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154 MEET MISS JONES

With a steady stream of coveted roles on the docket, Britain’s bookish beauty, Felicity Jones, has firmly arrived in Hollywood.

162 CLEAN SLATE

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Refresh the palate with the season’s white on white.

172 FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS With a new collaboration, Tom Ford and Lisa Eisner take their fashionable rapport to the next level.

176 LA BOHÈME Embrace the free-spirited feel of spring with romantic maxi dresses mixed with a touch of ’70s chic.

186 INNER BEAUTY In a legendary Russian Hill penthouse, artist Susan Swartz has created a tranquil setting for painting and philanthropy.

194 DRESSING THE PART For actress Mickey Sumner, there’s no time like the present to make a play for the spotlight.

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68 C PEOPLE Who’s who behind the scenes of C.

75 WHAT’S HOT Erin and Sara Foster take to the small screen.

Jeremy Scott’s Moschino debuts in WeHo. Dustin Lancaster’s next big hit, Hotel Covell.

S.F. stylesetter Olya Dzilikhova. Rock goddess Kim Gordon opens up in a new memoir. At home with Co’s founding couple.

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Alexa Chung’s good jeans. Louis Vuitton’s gleaming new Rodeo Drive flagship. Buyers’ wish lists. Trend reports on fringe and floral.

Plus, the season’s prized pendants.

119 BEAUTY Jason Wu dares to go bare. Tomoko Spa in Beverly Hills. Dr. Rami K. Batniji’s artful approach.

125 DESIGN Rule of Three’s soft, marbled accents.

Tastemaker Bianca Roe’s favorite things.

135 MENU August Uncommon Tea reaches a boil. The hottest reservations across the state.

143 TRAVEL The all-white everything of Valentino’s hotly tipped NYC couture show. Designer hotel renovations from the desert to the beach.

149 CULTURE S.F.’s Legion of Honor puts the finest 20th-

200 SHOPPING GUIDE 202 CALIFORNIA Joan Didion’s California state of mind.

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s an editor, it is my job, alongside the talented team at C, to find the best this state has to offer in all areas we cover. This being the spring fashion issue, we’ve culled every runway show, lookbook and market appointment to boil down the

trends that work for life in California.

The same concept can be applied to your own closet. The idea of combing through many

different looks and articles of clothing gathered over time and curating said collection is liberating.

Recently, I decided it was time to edit my own wardrobe. I tried on every piece of clothing I had and was ruthless about how it fit and what “look” it projected—was it still me? If not, it was time to sell it, give it to a friend or donate it. I actually enjoyed the project and the end result was worth the time. These days, I know what works on me, and have perfected the art of dressing in two minutes flat. The “I-have-nothing-to-wear” game is over once you pare your closet down to a few common themes and stick with them consistently. It’s a game changer, indeed.

In the context of our issue, this concept of being focused can also be applied to Oscar nominee and cover star Felicity Jones. Early in her career Jones came onto the scene as a young actress to be reckoned with. We were excited to photograph her just one day after learning of her Academy

Award nomination for best actress—a major moment in the life of any young actor. Her star turn in The Theory of Everything was beyond powerful and showed a strength and resilience that might not be expected of such a lovely English rose (p.154).

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Speaking of roses, flower power in myriad forms was on the runway in a more bohemian sense this season. Our fashion feature “La Bohème” (p.176) showcases the best of spring style with a nod to groovier times past. And if prints aren’t your thing, herein we also illustrate the season’s sartorial shade of the moment—white! Clean, elegant and modern, this hue (or lack thereof) packs a serious punch (p.162).

And who is chicer than best friends Tom Ford and L.A. tastemaker Lisa Eisner? Not one to be defined by a single category, Eisner is a jewelry designer but can also add muse, fashion icon and photographer to her CV. Her collaboration with her longtime friend is currently making headlines: Bold and organic pieces are statement makers on their own, but mixed in with Ford’s spring collection, they add up to a not-to-be-missed style moment. If there ever was a time for Tom Ford in Los Angeles, it is now. Having forgone a fall runway show in London as in years past, Ford brought his show to L.A. this February for the world to see. We are excited to deliver a conversation between the two friends amid awards-season madness and fashion-show prep (p.172).

Consider your fly-on-the-wall wish granted.

Both Eisner and Ford are great examples of people who have found their trademark styles and stuck with them over the years. Which brings me back to my rallying call: Get in your closet, be your own fashion editor and go to

Jennifer Hale Founder & Editorial Director WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU Please send letters to edit@magazinec.com.

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WHO’S WHO BEHIND THE SCENES OF THIS MONTH’S ISSUE, PLUS THEIR FAVORITE CALIFORNIA PLACES

Ruven Afanador “I could tell while photographing her how great she must be to direct on a film. She seems fearless,” says lensman Ruven Afanador of capturing Felicity Jones for this month’s cover story, “Meet Miss Jones” (p.154).

The California native has shot some of Hollywood’s most notable faces including Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.

C SPOTS • Erewhon Natural Foods in L.A. • ArcLight Cinemas on Sunset • Driving anywhere in California

Giedre Dukauskaite “I kept changing from one elegant gown to another—then [before I knew it] I turned around to see a red-hot sun tucked in orange clouds slowly getting away from us. The water was so blue,

Bette Adams

it was mesmerizing,” says model

“I really loved spending the day playing

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with flowers. I thought our approach was unique and the results are beautiful,” remarks Bette Adams, the managing director of Mary Howard Studio who designed the floral set in C’s fashion

Bohème” (p.176). C SPOTS • Sugarfish

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sushi in L.A. • West Hollywood’s Petit Ermitage hotel • Malibu

portfolio “Clean Slate” (p.162). The L.A. and N.Y. and works closely with photographers such as Bruce Weber.

C SPOTS • Shopclass in Highland Park • Bucks & Does boutique in Silverlake • The Beverly Hot Springs in Koreatown

Deborah Afshani “The stories I styled were by chance the perfect combination of two alter egos: Parisian chic and California bohemian,” says Deborah Afshani of her work in “Dressing the Part” (p.194) and “La Bohème” (p.176). Afshani is also a contributing stylist for Vanity Fair. C SPOTS • Camping in El Capitan Canyon • Carmela Ice Cream in L.A. • Encinitas—It feels like a surf town from the ’50s

Alex Polillo “Shooting the cover with Ruven [Afanador] and Felicity [Jones] was an easy day. Felicity is such a stunning woman that every frame just worked,” says hairstylist Alex Polillo of “Meet Miss Jones” (p.154). Polillo has worked with a list of young starlets including Hailee Steinfeld and Rooney Mara. The hair guru currently resides in Silverlake with his wife and dogs. C SPOTS • Cafe Stella in Silverlake • Thomas Keller’s Bouchon in Beverly Hills • San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito

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Owen Bruce “We had perfect weather and good vibes all day!” says New York-based fashion photographer Owen Bruce of his coastal shoot “La Bohème” (p.176). The Canadian lensman has contributed to publications such as Wonderland Magazine and Vanity Fair Italy. C SPOTS • In-N-Out • Sunset Boulevard • Disneyland

Charlie Taylor “It was such a pleasure to work on the bohemian fashion feature because I got to visit one of my favorite parts of the country (Malibu) and escape the cold on the East Coast!” says English hairstylist Charlie Taylor of “La Bohème” (p.176). Taylor lives between L.A. and N.Y. C SPOTS • Riding my Harley-Davidson through Malibu • The Northern California coastline • Napa Valley—it will always be my happy place

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“The Café Society jewelry reminds us of chic cafes on St. Germain, hot chocolate at Deux Magots and the timeless elegance of French women,” says René, one half of the photographer team behind “Dressing the Part” (p.194). The L.A.-based duo, who met in Paris, are well known for their portrait work for the likes of Vanity Fair and Time, as well as ad campaigns for Kenzo and Cartier. C SPOTS • Palm

Sabrina Bedrani “The direction for the makeup was pretty simple: We just

Karla Welch “I’m in the midst of awards season with the cover girl, so the shoot felt like a nice breather in between a lot of gown fittings,” says Karla Welch, who styled Felicity Jones in graphic pops of color for the story “Meet Miss Jones” (p.154). C SPOTS • School trips with my daughter to LACMA • Madeo Restaurant • Music venues in L.A.: The Wiltern, El Rey Theatre and Greek Theatre

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wanted Felicity’s natural beauty to come through,” says makeup artist Sabrina Bedrani, who created the fresh look for cover star Felicity Jones (p.154).

C SPOTS • Barnsdall Friday Night Wine Tastings in Silverlake • Switzer Falls hike in L.A. • L.A.’s Street Food Cinema for outdoor cult-classic movies

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rin and Sara Foster are the kind of subjects reality-TV producers dream about: Their dad is famed music producer David Foster, their stepsisters are models Gigi and Bella Hadid, and their best friends are big-time movie stars. But Sara, an actress who has appeared on TV shows like “90210” and films including The Big Bounce, and Erin, a screenwriter who has worked on “The New Normal,” turned the idea of a reality show on its head: “We thought, ‘What if we did a real improv comedy that makes fun of the hypocrisy of reality TV?’” says Erin.

“That is fascinating to us.”

This month, “Barely Famous” debuts on VH1 after two years in the making. From chasing Molly Simms down a red carpet to rendezvous with the paparazzi, gifting snubs and mortifying Tweets, the half-hour show takes aim at the underbelly of Hollywood in a series of hilarious encounters only these two could really pull off.

“This isn’t a subtle show. It’s about exaggeration. If you play it safe, it doesn’t work,” says Sara.

“When you see a candid photo of a celebrity doing yoga in their backyard, do you think that’s an accident?” Erin asks rhetorically.

“We’re calling it out…and that’s just season one.” •

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MARCH 2015

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WHAT’S HOT

WEST HOLLYWOOD

Leave your skin woes at the door of Face Haus’ recently debuted location in WeHo. The speed spa tapped Beverly Hills dermatologist Harold Lancer, M.D., (Oprah’s go-to guy) to help create nine wallet-friendly facials using luxury products (Dermalogica, Lancer Skincare) for all on-the-go Angelenos, complete with boosts focusing on areas such as the eyes and neck. The urban beauty bar will also open in Santa Monica come fall. From $45; 8377 W. 3rd St., W.H., 855-550-4287; facehaus.com.

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Visually Speaking

Keith playing the piano (1965), by Bent Rej.

From coffee-table books to fine art, Taschen Gallery’s newly opened 6,000-square-foot space curates exhibits to coincide with its impressive lineup of tomes. The inaugural show, “It’s Just a Shot Away: The Rolling Stones in Photographs,” displayed almost 100 photographs through 50 roller-coaster years with the rock ’n’ roll legends. This pop-culturepacked showcase was just a prelude of things to come: Says Taschen founder and publisher Benedikt Taschen (who also resides in L.A.), “We have a number of shows in the works from counter- to high culture. This should be fun.”

8070 Beverly Blvd., L.A., 323-852-9098; taschen.com.

WH Turn

The space features an airy Scandanavian-inspired design.

CHECK MATE ’50s Americana gingham is squaring off this season with Brigitte Bardot–inspired feminine frocks, grungy picnic-printed separates and relaxed silhouettes reworked with a modern edge.

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WHAT’S HOT WEST HOLLYWOOD

Designer Jeremy Scott at Moschino’s Spring 2015 runway show.

The new Beverly Boulevard store’s playful displays.

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Moschino devotees obsessed with creative director Jeremy Scott’s singular style now have a place to get their fix in West Hollywood. The Italian label’s first flagship under Scott—described by him as “an incubator for my ideas and new concepts”—debuted in early 2015 (with 3,500 square feet of men’s and women’s RTW, accessories, swimwear, intimates, fragrance and jewelry). “I love L.A., it’s my home.

I want the store to be not just a retail destination, but a cultural destination. I want to let the designs speak for themselves,” says the designer, who created Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime-show looks. “Most importantly I want people to come see the store—I may just be there hanging out myself!” 8933 Beverly Blvd., W.H., 818-827-5700; moschino.com.

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HIGH CONCEPT

DTLA’s newest contemporary art destination is a lofty 1923 building on the east bank of the L.A. River. Museum as Retail Space (MaRS) opened last month with “I’m in A Story,” featuring NYC-based Raúl de Nieves’ intricate multimedia works. 649 S. Anderson St., L.A., 323-526-8097; marsgallery.net. #32,264 Life Stride, 2014. Mixed media on shoe.

SAN FRANCISCO

Second Helpings Now taking reservations, The Progress is Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski’s long-awaited follow-up to State Bird Provisions. This is a place for forward-thinking family-style dining with a choose-yourown-adventure-type menu. Designed by Wylie Price, the locally crafted handblown glass lamps, concrete planters and reclaimed cypress bar set the tone for creative plates like smoked black cod fried rice with squid and chrysanthemum. 1525 Fillmore St., S.F., 415-673-1294; theprogress-sf.com.

