magical places in California • Dawnridge, an important landmark in Los Angeles

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1 Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane bag, $2,690.

2 Sheryl Lowe bracelet, $2,500. 3 Lanvin Resort 2015. 4 Bulgari watch, $29,600.

5 Clematises by Vladimir Kanevsky, price upon request, 6 Jimmy Choo sandals, $950.

7 Tom Ford nail lacquer, $32. 8 Tony Duquette earrings, price upon request.

9 Ottoman Chic by Serdar Gülgün, Assouline, $75. 10 Hervé Van der Straeten mirror, price upon request. 11 Cire Trudon room spray, $190. 12 Lalique vase, $16,500.

13 Irving & Fine coat, $700.

14 Kelly Wearstler box, $9,850.

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1 Proenza Schouler clutch, $950.

2 Lobmeyr water tumblers by Josef Hoffmann, $220 each.

3 Oliver Peoples sunglasses, $405.

4 Balenciaga bag, $1,465.

5 Régime des Fleurs fragrance, $165. 6 Céline Resort 2015.

7 Van Cleef & Arpels ring, $2,800.

8 Hans Feurer, Damiani, $65.

9 Williams-Sonoma rock crystal votive holder, $350. 10 Jimmy Choo flats, $475. 11 Dior cuff, price upon request. 12 Céline earrings, $2,450. 13 Reed Krakoff heels, $795. 14 Theory blazer, $455.

15 Alexander Wang keychain, $75.

16 Alexandra Llewellyn Design backgammon board, $6,995.

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10 Salvatore Ferragamo swimsuit, $530.

11 Berluti suitcase, $13,040. 12 Valentino espadrilles, $895. 13 Marco Bicego earrings, $22,150, Neiman Marcus. 14 EcoSphere, $185.

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7 Prada backpack, $1,930. 8. Tsé & Tsé associées teapot, $209. 9 Moon Juice Liquid Ormus, $6.

10 Apple Watch, $349. 11 Pierre Hardy sandals, $1,195. 12 Miu Miu windbreaker, $595.

13 Jil Sander Resort 2015. 14 Clarisonic brush, $199.

15 Tamawa place card holder, $125/set of four.

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4 Ralph Lauren bracelet, $295. 5 Bottega Veneta sneakers, $720. 6 Levi’s Made & Crafted sweater, $240. 7 Cartier watch, $28,100. 8 Paul Smith iPad case, $200.

9 Tumi duffel bag, $895. 10 Etro scarf, $480. 11 Understanding the World: The Atlas of Infographics, Taschen, $70.

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7 Gucci Resort 2015. 8 Jo Malone body and hand wash, $40. 9 Holland & Sherry Bespoke tumbler glass, $65. 10 D. Porthault pillow, $325. 11 Harry Winston ring, $4,000. 12 Sol & Luna watering can, $130. 13 Creel and Gow ceramic pear, $275. 14 Campo dé Fiori planter urn, $66, and Lamoureux Greenhouses topiary, $30. 15 Frog Hollow Farm conserves, $25/set.

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5 Roksanda Resort 2015. 6 Shagreen et Tortoise ring, $1,900. 7 At the Ocean: Inspiring Coastal Houses and Refuges, Luster, $60. 8 Ancient Greek Sandals, $330.

9 Lomography camera, $69. 10 Malibu Beach House candle, $45. 11 Vhernier bracelets, prices upon request. 12 Armand Diradourian throw, $295. 13 Chanel watch, $11,000.

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5 RH antlers, $329. 6 The Row Resort 2015.

7 Balenciaga bracelet, $265. 8 Simone LeBlanc Trailhead Kit, $200. 9 Brunello Cucinelli tote, $3,550. 10 Rag & Bone hat, $195. 11 Serena & Lily lounge chair, $228. 12 Nic+Zoe gloves, $78. 13 Burberry belt, $995.

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6 Rolex watch, $6,300. 7 Guess jeans, $89. 8 Louis Vuitton dog leash, $380. 9 Jerome C. Rousseau pumps, $595. 10 Vilebrequin swimsuit, $280.

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SOCIAL FRONT Sizing up California’s glamorous scene one bash at a time Edited by Phoebe Doheney

CFDA Mark Holgate, Lisa Love, Diane Von Furstenberg and Reese Witherspoon, who wore a floral Oscar de la Renta dress in honor of the late designer, hosted the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists at Chateau Marmont.

SFMOMA San Francisco is home to many of the West Coast’s finest minds; this year at the Julia Morgan Ballroom the SFMOMA Bay Area Treasure Award was bestowed to Apple’s senior vice president of design, Jonathan Ive. Ali and Mark Pincus

Reese Witherspoon, Dakota Johnson

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amfAR At the fifth annual amfAR Inspiration Gala, Rihanna presented a dapper Tom Ford with the Award of Inspiration for his commitment to the fight against AIDS. Gwyneth Paltrow was the host of the black-tie event at Milk Studios, which raised more than $3 million. Guests were treated to a surprise performance by Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland before Diana Ross took the stage.

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Jewelry designer Irene Neuwirth (in a colorful Peter Pilotto number) threw open the doors to her first boutique on Melrose Place. Playful animal prints, bird dioramas and a portrait of Neuwirth’s beloved labradoodle Teddy preside over the Commune-designed space.

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SOCIAL FRONT Michael Polish and Kate Bosworth with Orlando Bloom Evan Rachel Wood, Marco Bizzarri

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At the CFDA Awards.

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At the Hammer Gala in Bottega Veneta.

VALENTINO Elizabeth Banks, Rashida Jones

Bettina Korek, John Baldessari

Valentino’s jet-setting brand ambassador Carlos Souza flew into S.F. for a party followed by a private dinner hosted by Alexis and Trevor Traina and Ken Fulk to celebrate his new book #Carlos’s Places.

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The Hammer Museum’s 12th annual Gala in the Garden was a melting pot of art, music and fashion. While many guests were dressed by the evening’s sponsor, Bottega Veneta, artist John Baldessari sported a Rodarte jersey.

Barbara Brown, Carlos Souza, Allison Speer

Chord Overstreet, Jaime King

Tyler and Stephanie Mitchell

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To celebrate his dear friend’s new jewelry collection, Tom Ford toasted Lisa Eisner at his Rodeo Drive shop while guests previewed the bold bronze and feathered creations.

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RH WEST HOLLYWOOD With a roster of notable co-hosts (Waldo Fernandez, Kate Bosworth and Jacqui Getty, etc.) tastemakers made themselves right at home at the opening of the new RH West Hollywood, The Gallery on Melrose Avenue.

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SOCIAL FRONT LACMA The week before LACMA received the green light for its $125 million building by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor (and an astounding gift from A. Jerrold Perenchio, who bequeathed the most significant works of his collection to the new space), 600 patrons turned out for the museum’s fourth annual Art+Film Gala honoring Barbara Kruger and Quentin Tarantino. Co-chaired

by LACMA trustee Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio and presented by Gucci, the evening featured a performance from Culture Club while raising more than $3.85 million.

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China Chow Michael and Katherine Govan

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Los Angeles holds special meaning for the Harry Winston group, as it’s where Winston spent his childhood and first realized his passion for precious gems.

In the true spirit of the holidays, Harry Winston, Inc. announced a $1 million gift to the UCLA Children’s Discovery and Innovation Institute, part of the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, to establish the Harry Winston Fellowship Fund. At the Holmby Hills home of Josh and Beth Friedman (Beth was an integral part of the process), the company named the inaugural three fellows for the 2014–2015 academic year: Dr. Kristina Adachi, Dr. Leslie Kimura and Dr. Edward Talya, toasting to a brilliant collaboration.

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Stepping Out

COURTESY OF GUCCI

Under the direction of Frida Giannini, the Italian label revamps its Rodeo Drive boutique while strengthening its film industry ties Models walk the finale at Gucci’s Spring 2015 show.

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lthough Gucci has been dressing Tinseltown’s brightest stars for decades, it wasn’t until recently that the company started thinking beyond the red carpet. For that, you can credit Creative Director Frida Giannini. In brokering a slew of philanthropic endeavors

and sponsorships within the film industry, the savvy 42-yearold Roman saw the opportunity to contribute to worthy causes, which just happened to increase the brand’s visibility and forge celebrity relationships.

Since 2006 (a year after Giannini came on board), Gucci has donated more than $3 million to Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation, which preserves such classics as Joseph Happened One Night (1934). Additionally there’s a Gucci documentary fund with New York’s Tribeca Film Institute, as well as the Annual Gucci Award for Women in Cinema

ABOVE Sophia Loren outside the Gucci store in Rome, 1960s. BELOW Anne

Hathaway in Gucci at the 86th Annual Academy Awards. Lupita Nyong’o stuns in turquoise Gucci at the 2014 SAG Awards.

Taylor Swift in a Gucci Premiere gown at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

Jennifer Lopez wears Gucci at the 2014 LACMA Art + Film Gala presented by Gucci.

at the Venice International Film Festival and, most recently, a partnership with the Biennale di Venezia on the Biennale College-Cinema, a program dedicated to fostering the talent of young filmmakers.

Then, of course, there’s LACMA’s annual Art + Film Gala, which the fashion house underwrites and Giannini attends, dressing some of the more illustrious guests. Held each November, this year’s event drew a bevy of Gucci-clad beauties including Cara Delevingne, Kate Hudson and Jennifer Lopez. Giannini, however, seemed most taken with the night’s honoree, director Quentin Tarantino. “He’s a creative genius,” she

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later exclaimed. “I love his work and appreciate the way he creates the story.”

It will probably come as no surprise that Giannini is

something of a film buff. At her home in Rome, which she shares with her partner, Gucci CEO Patrizio di Marco, and their young daughter, Greta, she has a private screening room where she watches the latest releases along with old favorites like Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Godfather and Scarface.

Giannini brought her love for film and reverence for Gucci’s longstanding relationship with Hollywood to the redesign of the label’s flagship Rodeo Drive boutique.

“From film collaborations to outstanding red carpet moments, CONTINUED ON PAGE 168

FROM ABOVE Model Veruschka von Lehndorff in Gucci, Rome, 1971. A look from the Gucci Women’s Spring Summer 2015 collection.

Jane Birkin in Gucci loafers, Cannes, 1969.

Elizabeth Taylor carrying a Gucci bag with Richard Burton, London, 1966.

The Gucci Beverly Hills flagship store.

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L. Mankiewicz’s All About Eve (1950) and Frank Capra’s It

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Burberry has unveiled new flagships in San Francisco and, more recently, in Beverly Hills. The SoCal emporium’s dramatic stone staircase sets the scene for the brand’s 2015 Resort collection of poetry-strewn fabrics and dip-dyed lace trenches.

225 Post St., S.F., 415-392-2200; 301 N. Rodeo Dr., B.H., 310-550-4500; burberry.com.

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FRINGE BENEFITS

BIRDS OF PARADISE

Well-dressed women flock to Elyse Walker’s eponymous Palisades boutique for everything from top runway looks to the latest denim. With her partner Sable Banoun, the retailer introduces a new in-house RTW and accessories line called ThePerfext. The collection of leather and suede jackets, skirts and bags conveys that “perfext” L.A. vibe.

15306 Antioch St., Pacific Palisades, 310-230-8882; elysewalker.com.

Designers Sable Banoun and Elyse Walker.

It may be winter, but Fendi’s holiday capsule QuTweet collection will have you heading for the tropics. Pack up denim bags embroidered with hand-beaded exotic bird motifs in effervescent prismatic hues. 355 N. Rodeo Dr., B.H., 310-276-8888; fendi.com.

Denim beaded fringe Baguette, $3,300.

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T-shirt, $285, and skirt, $995.

“I’m a Californian, born and bred, and have road-tripped and California hiked up and down the state, Black Bear loving every inch,” says jewelry pendant, $17,000, with designer Cathy Waterman. “I Fringe saw my first black bear as a necklace, $4,740. young girl in Yosemite National Park and saw how it was ruled by nothing but its own nature.”

Waterman encapsulates our state animal in a special limitededition 22-karat gold and black diamond pendant: “I was moved by the bear’s strength and confidence, two qualities I strive to embody.” Barneys New York, 9570 Wilshire Blvd., B.H., 310-276-4400; barneys.com.

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FASHION COLOR WHEEL Check out what Nicholas Kirkwood is offering for holiday—a collection of limited-edition metallic Bottalato loafers. One pair just won’t do. nicholaskirkwood.com.

Bottalato loafers, $395 each.

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Here’s another reason to log on to Gwyneth Paltrow’s uber-chic website Goop this month. The tastemaker has teamed up with L.A. evening-wear expert Monique Lhuillier to design a 16-piece collection exclusively for the site. Standouts include formal separates featuring textured tea-length skirts and Lhuillier’s favorite: a black embroidered organza cocktail dress. goop.com.

Apple red jacket, $500, and jeans, $300.

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What do you get when you blend the cool, understated aesthetic of Stockholm with the classical flair of London? Larsson & Jennings honors both cities with a line of minimal, unisex timepieces that won’t break the bank. The latest Saxon series is its most luxurious yet. larssonandjennings.com.

Crop top, $215, and A-line skirt, $385.

Kulör series Vasa watch, $314.

SMALL WONDERS

The roots of New York-based designer Anahita Stein’s geometric jewelry pieces can be traced back to the beginnings of her career as an architect in San Francisco. “I was always inspired by sculptural forms and small design details that were both sinuous and brilliantly functional,” says Stein, regarding her namesake collection, Anahita. “Her New York City-meets-California vibe is clear as she combines soft gemstone colorways with contemporary, clean designs,” adds fan and Broken English founder Laura Freedman, who carries the line. Broken English, 225 26th St., S.M., 310-458-2724; brokenenglishjewelry.com.

Gold fan earrings, $1,750.

WRITTEN BY LINDSAY KINDELON, LESLEY McKENZIE AND HEATHER SEVERS. J BRAND: BEN TOMS. ANAHITA: ATOOSA KREMENSTEIN

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Los Angeles–based J Brand has joined forces with emerging British designer Simone Rocha to create a denim collection with a twist—think J Brand classics accented with Rocha’s ruffle details. jbrandjeans.com.

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American sportswear has a new power couple: Orange County native Laura Vassar and her husband Kristopher Brock are behind much-hyped label Brock.. The New York-based designers even have the perfect meet-cute: The duo was introduced at Parsons, where Vassar was a fit model for a wedding dress Brock created. For Spring 2015, they’re channeling “Little House on the Prairie” in white organza, cotton linen and washed silk faille. A’marees, 2241 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach, 949-6424423; brocknewyork.com.

“Few women do not know how to wear jewels,” once stated Coco Chanel, who famously expressed her

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pearls day and night, no matter the occasion. Paired with a tweed jacket or a black dress, pearls were her go-to gem. Now, Chanel Fine Jewelry has captured its founder’s gloriously documented love affair in its latest collection, Les Perles de Chanel, a shimmering ode to the beauty of cultured freshwater, Tahitian,

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Glowing in hues ranging from black, white and gray to warm pinks and golds, the carefully chosen irides-

Dandelion dress, $2,090.

brilliantly colored precious stones.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH As part of the new luxury retail crop sprouting up in tech territory, Bottega Veneta has opened an accessories-only outpost in Westfield Valley Fair designed by the brand’s creative director Tomas Maier. The rich, earthy palette of the interior provides a perfect backdrop to juxtapose Maier’s Cruise collection of pastel woven leather bags and glittering footwear.

2855 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara; bottegaveneta.com.

Stretch knot clutch, $3,350, and a look from Cruise 2015.

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LOS ANGELES

FORD MODEL “I have loved L.A. since I first moved here from New York in the early 1980s. Richard [Buckley] and I have had a home here and divided our time between L.A. and Europe for the past 20 years and have always felt a deep-rooted connection to the city. So many visuals in our world are filtered through [the city’s] music, television and film and in this way it influences global fashion in a profound way. Like fashion, film is also a creative endeavor that is Tom Ford extremely important to me. I am excited to bring these two aspects of my life together by presenting the collection in Los Angeles,” says Tom Ford, announcing his plans to host his Fall 2015 RTW show in the City of Angels. tomford.com.

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LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO

STREET SMARTS

At age 15, Fif Ghobadian fled Iran during its revolution for California with her family, and became all-too-familiar with the process of acclimating to a new culture, language and way of life. Now, the entrepreneur is channeling her experience into a new line of socially conscious premium tees made in S.F. and L.A., and created with co-founder and stylist Alice Cahan. Named after the highway that leads out of Chowchilla, the site of California’s largest female correctional institution, Road Twenty-Two employs parolees through organizations like America Works to sew samples and screen-print the line—putting excons on their own path to freedom in the process. roadtwentytwo.com.

Founders Alice Cahan and Fif Ghobadian.

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Isabel Marant vest, $755, net-aporter.com.

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Gucci backpack, $2,590.

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Dior watch, $3,500.

Oscar de la Renta sandals, $590.

Salute spring’s military trend with luxe leather backpacks, army-green vests and textured leather pouches

Fashion (Trend) Mannin Fine Jewelry necklace, $2,100, Jenni Kayne.

Max Mara bag, $1,090.

Maison Michel hat, $422.

Michael Kors clutch, $6,500.

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wall of J.Crew Point Sur denim. A detail of the brand’s tag.

Golf balls used in the distressing process.

Rinsing. Rolls of denim hues. The inspiration board.

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hink about how your American-made jeans come into being, and your mind likely goes to a Jules Verne place: a factory in which an industrial-sized machine manifests cropped drainpipes at the touch of an LED button—spitting them out whole in the manner of a toaster presenting an Eggo waffle.

But visit J.Crew’s South L.A. sewing facility or Huntington Park washhouse and the reality is more lo-fi and decidedly hands-on: a finely orchestrated production line including stone-wash cycles with golf balls and porous pumice stones, and manual tasks by craftsmen trained in finessing 3-D resin-coated whiskers, sandpapering wear lines or wielding a dentist’s drill–sounding Dremel air tool to inflict the subtlest bit of fray on the edge of a pocket.

The New York–headquartered brand made its foray into premium denim relatively recently—opening its West Coast design studio in May 2013 and joining the ranks of Current/ Elliott, J Brand, 7 For All Mankind, Citizens of Humanity, Paige Denim and others manufactured in Southern California, aka the mecca for high-fashion jeans. “Being in L.A. keeps us connected to the latest developments in the market,” says Tom Mora, J.Crew’s head of women’s design. “It’s a cool, creative hub with a concentration of resources, the best sewing and washing available, and a skilled workforce that understands the subtleties and nuances of fit and wash. We wanted to have immediate and constant access to it.”

The company produces its more affordable core denim in Mexico and China, but its premier labels originate here, including workwear-inspired men’s line Wallace & Barnes and the jewel in the crown: new women’s offering Point Sur—the brainchild of Palos Verdes-raised J.Crew President and Executive Creative Director Jenna Lyons.

She created the range when she couldn’t find the perfect vintage-imbued pair for her own closet—the sort of effortless, second-skin jeans that work just as well with Carven as they do with a threadbare retro tee and, most crucially, look and feel like you’ve had them forever.

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1 Buccellati yellow gold engraved cuff bracelet, $95,000. 2 Mish gold Wakaya cuff, price upon request. 3 Repossi pink gold and diamond White Noise cuff, $32,135, barneys.com. 4 Verdura gold No.67 cuff, $32,500. 5 Tiffany & Co. gold Olive Leaf cuff, $12,000. 6 David Webb cabochon coral Bastille cuff, $79,000. 7 Todd Reed rose gold cuff, $34,320. 8 Coomi rose cut wire Antiquity cuff, $64,000, Saks Fifth Avenue.

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WRITTEN BY LESLEY McKENZIE. JOE PUGLIESE

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Strike a Pose

The Streicher sisters open the doors to their first studio in Los Angeles Beauty runs in the family for L.A.-based sisters Kristie, Jenn and Ashley Streicher, who have built solid reputations as go-to artists in the worlds of brows, makeup and hair, respectively. Now, the Northern California natives join forces under one roof at Striiike, their first brick-and-mortar studio, located in Beverly Hills. In addition to sharing a client list that includes everyone from Emily Blunt to Anne Hathaway, the trio also has a common aesthetic, which Ashley describes as “natural and organic with

Jenn, Kristie and Ashley Streicher.

an edge.” In their new salon, the sisters offer their signature services, from red-carpet makeup and hairstyling to Kristie’s famed feathered brow technique, as well as a curated selection of products.