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The New Guard

Three L.A. brands to watch: Former Alexander Wang intern Lulu Chang has found her voice with The Fashion Club (thefashionclublabel.com).

Shaina Mote (shainamote.com) incorporates cupra, a Japanese silk substitute made from birch pulp, into her arsenal of simple pieces inspired by Merce Cunningham’s choreography. And the free-spirited ’70s informed “Summer Nights,” the second collection from C / Christ (cchristla.com).

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Hutchinson’s bespoke brass jewelry cases are lined in Belgian linen.

Further proof that the best things come in small packages: Hutchinson’s new 100-square-foot fine jewelry shop inside the Marin Country Mart. The Old Worldinspired space—outfitted in Douglas fir paneling, herringbone floors and hand-forged bronze barstools—stocks desirables including Monique Péan, Cathy Waterman and Jacquie Aiche.

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Heatherwick Studio’s UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.

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TOP FORM This month, the Hammer Museum hosts the West Coast debut of “Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studio.” The London-based firm is world-renowned for its inventive take on everyday design.

Through May 24; 10899 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 310-443-7000; hammer.ucla.edu.

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Nine Zero One Salon, popular with A-listers like Emma Roberts and Heidi Klum, is moving on up—to Melrose Place. After five years at 901 Westbourne Dr. (which is now going by 901Too beauty lounge), owners Nikki Lee and Riawna Capri have opened a chic flagship in their dream location. In addition to hosting the salon’s famous Braid Bar, the modern white-and-gold space is outfitted with a sleek marble L’Oréal Paris color bar. 8469 Melrose Pl., W.H., 310-855-9099; ninezeroonesalon.com.

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The sitting room in Chapter 3 features an Eileen Gray Bibendum chair. A Moorish-style second bedroom in Chapter 4. The hotel’s discreet exterior.

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By the Book

Dustin Lancaster and Sally Breer open the doors to the uniquely charming Hotel Covell

Proprietor Dustin Lancaster and designer Sally Breer in the dining area of Chapter 4.

Covell house wine is a red blend from Sonoma. Chapter 1 is a nod to Lancaster’s Midwestern roots.

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Dustin Lancaster is quite possibly East L.A.’s hardest-working hospitality magnate. The energetic Oklahoma native spent his 20s as a television and commercial actor while tending bar at Cafe Stella in Los Feliz, and by 2010, he had saved enough to open his own place, Bar Covell, in a two-story 1930s brick building near Sunset Junction. A successful launch led to more projects under Lancaster’s umbrella company, Eastside Establishment, including hits like El Cóndor, The Hermosillo, Sidebar (a private space inside Bar Covell), Highland Park Brewery and L & E Oyster Bar. The hotel concept didn’t emerge until 2012, when Lancaster noticed a leak at Bar Covell one night and went upstairs to inspect the source. “I knew a guy who was living in this front unit and knocked on his door to tell him to turn off the water. I peeked inside and it reminded me of Chateau Marmont. There was an old tub, old built-ins. I thought, ‘Man, this would make a really cool hotel room.’”

Lancaster met with interior designer Sally Breer two days after finalizing the lease on the upstairs units to lay out his vision: The five suites would reflect life chapters of the bar’s namesake, George Covell, an imaginary character loosely based on Lancaster. The result is a series of spaces filled with intimate, thoughtful touches including records from Lancaster’s personal collection, retro Smeg refrigerators and vintage burlwood nightstands from Breer’s Highland Park store Shopclass—topped off by unobstructed views of the Griffith Observatory and Hollywood Hills. Rooms from $245; 4626 Hollywood Blvd., L.A., 323-660-4300; hotelcovell.com.

WH Bits

From Paris with love: An Isabel Marant shop on Jackson Street in S.F. is in the works. Benjamin Trigano is putting the finishing touches on boutique hotel Mama Shelter.

L’Eclaireur boutique moves stateside into a flagship on Robertson Boulevard and Dior will present its Cruise show in L.A. in May. Estee Stanley and Jessica Biel have teamed up for the kid-friendly restaurant Au Fudge. Chef Matthew Kenney takes over the former home of Axe restaurant in Venice with Plant Food and Wine. And famed accessories salon Mona Moore moves from Abbot Kinney to an expansive spot on Venice’s Main Street.

The Row clutch, $1,250, Mona Moore. Isabel Marant bracelet, $85.

COVELL: RAY KACHATORIAN

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From opera galas to art openings, S.F.’s resident fashion savant Olya Dzilikhova is known for her modern, ladylike style.

The co-designer of ecofashion line Mina+Olya recently launched a stylist consultancy business and is currently working on her namesake Icelandic-inspired collection, Olya Dz., to debut in the fall. Here, her must-haves for spring. olyadz.com.

No. 21 blouse, $640. 2. Artist Jordan Doner (A Revolution in Contemporary: Equilibrium, 2013).

3. Céline bag, $1,950. 4. Aleksander Siradekian pumps, price upon request. 5. Erdem Spring/Summer 2015. 6. Rochas Spring/Summer 2015.

7. No. 21 sandals, $967. 8. Ritual Coffee Roasters espresso, $18. 9. Delfina Delettrez ring, $3,375. 10. Yves Saint Laurent by Roxanne Lowit (Thames & Hudson), $50. 11. Creed Spring Flower

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Gordon performing in Sonic Youth. Wreath Painting, Northampton (Blue), 2011 by Gordon exhibited at Gagosian Gallery last year.

Designer Hedi Slimane photographed Gordon for the Saint Laurent Music Project ad campaign in 2013.

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Facing the Music

A slice of rock goddess Kim Gordon’s new memoir reveals a young girl growing up in Los Angeles, pushing the limits and finding her way Kim Gordon’s Girl in a Band (Dey Street Books, $28) recounts the multi-hyphenate’s adventurous coming-of-age story, from growing up in Los Angeles in the ’60s and ’70s, to starting post-punk band Sonic Youth, to marriage, motherhood, acting (she’s recently appeared in “Girls” and “Portlandia”), her fashion line X-Girl and art exhibits at Gagosian Gallery.

On March 5, the newly minted author will appear at Live Talks Los Angeles at the William Turner Gallery, and on March 7 on MOCAtv from 4-6 p.m.

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s teenagers, my friends and I used to walk inside one of the giant sewer pipes that led out to the Pacific Ocean.

The pipes were huge and echoing, smelling of old age, caked salt, rotten sea grass. There was always the thrilling possibility that a torrent of water would come gushing down

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with no warning, which is why we had to be ready at any second to scramble up onto a wall ladder. The risk of water thundering down on you and pulling you along, and the prospect of having to think fast, always made that long walk out to the sea worth it. Risk and excitement were in short supply for me in the neighborhood where we lived, so we found it instead on the shifting coastline and farther inland.

As a kid, my friends and I used to play on huge dirt mounds, which none of us realized at the time were freeway on-ramps in the making. One time [Gordon’s brother] Keller and some of his group went to a nearby ravine and jumped down off the cliff, landing on a squishy, sandy slope below.

What’s that old parental cliché—If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you follow them? The answer in my case was yes.

Trying to prove how tough a little sister could be, I landed on my back, the wind rushing out of my body.

I couldn’t breathe, to the point where I thought I was going to die. I felt so stupid and embarrassed I didn’t even tell my parents. I always hated making mistakes, hated getting into trouble, hated not being in control. Still do, in fact. •

ON STAGE: ROBERT BALAZIK. ARTWORK: @KIM GORDON, COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND GAGOSIAN GALLERY/PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIRO SCHNEIDER. GORDON: HEDI SLIMANE. TEXT EXCERPTED FROM GIRL IN A BAND BY KIM GORDON, DEY STREET BOOKS

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Spheres of Influence

The pairing of this month’s must-see exhibits with spring’s runway looks begs the question: Does art inform fashion or vice versa?

Unit III, 2013 by Miriam Böhm at Ratio 3 gallery, S.F. March 13–April 25.

The Row

Roller Coaster After Hurricane Sandy – Seaside Heights, NJ, 2012

by Stephen Wilkes at the Annenberg Space for Photography’s “Sink or Swim: Designing for a Sea Change,” L.A. Through May 3.

Rodarte

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Saint Laurent

Auduboniana: Passenger Pigeon, Federal Building, Oakland, CA, 1998 by Victor Landweber at the Norton Simon Museum’s “Human/Nature: Photographers Constructing the Natural World,” Pasadena. March 6–Aug. 31.

Erdem

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CHARLESTON 2, 2014 by Lars Jan at the Pasadena Museum of California Art’s “Lars Jan: HOLOSCENES / Quaternary Suite.” Through May 31.

Corporate Canaries, 2014

by Hayal Pozanti at Jessica Silverman Gallery, S.F. Through April 18.

Cast, 2015 by Daniel Lefcourt at Blum & Poe, L.A. March 7–April 18.

Tibi

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The New Cosmetics Department at NM Beverly Hills • Now Open

BEVERLY HILLS 310.550.5900 NEIMANMARCUS.COM

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urnished with the stuff of a midcentury modern fantasy— a Tobia Scarpa sofa here, an Arco floor lamp there— Stephanie Danan and Justin Kern’s Hollywood Hills abode exudes an air of bohemian bonhomie. “Justin and I actually met in this house,” says the Marrakech-born/ Montreal-bred Danan, who purchased the property in 1999 shortly after moving to L.A. to work as an independent film producer. “She was having a dinner party,” adds Kern, noting that he hadn’t received an invitation but arrived post-dessert to pick up his then-roommate, actress Aubrey Plaza. >>

JESSICA SAMPLE

Danan and Kern in the living room of their Hollywood Hills home with 18-month-old Jacob.

At home with creative couple (and now parents) Justin Kern and Stephanie Danan of luxury brand Co

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vintage Steinway piano. A cactus garden trail.

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A tree side table.

Danish credenza, chair

by Norman Cherner and Moroccan side table. A Soriana chair and ottoman by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina that Danan grew up with in her parents’ house.

<< From the beginning, the couple connected over a passion for the creative (Kern is also a former screenwriter) and a mutual entrepreneurial drive. However, it wasn’t until 2010, two-and-a-half years after meeting, that they decided to go into business together. Influenced partly by Danan’s family ties to the fashion industry (her father had been a distributor and her mother was an accessories designer), they set their sights on a clothing line. “We wanted to dress the kind of woman that I was as a producer,” says Danan. “Someone who has to go from work to evening drinks or a film premiere and not have any time to change or think about it.”

The result was Co, a chic, minimal line of separates that won raves out of the gate and charmed the jaded fashion crowd with short films starring the couple’s actor friends (including Plaza, Marisa Tomei and Elodie Bouchez) as well as an animated short by artist Konstantin Kakanias featuring his illustrated character, Mrs. Tependris.

In the subsequent seasons, the line has evolved to become both more wearable and a touch more feminine (especially this spring’s collection with its gossamer fabrics and ballet-inspired silhouettes). Kern and Danan have also made a point to keep their price tags as reasonable as possible: “We wanted our customer to walk away from buying a dress not worrying about how she’s going to pay her credit-card bill,” says Danan.

Clearly, the strategy is working. In the past year, Co has hit a growth spurt, with Bergdorf Goodman, Goop, Maxfield, Neiman Marcus and Net-a-Porter picking up the line, and the company, now a with a staff of five, moving out of the couple’s home and into an Arts District office.

Meanwhile, a red Radio Flyer wagon parked near their front door hints at another big development in the couple’s life—their 18-month-old son, Jacob. “He looks like his dad,” beams Danan. “Having him also sort of forced us to take the business to the next level,” says Kern.

“It was like, OK, we’ve got nine months to get the company out of the house because these two things can’t coexist.” co-collections.com. •

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Mink jacket in pale pink and triacetate wide-leg pants. White cotton pique top and paneled skirt. Silk dropwaist floral dress.

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INTERIORS: JESSICA SAMPLE. CO SPRING: AMANDA DEMME

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ART OF ELYSIUM

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

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Amber Heard and Johnny Depp

Tallulah Willis, Demi Moore, Scout Willis

Jaime King, Dita Von Teese

Amelia Rynkowska, Langley Fox

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Patricia Arquette

Rosetta Getty called upon friends including Demi Moore, Marisa Tomei and up-and-comer William Peltz to celebrate the launch of her namesake collection on Net-a-Porter at her Hollywood Hills home. A DJ set by Getty’s husband, Balthazar, followed the dinner.

Camilla Belle

Minnie Driver

J. MENDEL Designer Gilles Mendel treated an intimate group to a first look at his Resort 2015 collection at a luncheon hosted by Rochelle Gores Fredston and Stephanie Booth Shafran at the Gores Group rooftop terrace in Beverly Hills. All proceeds went to the Children’s Institute, Inc.