Says Kristie, “We can use the space in a lot of different ways, from seeing our regular clients to having events and educational trainings, getting clients red-carpet-ready, and offering high-end beauty services accessible to all.” 9278 Civic Center Dr., B.H., 310-205-2600; striiike.com.

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BEAUTY FROM LEFT Pink

shades from the Blush & Brighten Face Palette.

Liebeskind’s eclectic sources of inspiration include items on her vanity, and Malibu.

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he whole thing started by accident,” says Jessica Liebeskind, who began her distinguished career in beauty as a way to make money while chasing her acting dreams. Having earned the nickname of “makeup lady” in college for the cosmetics line she launched during her studies, Liebeskind graduated and quickly forayed into global product development for Bobbi Brown after a chance encounter with the makeup maven at Bergdorf Goodman in 2000. The Calabasas native spent nearly six years learning every aspect of the biz, working on the brand’s award-winning palettes and alongside some of the world’s most celebrated artists. Now, New Jessica Liebeskind York–based Liebeskind is tapping into her own entrepreneurial spirit once again with the spring launch of Vintage by Jessica Liebeskind. Featuring 15 products for eyes, cheeks and lips, including a brush tool collection, the tightly edited and practical line works across skin tones. “Integrity is also something that’s extremely important to me,” says Liebeskind, who will debut the line on HSN in early 2015. “It needed to be highly authentic to my own aesthetic as well as reflect my philosophy on beauty, which is that women just want to look pretty.” jessicaliebeskind.com.

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SANTA MONICA

FOREIGN EXCHANGE When Santa Monica–based Julia and Craig Noik began conceptualizing their inaugural skincare line, African Botanics, three years ago, the husband-and-wife team turned to their native South Africa for their all-star ingredient, marula seed oil. Derived from sun-dried marula nuts, which are cracked open and cold-pressed by women in Fair Trade co-ops, the unrefined oil is loaded with antioxidants, minerals, nutrients and fatty acids—ideal for combating dehydration and premature aging, as well as repairing skin. “Our

inspiration is to create products that capture South Africa’s beauty, textures and earth elements combined in potent formulations for maximum skin benefits,” explains Julia. “We wanted to offer the sensory experience of being somewhere exotic.” The line does just that, with best-sellers including neroli-infused marula oil, botanical body cream, shimmering gold oil and, just in time for winter, a nourishing intense skin-repair balm. Available at SpaceNK, 225 26th St., S.M., 310-451-7284; africanbotanics.com.

ABOUT FACE When Prabal Gurung launched his namesake line in 2009, MAC Cosmetics stepped up to support the budding designer. Now the relationship comes full circle, with a limited-edition collaboration launching in December. Two years in the making, the 14-piece collection, available at MAC boutiques including the new store on North Beverly Drive, features nude and charcoal shades, as well as lipstick hues that transition effortlessly from day to night. maccosmetics.com.

ABOVE Resurrection Eye Creme, $95.

RIGHT Women in South African Fair

Trade co-ops extract marula oil.

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Power Eye Pencil in Feline, $20. Lipglass in Ultramarine Pink, $30.

Lipstick in Light English Red, $30.

WRITTEN BY LESLEY McKENZIE. LIEBESKIND: ANA SCHECHTER. BLUSH: TOM HAYES. DRAWER AND SCENIC SHOT: JESSICA LIEBESKIND. AFRICAN BOTANICS: CRAIG AND JULIA NOIK

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The weather outside is frightful, but these scents are so delightful.

Let it eau with perfume this season.

C H L O É Chloé , 1 . 7 O Z E D P, $ 1 0 5 M A R C J A C O B S Daisy Dream , 1 . 7 O Z E DT, $ 7 6

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BEAUTY Satya tank top, $68, Motion leggings, $78, and cable leg warmers, $50.

BRENTWOOD

Living Out Lolë

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE Lolë in Brentwood.

Eva Guerrand-Hermès and Cindy Crawford at the store opening. Katherine Schwarzenegger, Jennifer Meyer Maguire, Sheryl Lowe and Maria Shriver.

EYE OPENER Combat winter blues and that lackluster look with new Illuminating Eye Gel by La Mer. Designed using Miracle Broth, an innovative skin technology developed by former NASA physicist and brand founder Dr. Max Huber, the powerful serum is packed with hydrating and rejuvenating sea pearls for an instant glow. $145, lamer.com.

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WRITTEN BY JENNIE NUNN (LA MER) AND ANGELIA DE MEISTRE-HAMMER (LOLË). LOLË OPENING (4): STEPHEN SIMON; POSE: DEBRA KELLNER

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hether you’re sprinting or sun-saluting your way to 2014’s finish line, rest assured you’ll be doing so in luxury activewear. With a number of designers showing sport-inspired 2015 collections, the fashion world has confirmed what we in the Golden State, and co-founder of Lolë activewear Eva Guerrand-Hermès—yes, that Hermès—have known all along: Yoga pants are an acceptable substitute for skinny jeans. And nowhere is this more applicable than in L.A., where, as Guerrand-Hermès notes, in a day “you can go from hiking in the mountains or yoga on the beach to a business lunch.”

On the heels of launching her brand’s second California atelier in Brentwood, filled with practical, essential pieces, she observes, “I believe that Lolë gives the fashion-forward yet active Angeleno a solid ‘studio-to-street’ offering.”

For Guerrand-Hermès and a number of “family-oriented and career-driven” ladies who call the Westside home, to live actively extends beyond the confines of classes at next-door Maha Yoga or gluten-free brunching at A Votre Sante to include engaging with, building and giving back to the community. The space engages its brand motto “Live Out Loud Everyday” by hosting in-store Meditation Mondays, promoting craftsman indie brands like Cali favorite SeaVees and offering a litany of meet-up exercise classes open to the public. 13050 San Vicente Blvd., Ste. 208, L.A., 310-393-0555; lolewomen.com.

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G I F T O OO H . G I F T A H H H . G I F T R E VO LU T I O N A RY C L E A N S I N G .

Skincare goes 360 degrees with buzzworthy beauty tools that will take their cleansing routine full circle.

C L A R I S O N I C Smart Profile , $ 2 6 5 . I N C L U D E S T W O B R U S H H E A D S . N E W. E XC L U S I V E .

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Events Gianvito Rossi, Katherine Ross

C and Barneys New York partnered to host the first luncheon at the new Freds restaurant in honor of shoe designer Gianvito Rossi. Guests including Brigette Romanek, Hollye Jacobs, Katherine Ross, Shiva Rose, C Style Director Heather Severs, Larissa Sabadash and Jennifer Meyer Maguire all joined C founder Jennifer Hale to celebrate the inspiring designer. Guests were later invited to shop Rossi’s most recent collection in Barneys’ newly redesigned shoe department and have their new purchases signed by Rossi himself.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE Judie Doherty, Alyse Sukalski, Jill Jepson. Claudia Ross, Camilla Papale, Tiffany Cummins. Lauren Ferraro, Kristin Sorensen, Jennifer Bienaime, Siobhan Rigney

SHREVE & CO. San Francisco jewelry company Shreve & Co. united with C for an evening to support the American Cancer Society. Guests such as Judie Doherty, John Schiefer and Joyce Frankenburg gathered to view the latest jewels and enjoy a wine tasting by the Spire Collection and bites provided by Patina.

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Shiva Rose. Kendall Conrad, Hollye Jacobs. Larissa Sabadash

Betsey England, Bob MacIntosh, Diana Kissil, Colleen Pimental, John Sciefer

STUART WEITZMAN

C editor Jenny Murray hosted a cocktail party alongside Deborah Bridges, Eve Kornyei Ruffatto, Sue Stern and Gena Reed with the organization Girls Inc. to celebrate the grand reopening of the Stuart Weitzman boutique at South Coast Plaza. Chic Orange County denizens shopped the fall collection while sipping on white wine and enjoying treats provided by Cory Martin Events.

A portion of the evening’s proceeds benefited the nonprofit that focuses on providing young girls with mentors and educational programs both after school and during summer vacations.

Linda Zider, Karl Lindberg, Nafiseh Lindberg

VHERNIER Timothy Morzenti, Susan McCaw, Sarahbinah Rautiola

Deborah Bridges, Valarie Van Cleave, Sue Stern

What better opportunity to take in Vhernier’s newest collection than over lunch at Montecito’s evercharming San Ysidro Ranch. C’s Jennifer Hale and the Italian jewelry house hosted an intimate midday affair on the property, welcoming locals including Santa Barbara Magazine’s Gina Tolleson and Patsy Tisch.

Margo Barbakow, Valerie Rice

Nallely Pratz, Lucy Santana, Stephanie Cripe

Malika Middlebrooks, Stephanie Jernigan Patsy Tisch, Gina Tolleson

PROMOTION Caren Clawson, Madaline Gordon

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Home (Opener) Merry and Bright

Artist and textile designer Lulu deKwiatkowski hosts an ornament decorating party, no smocks required

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BY CHRISTINE LENNON PHOTOGRAPHED BY ANGIE SMITH

rom their garden high atop Mulholland Drive, Lulu deKwiatkowski and Alfredo Gilardini have the kind of full-sky view framed by lush azaleas that Los Angeles is famous for. On a typical fall Sunday, their 1960s ranch home brims with color and joy. The French doors are usually open to a long, brick patio and a well-used outdoor fireplace. The rooms are alive with paintings and textiles from her eponymous Lulu DK line, and the sounds Ariana Lambert Smeraldo of Lily Lodge crafted a garland out of olive branches and bay laurel to display the colorful ornaments.

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT DeKwiatkowski,

the epitome of boho-chic, accessorized here with her own Lulu DK gold tattoos.

Complementary paint colors and sequins eliminate the guesswork for the children. A couple of small friends concentrate on the task at hand. White, shatterproof ornaments, available on amazon.com, come to life after a custom paint job.

of three growing boys at play. But during the holidays, and at her annual Christmas ornament decorating party in particular, deKwiatkowski’s friends and family have come to expect a kind of next-level coziness that only a seriously skilled hostess can pull off.