Jessica de Ruiter

FOG DESIGN+ART FOG Design+Art fair threw its annual pre-gala at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion in San Francisco. Guests were treated to Stanlee Gatti’s installation 21POP: Cotton as well as a pop-up of restaurateur Michael Tusk’s beloved eatery Cotogna.

O.J. Shansby

William Peltz

Camila Alves

NET-A-PORTER: STEFANIE KEENAN. ART OF ELYSIUM: JOHN SCIULLI. VALENTINO: JOHN SCIULLI. FOG: CLAUDINE GOSSETT

Rosetta and Balthazar Getty

Art of Elysium held its eighth annual Heaven Gala at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.

Performance artist Marina Abramović had a hand in encouraging guests to wear noisecanceling headphones upon arrival to heighten the experience.

Amber Heard was then awarded the Spirit of Elysium award and Ennio Capasa of Costume National gave guests a first look at his pre-fall collection.

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Gilles Mendel, Rene Russo

Jane Ross

Susan Casden

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Ken Fulk, Denise Hale

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Neiman Marcus - Saks Fifth Avenue and your nearest fine jeweler.

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SOCIAL FRONT BEST DRESSED The darling of Dior since first appearing in the brand’s 2008 campaign, Marion Cotillard wore the designer throughout awards season this year.

Our favorite look is this elegant full-skirted white haute couture dress selected for the Critics’ Choice Awards (the actress was nominated for Two Days, One Night One Night).

LA PERLA Vanessa Getty hosted a luncheon at Cotogna to celebrate the opening of La Perla’s new Geary Street flagship, which coincides with the brand’s 60th anniversary this year. Longtime fans including Kyleigh Kühn and Stefanie Coyote toasted the Roberto Baciocchi– designed boutique.

Kyleigh Kühn

BUCCELLATI Suzy Biszantz, Vanessa Getty

Katie Traina

Connie Nielsen

JUST ONE EYE Paola Russo’s luxury mecca, Just One Eye, feted the launch of its disaster relief kit, the Ulysses Tier 1, benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation and SEAL Future Fund. Guests included Demi Moore, Mary-Kate Olsen and Sienna Miller.

Reports Lucrezia Buccellati

Julie Jaffe

Angelique Soave

Karla Otto, Paola Russo, Victoria Niarchos

Steve Nash and Ally Hilfiger

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Jennifer Hale and Rochelle Gores Fredston hosted an intimate dinner in honor of Buccellati designer Lucrezia Buccellati at a private home in Beverly Hills. The New York–based designer is Rochelle Gores Fredston, the first woman to take the helm of her Lauren Gores Ireland family’s luxury brand.

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Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy

Alexandre Magno, Eric Buterbaugh

Monique Lhuillier, Marlien Rentmeester

Anne Hathaway, Carlos Souza Alexandra von Furstenberg, Jacqui Getty, Gia Coppola, Lisa Love Valentino brand ambassador Carlos Souza toasted the launch of his new book #Carlos’s Places, which pulls from Souza’s glamorous Instagram feed of far-flung destinations. Guests such as Gia Coppola and her mother, Jacqui Getty, celebrated at the Valentino flagship store in Beverly Hills.

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VHERNIER

Vhernier has long been characterized by its careful selection of top-quality materials and uniquely sophisticated jewelry. With each vibrant stone placed by hand, Vhernier creations are rich in color and precise craftsmanship, and represent a brand that has always been a leader in modern design. 310-2732444; vhernier.com.

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ROGER’S GARDENS

“Spring Celebration | The Art of Flowers,” on March 20– 22 from 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Celebrate the start of spring at Roger’s Gardens! Experience a weekend of artistic fresh floral and living exhibits and new outdoor display gardens, along with special events and seminars. Be inspired by beautiful environments that celebrate nature, habitats and sustainable living. Bring beauty into your home and garden. 949-640-5800; rogersgardens.com.

FASHION ISLAND

You’ll find a diverse collection of exclusive boutiques, a luxury movie theater and critically acclaimed dining at this gorgeous coastal shopping destination in Newport Beach. Did we mention views of the Pacific Ocean? Get styled with complimentary personal shopping services, too. Sign up for the latest scoop on new stores, events and exclusive offers at shopfashionisland.com.

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FASHION Blue Angel

Fashion It Girl and designer muse Alexa Chung brings her effortless ’60s sensibility to the L.A. denim market

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ashion icons tend to have a symbiotic relationship with their jeans—look to Jane Birkin, Françoise Hardy and Marianne Faithfull, for starters, whose high-waist denim (and eye-grazing bangs) launched a generation of imitators. Enter Alexa Chung, the present-day reincarnation of a late-’60s siren, who makes the decade feel modern again through her on-point sartorial choices and, now, her own designs.

Chung has teamed up with L.A. denim and lifestyle label AG to create an eponymous new 20-piece collection that synthesizes elements of her easy, cool-girl style—from high-waisted cropped jeans with faded accents, to button-front denim skirts, to a swingy chambray dress with a pin-tuck bib—perfectly in line with spring’s polished modus operandi. She’s even thrown a few slouchy T-shirts and sweatshirts into the mix, so you’ll be ready for your own off-duty street-style snap should the moment arise. $70-$300; agjeans.com.

Alexa Chung for AG Boyfriend tee, $98, and The Revolution-9 Years Icon jeans, $235.

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Most Wanted

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Cushnie Et Ochs

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Sophie Bille Brahe earring, $3,085.

Gucci dress, $4,105.

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Birkenstock sandals, $130.

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Saint Laurent Anita bag, $1,990.

Saint Laurent Monogram Tassel bag, $2,030.

Sonia Rykiel

Tomoko Ogura Senior Fashion Director BARNEYS NEW YORK

Elyse Walker Owner ELYSE WALKER

Sasha Sarokin Senior Buying Manager NET-A-PORTER

1. TOP TRENDS Elevated denim and new pant silhouettes.

2. I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT My Spinelli Kilcollin ring.

3. MUST-HAVE ACCESSORIES The single earring and fringe.

4. FAVORITE BAG OF THE SEASON Paco Rabanne bucket bag.

5. WHAT WILL FLY OUT OF YOUR CALIFORNIA STORES? Our exclusive Birkenstock sandals.

1. TOP TRENDS Black-and-white and boho-beach.

2. I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT Jonathan Simkhai’s white dress.

3. MUST-HAVE ACCESSORIES The bucket bag and gladiator sandals.

4. FAVORITE BAG OF THE SEASON Saint Laurent Anita fringed bag.

5. BRAND TO WATCH Paul Andrew.

1. TOP TRENDS Military and Victoriana.

2. I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT Gucci’s suede dress.

3. MUST-HAVE ACCESSORIES A playful handbag and flatforms.

4. FAVORITE BAG OF THE SEASON Saint Laurent brown shoulder bag.

5. BRAND TO WATCH Sonia Rykiel.

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Heir Apparent

Honoring the family name, Chloe Perrin puts a new spin on a century-old tradition of leather accessories

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BY MELISSA GOLDSTEIN

hloe Perrin introduces her black clutch with maternal tenderness. Isn’t the slant of the handle so modern and architectural?

And what do you think of the diminutive size? Ideal for a cocktail party, yes?

“It’s my first,” she explains with a slight blush, adding, “My parents aren’t ones to just hand over the baby.”

Named creative director of her family’s 120-year-old heritage leather-goods label, Perrin, last November, Paris-based Chloe, age 24, (a graduate of France’s prestigious Studio Berçot, whose alumni include Isabel Marant) is reveling in her new post. Her opening statement, an asymmetric glove bag she is proudly carrying, is just a hint of what’s to come.

Though her official debut won’t arrive until Fall/ Winter 2015/2016, Chloe’s touch is already evident in the Spring/Summer 2015 collection, replete with organic textures such as beechwood mixed with exotic materials like stingray, and geometric shapes that nod to Japanese architect Tadao Ando.

“I’m usually mostly inspired by furniture,” she admits, citing pieces in her parents’ midcentury Victor Gruen-designed Coldwater Canyon residence as muses, from the curvilinear-shaped couch in the living room to the Ado Chale coffee table. The home’s interior designer, Chahan Minassian—who shaped the brand’s new 850-square-foot flagship in Paris, which opened in January—also gets special mention.

Chloe worked on the retail floors of Perrin’s New York and Paris boutiques (as well as

FROM TOP Chloe Perrin in her parents’ midcentury living room. Large Zip Envelope bag, $1,495. Glove Clutch Asymétrique, $995.

Le Macaron, $1,200.

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squeezing in a stint at Carine Roitfeld’s CR Fashion Book) before landing in her current role: “My parents wanted me to experience all aspects of the business—they wanted me to understand what the clients seek,” she says.

Her study results in a glamorously rational appreciation for engineering that’s evident when she sings the praises of the brand’s Le Macaron evening bag—available in yellow crocodile and white or navy calfskin for spring— which comes with a metallic cuff instead of a handle, for this consummately French reason: “So that you can hold a glass of Champagne and your jacket and not worry about your bag,” she says. But, of course. Perrin Paris, 346 N. Beverly Dr., B.H., 310-786-9936; perrinparis.com. •

PERRIN: COLUMBINE GOLDSMITH

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FASHION Lip Service By day, Donald “Drawbertson” Robertson is the head of creative development at Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, but by night he moonlights as a modern-day Warhol.

The now Insta-famous illustrator has lent his colorful personality to three limited-edition heels for shoe designer Brian Atwood Atwood. $725-$1,095; Saks Fifth Avenue, 9600 Wilshire Blvd., B.H., 310-275-4211; brianatwood.com.

Donald Drawbertson for Brian Atwood ALIS Lips pumps, $995.

SEALED WITH A KISS

The fashion world domination of Diane von Furstenberg continues with the brand’s costume jewelry debut. The designer, author, realityTV star, philanthropist and CFDA president now presents her iconic hearts, lips and Sutra links to style-setters everywhere. $68$628; DVF, 8407 Melrose Ave., L.A., 323-951-1947; dvf.com.

GILDED AGE

To complement your leggy spring looks, celeb-adored line Ancient Greek Sandals has collaborated with fellow Athensbased jewelry label Ilias Lalaounis (whose baubles have been worn

by Elizabeth Taylor and Jackie Kennedy) to present seven goddessapproved steppers with gold-plated jewels. $350$650; net-a-porter.com.

Dilos sandals, $450.

Lana Lip ring, $88.

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Arc de Triomphe

After Céline debuted the Luggage Tote in the spring of 2010, well-heeled ladies have been watching designer Phoebe Philo’s every move. The Curve bag is sure to follow suit, emerging as this season’s It Bag. Amaree’s, 2241 W. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach, 949-642-4423; celine.com.

LOCAL COLOR Never one to shy away from bright shades, Clare Vivier is bringing her signature hues to the beauty world. As part of her second accessories collaboration with women’s brand & Other Stories (which involves totes, shoulder bags and pouches), the designer has launched four vivid nail polishes that pay homage to her hometown of Los Angeles and its surroundings, including Silver Lake Navy and Montecito Orange. stories.com.

Pasadena bag, $120.

Nail polish, $11 each.

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Curve Clutch bag, $1,900.

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FASHION Perfect Pairing Ambyr Childers has teamed up with fellow actress Kate Bosworth to launch AC Jewelry, a 14-karat gold, stone-studded line influenced in equal parts by Childers’ Choctaw tribe heritage and Bosworth’s renowned red-carpet style. Look for talisman-like pieces ranging from the triangle-studded pavé Teepee earrings to the sculptural deer-antler Stag necklace, punctuated with diamonds. $795-$2,495; ambyrchildersjewelry.com.

Ambyr Childers and Kate Bosworth. Morning Dew ring, $2,400.

COMEBACK KIDS

Since celebrity stylists Emily Current and Meritt Elliott parted ways with their smash-hit namesake label Current/Elliott in 2012, fans have eagerly anticipated the duo’s return to design. Now the wait is over with The Great, a ready-to-wear line of tomboy-meetsfemme pieces ranging from floaty baby-doll tops and dresses to menswear-inspired blazers and slick leather pants. $98-$695; thisisthegreat.com. Lovely Lady dress, $725.

String Theory Get a leg up on the season’s glam gladiators Chloé, $1,075.

Michael Kors, $395.

Sergio Rossi, $1,695.

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Gianvito Rossi, $2,595.

Giuseppe Zanotti Design, $2,350.

Valentino Garavani, $1,875.

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FASHION

The new Beverly Hills boutique, designed by Peter Marino, has expanded by more than 3,000 square feet.

In With the New

Louis Vuitton’s Rodeo Drive boutique reinvents itself for spring

BY MOLLY CREEDEN

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t’s safe to say that in Beverly Hills you can judge a store by its façade; so it’s only fitting that the visage of Louis Vuitton’s new West Coast maison at the vertex of Dayton Way and Rodeo Drive is thoughtfully constructed, layered and intricately woven.