“What can you do?” she asks with a shrug, after an errant soccer ball flies off of the grassy yard and onto a table covered with artfully displayed paint palettes, brushes, bottles of glue and bowls of sequins to adorn plastic (and, yes, glass) ornaments. “You’ve got to laugh it off. Smile your way through it!”

DeKwiatkowski is such an ideal Los Angeles host—impossibly relaxed, bohemian, unfussy and chic in denim and silk—that it’s hard to believe she’s not, in fact, an Angeleno. She grew up in Manhattan and spent summers on the beaches of Long Island. She and Gilardini, a writer and producer, flirted with L.A. for years before they finally decided to put down roots just shy of seven years ago when they were expecting twins.

“I grew up with very traditional Christmases in New York, and then my family would always travel to the Bahamas for a winter holiday,” she says. “There were six children in our family, and my mother was always organizing a cookie decorating party—the holidays were so important to her. Honoring traditions has always been a priority to me, so I wanted to make something of my own.”

For the past three years, she has hosted an ornament decorating party, inviting creative friends like painter Bess Ratliff, fashion designer Natalie Martin, interior designer Sienna Oosterhouse, actress Amber Mead, Petit Trésor co-owner Nina Takesh and florist Ariana Lambert Smeraldo (who brings armloads of greenery from her flower shop, Lily Lodge), and their children to decorate simple white and glass balls to take home for their own trees.

“The holidays can be so stressful, but you never feel that here,” says Martin, as she fastens a tassel to her own little masterpiece.

“At Lulu’s, it’s all about family and kids and friends. No one is worried about getting their hands dirty.” There’s always a table filled with kid-friendly snacks and adult-friendly beverages, and people rarely leave until the sun dips below the hills with a splash of painterly color—a display nearly as vibrant as the string of decorations drying in the breeze. •

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“I like to take humble materials and elevate them,” says Venice-based Eliza Gran. The illustrator and fashion designer (whose former children’s apparel line counted moms including Gwyneth Paltrow, Christy Turlington Burns and Michelle Williams as fans) is now behind a playful home accessories collection that launched this year. Comprising handmade burlap pillows, wall hangings, table runners, and wicker hats and baskets, the offerings pair earthy, simple materials with exuberant yarn embellishments in a piñata-inspired color palette.

Influences range from Gran’s extensive travels throughout Mexico to the stylistic traditions of Morocco and India.

From $63, elizagranstudio.com.

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LOS ANGELES

Floored

Rodarte’s innovative sisters have unfolded a new Rug Company collaboration that takes cues from such wide-ranging influences as Death Valley’s primitive landscape and English castle–worthy ivy trellises. A Cobalt Motif is a standout, translating nostalgic blue-and-white porcelain designs into hand-knotted Tibetan wool and silk. From $123/sq. ft., therugcompany.com.

Home (Bits) A glossy box brimming with fresh gardenias, from $119.

A DOG’S LIFE From batik patterns on Belgian linen to cherry-hued suzanis, three interior and textile designers create the ideal dog beds exclusively for C

Lisa Fine

Peter Dunham

Kathryn Ireland

“I love John Stefanidis’ striped mattresses on his Patmos terrace.

Sadly, I don’t have a terrace, so I thought they would make perfect dog beds. I have one in every room of my apartment.” Malabar, $395; hollywoodathome.com.

“This fabric was developed from an antique document I bought on my first trip backpacking in India in 1985 with designer Mattia Bonetti and Christian Louboutin. It’s what I call ethnic geometric. It can ‘hippie-ize’ traditional decor or add an ethnic element to a contemporary setting.” Kashmir Paisley, $520; hollywoodathome.com.

“The inspiration was my late Jack Russell. No matter how much I spoiled her, she was always thrilled to have a nice, plush bed in any corner of the house. Nothing fancy, just plush and comfortable.” Safi Suzani, $450; kathrynireland.com.

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WRITTEN BY JENNIE NUNN (A DOG’S LIFE), MELISSA GOLDSTEIN (FLOORED, BRIGHT IDEAS), AND AMANDA TISCH WEITZMAN (BLOOM BOX). HIGH CAMP SUPPLY: SEAN DANA

BLOOM BOX Gardenia lovers will bask in the sweet aroma of High Camp Supply’s locally sourced blooms. Farm-fresh buds float elegantly in water or can remain on their original vine—a novel hostess gift for the holidays. highcampsupply.com.

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HOMEprofile CLOCKWISE FROM FAR LEFT Antique

mirror-lined staircase. Crystal Halo chandeliers float above a sectional sofa. The rooftop park with heritage olive trees. A 19thcentury rococo chandelier lights a passageway.

High Drama

RH takes design to another level with the opening of a sparkling, museumworthy gallery in West Hollywood—and a rooftop you might never leave

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BY JENNIE NUNN

here are very good reasons that it took four years and more than 300 people working around the clock to open RH West Hollywood, The Gallery on Melrose Avenue. Whether you blame it on 18 heritage olive trees flown in from Italy that make up a public rooftop park, the facade lined with Venetian plaster, boxwood topiaries and massive banana palm trees, or the 15-foot-tall steel gates designed as a nod to Italian mastermind Carlos Scarpa—it was all well worth the wait.

Built in collaboration with architect James Gillam of Backen, Gillam & Kroeger (the Sausalito-based firm that designed Restoration Hardware Chairman and CEO Gary Friedman’s own Marin residence and collaborated with him on RH galleries in Houston and Greenwich, Conn.), the museumlike structure located across from Urth Café and the Pacific Design Center is a design dream come true. Think staircases lined with antique gilded mirrors and that pristinely manicured 10,000-square-foot rooftop garden showcasing the brand’s outdoor furniture collection, replete with modern concrete fire tables, wall fountains, a

pingpong table and a 40-foot-long table made of two planks of reclaimed pine. “The rooftop is a real destination, and I think people in the neighborhood will want to spend a lot of time there,” says Gillam.

What sets the gallery apart, though, is the resort-like vibe: Impeccably styled rooms are arranged by style, color and category. Couple that with five-star service including an on-site team of design experts working with existing floor plans and photos, and offering up advice on everything from fabric and upholstery options to paint color (they also make house calls).

“We are trying to be unpredictable, and we think until it hurts, so that the whole experience as you walk through will be like no other home store that anyone’s ever seen,” says Friedman.

And the gallery is just that, down to every meticulous detail, including a giant sculpture anchored at the top of the building to pay homage to the City of Angels: a 10-foot-tall vintage, angelic replica of the Louvre’s Winged Victory of Samothrace procured by Friedman at a Parisian flea market. There’s also a Ben Soleimani rug showroom, and a Bellocq Organic Tea Atelier, while store vignettes throughout are layered with found objects such as aviation artifacts, salvaged ship propellers and Old World maps. Says Friedman, “The No. 1 comment we hear people say when they come into the new galleries that we’ve built is: ‘I just want to live here.’ ” 8564 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, 310-652-0323; restorationhardware.com. • MARK HUG/RESTORATION HARDWARE

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE Ingredients for chef Alex Hitz's self-described "bulletproof menu." Hitz. A freshly baked chocolate soufflĂŠ. Host Kim Uzielli's seasonal dining table.

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Class Act Celebrity chef Alex Hitz teaches a Los Angeles cooking club his secrets to perfecting the ultimate holiday feast

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elebrity chef and author Alex Hitz has taught legions of fans to cook with his legendary book, My Beverly Hills Kitchen. But when he accepted an invitation from friend and fellow Angeleno Kim Uzielli to instruct a cooking club of kitchen-savvy friends on how to prepare a holiday feast, Hitz was faced with the challenge of teaching his very first class. “Kim called me and asked, ‘Would you ever do this?’ ”

Pecan-Shortbread Cookies

recalls Hitz in his distinctive Southern drawl. “Usually when I cook, it’s for a charity raising zillions of dollars, or for a big event. But I wanted to do this because it sounded fun, and I’d never done it before.”

And so Hitz and Uzielli put their heads together and laid plans to re-create his signature “bulletproof” holiday menu. “That’s the Christmassy menu I grew up on,” says Hitz, whose childhood was spent between Atlanta and France. “It’s an easy one that’s “Our goal is to spend time catching up

2 tsp vanilla extract

meal and hopefully honing our culinary

3½ cups flour 1⁄8 tsp salt 1 cup chopped pecans

five-year-old cooking club, which brings

Powdered sugar

together a group of local friends. Meeting

STEPS FOR PREPARATION

every month, it was Uzielli's turn to open up

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a 9 x 13

her Beverly Hills home. “I was so excited to

metal baking sheet with parchment paper.

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted

team up with Alex after watching his

with the paddle attachment on medium

culinary career unfold over the last five years.

speed, cream the butter and sugar together

I’ve gone to his home many times, and I’m

for approximately 3 to 5 minutes, and then add the vanilla. In a medium mixing bowl,

always so impressed with his skills as a

whisk the flour and salt together. Turn the

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mixer to the lowest speed and stir in the

host,” says Uzielli, who first met Hitz at her

husband Alessandro Uzielli’s local restaurant,

flour mixture. Then add the chopped pecans and turn the mixer off. Put the dough in the

La Dolce Vita. “We bonded because he cooks

refrigerator and let it cool for 30 minutes.

all the food himself for his parties, and I do

Using whatever size scoop you want, scoop

the same thing at my Christmas parties.”

Drawing from his Southern-meets-French

Alex Hitz explains the steps for his four-course meal. Each guest was provided with copies of Hitz's recipes. Host Kim Uzielli and cooking club founder Sheila Walker lend a hand.

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with each other while enjoying a fabulous skills,” notes Sheila Walker, founder of the

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3 sticks (24 tbsp) salted butter, cold

the dough onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Let the cookies cool completely, dredge them generously

cuisine cookbook, Hitz envisioned a

in powdered sugar, and serve.

four-course feast including his signature hot

YIELD About four dozen small cookies

soup, reimagined as a lobster bisque, and a roast tenderloin of beef, topped with a horseradish sauce. Recipes in one hand and wine glasses in another, 11 attendees gathered in Uzielli’s kitchen for the tutorial, which culminated in Hitz’s chocolate soufflé.

With prep work taken care of prior to arrivals, Hitz whipped up his holiday extravaganza in an hour and a half, and served dinner on time. Guests including Shelley Litvak and Jennifer Nordstrom took their seats in Uzielli’s festive dining room, which she had decorated earlier that day using white hydrangeas and red gooseberries—a trick Uzielli learned during her early days working at a flower shop.

Marveling over the seemingly effortless feast, the friends exchanged strategies for their own forthcoming Christmas dinner menus before bidding adieu with signed copies of Hitz’s book. Says Uzielli, “The highlight of the night was having fun with these great girls who have been with the group for such a long time, and having my daughters say, ‘Mommy, we heard you laughing all night! When did you go to bed?’ ” •

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Shelley Litvak kisses the cook.

PECAN SHORTBREAD COOKIES: RECIPE AND IMAGE FROM MY BEVERLY HILLS KITCHEN; PHOTOGRAPHED BY DEBORAH WHITLAW-LLEWELLYN

luxurious and special.”

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Produce from California family-owned farms shines in Lemon Bird Preserves’ handcrafted jam and pickle offerings. Starting at $30; lemonbirddesign.com.

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S.F.-based Turntable Kitchen curates a food and music-centric box focusing on one to two ingredients, recipes, a vinyl single and a digital mixtape.

From $25; turntablekitchen.com.

Gourmet cookies with gooey centers arrive freshly baked on your doorstep through San Diego’s The Cravory.

From $24; thecravory.com.

The best California assemblages to give and receive

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L.A.’s Summerland Produce Co. boasts a chef-driven selection of regional organic fruits and veggies, with recipes included. From $33; summerland.is.

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Atwater Village chef Barrett Prendergast of Valley Brink Road fills an array of customized boxes (themes range from new mom to hostess gifts) with blooms and artisan fare. From $100; valleybrinkroad.com.

PASADENA

Flour Power

Since the debut of her Little Flower Candy Co. shop, Christine Moore has been satisfying Pasadena’s sweet tooth with handmade salted caramels and perfectly chewy marshmallows. Now, with the arrival of her casual restaurant Lincoln with co-founder Pam Perkins, fans are hooked on her fresh-from-the-oven sweet and savory goods, too. Think croissants, cookies, breakfast pastries), along with breakfast and lunch specialties including a classic burger, farro bowl and yuzu chicken salad. 1992 Lincoln Ave., Chocolate croissants in the making. Pasadena, 626-765-6746.

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Raddish boxes out of Los Angeles cater to budding young chefs with recipe guides, a shopping list, and activities to encourage family meals and discussions. From $24; raddishkids.com.

Inside SolCal. SAN DIEGO

NATURAL SELECTION SolCal, which launched this fall, offers delicious, nutrient-dense vegan fare, which former Food Network star and co-founder Anne Thornton first learned to prepare as a chef for celebrity clients. Look for organic cold-pressed juices, protein-filled quinoa veggie burgers and sellout pesto kelp-noodle pastas.

910 J St., S.D., 619-255-2927; solcal.com.

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18-karat white gold Tulle Ornato Pendant earrings with white gold convertible necklace chain, $69,000. 9517 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310-276-7022; buccellati.com.

NIC+ZOE

R141634 Basket Weave tunic, $148. Available at Nordstrom; nicandzoe.com.

STUART WEITZMAN

5050 boot, $635. South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, 714-432-8100; 437 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, 310-860-9600.

Trunk Show CAROLINA HERRERA

Indigo Embroidered dress, $5,990. 8441 Melrose Place, Los Angeles, 323-782-9090; carolinaherrera.com.

23RD STREET JEWELERS

Fancy yellow, brown and white diamonds frame stunning matching emeralds in their natural rough rose-cut form, $8,875. 2319 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, 310-828-0833; 1009 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, 310-374-9923.

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Sutra mini dufe deergrain leather in hibiscus, $298. 8407 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, 323-951-1947; dvf.com.

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Buffum Chandler reshaped the CultureDorothy (Opener) cultural landscape of L.A. with her vision of a world-class performing arts center

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WRITTEN AND EDITED BY ELIZABETH KHURI CHANDLER

alifornia may be a younger state than its eastern-seaboard cousins, but we do have a tradition of charitable giving and bringing together the city’s diverse groups in the name of a great cause. Dorothy Buffum Chandler, the whirlwind force behind the creation of our performing arts center in Downtown Los Angeles, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this December, is part of the not-so-shabby history of fundraising in the city.

Full disclosure: I first heard of “Mama Buff,” as the Chandlers call her, when my husband (her great-grandson Otis Yeager Chandler) and I were dating. Coming from Northern California, I wasn’t particularly familiar with her, but something about this woman intrigued me: Relatives floated words like “imperious” and “fearless.” “She was a tiger,” another told me. She was polarizing. She certainly didn’t sound like your stereotypical 1950s rich man’s wife.

Chandler spearheaded the fundraising of more than $18 million—some $138 million in today’s money—for the Los Angeles Music Center. It wasn’t a dilettante’s vanity project either: Work began in 1950, when she joined the board of the Southern California Symphony Association, and it became a lifelong passion, continuing long after 1964, when Bob Hope led the center’s opening. For many years, in between appearing before Congress to encourage cultural exchange between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, or overseeing the acquisition and installation of Picassos and Diebenkorns in the Times Mirror Building, Chandler launched a campaign that was formidable.

Born in 1901, she went to Stanford University, where she met and married Norman Chandler, eldest son and eventual successor to the powerful Los Angeles Times publisher/real estate mogul Harry Chandler. Chandler struggled with her confidence, especially since she felt unaccepted by many of Norman’s relatives because she was not from the then-inner circle of Los Angeles society. >>

<< In 1932, 10 years after her marriage, she moved in with psychiatrist Josephine Jackson for a month (an approach nearly unheard of at the time) to work on overcoming her own sense of inadequacy. According to the biography Privileged Son, Jackson told her, “stop being a passive victim and start getting involved.” With her new sense of resolve, Chandler’s path to find a home for the L.A. Philharmonic became awesome in its ambition and execution. And she was clever about getting things done in the “Mad Men” world of the ’50s and ’60s.

Fundraising occurred either at home in the pool house—called “the Pub”—in the backyard of her Hancock Park home, or at the local fancy restaurant Perino’s. At the Pub, celebrities such as Nat King Cole would stop by to hand-deliver $25,000 checks. At Perino’s, in order to stave off the traditional “man pays for a woman’s meal” rule, Chandler arranged for all bills to be sent to her home rather than be presented at the restaurant.

As a woman, she had more leeway than a man to be unconventional: Chandler refused to conduct any meetings at the California Club or Jonathan Club, which also didn’t accept minorities. “I’m not like that,” Chandler famously said. “To me it [fundraising for the Music Center] did more to break down the barriers against Hollywood, against Jews, against new-timers than anything that’s happened in our city.”

FROM TOP LEFT The Music Center today; the 1966 statue in the courtyard by Jacques Lipchitz is called Peace on Earth. Chandler with the architect of the center, Welton Becket, and music director Zubin Mehta; as president of the Southern California Symphony Association Hollywood Bowl, she recommended Mehta for the position, initiating a tradition of young, fresh talent for Los Angeles—a trajectory that continues today with Gustavo Dudamel. A billboard thanking Chandler for her efforts.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is one of the highlights of The Music Center’s dance program. Placido Domingo directs the center’s L.A. Opera, the fourth-largest opera company in the U.S. Women from the “Buck Bag” campaign.

Elizabeth Taylor at the the Academy Awards, which were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 25 times from 1969 to 2002.

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Heading over from her office at the Times Mirror Building, Chandler would intercept guests on their way to meet with her husband. She asked Henry

Kissinger for money, and J. Paul Getty when she stopped in London on the way to a couture fitting in Paris. Mark Taper dropped a cool million. Relatives recall stories of her ripping up checks, declaring, “You can do better.”

Under her unflappable steam, then-disparate groups all opened their pocketbooks. The Blue Ribbon Committee, powered by 1,000 women volunteers, raised $1 million; a benefit premiere of Cleopatra earned $1 million for the center; the Chinese community contributed $15,000; the Japanese government donated $10,000; the Mormon Choir of Southern California donated $25,000 from performances of Handel’s Messiah. Chandler’s next idea, to ask every Angeleno to donate a buck and toss it in a brown bag, netted nearly $2.2 million.

After the center opened on Dec. 6, 1964, with performances by Van Cliburn, Frank Sinatra and the L.A. Phil conducted by the young hotshot Zubin Mehta, Chandler continued to fundraise for nearly the rest of her life. Daughter-in-law Bettina Chandler recalls being with Chandler when they bumped into Cary Grant in the elevator at the Music Center in the 1980s.

Grant reminded her that he had dropped off a $25,000 check at her house in Hancock Park in 1962. “It’s time for you to write another,” Chandler quipped.

Today the Music Center is a linchpin of Downtown, and the home of the L.A. Opera, L.A. Philharmonic, Center Theatre Group and L.A. Master Chorale. There are eight venues, including a cityscape-altering structure by Frank Gehry. It hosts dance companies from around the globe, and a cornucopia of other events that activate the community. Yet the memories of the regal Chandler, who died in 1997, remain intimidating. “She was such a good fundraiser because people were a little scared of her,” recalls grandson Harry Brant Chandler.

Mama Buff doesn’t sound very warm and fuzzy. (Then again, neither do Hillary Clinton or Sheryl Sandberg.) But without a doubt, the cultural fabric of Los Angeles wouldn’t be what it is without her.

50th Anniversary Spectacular, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.; The Next Fifty Party, Dec. 7, 6 p.m.; musiccenter.org. •

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California-based galleries and artists get ready to make their mark on Art Basel Miami

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ab parties aside, Art Basel Miami Beach is the go-to place for galleries looking to connect with serious collectors. This year, San Francisco’s Jessica Silverman Gallery breaks into the fair for the first time in a section designed for artists showing new works created in the last three years.

Silverman’s curated grouping of three artists includes Ruairiadh O’Connell, Hugh Scott-Douglas and recent Whitney Biennial participant Dashiell Manley. An L.A. artist to watch whose output has dramatically shifted gears, Manley’s paintings and films exhibit “the way abstraction mutates when it travels across mediums,” says Silverman.