Designed by architect Peter Marino (whose hand is behind more than a few of the best-known shopping destinations in the area—Chanel, Dior, Ermenegildo Zegna and Fendi), the newly imagined space strikes a head-turning presence, with wending stainless-steel and lacquered ivory “ribbons” outside of its first floor, an all-glass layer on its second, and a third floor tiled in sheer fabric panels, patterned in a brick-like formation and placed at random—a patchwork reminiscent of the swirling ’70s prints that were seen coming down the runway at the Spring/ Summer 2015 ready-to-wear show.

“We’ve been a landmark destination in the neighborhood for more than 30 years,” says Anthony Ledru, president and CEO of Louis Vuitton Americas. “It’s important that this new store represents innovation, craftsmanship, superior quality and heritage.”

Customization is king at the midcentury Hollywood-decorated digs, where a Haute Maroquinerie salon occupies the ground floor— one of only a handful of leather shops of its kind in the U.S. Here,

FROM ABOVE Inside LV pavé necklace, $3,600, and gold leather sandals, $1,565, both exclusive to the Rodeo Drive store.

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Looks from the Spring/ Summer 2015 runway show.

RODEO STORE: COURTESY OF LOUIS VUITTON/STEPHANE MURATET

monogramming and hard-sided luggage painting are on offer. On the second floor lies the men’s universe, complete with bespoke shoes and belts. And, in a nod to its proximity to Tinseltown, the men’s and women’s travel sections feature custom Louis Vuitton trunks from Wes Anderson’s 2007 The Darjeeling Limited. (Prestige clients, meanwhile, are catered to in a VIP suite with a rooftop terrace.)

Up the linear staircase anchored with a stainless-steel balustrade, the third floor hosts the worldwide prelaunch of Nicolas Ghesquière’s Spring/Summer 2015 women’s runway collection with ready-to-wear, leather goods, accessories and shoes.

Only Los Angeles clientele will have access to exclusive items including red sequin dresses inspired by the collection, limitededition crocodile and ostrich versions of the beloved L.V. Capucine bag, and customization of select made-to-order bags in 27 colors.

In this town, there’s no shortage of outings that will call for one of those. 295 N. Rodeo Dr., B.H., 310-859-0457; louisvuitton.com. •

Monogrammed ankle boots, $1,775.

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Oscar de la Renta necklace, $795.

Botanic Beauty Oversize petals offer a fresh take on the floral palette

Alexis Bittar brooch, $595.

Fendi

Saint Laurent

by Hedi Slimane bag, $1,950.

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Oscar de la Renta heels, $1,350.

Alexander McQueen pouch, $345.

Fendi bag, $3,950.

Marco Bicego ring, $3,580.

Pierre Hardy sandals, $935.

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Marni bag, $3,320.

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FASHIONtrend Proenza Schouler mules, $1,095.

Shake It Up

The Row bag, $6,200.

Add a little attitude, a bit of movement and a touch of fringe

Brunello Cucinelli vest, $3,185.

Reed Krakoff sandals, similar styles available.

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Proenza Schouler

Etro bag, $2,678.

Jimmy Choo bag, similar styles available.

Salvatore Ferragamo bag, price upon request.

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Stuart Weitzman sandals, $455.

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Isabel Marant earrings, $300.

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Prized Possessions

Proudly sport these medals of honor— adorned with colorful gemstones BUCCELLATI Violante brooch necklace, $220,000. DAVID WEBB one-of-a-kind Totem necklace, $64,000. CARTIER Amulette de Cartier necklace, $75,000.

IRENE NEUWIRTH one-of-a-kind Fire, Lightning Ridge and Boulder opal necklace, price upon request. KIMBERLY MCDONALD tanzanite, opal and diamond necklace, $23,225.

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Beauty Opener

Models backstage at the Jason Wu Spring/Summer 2015 show.

Spring Clean

Radiant skin makes the season bright

B

ritish makeup expert Diane Kendal was called upon by Jason Wu to create the look of the season: creamy, dewy skin with a soft smoky eye and natural curled lashes.

Wielding a Lancôme arsenal that included the brand’s Absolue L’Extrait elixir and mist, Kendal made models over in the key of English actress and style icon Charlotte Rampling—

an effortless-appearing complement to Wu’s runway collection of ultrarefined sportswear.

Wu wasn’t the only one with natural instincts: “Bare” faces dominated the shows, from Lucia Pieroni’s ’90s-inspired take at Chloé (which utilized face massages as a primer) to Pat McGrath’s light-touch mascara and subtly enhanced brows at Lanvin. lancome.com. •

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Head Strong

Mane Addicts’ muses and masters. RIGHT Founder Jen Atkin.

BELOW

Hairstylist Jen Atkin not only tames the tresses of everyone from Reese Witherspoon to Jennifer Lopez; she’s also the driving force behind Mane Addicts, a website devoted to all things hair featuring product guides, how-to’s (ranging from pastel coifs to woven ponies) and interviews with the red carpet’s most in-demand pros. maneaddicts.com.

VENICE

Animal Instinct Since opening her studio on Abbot Kinney nine years ago, beauty guru Alexandra Wagner has earned an elite following for her transformative facials. Now she’s packed her know-how into a bottle with the release of White Tiger Serum, a potent combination including hydrating tiger-grass plant stem cells and free-radical-fighting white turmeric. “I wanted to make a product that delivered results, knowing I could stand behind what’s in the bottle with integrity,” says Wagner. But that’s not all it delivers: Proceeds from the serum also go toward Wagner’s charitable outreach, which puts art supplies in the hands of underprivileged kids and teens. Alexandra Wagner Skin Care, 1636 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310-399-0123; alexandrawagnerskincare.com.

White Tiger Serum, $140.

GET ON UP Beauty Turn Hyped as “the first true 30-minute full-body workout” by founder and personal trainer Jason Walsh, Rise Nation is WeHo’s latest cult class. An instructor-led workout entirely on the VersaClimber flexes upper and lower muscle groups together for allover results.

613 N. La Cienega Blvd., W.H., 424-343-0082; rise-nation.com.

The VersaClimber offers an intense, full-body workout.

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A private suite for couples.

BEVERLY HILLS

Urban Zen

“I fell in love with an amazing spa in Thailand, and ever since then it’s been my dream to open my own,” says Japanese-born Tomoko Kurono, who debuted the original iteration of her massage-centric Tomoko Spa in 2006 in her husband’s native Israel. Now the L.A. transplant has opened the doors to her first stateside locale, an exercise in Japanese hospitality and traditional healing therapies that begins as soon as clients step through the front door. After slipping into traditional tatami sandals, guests are led through the 3,100-square-foot contemporary Zen space into one of four ultra-private minimalist suites, where all services commence with warm brown rice tea and a detoxifying ashiyu (foot bath). Treatments range from the reflexology-driven Ashiura to the indulgent Japanese Experience for Couples, which includes a tension-releasing hot stone therapy and a 30-minute meditative soak in a fragrant hinoki wood tub, ending with a light meal featuring sushi from Sugarfish. Says Kurono, “We refresh the mind, body and soul.” 141 S. Beverly Dr., B.H., 310-205-7300; tomokospa.com.

WRITTEN BY LESLEY McKENZIE. ATKIN: MIKE ROSENTHAL. TOMOKO: TESSA NEUSTADT. RISE NATION: MICHAEL MULLER

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BEAUTY NEWPORT BEACH + BEVERLY HILLS

The Transformer Top O.C. plastic surgeon Dr. Rami K. Batniji brings his cutting-edge techniques to Beverly Hills

BY ROOPIKA MALHOTRA

I

’m drawn to facial plastic surgery because it’s such meticulous work,” says

Rami K. Batniji, M.D., F.A.C.S. “It’s the perfect Dr. Rami K. Batniji blend of my childhood passions for science and art.” One of only a handful of physicians in the region who specialize exclusively in cosmetic surgery for the face and neck, Batniji’s results-driven—and often unconventional—approach to plastic surgery has earned him a legion of local and international followers. So large, in fact, that the SoCal native, who opened his Newport Beach office in 2006, has recently expanded his practice to the heart of Beverly Hills.

“We wanted a more central location for our patients who travel great distances,” explains Batniji, who now splits his time between the two offices. From the privacy of his new light-drenched space, Batniji starts by providing clients with in-depth consultations, complete with photo rendering. There is an accredited

surgery center on site, where procedures are performed in one of two operating rooms, with nose jobs and face-, neck- and eye-lifts topping the most-requested list. Not ready to go under the knife? Batniji and his team also offer fillers and injectables such as Botox and Juvéderm, plus noninvasive contouring treatments like Exilis, so clients can temporarily stave off fine lines and tighten skin.

When it comes to the popular rhinoplasty surgery, Batniji prides himself on his state-of-the-art approach involving a new Swiss-made device—which he helped develop—that aids in reshaping the bone with minimal bruising and swelling. Other nontraditionalyet-effective techniques Batniji employs include neck-lifts done from a small incision beneath the chin (instead of behind the ears) to pull muscles in a posterior direction for a smoother finish. “It’s a collaborative process,” Batniji says. “We work with our patients to achieve a more vibrant appearance without compromising their inherent beauty.” 416 N. Bedford Dr., Ste. 200, B.H., 310-467-2180; drbatniji.com.

ROSE PARADE

The season’s delicate hues of peach, coral and cream will make you blush

Hourglass Modernist eyeshadow palette in Monochrome, $58. Givenchy Le Prisme blush in Inspiration Rose, $44. Dior Addict gloss in Fastes, $29.50. M.A.C Isabel and Ruben Toledo lipstick in Oxblood, $17.50. NARS Porto Venere Eye Paint, $25.

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Design Opener Ripple Effect

WRITTEN BY JENNIE NUNN. NICK JOSEPH

A Los Angeles textile designer applies her own color theory to a striking new line of pillows

“You have to be very patient and calm when mixing the paints,” says Paige Cleveland of her new collection. “It’s a bit of a meditation, which I enjoy. And I love creating colors. It’s like playing with candy.”

T

extile designer Paige Cleveland admits she thinks about color incessantly. “It’s like sound in the way that it can immediately create an emotional reaction or mood,” says the founder of Downtown L.A.’s Rule of Three. Her new, made-to-order Marbled collection is influenced by the palette of late artist Cy Twombly’s >>

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Topo pillow, $225. Color studies of the latest collection.

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<< images of Gaeta, Italy, as well as the hues in her grandfather’s photography of wheat harvests, and sand and shells procured from the beaches of Georgia’s Sea Islands. “I try to make all of the elements dance on the fabric,” she says of the hand-marbled pieces, the result of laborious process in which custom-blended permanent acrylic paints are applied to materials such as watercolor paper or silk. “It’s all quite nostalgic and romantic, but hopefully playful, too.” From $165; ruleofthreestudio.com.

SHOP TALK Tastemaker and former model Bianca Roe, who Creative Women towels, $31.50.

Design Turn

Materia Lumina bowls, starting at $150.

In the Field

Bianca Roe STYLE ICON My namesake, Bianca Jagger,

circa 1971. I like to wear one statement piece, and then relax the remainder of my outfit. It can be a 1960s Josefa caftan, or a torn-up pair of vintage men’s overalls.

MOST-WANTED ITEMS IN THE STORE

A leather notebook by LCK (La Compagnie du Kraft), a bowl by Materia Lumina, The Clerk Pour Over Stand

by The Coffee Registry and Creative Women towels.

ROOM SCENT OF CHOICE For Spring/ Summer, it’s the Petit Grain 21 candle

by Le Labo. At In the Field, we like to use copal incense from Mexico.

A friend gifted us this on opening

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Le Labo Petit Grain 21 candle, $60.

LCK (La Compagnie du Kraft) leather notebook, From $40.

night, and we burn one daily.

DESIGN STAPLE A vintage Moroccan rug.

It goes with everything, but is always a standout.

ENTERTAINING STYLE Beggar’s banquet.

Usually we’re outside in the garden (with adults at the 20-foot live-edge table, and a clan of children running around in the tepee). There is one rule in the Roe casa: Nobody is ever to touch the dishes.

That’s for the elves.

FAVORITE DESIGN SOURCES Rachel Craven for textiles, April Napier Pottery for vases and Irving Place Studio for ceramics.

LOCAL STAPLES For shopping, Modern Folk Living and Dekor & Co. For food,

The Coffee Registry The Clerk Pour Over Stand, $200.

Knead Baking Company. The breakfast sandwich with brioche, egg, arugula, cheese and roasted tomato will change your life.

ROAD TRIP From Ojai, we take Highway 1 to Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort, have dinner at Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos, and visit our friends at the Alamo Motel. I have yet to make it to Sea Ranch. That’s at the top of my bucket list.