Elsewhere, L.A.’s Honor Fraser Gallery highlights Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi, Kohn Gallery makes an appearance, and Freedman Fitzpatrick will show work by former MAK Schindler Resident Lucie Stahl.

S.F.’s Altman Siegel will also be showing Bay Area local Liam Everett for the first time. And in the Kabinett sector, designed to highlight various artists from the world’s top 200 galleries, L.A.’s Dianna Molzan and Sausalito’s Etel Adnan get an airing. Ladies and gentlemen, take out your pocketbooks. artbasel.com.

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A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND Author Danielle Steel lives between Paris and San Francisco with her miniature chihuahua, Minnie. An ode to her beloved pet, Steel’s new children’s book Pretty Minnie in Paris (Doubleday, $18) follows the mischievous pooch and her darling mistress through the colorful world of Parisian fashion.

Kristi Valiant’s cheerful illustrations capture their shared love of dressing up, wearing stilettos and sightseeing in the City of Lights.

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FASHION EDITOR: KATIE BURNETT

Au Naturel MOTHER, MUSE AND FRENCH STYLE ICON, CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG OPENS UP ABOUT HER MANY CREATIVE CALLINGS

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It’s a crisp fall morning in New York’s West Village, and the chanteuse and actress is running a few minutes behind for our meeting at Hamilton’s Soda Fountain cafe. Wearing a pair of her favorite Notify jeans, a pumpkin-colored cashmere sweater and one of her classic Balenciaga fitted tweed blazers, the milky-skinned Gainsbourg slithers between tables, offering a warm smile.

It’s easy to see why she is often viewed as the modern-day embodiment of French elegance. Unlike her more polished counterparts (family friend and France’s former first lady Carla Bruni, for example), Gainsbourg has perfected the insouciant, just-rolledout-of-bed-and-threw-this-together look. “I still don’t know how to sell myself, and that’s OK,” she admits.

Earlier this year, she launched a capsule collection of personal favorites (including classic button-downs and shrunken leather jackets) with L.A.-based Current/ Elliott, and she has been a muse and friend to designer Nicolas Ghesquière for more than 16 years—a relationship that has also helped her to achieve a record of flawless red carpet appearances. “I just finished filming four movies in a row,” she says (implying many forthcoming step-and-repeats). “[Right] now, I’m enjoying my kids and gathering my thoughts.”

Gainsbourg’s apparent idleness fuels her imagination—it’s a vital time for her artistically curious old soul, which she inherited from her parents. Her father is the late music icon Serge Gainsbourg, the unchallenged patron saint of French provocateurs, and her mother British actress, singer and quintessential “it girl” Jane Birkin. Born in London in 1971, Gainsbourg was raised in Paris with half-sisters Kate Barry and Lou Doillon from her mother’s side. It was her father who first coaxed a then-12-year-old Charlotte to record the duet “Lemon Incest” on his album, marking a scandalous beginning to her singing career.

Like her mother, Gainsbourg was also born to be an actor, first evidenced with her 1984 role in the film Paroles et Musique alongside Catherine Deneuve. Despite accolades including César Awards (France’s “Oscars”) for Most Promising Actress in 1985 for L’effrontée and later, in 2000, Best Supporting Actress for the film La Bûche— not to mention a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award in 2009 for Antichrist—she has no desire to “make it” in Hollywood. “It’s not a goal of mine,” she says. Instead, she welcomes scripts from cerebral European auteurs she admires. This selfselecting approach pays critical dividends: She’s transitioned between American dramas (21 Grams), whimsical art-house flicks (The Science of Sleep), and Lars von Trier’s tortured, psychological sex

tales, including the aforementioned Antichrist and Nymphomaniac I & II. Offscreen she has morphed into a cheerful, doting mom, building a strong family story with her partner of 23 years, actor and director Yvan Attal (they have three children together, ages 17, 12 and 3). The couple met on set in 1991, and worked together on films including My Wife Is an Actress (2001) and Happily Ever After (2004).

Despite Gainsbourg’s professional and personal successes, she still exhibits deep feelings of loss for her father, who passed away suddenly from a heart attack in 1991. He was her mentor, both in life and in music (in 1986, she collaborated with him on her debut album, Charlotte for Ever), and it wasn’t until 15 years after his death that she was ready to embrace new music projects for the first time without his blessing. “[He] was putting the bar so high that it was hard for me to dare going there,” she says. “I realized recently that I just need to relax—make it a bit less dramatic. It’s not about being genius, or having a divine gift. I’m starting to understand that [creating music] is less abstract; more simple than what I had imagined when I was younger.”

In 2006, she released the album 5:55 with the help of the French duo Air, followed by a collaboration with Beck titled IRM (2009)—named for the French acronym for an MRI (she had experienced a cerebral hemorrhage, the result of a waterskiing accident, in 2007). Gainsbourg recorded the LP at Beck’s L.A. home studio. “It was great to discover that Los Angeles is not a desert disguised into highways,” she says. “The music scene is extremely stimulating.”

Her 2010 Coachella gig was a watershed moment.

For a split second, before taking the monumental stage in front an ocean of people, she almost retreated. “But then it was miraculous,” she says. “The audience really carried me through. It was a revelation.”

Since then, Gainsbourg has turned her focus back to the silver screen. The 2015 release of director Wim Wenders’ dark, 3-D drama Every Thing Will Be Fine pits Gainsbourg alongside James Franco. But crossgenre diversions are never far: In her spare time she plays the piano, writes lyrics and sketches— another trait inherited from her father. “I’m a spasmodic [artist], classically trained,” says Gainsbourg, who has contemplated releasing a book of drawings on her favorite theme: her children. “I [use] a very special ink pen; extremely precise,” she adds, before revealing its most compelling feature: “It also allows me to have accidents—and I love accidents.” And if anyone understands the mesmerizing effect of imperfect beauty, it’s her. •

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MAN OF THE HOUSE

ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY KEVIN YORN ENLISTS DESIGNER VANESSA ALEXANDER TO INFUSE HIS BRENTWOOD RESIDENCE WITH OLD HOLLYWOOD CHARM AND A NEW YORK SENSIBILITY

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NTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY Kevin Yorn counts some of Hollywood’s hottest talents, such as Ellen DeGeneres, Scarlett Johansson and Matthew McConaughey, as clients and inspirations. Yorn, who also acts as a liaison for his client’s investments in the Silicon Valley tech sector, is the cofounder of Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein & Kohner. “I get to work with a lot of really creative people,” Yorn says. “Growing up in the suburbs in New Jersey, I never understood that much about interior design until I met Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi. Every time they’ve done a new house, which is often, I’ve been blown away. I thought, ‘Wow, I can have a house that speaks to me and makes me feel good when I walk in. I can have that for my friends and family.’”

When Yorn purchased his 5,500-square-foot Mediterranean-style home in Brentwood two years ago, he turned to friend and designer Vanessa Alexander to create a more masculine, contemporary space with the richness of 1920s Hollywood. “The Chateau Marmont and Greenwich Hotel were big influences,” Alexander says, “but ultimately it was Kevin who informed the design by his lifestyle. He’s very social, with a large extended family and friends. He wanted a place where he could equally entertain his 90-year-old grandfather and play music with his brothers and friends.”

Yorn grew up playing music in the basement of his family’s home with his brothers, singer Pete Yorn and talent manager and producer Rick Yorn. “When I walked into this house, the first room I saw was a study, and I immediately thought of turning it into a music room where I could play all of my vinyl,” Yorn says. Friends often end up in this room after enjoying pizza from the outdoor oven, or wander inside to play one of his vintage 1960s Martin or Gibson guitars in the living room. “This house is about music and art. My daughter is a songwriter. She’s a freshman in high school and will have her friends over for a listening party or they’ll all play vinyl.

When I see that, it makes me the happiest.”

Each room, Alexander says, expresses a different side of Yorn’s creative passions, whether that’s the open kitchen where he can cook on the island while talking to guests, or the dramatic metal doors inspired by one of his favorite hotels in New York that open from the living room to the outdoor pool deck that’s covered in reclaimed wood from the Coney Island Boardwalk. In addition to works from artists Matthew Brandt and Jennifer Boysen, photographs by sister-in-law Beth Yorn and his daughter hang on the walls. “The house is filled with these very personal things that tell a story,” Yorn says.

“It’s cool to me.” •

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Alexander designed the open shelving in the kitchen and a stainless steelâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;clad island, which features walnut countertops and a Miele range. A Cloud chandelier by Apparatus hangs above a dining-room table crafted from Oaxacan clay. Landscape designer Josh Rezac of Studio MA added succulents to a sitting area beside a fountain, lined with vintage French clay tiles. Yornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music room features a Audio Research turntable. OPPOSITE A vintage Knole leather sofa from Balsamo Antiques in New York and custom designed velvet armchairs sit atop a vintage Moroccan rug from Hannoun.

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WITH TWO DAUGHTERS, A NEW CIRCUIT-TRAINING CLASS AND THE LAUNCH OF CUTTING-EDGE SURFBOARD DESIGNS BETWEEN THEM, POWER DUO LAIRD HAMILTON AND GABRIELLE REECE REFLECT ON THE PAST, HOW IT’S MADE THEM STRONGER AND WHY THEY AREN’T SLOWING DOWN ANYTIME SOON

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crescendo. In any sport, especially with surfing, you’re always looking for an opportunity from Mother Nature.

T’S RARE TO FIND Laird Hamilton and Gabrielle Reece in repose. Surfing legend Hamilton and pro volleyball player Reece are always on the move, whether they’re demonstrating their natural athletic prowess (a video of Hamilton riding a wave for 400 yards and then maneuvering between Malibu Pier’s narrow pilings went viral this summer) or traveling between their homes in Malibu and Hawaii along with their two daughters, Reece, 11, and Brodie, 6.

C Editor-at-Large Kendall Conrad caught up with the couple in Malibu as they prepared to head back to their ranch in Kauai for the winter.

After an underwater training session, a hot sauna stint and an icy plunge in a galvanized tub, they opened up about everything from Reece’s new high-intensity circuit-training class to Hamilton conquering 100-foot waves and the first time they met.

KC: What’s going through your mind when you’re hitting 50 mph on 100-foot waves?

LH: There is no room for conscious thought other than what you have to do. Your unconscious moves at 32,000 times the speed of your conscious mind, which in a way, if you’re able to tap into that, is like being telepathic. They call it genius when the conscious thought becomes unconscious, like when somebody masters something after 10,000 hours. At that point it’s an unconscious act, and it is really motored by your experience. Surfing is a thing that has no beginning and no end—I think that there are very few things we experience in our life that are like that. Meditation can get you into a similar zone. Sex too, when you’re in that moment of true intimacy, there is no time or space. Nothing gives you a greater feeling of accomplishment, which is what I think all of us are seeking in everything we’re doing.

for the TV show “The Extremists.” Was it love at first sight?

LH: It was more like love at first conversation.

GR: Once you get Laird’s respect then you’re in good shape.

LH: We both grew up on islands.

We had some parent situations that were less than normal. I wanted to construct a different life and reality for myself and have a partner who felt the same way.

GR: And you want to break the bad things but borrow the good things.

Once we realized that, we were living together eight days later.

KC: Gabby, you’ve co-authored two books. What’s appealing to you about that medium?

GR: Well I wrote a book in ’97 called Big Girl in the Middle, and I had been writing columns for magazines since ’92. I like to connect with people through writing because it can be about them too, not just “How’s my spike?” or, “How does my skin look?” I joked about doing a blog called Death

by Domestication that talked about trying to balance all these things: being a woman, being in a relationship, growing older, finding happiness as an individual and bringing children into it. So it started as a joke, because I thought a lot of people probably feel that way—how do you navigate that and not die in it? My manager at the time actually asked if I would be interested in expanding that into a book, and then I hooked up with Karen Karbo again [for 2013’s My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper: A Guide to the Less Than Perfect Life].

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KC: You recently seized an opportunity to shoot the Malibu Pier. What was that like?

LH: Shooting the pier is just taking advantage of a uniquely large swell in Malibu. People say, “Why would you do that?” I tell them it’s like climbing up a cliff you want to jump off—you finally get to the place that you’re going to jump, and of course you’re going to because you’ve climbed all the way there. The pier just represents the end of the ride, the

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KC: Gabby, how do you feel about him on these waves?

GR: Laird approaches his sport with a really professional attitude. His preparation and training give me a lot of confidence.

It’s part of his destiny and I certainly would never get in the way of someone’s destiny. He is one of the most talented athletes I have ever met, but really he’s more of an artist and it is his art. I have had moments though, like once a year, when I wake up and get a feeling: Somehow I always get him on the phone and I say, “Yo, heads up.” I’ll get instincts and I always honor that.

KC: Laird, you met Gabby in 1995, when she interviewed you

KC: How do you balance family life between here and Hawaii?

LH: I’m always ready for the change at the end of the season.

It’s super balanced. Gabby says the girls are such troopers, and I say, “Well, that’s because we’ve trooped them.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 168

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A State of Grace LUCY AND BILL HAMILTON’S CENTURY-OLD NAPA VALLEY ESTATE IS AN ULTRA-PRIVATE HAVEN OF TRANQUIL GARDENS AND FINE ART

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N A HIDDEN CORNER of northern Napa Valley, shimmering light filters through the silver leaves of stately olive trees and glazes the hand-hewn sandstone walls of a former ghost winery, c. 1880. A green moat of grape vines and overgrown oleander hedges obscure the ivy-covered residence and ensure the solitude and silence that Lucy and Bill Hamilton crave, far from the social whirl.

The Hamiltons, generous philanthropists who grace opera galas and museum exhibition openings in San Francisco and Lexington, Ky., appreciate the embrace of the 18-inch-thick walls of their rustic retreat and have turned the house into a gallery for their museum-quality collections of French masters, Impressionists, and European and Chinese antiques.

“This house is magical for us,” says Lucy, whose family owns Overbrook Farm, a world-famous thoroughbred horse farm in Lexington. “I was captivated by this house the moment I saw it. I love the silence and the privacy it offers, and the feeling of history in its massive walls and noble structure.”

The three-level house, now glittering with 18th-century Swedish chandeliers, Chinese lacquer screens and Arts & Crafts furniture, is adorned with Lucy’s notable collection of paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Édouard Manet, Henri Fantin-Latour and Paul Cézanne, as well as contemporary sculptures by Marino Marini and Andy Goldsworthy. The Hamiltons worked closely with interior designer Matthew Carter to bring their collections and interiors into focus, and to create the comfort and delight they wanted for their summer sojourns with children and grandchildren.

Carter, of Matthew Carter Interiors in Lexington, and San Francisco architect Sandy Walker laid out a new configuration of rooms, including turning the former kitchen into a bedroom, and simplifying the floor plans. Bare concrete floors were softly waxed and covered with timeworn Oushak and Serapi carpets.

“When Bill and Lucy first showed me the house it had been somewhat neglected and the gardens were overgrown, but the bones of the original winery were intact,” notes Carter. “We worked for three years to restore the gardens, and to create new light-filled living spaces that would enhance enjoyment of summer entertaining in the Napa Valley.” Walker added a pool house in a shaded corner of the garden.

As the house was being restored, Lucy gathered an inventory of inherited furniture, paintings and antiques, and her treasure trove of Jansen tables, Diego Giacometti tables, and a pair of Gothic Revival iron and stone console tables. The designer refreshed down-filled sofas and antique chairs with slipcovers for a more relaxed mood. “I’m addicted to Fortuny, so we used eight different smaller-scale designs, in the more relaxed and rustic patterns,” says Lucy.

The Hamiltons’ connoisseurship is evident in every room. Lucy lived in France for 30 years and had a house in London, so she has a very close understanding of classical design and French taste. Bill’s taste, in counterpoint, veers toward Chinese antiques and Aesthetic Movement furniture. And his highly admired ink cartoons for The New Yorker, gold-framed, hang in his study and in the library, his ironic and astute social commentary in frisky juxtaposition to romantic paintings by Jean Giorgio de Chirico, Odilon Redon and Renoir, and exquisite Henri Fantin-Latour paintings of garden roses.

The relaxed mix of styles, the jostle of rustic with refined, was very thought-out, says Carter. “Lucy and Bill enjoy the solitude and are the most wonderful hosts. They enjoy everything every day,” he says. “This is a vibrant home, and a life lived to the fullest.” •

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we have established ourselves as a staple in Hollywood’s wardrobe,” she says, pointing out that the original boutique, which opened in 1968, was among the first international labels to open on the block.

The renovated 22,000-square-foot space, which reopened in October, boasts a slick mix of historic Gucci materials like dark rosewood and marble and modern elements like ribbed and smoked glass and two-story LED wall displays. On the third floor is a sunny wraparound terrace where VIPs can shop for red carpet gowns and made to measure suiting.

A veritable Gucci universe, the boutique carries the complete collection of men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, handbags, jewelry, shoes, children’s apparel and the newly launched (and highly sought-after) beauty collection. “The new store reflects a true atmosphere of luxury,” says Giannini. “It encompasses my vision for the brand moving forward.” 347 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, 310-278-3451; gucci.com. •

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and a slouchy, cashmere-blended boyfriend jean (available in a spectrum of washes ranging from inky to ultra-faded and priced between $198 and $288)—is aimed at die-hards who appreciate details such as double belts, oxidized buttons and red thread-accented turnups.

“We start with the best quality of fabric and build from there,” says Head of Denim Design Mary Pierson, who sources bolts of cotton from Italy, selvedge from Japan and textiles from North Carolina heritage mill Cone. “Our development is a collective process—we’re a bicoastal team but we speak the same language,” she adds.

Spend an afternoon in J.Crew’s airy Arts District atelier, populated with rack upon rack of denim specimens hunted down on far-flung research trips, and indigo swatch samples named with aspirational wash monikers like Renegade, and one starts to get a feel for the dialect. A peek at the Fall 2015 samples reveals a trend toward a softer silhouette—skinny cuts lean in a more straight direction, while oversized shapes skew slightly narrower. It’s a less severe interpretation the tastemakers are betting you’ve been waiting for. Of course, you’ll have to wait a bit longer—given the behindthe-scenes workmanship that goes into nailing the line’s heritage aesthetic, the future jeans of your dreams still have a lot of living to do. jcrew.com. •

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It’s what they know and it’s natural. It’s a nomadic way of life and a certain portion of people on earth are meant to migrate; it’s what the [Native Americans] have always done, animals too.

KC: Laird, what is your favorite wave in California?

LH: Malibu is one of the most perfect waves in the world. Rincon is also another perfect one. I love The Wedge in Newport because it has Hawaiian power.

KC: And which of your new designs are you excited about?

LH: My objective has been: How do I continue to enjoy surfing after more than 45 years and how do I keep it new for another 40?

I’m always looking for new ways that allow me to be a beginner again and enjoy lesser surf. The Foil [board] does that. It can make medium days giant, because you’re booted in and there’s a lot more going on. It’s also more sensitive and you can ride waves that don’t break. The latest board that I have been working on is called The Serrater. It stems from the humpback whale’s side fins, which have these cuts in them that make their fins more efficient. The golf board is in production now. It’s an automated skateboard with four-wheel drive that you ride on the golf course. It activates you and it makes good players play better.

KC: And what about submersibles?

LH: We are working on them now. I’ll be riding waves under water before I’m finished.

The sensation will be pretty fantastic riding just under the surface, beautiful! There will be a special suit that is hydrodynamic so you can get into bigger surf. In order to go 30mph underwater (that’s 300 mph through the air) you have to be shaped like a dolphin.

KC: Gabby, what’s next for you?

GR: I will be spending the next year and a half launching HIGHX [the circuit-training class that she created]. I will train the master trainers and then they will train others all over the world.

KC: What is the significance of being a Waterman, Laird?

LH: Being a Waterman means you are conscious of your existence and that you are part of it and how you manifest it. You need to be like water, and flow through life and look for the path of least resistance and be skilled at a multitude of disciplines in the water and out.

Watermen, or Waterpeople, have a completely different mentality as far as the way they look at the world, their conscience, their relationship with the environment and their awareness of nature and weather. Look, the earth is 71 percent water and growing; it’s a water world.

KC: How do you become a Waterman?