TO-DO LIST Ojai Sunday Farmers’ Market, Meditation Mount, a Shelf Road hike, and swimming holes in Murrieta Canyon along Highway 33.

730 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, 320-403-4292; inthefieldojai.com.

WRITTEN BY JENNIE NUNN. PILLOW: RICK RODNEY. LIFESTYLE: BRIE WILLIAMS/PROP STYLING: AMY CHIN. ROE AND STORE: NANCY NEIL. CLERK: DAVID SUTTON

co-owns Ojai lifestyle boutique In the Field with her husband, Channon, lets us in on her design staples, sartorial secrets and go-to weekend escape

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Playing House

S.F.-based resin artist Tina Frey’s Urban Garden collection not only includes two-toned hand-sculpted planters with striped rims, but also nostalgic swings in bold hues. “I hope the unexpectedness makes people smile,” says Frey of the ropehung discs, which she suggests installing on a tree, a porch or even in the living room. From $30; tinafreydesigns.com.

SAN FRANCISCO

Tina Frey Rope swing, $298, and a range of bicolored planters.

Crin Bar Stool, $2,495.

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1, 2014, by Sadie Laska, $55, The Posters. Sidewalk Surfer, Huntington Beach, 1976, by Hugh Holland, $60, Wax Poster.

Design Bits

Steven Volpe’s furniture collection for S.F.-based home goods giant McGuire takes cues from French midcentury design and the handcrafted techniques honed by the company’s namesake original founders (and his longtime friends) John and Elinor. The 18-piece collection comprises rawmeets-modern statements such as the cowhide-wrapped rattan Kincob Bookshelf— each named after antique sewing materials and terms. “Many of the pieces use McGuire’s traditional materials, but are reimagined for a modern audience,” says Volpe. From $1,795; mcguirefurniture.com.

PASADENA

Lounge Act

LOS ANGELES

Pasadena-based outdoor furniture purveyor Brown Jordan is celebrating 70 years with a new, limited-edition 12-color palette. The Tamiami collection—made of vinyl straps woven in a lattice-like pattern and paired with powder-coated aluminum frames—can be customized in an array of eye-popping colors including hot pink and sunny yellow. brownjordan.com.

Two new L.A.-based ventures offer an affordable way to get your foot in the art world: E-commerce site The Posters stocks a tightly curated selection of lithographs from of-themoment artists (with portions of proceeds going toward art education), while Wax Poster teams up with M+B gallery to sell large-scale prints from some of California’s most influential talents. waxposter.com; theposters.co.

Brown Jordan’s updated Tamiami chairs in mix-and-match colors.

Frame Work

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A private terrace designed by Ken Fulk offers sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Restoration Hardware Yountville lantern, $99.

Easy, Breezy

Crisp whites and Mediterranean shades of blue create a contemporary canvas for outdoor entertaining

Aerin textured vase, $295.

Design Bits

St. Frank Modern Indigo pillow, $325.

Pistachio Table handwoven place mat, $18.

Heath Ceramics plate, $38.

Nason Moretti Dandy tumbler, $95.

Dedon canopy swing, $5,495.

McKinnon and Harris Douglas dining chair, $5,800.

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Madeline Weinrib Turkish Towel, $100.

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Santa Barbara umbrella, $3,373.

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San Francisco’s elite jeweler Shreve & Co. celebrated C Editor-at-Large Diane Dorrans Saeks’ newly released design book, Jean-Louis Deniot Interiors (Rizzoli). The Union Square boutique was filled with tastemakers such as Joy Venturini Bianchi, Vaughan Woodson, Michael Murphy and Marissa Thieriot. Guests left with books personally signed by Saeks.

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DVF + DREAM GUILD OF JDRF ORANGE COUNTY Suzan Paek, Pamela Lowry and Minji Clark hosted a gathering with C at Diane von Furstenburg in South Coast Plaza. Guests sipped WindRacer Chardonnay and Galerie Sauvignon Blanc while shopping the brand’s newest resort line. A portion of the proceeds benefited The Dream Guild of JDRF Orange County, an organization focused on raising funds to cure Type 1 diabetes.

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MENU Crystal Clear

An iconic Asian eatery makes a splashy entrance in San Francisco

Menu Opener

L DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN

VMH’s Singapore-based Crystal Jade Palace made its over-the-top stateside debut with the San Francisco opening of Crystal Jade Jiang Nan at the Embarcadero Center. The sprawling eatery is one of the city’s largest, clocking in at 20,000 square feet, with unrivaled waterfront views. Here, authentic Chinese dishes such as applewood-roasted duck and braised abalone in oyster sauce vie for the spotlight in lavish surroundings, including a main dining room, three private areas, a bar and lounge, and a 4,000-square-foot terrace, all envisioned by glam-happy interior designer Ken Fulk with no expenses spared. Four Embarcadero Ctr., S.F., 415-399-1400; crystaljade.com.

WRITTEN AND EDITED BY LESLEY McKENZIE

Part of interior designer Ken Fulk’s $14 million vision, the main dining room was designed to evoke the classic architecture and lush landscapes of China’s Jiangnan region.

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DOWNTOWN L.A.

Flying High

L.A. foodies’ prayers have been answered with the arrival of chef Neal Fraser’s long-awaited Redbird, which has taken over the rectory inside the storied Vibiana cathedral-turned-event venue.

Featuring a dramatic lounge anchored by a marble bar and a courtyard dining room, the historic space sets the stage for the chef’s take on modern American cuisine, honed at spots like the now-shuttered Grace, and Fraser’s Beverly Boulevard mainstay, BLD. With dishes like potato-crusted pork shank and Thai-style Dungeness crab soup, not to mention a cocktail program helmed by master mixologists Julian Cox and Tobin Shea, Fraser has another hit on his hands. 114 E. 2nd St., L.A., 213-626-1507; redbird.la.

The Creme Catalan dessert. Co-owner Amy Knoll Fraser and interior designer Robert Weimer envisioned the courtyard dining area, complete with retractable roof.

Steamed mussels at Bombo.

Sugar ’n’ Spice Beyond its addictive cleanses, organic superfood cafe Beaming is winning fans with its wealth of nutrition-packed goods to go, including a petite Salt & Sugar Trio. Stay tuned for a new location touching down in WeHo this spring. livebeaming.com.

DOWNTOWN L.A.

Market Fresh Menu Turn

Salt & Sugar Trio, $12.

SAN FRANCISCO

THE C LIST

Just when you thought Grand Central Market couldn’t be any more appealing, chef Mark Peel (of Campanile fame) adds his newest project, Bombo, to the eclectic mix. The menu hones in on broth-based entrees and sides, all prepared in less than five minutes. 317 S. Broadway, L.A.; grandcentralmarket.com.

Chef Chris Cosentino at Cockscomb.

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From the local artists’ work displayed on its walls to the liquor list packed with regionally produced gins and a menu highlighting Bay Area classics such as Celery Victor, Chris Cosentino’s Cockscomb in SoMa is a celebration of all things San Francisco. Here, the “Top Chef Masters” winner shares a few of his favorite things.

GO-TO INGREDIENT Right now it’s rapini, which has the perfect balance of bitterness and is simply delicious. CURRENTLY READING Relae: A Book of Ideas by Christian F. Puglisi, as well as a bunch of great books about S.F. history and its food culture. GO-TO COCKTAIL SPOT The Alembic on Haight. I always order a negroni there. FAVORITE SPRING PRODUCE Fava beans.

When they become larger, I grill the pods. I like to let my guests shell the beans themselves, and I serve them with aioli. 564 Fourth St., S.F., 415-974-0700; cockscombsf.com.

Rain or Shine This spring, fashion designer Mara Hoffman takes her prints obsession to the next level, collaborating with Sonoma County winery Clos du Bois on a punchy umbrella with a sleeve that doubles as a wine chiller for the brand’s Chardonnay. closdubois.com.

Closbrella and California Chardonnay, $48.

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In the Water

Gina Zupsich and Aaron Shinn take a contemporary approach to the age-old art of drinking tea

W

e really wanted to create a beautiful experience with tea—like the one people are having with craft cocktails and coffee,” says Gina Zupsich, co-founder with husband Aaron Shinn of August Uncommon Tea. Spurred by their adventures to Japan and France, where drinking tea is akin to a fine art, the Downtown L.A.-based couple has channeled their passion for food and design—as well as their knack for seeking out the extraordinary—into a modern-day epicurean tea brand.

With the help of a German-based company with a 150-year history sourcing leaves and other gourmet ingredients from around the world, Shinn and Zupsich craft five unique whole-leaf teas each season that fall into categories like Rare and Pure (single-origin varieties influenced by their terroir), Designer Green (green tea blends that draw attention to their aromatic sweetness) and Raw Power (black teas with bold, stimulating properties).

“Tea has yet to have a wave [in America], so we realized we have this opportunity to bring in the culinary perspective,” says Zupsich, a former French professor who has documented her global exploration of scents and flavors in her blog, Olfactive, since 2009. “People haven’t been exposed to it before. In this country it’s lying fallow.”

Flavors are as unexpected as their names: Civil Disobedience, a black tea punctuated with notes of cardamom and tobacco, evokes the scents of pine needles and fire logs, while Staring at the Sea’s Japanese green tea and barley combo draws comparison to the comforting fragrances of warm bread and macadamia nuts.

But just as important as the flavor profile is the way the leaves are brewed: In its sleek packaging (designed by Shinn), August Uncommon Tea outlines the best way to prepare blends, from water recommendations (bottled spring water) down to measurements and brewing methods (1-cup infusers are best). Currently served at L.A. locales such as chef Ari Taymor’s Alma and Downtown’s new The Springs complex, the blends (and brewing kits) are for sale both online and at local lifestyle boutique Hammer and Spear.

“There was a time where people used to identify cocktails with grandma and grandpa,” says Shinn, who, like his wife, believes their brand is at the forefront of a national tea renaissance.

“We realized we are kind of early for reinventing tea. Undoubtedly in five or 10 years there will be a lot of young competitors of our generation who are trying to do something fresher.” august.la. •

Gina Zupsich and Aaron Shinn in their Arts District loft. Painted Desert black tea. The all-encompassing Completist Kit, $289.

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With a cult following across America, Jeni Britton Bauer’s frozen treats finally come to the West Coast this spring with the opening of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams in Los Feliz.

Skip the wait and make a beeline for the James Beard Award winner’s mobile Sweet Treats truck, serving gourmet flavors like brambleberry crisp or whiskey and pecans throughout the city.

1954 Hillhurst Ave., L.A.; jenis.com.

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams are all made from grass-grazed cow’s milk.

Malibu Farm Cookbook (Artimal Books, $40).

Hot Seats Fresh additions to California’s culinary scene TERRINE | LOS ANGELES Chef Kris Morningstar has joined forces with restaurateur Stephane Bombet and wine director François Renaud at Terrine, a neighborhood brasserie turning out SoCal takes on French and Italian classics, such as squid ink tagliatelle and boudin blanc. Here, Morningstar’s knack for crafting inventive charcuterie platters is also on display, with house-cured meats, pâtés and the restaurant’s namesake terrines in abundant supply. 8265 Beverly Blvd., L.A., 323-746-5130; terrinela.com. LOVE & SALT | MANHATTAN BEACH This 100-seat South Bay eatery adds its own twist to traditional Italian fare, from its kale-and-olives rendition of a chopped salad to wood-fired pizza topped with a duck egg. For the best seat in the house, snag a spot at the chef’s table with a view of the open kitchen. 317 Manhattan Beach Blvd., M.B., 310-545-5252; loveandsaltla.com. MOURAD | SAN FRANCISCO At the newest addition to S.F.’s Financial District, chef Mourad Lahlou (owner of the Michelin-starred Aziza) pays homage to his Moroccan

roots using seasonal California ingredients. Think: snapper served with beans, chicory, kale and saffron, and octopus with chickpeas, citrus, olives and merguez, paired with offerings from the robust wine and cocktail programs. 140 New Montgomery St., S.F., 415-660-2500; mouradsf.com. CADET | SANTA MONICA Formerly one half of the duo behind West Hollywood’s The Hart and the Hunter, chef Kris Tominaga has landed in the kitchen of newcomer Cadet. Rustic flavors are the heart and soul of this neighborhood go-to, as evidenced by Tominaga’s version of rich raclettes and a memorable mushroom-laden pain perdu. 2518 Wilshire Blvd., S.M., 310-828-3300; cadetsm.com. SEED + SALT | SAN FRANCISCO Plant-based dining steps into the spotlight with Seed + Salt, a cafe and takeout destination in the Marina District. Forget cane sugars, trans fats, gluten, MSG and GMOs—this restaurant is all about tasty, clean eating. Don’t miss the housemade nut milk cheeses, sauces, pickles and preserves.

2240 Chestnut St., S.F., 415-872-9173; seedandsalt.com.

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Midnight Feathers Automatic 42mm, price upon request; 310 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, 310-271-8554; South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, 714-371-1910.

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aking over the former Whitney Museum of American Art, Valentino’s creative directors, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, presented their firstever runway show in New York, and it was achromatic haute couture to boot. Titled “Sala Bianca 945” and an homage homage to Valentino Garavani’s legendary 1968 White Collection, the parade featured 47 meticulous confections ranging from cashmere capes to ivory tulle gowns before a 500-person audience including socialites, celebs and fashion designers (i.e. Peter Dundas, Prabal Gurung, Katie Holmes, Emma Roberts and Mr. Garavani himself).

A feast for the senses, the night included a Fornasetti exhibition complete with a room of cardboard-cutout hands strung from the ceiling to “touch” passersby. And postshow, the lower level of the museum was transformed for a soulful performance by British band Skunk Anansie.

In honor of the David Chipperfield-designed, 20,000-square-foot Fifth Avenue flagship opening last summer, Valentino also released a capsule collection of allwhite ready-to-wear and accessories marked with red hearts à la “I Heart New York” logo, which sold out in just two hours. valentino.com.

Valentino’s creative directors Pierpaolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri (top left) look on as the show unfolds.

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The Plaza Hotel’s everglamorous Palm Court has been renovated, with the welcome addition of a bar in the center of the room, and a reimagined menu by chef Geoffrey Zakarian. The Palm Court serves breakfast, beloved afternoon tea, and now cocktails and small bites.

768 Fifth Ave. at Central Park South, 212-7593000; theplazany.com.

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STAY A gem of the Upper East Side, the refined 74-room hotel The Lowell (28 E. 63rd St., 212-8381400; lowellhotel.com) is confirmed to welcome a new Michael S. Smith-designed restaurant later this year in the former Post House space. Warm weather brings The Mark’s (25 E. 77th St., 212744-4300; themarkhotel.com) new bespoke pedicabs, available to guests—stops include shopping or a picnic in the park. DINE New fave is Claudette (24 Fifth Ave., 212-868-2424; claudette nyc.com), a cozy little French restaurant in Greenwich Village. Mainstays: Eataly (200 Fifth Ave., 212-229-2560; eataly.com), Cipriani on Fifth, Le Bilboquet in its new location on 60th Street and, of course, BG Restaurant at Bergdorf Goodman. PLAY The High Line (thehighline.org) has been extended (in addition to the new 60-room High Line Hotel) and is worth the scenic stroll. In May, the new Whitney Museum of American Art (99 Gansevoort St., 212570-3600; whitney.org) opens in the Meatpacking District. •

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The High Line walkway. Eataly marketplace.

The Mark hotel’s new pedicabs.

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Hit the road with globetrotters Marianna Jamadi and Katalina Mayorga, two avid photographers from S.F. and D.C., respectively, who pick up their cameras so you don’t have to. Through their company, El Camino, the duo tailors itineraries for small groups to off-thebeaten-path locales around the world, teaching travel photography tips and professionally documenting the experience for each individual along the way, including a daily delivery of Instagram-worthy snaps.

Next on the docket: Nicaragua, March 14-22, and this May, Colombia. elcamino.travel.

Michael Kors Claire Medium Accordion Messenger bag, $1,995, michaelkors.com.

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Known as a playground for the elite Hollywood set (director Frank Capra penned his screenplay It’s a Wonderful Life here), La Quinta Resort & Club is now back on the map following a major, multimillion-dollar overhaul. Framed by bougainvillea and tangerine trees, the 45-acre Spanish-style oasis has been given an outdoor face-lift ranging from refurbished pool areas and patios to new fireplace features. Suites and casitas are appointed with Palm Springs glam-inspired touches in persimmon and chocolate tones including tailored, upholstered headboards with nailhead trim, geometric-printed area rugs, and desert cactus-bloom prints.

Rooms from $319; 49499 Eisenhower Dr., La Quinta, 760-564-4111; laquintaresort.com.

Interiors were reimagined by L.A. design firm Smith Firestone Associates, which also oversaw Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.

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Interior decorator Michael S. Smith, whose long list of projects includes the White House’s Oval Office, has just placed his worldly stamp on the lobby and lounge at Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica. Opened as a beach club in 1926, the revamped seaside property is layered with an artful mix of curated finds from around the globe. For extra privacy, snag a seat in one of four new indoor cabanas lined with sectional sofas, octagonal wooden mirrors and tufted poufs. Rooms from $495; 1910 Ocean Way, S.M., 310-581-5533; hotelcasadelmar.com.

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The Terrazza Lounge’s new design details include handmade ceramic wares from Toledo, Spain, blown-glass-and-iron chandeliers from Murano, Italy, ikat-patterned pillows, and large-scale coastal photographs by French artist Christian Chaize.

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BOTTOM Founders Marianna Jamadi and Katalina Mayorga.

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Pieces from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection arrive in San Francisco for a glamorous overview of 20th-century fashion design

Culture Opener Gilbert Adrian’s 1949 “The Tigress” ensemble reinterprets an 18thcentury pannier dress.

The designer joked that he was inspired to create the dress after a trip to Africa, even though “there are no tigers in Africa.”

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espite the rise of wearable tech in the mainstream psyche, the Bay Area’s first priority hasn’t always been fashion. A study of the craft, on the other hand, borders on tradition at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), where the likes of Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and Jean Paul Gaultier have been the subjects of high-profile exhibitions drawing massive audiences (and inaugurated by irreverent, talk-of-the-town opening-night galas).

This month FAMSF’s California Palace of the Legion of Honor hosts a fresh take on influential garments, with an encyclopedic look at clothing from 1910 to 1980 at the San Francisco museum.

“High Style: The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection” includes pieces selected from the borough’s world-famous holdings, now housed and maintained in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute.

Originally created at the Met by curator Jan Glier Reeder, and set up by the Legion’s Jill D’Alessandro, FAMSF’s curator of costume and textile arts, the 65 mannequins on display>>

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<<present a cross-section of lesser-known fashion moments. “Our strength [at FAMSF] is midcentury haute couture and Japanese designers from the late 20th century. It’s fun to explore something new,” notes D’Alessandro. Emphasizing second-wave French couturiers such as Lanvin, Christian Dior, Mme. Grès and Schiaparelli; American designers from the ’30s to ’50s such as Carolyn Schnurer, Elizabeth Hawes and Gilbert Adrian; and English-born milliner-turned-New York designer Charles James, the show is a veritable who’s who of the sartorially sophisticated.

Apart from the Louvre and the Met, the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection is considered among the most prestigious of its kind in the world. Originally named the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, the institution first started collecting garments in earnest when World War I began and the flow of fashion from Paris to the U.S. diminished.

American designers needed inspiration—ergo the collection became both a grouping of objects and a support system for the local garment industry. However, by the ’90s the cost of housing and preserving the archive, whose contents must be wrapped in fabric such as muslin and often stored in huge cabinets, became prohibitive, and in 2009, the now-named Brooklyn Museum formed a partnership with the Met. “High Style” provides a sense of the cultural environment as well, including such groundbreaking pieces as Saint Laurent’s “refrain” cocktail dress from 1958 (part of his prescient “trapeze” collection for the House of Dior, which would come to epitomize the carefree, movement-filled look of the ’60s) and Schiaparelli’s fabulously surrealistic Bug necklace and Butterfly parasol and dress.

American women designers—many of whom got their big opportunity while the men were occupied with WWII and its aftermath—are prominent, foreshadowing the birth of sportswear through their practical creations. “It’s almost Rosie the Riveter—how these opportunities were presenting

and adaptive design. “They are working women trying to make a working wardrobe,” she says.

And realms formal and luxurious are, of course, also given their proper due. See Hollywood costume designer Adrian’s 1940s-era “The Tigress” evening dress, a study in opulence crafted out of black, beige and orange silk taffeta chine and gold lamé. The traffic-stopping gown channels an 18th-century pannier dress with stiff fabric instead of an understructure—a feat of construction first modeled by Adrian’s wife, Janet Gaynor, at the 1949 Oscars.

But the pièce de résistance may be the nine ensembles from legendary Anglo-American couturier James, whose show at the Met last year practically brought the designer back from the dead—or at least obscurity. “He didn’t have a house that continued,” notes D’Alessandro. “To reintroduce James today, when there is such a high interest in fashion, is probably the best way to cement his legacy.” The self-taught James used his unconventional background in millinery to reinvent silhouettes, juxtapose opposing fabric textures, craft organic shapes and sculptural poufs, and skillfully emphasize various parts of the body, all with a dramatic flair that inspired ecstatic worship from cadres of ladies-about-town in the ’50s.

With James as one of the high points of the exhibition, both die-hards and those new to the art form will get to learn by looking at the very best. As D’Alessandro puts it, “To bring a Schiaparelli or a Charles James [to San Francisco] is the same as a painting curator bringing Girl With a Pearl Earring.” March 14-July 19; 100 34th Ave., S.F., 415-750-3600; legionofhonor.famsf.org. •

themselves,” notes D’Alessandro, who points to featured designer Schnurer’s comfortable fabrics, easy-to-use closures

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sari-based dress from Carolyn Schnurer’s 1950 “Flight to India” collection.

Elsa Schiaparelli’s 1938 necklace with metallic bugs on rhodoid gives the surrealist effect of insects crawling over skin. One of Charles James’ iconic silk “Clover Leaf” designs from 1953.

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Armed with exotic props, unusual biomorphic costumes and acrobatic dance, East Coast-based MOMIX brings the California premiere of the surrealist piece Alchemy to Southern California. With artistic director Moses Pendleton citing Jung’s Alchemical Studies and Yeats’ Rosa Alchemica as influences, the performance aims LOS ANGELES to crack open the door of perception.

March 11, Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus Dr., Irvine, 949-8544646; March 13, Spreckels Theatre, 121 Broadway, S.D., 619-235-9500; momixalchemy.com.

L.A.-based poet and essayist Sarah Manguso’s latest

Dancers of MOMIX in Alchemy.

novella, Ongoingness: The End of a Diary (Graywolf, $20), skillfully investigates her coping mechanism of recording life in writing as an attempt to stop time. Told in sparse, bite-sized prose, motherhood arrives and takes Manguso’s consciousness onward and upward. sarahmanguso.com.

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Risky Business Recently relocated to Los Angeles, high-low German fashion designer duo Bernhard Willhelm and Jutta Kraus prod at the relationship between consumerism and fashion with both an assemblage of video, photography and objects, and their envelopepushing Fall/Winter 2015–16 collection in Bernhard Willhelm 3000: When Fashion Shows the Danger Then Fashion Is the Danger.

Through May 17, MOCA PDC, 8687 Melrose Ave., W.H., 310-289-5223; moca.org.

Culture Bits COSTA MESA

Fairytale Beginning American Ballet Theatre launches its world premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s The Sleeping Beauty in Orange County (over the Big Apple) this spring, opening with Kirov-trained Diana Vishneva in the role of a high-strung Aurora opposite decidedly hunky Brazilian Marcelo Gomes as the prince. Expect a night of palpable tension—the steamy kind. March 3-8, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Dr., C.M., 714-556-2787; scfta.org.

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Scenery design for the wedding scene in ABT’s The Sleeping Beauty.

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One of the myriad events slated to commemorate the centennial of Balboa Park’s 1915 Panama-California Exposition, the Museum of Photographic Arts’ multimedia installation 7 billion Others compiles interviews collected by 20 reporters as they traveled the globe during a seven-year period to 84 different countries, polling people on such topics as the meaning of life. The answers they collected bind us all. Through Sept. 13, MOPA, 1649 El Prado, S.D., 619-238-7559; 7billionothers.org.

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A mosaic of interviewees from the project.

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F ALL THE PLACES A BUDDING YOUNG ACTRESS might want to post up around awards season, the Sunset Tower Hotel—abuzz with agents, managers and publicists—is a solid choice. “It’s becoming my second home,” says Felicity Jones upon ordering a glass of rosé and a plate of deviled eggs. The British import—who barely looks older than 25 (she’s 31)—seems to be adjusting well to her new surroundings. “I haven’t really left the hotel. Actually, that’s not true. I was starting to go crazy so I went for a run down Santa Monica Boulevard this morning,” she says. “I love to listen to really intense dance music.”

Jones flew into town for the Golden Globes; she was nominated for her riveting portrayal of Jane Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Although she’s been acting since she was 11 and has starred in a bona fide blockbuster (last summer’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2), her first big awards show in many ways feels like her official Hollywood debut. Jones selected a bold teal-green Dior Haute Couture gown for the occasion, a dress that could have been lifted straight from one of the period films she’s appeared in—2013’s The Invisible Woman with Ralph Fiennes, for example, or 2008’s Northhanger Abbey.