LH: My stepdad always used to say, bigwave riders [are] born, not made. It’s the same with Watermen: You just have it in you, but

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you still need to learn it and to cultivate it.

I’ve been thinking a lot about [an academy] lately, a young men’s thing. Give me 15-to 20-year-olds. I’ll get a couple of my buddies and we’ll teach them how.

KC: What do you find most rewarding professionally?

LH: When I see 400 people paddling, lined up at the battle to race—that is the trophy I want. I couldn’t care less about plaques on my wall, but if you make people’s lives better and they are in the ocean and have an experience— that is the real stuff.

KC: What does California mean to you?

LH: I was born here; I will always be from California, even though I lived my entire life in Hawaii. There’s a lot of creative people, information and innovation happening here.

If you want to expand your brain this is a good place to be.

GR: I think California in general has so much to offer—such diverse nature, and as far as health and fitness, this is a wonderful place to learn about the latest things going on. You can dream here—I love that for my daughters. •

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Stuart Weitzman Zepher Loden suede boots, $498, stuartweitzman.com. Vincent Van Duysen 12x3” dark grey ceramic bowl with 2cm oak lid, $275, gardeshop.com. Cabins

by Philip Jodidio, Taschen, $70. RH new bleached elk antlers cast in resin, $329, restorationhardware.com. The Row iridescent organza dress in grey taupe, $2,390, and mohair silk blend coat in dusty pink, $5,590, available at Neiman Marcus, B.H., 310-550-5900; neimanmarcus.com. Balenciaga classic metallic edge bracelet, $265, balenciaga.com. Simone LeBlanc Trailhead kit, $200, simoneleblanc.com. Brunello Cucinelli medium grained calfskin shopping tote bag in taupe, $3,550, Bergdorf Goodman, bergdorfgoodman.com; brunellocucinelli.com. Rag & Bone wide brim fedora in charcoal, $195, shopbop.com; rag-bone.com. Serena & Lily Newport lounger in persimmon and ivory, $228, serenaandlily.com. Nic+Zoe color block texting gloves in neutral mix, $78, nicandzoe.com. Burberry hand-painted grainy leather waist belt in stone, $995, burberry.com.

COUNTRY STRONG, p.66 Ten x Band of Outsiders navy pajama shirt, $245, and undies, $42, Band of Outsiders, N.Y., 212-965-1313. Kelly Wearstler gold plated bronze dog tag, starting at $75, kellywearstler.com. Rule of Three Kumo pillow, $275, ruleofthreestudio.com. Equipment rhubarb multi colored Sloan crew neck sweater, $298, Saks Fifth Avenue, B.H., 310-275-4211. Ovid Napa Valley, 2006 red wine, $300, ovidvineyards.com. Rolex silver Oyster Perpetual Date watch, $6,300, rolex.com. Guess mid-rise Power Curvy jeans, $89, Guess, B.H., 310-247-8667; guess.com. Louis Vuitton Baxter leash, starting at $380, louisvuitton.com.

Jerome C. Rousseau burgundy tartan suede Armian pumps, $595, jeromecrouseeau.com. Vilebrequin turtle eyelet Fleur bikini top, $140, and Flore bottom, $140, vilebrequin.com.

Gabriela Artigas for Des Kohan double pearl floating and gold ring, $350, deskohan.com. Connor Emoji stationary, $85, barneys.com. Clare V. large Catch-all bag, $173, Clare V., L.A., 323-665-2476. August The Peak bag, $898, augustca.com.

CORPORAL STATUS, p.84 Tom Ford rose gold Colin sunglasses, $360, Tom Ford, B.H., 310-270-9440. Isabel Marant cotton sateen army-green Jeff vest, $755, netaporter. com. Oscar de la Renta beige raffia and leather Betty sandals, $590, Oscar de la Renta, L.A., 323-653-0200. Dior brushed steel and nato strap Chiffre Rouge A03 watch, $3,500, Westime, L.A., 310-289-0808. Givenchy army-green with crystals Agata sandals, $1,285, netaporter.com.

Maison Michel yellow felt trilby Kate hat, $422, michel-paris.com. Michael Kors large Taylor clutch, $6,500, Michael Kors, B.H., 310-777-8862. Pierre Hardy boots brown suede cut-out boots, $1,150, pierrehardy.com.

Mannin Fine Jewelry small monogram quarter platelet necklace, $2,100, Jenni Kayne, L.A., 310-860-0123. Gucci bamboo leather backpack, $2,590, Gucci, B.H., 310-2783451. Acne Studios caramel Serva waist belt, $300, acnestudios.com. RGB nail color in Toast, $18, netaporter. com. Max Mara brown soft calfskin leather GMOR tote, $1,090, Max Mara, B.H., 310-385-9343. OFF THE CUFF, p.88 Buccellati yellow gold engraved with rose cut diamonds cuff bracelet, $95,000, Buccellati, B.H., 310-276-7022. Tiffany & Co. gold Paloma Picasso Olive Leaf

cuff, $12,000, Tiffany & Co., B.H., 310-273-8880. David Webb cabochon coral enamel, gold and platinum Bastille cuff, $79,000, David Webb, B.H., 310-858-8006. Todd Reed rose gold with white diamonds cuff, $34,320, Todd Reed, Venice, 310-450-7840. Coomi rose cut wire with diamonds Antiquity cuff, $64,000, Saks Fifth Avenue, 310-275-4211. Verdura gold No.67 cuff, $32,500, Verdura, N.Y., 212-758-3388. Repossi pink gold with diamonds White Noise bracelet, $32,135; barneys.com. Mish gold with bezel-set rosecut brown diamonds Wakaya cuff, price upon request, Mish New York, N.Y., 212-734-3500; mishnewyork.com. AU NATUREL, p.130 Prada garbardine jacket, $5,280, select Prada stores; prada.com. Vera Wang nude slip, price upon request, Vera Wang, B.H., 323.602.0174. Emporio Armani pants, $895, select Emporio Armani stores; armani.com. BikeID diamond-chrome bicycle, $990, and Collected by The Line Moroccan Beni Ourain-style rug, $14,600, theline.com. p.131 Gucci cerulean blue wash cotton oxford shirt with embroidery, $595, Gucci, B.H., 310-278-3451. Paule Ka wool pants, $620, Bloomingdales, S.F., 415-856-5300. Robert Mapplethorpe photograph, Alistair Butler, $15,500, and The Warehouse chairs by René Herbst, $6,500/pair, theline.com. p.132-133 Céline off-white silk knit top, $850, Barneys New York, B.H., 310-276-4400. Isabel Marant Étoile pants, $395, Isabel Marant, L.A., 323-651-1493. Bra and bracelet, Gainsbourg’s own. p.135 Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane wool jacket, $3,300, and wool pants, $890, Saint Laurent, N.Y., 212-980-2970. The Row white viscose jersey top, $280, The Row, L.A., 310-853-1900. WHAT COMES AROUND, p.136 Fendi silk crepe Polka dot top, $1,400, and white double crepe culottes, $1,250, Fendi, N.Y., 212-759-4646.

Solid & Striped white Chloe swimsuit top, $70, forwardbyelysewalker.com. Ancient Greek Sandals white perforated Taygete sandals, $185, shopbop.com. Vhernier pink gold and white kogolong Pirouette ring, $6,100, Vhernier, B.H., 310-273-2444. p.137 Etro teal and yellow tropical printed blouse, $475, and shorts, $537, Etro, B.H., 310-248-2855. Pomellato rose gold lemon quartz ring, $3,200, rose gold lemon quartz petite ring, $2,350, rose gold prasiolite ring, $3,200, and rose gold madeira quartz petite ring, $2,350, Pomellato, B.H., 310-858-1300; pomellato.com. p.138 Gucci classic camel striped short sleeve sweater, $695, Gucci, B.H., 310-278-3451. Miu Miu silk printed pants, price upon request, miumiu.com. Pierre Hardy white leather circle sandals, $885, pierrehardy.com. Vhernier ring, see p.136. p.139 Louis Vuitton embroidered jersey ramage top, $3,250, select Louis Vuitton stores, 866-884-8866; louisvuitton.com. p.140 Calvin Klein Collection beige knit rib zip front jacket, $3,995, and beige knit rib button front shorts, $995, Calvin Klein Collection, N.Y., 212-292-9000. Solid & Striped powder blue and cream striped Chloe top, $80, Barneys New York, L.A., 323-761-5255. Bulgari yellow gold Parentesi Openworks ring, $2,100, bulgari.com. p.141 Gucci flower French short sleeve Mimosa leather dress, $5,000, Gucci, B.H., 310-278-3451. Valentino Garavani Lucite Chevron sandals, $1,345, Valentino, B.H., 310-247-0103. Pomellato rings, see page 137. p.142-143 Vionnet knitted geometric patterned bodysuit, $1,600, vionnet.com. Bulgari yellow gold Parentesi Openworks necklace, $2,500, Bulgari, B.H., 310-858-9216; bulgari.com. Vhernier pink gold and kogolong PanDiZucchero bracelet, $19,600, B.H., 310-273-2444.

Ancient Greek Sandals, see page 136. p.144 Marni silk printed dress, $1,560, modaoperandi.com. Vhernier pink gold, turquoise and chalcedony Camuration ring, $10,950, Vhernier, B.H., 310-273-2444. p.145 Chanel textured cashmere top, $2,300, select Chanel stores, 800-550-0005.

Marni blue cotton briefs, $410, select Marni stores, marni. com. Bulgari onyx and white gold MVSA ring, $4,750, Bulgari, B.H., 310-858-9216.; bulgari.com. p.146 Chloé striped silk top, $1,195, and striped silk skirt, $1,850, Bergdorf Goodman, 800-558-1855; bergdorfgoodman.com. Vhernier pink gold, lapis and rock crystal Freccia ring, $5,700, Vhernier, B.H., 310-273-2444. p.147 Altuzarra white Monarch top, $890, netaporter.com. Sportmax red acetate rayon pleated trousers, $650, Max Mara, B.H., 310-385-9343.

Ancient Greek Sandals red Thais Pony sandals, $270, forwardbyelysewalker.com. Vhernier pink gold, cornelian, and rock crystal ring, $6,250, Vhernier, B.H., 310-273-2444. •

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