Our drinks arrive and she raises a glass: “Cheers. Here’s to big dresses,” she smiles. The fact that the award for best actress went to Julianne Moore is water under the bridge—if anything, the Globes warranted a much-needed visit to L.A. “I always love coming here. I actually find it a relaxing place to be. You suddenly feel very healthy. I can’t get over: I leave the hotel and it’s sunny; it’s still a surprise.” Plus there’s always the Oscars, right? “Don’t jinx it!” she laughs.

Eddie Redmayne, her co-star in The Theory of Everything, accepted the Golden Globe that night for best actor, praising Jones as “the most formidable actress who raised my game.” The film was a turning point for both performers, who were introduced at London’s Donmar Warehouse theater. Preparation began in 2013 with an in-person meeting with Stephen Hawking, the renowned physicist, and his ex-wife, Jane, which added an immense amount of pressure to an already difficult storyline. The film spans decades of their lives; Stephen and Jane’s unconventional love story begins when she decides to marry him after he is diagnosed with a fatal motor neuron disease.

“I think in many ways it is a modern love story because the happiness they find isn’t with their first partner, which is very contemporary,” Jones says. “There’s something quite beautiful about it—it’s not a traditional rom-com ending in any way.” Her own parents split when she was 3; she grew up with her mother and brother in Birmingham, England. For Jones (and the calling card of all great actresses), “it’s hard to separate feelings from reason. Everything goes straight to the heart.”

Looking back on her 20s, she almost visibly breathes a sigh of relief: “It was like, what am I wearing?

How does my hair look? And now you just couldn’t give a monkey’s whatever.” (For the record, she has previously been tapped by Dolce & Gabbana and Burberry for their ad campaigns.) “Now I’m obsessed with my wallpaper, the seating in my apartment [she splits her time between Brooklyn and London]…I think it’s an addiction to indecision.” It’s a common predicament for Libras like Jones, whose birthday falls on Oct. 17, and she sympathizes with her agents, who have to be especially patient while she deliberates on ideas for days and weeks at a time. “Sometimes I have these apocalyptic thoughts that if you make one bad decision that everything is going to be terrible.” She takes a swig of bubbly, bringing the hyper-fiction back to reality: “But nothing is ever going to be as bad as you think it is.”

At least for the next two years, life for Jones is going to be a whirlwind. At press time, Jones was in talks for a leading role in a new Star Wars film, set to be released in theaters at the end of 2016. She’s also just wrapped A Monster Calls, which was shot in Barcelona (a city she notes was an excellent resource for Christmas presents). The film is based on a children’s book by Patrick Ness; Jones plays a mother with terminal cancer whose traumatized 13-year-old son visits a fantastical tree monster (voiced by Liam Neeson) in his dreams to make sense of it all. “My friends have been through this,” she says. “It’s a real insight into those feelings.”

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Derek Lam top, $1,490, skirt, $990, and shoes, $575.

OPPOSITE Dior top, $2,100, and pants, $1,100. Pierre Hardy shoes, $885. Jennifer Fisher cuff, $420.

MAKEUP Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer, $44, and Secret Camouflage concealer, $34. M.A.C Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Groundwork, Constructivist and Bare Study, $21 each. Tarte Amazonian Clay Volumizing Brow and Hair Powder in Black Brown, $25. NARS Bronzing Powder in Laguna, $39, Hardwired Lipstick in Adriatic, $27, and Lip Gloss in Soleil D’Orient, $26. Chanel Le Blush Crème de Chanel in Cheeky, $38. Ilia Polka Dots & Moonbeams beauty illuminator, $34.

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“THE FIRST TIME I LAID EYES ON HER, I WAS IN LOVE,” says designer Tom Ford of Lisa Eisner, recalling the moment his now-husband, Richard Buckley, introduced them. More than 20 years later, the relationship has taken on familial qualities, with Eisner and her husband, Eric, attending Ford and Buckley’s very private nuptials last year. Now, the tight-knit pair’s friendship enters uncharted territory as they team up on a jewelry collaboration—bold, handcrafted bronze pieces designed for layering that made their debut to great fanfare on the catwalk with Ford’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection, and were subsequently shown at a cocktail party thrown at his Rodeo Drive boutique. Ahead of his game-changing decision to move his Fall/Winter 2015 runway show to L.A. (in lieu of London) last month, Ford dishes with Eisner on everything from 3 a.m. beauty disasters to the merits of being a little bit wicked, and why Los Angeles matters right now.

You’ve been friends for more than 20 years.

How did you meet?

TOM FORD: We met in the South of France in the summer of 1994. We were staying there with friends and Lisa had rented a house nearby. She and Richard have been close for 30 years [now] and so we saw her often that summer.

LISA EISNER: Richard is an old friend of mine from when we were expats in Paris together. We just stayed in touch and that summer was the first time I met his boyfriend, Tom. We hit it off and then he sort of blew up at Gucci, and the rest is history!

How did this collaboration come about?

TF: Lisa arrived at my house in Santa Fe last summer totally decked out in her jewelry. I had seen a few other things that she had done but was completely awestruck by how developed her own style had become and how beautiful the pieces were. I immediately asked her if she could do a few pieces for my show.

LE: Tom has always been super supportive of me, almost like a family member.

He’s always cheered me on.

Of course I wanted to make jewelry that I thought he would love, and when I went

to visit him and Richard, I piled it on and I think he liked it, so he asked me if I would do a little capsule line with him. After I picked myself up off the floor, of course I said yes. It’s almost as good as someone asking you to marry them!

Is it a limited-edition or ongoing collection for Tom Ford?

TF: Not sure yet. Initially we thought it might be a one-time thing, but I am so in love with what she does that I am hoping to persuade her to perhaps keep doing special things for me.

LE: We are taking it slowly to see how it goes, but of course I want to.

going to be at dinner, they really gussy up. He raises the bar.

Describe each other’s style.

LE: Tom dresses the way movie stars are supposed to look.

TF: Well, Lisa is wacky and wild and chic and so, so original. There is just [no one] like her. She knows every single thing one could ever know about fashion history, has a great visual library in her head, and her eye really does not miss a trick.

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How do you inspire each other?

TF: God, I am not sure that I inspire her at all but she definitely inspires me.

Anyone who knows Lisa knows she is a true original.

Everything she does she does her way. I love a woman who is sure of herself and has her own look and sense of style.

LE: He is so inspiring! Are you kidding? Every girl I know has a crush on Tom. He is so much fun to talk to. He’s always interesting, always real and never a slob—never!

When people know Tom is

Can you recall each other’s best or worst looks?

LE: No. He consistently looks amazing.

TF: Worst looks. Hmmmm.

Well, we both used to drink too much so neither of us looked so great when we were being held up by the other at 3 a.m. Of course, our clothes were perfect, but I can’t say that our total “look” was really working.

What’s your favorite thing about each other?

TF: She makes me laugh. She is a great gossip and so am I, so when we are together we are pretty wicked.

LE: You can’t think of Tom without Richard. The two of them are very unique from

each other, so you get two different people as one, and I love that. And now to see them with their son Jack…it’s crazy to see them as fathers.

My kids are older now, so it’s a whole new experience watching them raise Jack and having a toddler around. He is so well behaved, and you can imagine what his closet looks like—he only wears little tiny Tom Ford suits.

No, just kidding.

How often do you see each other?

TF: We live literally around the corner from each other in L.A., so we see each other a great deal. We have vacationed together for years, and Lisa and Eric were two of only eight people at our wedding, so I would say that we are very, very close.

LE: I make a trip to visit them in Santa Fe every summer.

One of my favorites was when we went down the Salmon River in Idaho and camped out. It was so great.

Prissy they are not!

You both have homes in Los Angeles. What is it about L.A. that’s holding the world’s attention right now?

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The Butterfly necklace. The logo for the jewelry line. Lisa Eisner for Tom Ford jewelry on the Spring/ Summer 2015 runway.

The Starburst necklace.

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The Butterfly necklace in the Tom Ford Rodeo Drive window. Double bracelets depicting the universe exploding.

Eisner and Ford at a Vanity Fair dinner.

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La Bohème EMBRACE THE FREE-SPIRITED FEEL OF SPRING WITH ROMANTIC MAXI DRESSES MIXED WITH A TOUCH OF ’70S CHIC Photographed by Owen Bruce

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Louis Vuitton dress, price upon request.

Jennifer Ouellette hat, $400. Bulgari earrings, $4,250. OPPOSITE Emilio Pucci dress, $1,900. Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane sandals, $1,195.

Altuzarra earrings, price upon request.

Kenneth Jay Lane enamel bracelet, $250. Elsa Peretti snake bracelet, $4,500, and ring, $2,600.

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Vera Wang dress, $2,250. Kenneth Jay Lane necklace, $100.

Jennifer Fisher vertebrae cuff, $1,835. Elsa Peretti gold cuff, $15,000.

OPPOSITEÂ Dsquared wrap dress, $2,765, bralette, $995, and pants, $1,680.

Gucci ring, $3,150.

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Gucci dress, $6,800. The Way We Wore vintage vest, $150.

Gucci necklace, $4,150.

OPPOSITE Roberto Cavalli dress, $6,960. David Yurman diamond bracelet, $18,500, and gold bracelet, $14,500.

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Lanvin dress, $4,995.

Gucci earrings, $2,990.

OPPOSITE Salvatore Ferragamo dress, $4,450. Jennifer Ouellette turban, $175.

Beladora earrings, $2,850, cuff, $18,550, and ring, $2,950.

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HAIR: CHARLIE TAYLOR USING RENE FURTERER. MAKEUP: SAGE MATIRI FOR CHARLOTTE TILBURY AT THE WALL GROUP. MANICURE: CHELSEA KING USING CHANEL FOR CELESTINE AGENCY. STYLIST ASSISTANTS: KATE GINGOLD AND KIRSTEN ALVAREZ. STYLIST INTERNS: ANNA AGAPITO AND TONYA LOMBARDO. FASHION INTERN: KARLIE MEJIA. SEE SHOPPING GUIDE FOR MORE DETAILS, P.200

Valentino dress, $6,990. Vita Fede earrings, $265. Tiffany & Co. bracelet, $5,000. David Yurman ring, $875. OPPOSITE Ralph Lauren Collection coat, $6,995. Etro dress, $3,947. Louis Vuitton boots, $1,390. Gucci earrings, $2,990, and bracelet, $7,600. Jennifer Fisher necklace, $440. David Yurman thin cable bracelet, $2,150, and gold bracelet, $14,500. MAKEUP Hada Labo Tokyo Ultimate Anti-Aging Facial Mask, $15. Koh Gen Do Aqua Foundation, $62.

Kevyn Aucoin The Sculpting Powder, $44. Lipstick Queen Saint lipstick in Rose, $22.

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INNER BEAUTY IN A LEGENDARY RUSSIAN HILL PENTHOUSE, ARTIST SUSAN SWARTZ HAS CREATED A TRANQUIL SETTING FOR PAINTING AND PHILANTHROPY

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The custom-made sofas in the living room are by Marco Fine Furniture, a 75-year-old upholstery company in Potrero Hill. Arched windows are framed in Nancy Corzine fabric.

On the card table: a 1930s silver-gilt hammered tazza by Josef Hoffmann. OPPOSITE The dramatic elliptical carbon-fiber staircase was custom-crafted in San Clemente.

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HE MOMENT artist Susan Swartz walked into her light-filled penthouse in a historic building on San Francisco’s Russian Hill, she knew it would be an ideal setting for creating her dramatic abstract paintings. “It’s very peaceful and quiet up here—and the light is spectacular, lifeenhancing,” says Swartz, internationally recognized for her exuberant canvases, which capture her passion for the natural world.

The penthouse has nurtured her creativity; the artist, who is represented by Belgravia Gallery in London, paints almost every day, often for seven or eight hours. (Her art and a long roster of global environmental and social causes are her main focuses.) Swartz’s completed works, barely dry, are shipped to top collectors and galleries around the world. In June she’ll be showing at the Ludwig Museum in Koblenz, Germany.

“I love the freedom and intensity of painting [both] landscapes and pure abstraction,” says Swartz.

“Nature is my healer, my inspiration. The San Francisco panorama spurs me on.”

As she paints, Swartz is surrounded by the resonant design legacy of her penthouse, perched atop one of the most elegant 1920s-era buildings in the city. Covering two levels, with rooftop terraces, it was once the languorous realm of scientific explorer and art collector Templeton Crocker, the stylish scion of a Big Four family.

Designers have long revered the penthouse— with its bachelor’s dream retreat blueprint—planned in 1928 by legendary French interior designer JeanMichel Frank. Archival images reveal its sleek

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parchment-paneled walls, intricate straw-marquetry cabinets, obsidian lamps and avant-garde shagreen tables, all crafted and assembled in Paris and shipped to San Francisco. In 1929 French Vogue called it “the first genuinely modern interior in the United States.”

When Swartz moved in, the luxurious Frank interiors had long ago been dispersed. All that remained were the bold mirrored pilasters in the sunroom, and a quirky Henri Laurens Cubist-style metal banister on a service stairway. “I worked to protect the integrity of the architecture in homage to Jean-Michel Frank,” says Swartz. Like Frank, she shaped the aesthetic in pale neutral tones, calm and elegant, in harmony with the sunstruck views.

“Nature is my inspiration, and my message is that it’s fragile and we must protect it,” says Swartz.

“That belief gives days in my studio a certain urgency. I can’t hesitate.” •

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The custom silk-and-wool carpet is from Tai Ping Carpets. Swartz’s painting Fading Light hangs between the windows.

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In homage to Templeton Crocker, the original owner, Swartz has covered the floor with hides, as her predecessor had done. The sofas are by Roche Bobois.

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In the bedroom, the headboard was customcrafted by Marco Fine Furniture. Chair by Donghia.

At the bedroom door, Exploding Sky hangs above a vintage bronze bench. Beyond the door, Swartzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s painting Portrait of Winter. The guest bedroom includes a Venetian lamp on a mirrored chest.

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The view from the terrace includes the artful Bay Lights on the Bay Bridge. Acacia wood globes from JRM International, San Francisco.

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Dressing the Part FOR ACTRESS MICKEY SUMNER, THERE’S NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO MAKE A PLAY FOR THE SPOTLIGHT

WHEN I MEET MICKEY SUMNER for a green juice on the rooftop of the Four Seasons on Doheny Drive one balmy winter morning, the British actress is eager to set the record straight: “I was shy,” reflects Sumner of her early days in the industry, prior to a breakout turn in Noah Baumbach’s critically adored 2012 indie film, Frances Ha. “But I definitely don’t feel that way anymore: It’s happening. It’s on. I’m stepping into confidence.” She playfully shakes her bed-heady blond crop for emphasis.

The self-belief comes with supporting evidence: At press time the 31-year-old has a group of independent films making the festival rounds, including The End of the Tour, a feature co-starring Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg about novelist David Foster Wallace that screened at this year’s Sundance. Come summer she begins shooting Vestige, the hotly tipped directorial debut from production designer Jade Healy.

Her ambition, however, is nuanced. “Without going into too much detail, I’ve had some health issues in the last year, and it made me reevaluate,” she says. “It’s been really important for me to realize that work doesn’t define me. I love downtime and making things just for the sake of creating—not being so results-oriented.”

The West Village-based Sumner flew straight from Tulum, where she welcomed the new year with her siblings (a brood reared by parents Sting—aka Gordon Sumner—and Trudie Styler) to Los Angeles for her first gig of 2015: C’s fashion editorial featuring Jazz Age-inspired baubles from Chanel’s new high jewelry collection, Café Society. “It was hardly working,” she says of the glamourfest, for which she was personally vetted by Karl Lagerfeld, and found herself slipping in and out of an array of modern power suits.

The “girlboss” persona is a fitting role, given her off-camera state of mind. The dripping-in-diamonds bit?

A touch out of character, she says. “I mean, if people give me jewelry I will wear it,” she insists with a laugh.

“But I don’t often buy it for myself. I’ve always been a hippie.” Raised in the English countryside on a farm near Stonehenge, Sumner would observe the solstices and explore the woods looking for fairies. “I love incense and crystals, and I believe in energy and spirits,” she says. “I think it’s good to believe in those magical mysteries of the world. And I really trust that things happen in the right time.”

Of course that doesn’t preclude fantasizing about the next great adventure: “An action film is my No. 1— running around in space. Or a period movie where I’m on a horse with a corset and there’s a lot of galloping—and maybe some swordfights,” she says, clear eyes wide. “I want to do it all.” •

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Chanel Fine Jewelry’s new Café Society collection worn throughout (see p.196).

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Jennifer Behr headband, $182.

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About the Collection

Taking inspiration from the heady glamour and celebratory aesthetic of the 1920s, Chanel’s new high jewelry collection, Café Society, made its stateside debut in Los Angeles in January, and features a hyper-detailed headpiece, heirloom-caliber geometric necklaces, monumental cuffs and architectural cocktail rings crafted from white and pink gold, padparadscha sapphires, diamonds and black onyx. Tailor-made for the red carpet, the collection is also infused with thoughtful wit; from a “Charleston” pendant whose fringed curtain of diamonds recalls a flapper’s dress, to a “Broadway” cuff with a dazzling crosshatch pattern intended to evoke the urban grid of New York City.

(For more details, see p.200.)

Chanel dress, $33,050, and camera bag, $4,100.

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Chanel jacket, $3,950, top, $3,300, and pearl necklace, $1,925.

OPPOSITE Equipment shirt, $168.

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influence on them buying a house in L.A. so long ago. They did find an amazing [Richard] Neutra house overlooking the city. Tom has always loved L.A.; he lived here for a short time when he was acting, and hung out with David Hockney and knew [artist] Don Bachardy even back then. So it’s all come full circle, in a way. Then he shot A Single Man around L.A. and he was one of the first designers to embrace AIDS Project Los Angeles. He came here when no other designers were really considering even living here. And Hollywood has embraced him with open arms.

Lisa Eisner for Tom Ford, $1,200-$7,000; Tom Ford, 346 N. Rodeo Dr., B.H., 310270-9440; tomford.com. •

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identity stolen by a convicted murderer. The role arrived to her via the highly respected London theater director Rupert Goold, who directed the film, with Brad Pitt as co-executive producer. “With the situation in Paris it feels very topical to address how we are allowed to express ourselves,” she says pensively, reflecting on the recent deadly attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices. She continues that thought with deeper, more obscure references to literary controversies throughout history, like the 15th-century Bible printer Johannes Gutenberg: “When they started printing the Bible so that everyone had access to it they had to do it in secret because of the power of the written word. And you know that was so long ago.”

One of the oddities of her acting career is its close affiliation with prose, but then she does happen to hold a degree in English literature from Oxford. The Theory of Everything, A Monster Calls, True Story and her recent casting in the next installment in Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code series, Inferno (co-starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard), set to begin

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filming this spring, are all based on popular books.

Later this year, Jones breaks from the library with the action thriller Autobahn, co-starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Ben Kingsley and Nicholas Hoult, and shot in Cologne, Germany. It required some physical prowess and for Jones to dye her hair peroxide-blond—the damaging effects of which she demonstrates by pulling out some choppy bangs. And yet she can’t help but make another literary analogy about playing a blond bombshell: “It was like The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. When you go through the cupboard it’s like a

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whole different reality.” Welcome to Hollywood. •

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York in the early 1980s. Richard 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 deeprooted connection to the city. So many visuals in our world are filtered through Los Angeles, including music, television and film, and in this way it influences global fashion in a profound way.

LE: I would like to think I was an

SHOPPING GUIDE ON OUR COVER Balenciaga lilac tulle and crepe Gathered dress, $4,650, Nordstrom, 888-282-6060, and lilac viscose knickers, similar styles available, Balenciaga, L.A., 310-854-0557. Dior Fine Jewelry rose gold, diamond and amethyst Pré Catelan ring, $21,000, select Dior stores, 800-929-3447.

TABLE OF CONTENTS p.46 Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane wool gabardine dress, $8,790, Saint Laurent, N.Y., 212-980-2970. p.52 Chanel white and black figured organza dress, $12,900, and pearl, metal and strass necklace, $3,625, Chanel, 800-550-0005. Chanel Fine Jewelry Bubbles earrings, price upon request, Bubbles ring $364,000, Charleston ring, $90,500, Jazz bracelet, Cruise ring, Muse ring and Bubbles bracelet, prices upon request, Chanel, 800-550-0005.

C WHAT’S HOT DREAM WEAVER p.78 Bottega Veneta leather Prusse Stuoia pumps, $980, Bottega Veneta, B.H., 310-858 6533. Altuzarra toe cap Cocco sandals, $995, fwrd.com. Dior woven elastic Modernknit pumps, $1,280, Dior, 888-929-3487.

C FASHION STRING THEORY p.108 Michael Kors Bale Runway sandals, $395, B.H., 310-777-8862. Gianvito Rossi Baez boot sandals, $2,595, Bergdorf Goodman, New York. Giuseppe Zanotti Design metal ring gladiator sandals, $2,350, B.H., 310-858-1990. Chloé pink suede wedge ankle Foster sandals, $1,075, B.H., 323-602-0000. Valentino Garavani Abyss sandals, $1,875, B.H., 310-247-0103. Sergio Rossi Arabesque sandals, $1,695, Barneys New York, B.H., 310-276-4400. BOTANIC BEAUTY p.112 Oscar de la Renta painted flower Granita necklace, $795, Oscar de la Renta, L.A., 323-653-0200. Saint Laurent

by Hedi Slimane leather floral bag, $1,950, Saint Laurent, N.Y., 212-980-2970. Alexander McQueen floral Kansai Duchesse and Nappa pouch, $345, alexandermcqueen.com. Pierre Hardy floral Primary sandals, $935, The Webster, Miami, 305-674-7899.

Marco Bicego gold with diamonds Jaipur Link ring, $3,580, Neiman Marcus, B.H., 310-550-5900. Marni calf leather floral bag, $3,320, Neiman Marcus, B.H., 310-550-5900. Oscar de la Renta red and green embroidered heels, $1,350, Oscar de la Renta, L.A., 323-653-0200. Alexis Bittar marbleized peach Desert

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FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS, Lisa Eisner for Tom Ford jewelry, p.172.

Jasmine Trembling brooch, $595, alexisbittar.com. Fendi leather orchid embroidered Mini Peekaboo bag, $3,950, Fendi, B.H., 310-276-8888. SHAKE IT UP p.114 The Row black fishnet, nylon and calfskin Hunting bag, $6,200, The Row, L.A., 310-853-1900. Reed Krakoff copper Python and black feathered sandals, similar styles available, reedkrakoff.com. Etro leather fringed saddle bag, $2,678, Stuart Weitzman, B.H., 310-248-2855.

Stuart Weitzman black suede Lovefringe sandals, $455, stuartweitzman.com. Salvatore Ferragamo woven viper fringe with glass handle handbag, price upon request, Salvatore Ferragamo, B.H. 310-273-9990. Jimmy Choo metallic with metal fringe black mix Box bag, similar styles available, jimmychoo.com. Brunello Cucinelli canvas fringe vest, $3,185, Brunello Cucinelli, B.H., 310-724-8118. Proenza Schouler black leather and suede fringe heels, $1,095, Proenza Schouler, N.Y., 212-4207300. Isabel Marant Hairy earrings, $300, Isabel Marant, L.A., 323-651-1493.

JEWELRY BOX PRIZED POSSESIONS p.116 Buccellati Violante pink and white gold with amethyst and diamonds brooch necklace, $220,000, Buccellati, B.H., 310-276-7022.

David Webb carved coral, ruby and diamond one-ofa-kind Totem necklace, $64,000, David Webb, B.H., 310-858-8006. Cartier yellow gold, diamond and onyx Amulette de Cartier necklace, $75,000, Cartier, B.H., 310-275-4272. Irene Neuwirth one-of-a-kind emerald and diamond Fire, Lightning Ridge and Boulder opal necklace, price upon request, Irene Neuwirth, L.A., 323-285-2000. Kimberly McDonald tanzanite, opal and diamond necklace, $23,225, Kimberly McDonald, L.A., 310-854-0890.

C DESIGN EASY, BREEZY p.130 Santa Barbara umbrella, $3,373, sbumbrella.com. Dedon canopy swing, $5,495, dedon.us. Madeline Weinrib blue and white Turkish Towel, $100, madelineweinrib.com.

McKinnon and Harris white Douglas dining chair, $5,800, mckinnonharris.com. St. Frank Modern Indigo pillow, $325, stfrank.com. Aerin textured vase, $295, aerin.com. Restoration Hardware Yountville lantern, $99, restorationhardware.com. Pistachio Table handwoven place mat, $18, pistachiotable.com. Heath Ceramics plate, $38, heathceramics.com. Nason Moretti Dandy tumbler, $95, barneys.com.

Trompe L’œil, $39, dior.com. Laura Mercier Second Skin cheek color in Rose Petal, $26, lauramercier.com.

CLEAN SLATE p.162 Brunello Cucinelli ostrich feather macramé top, $3,275, Brunello Cucinelli, B.H., 310-7248118. Repossi pink gold White Noise ring, $3,250, barneys.com. p.163 Oscar de la Renta ivory Clover Guipure dress, $2,690, oscardelarenta.com. 3.1 Phillip Lim white body contoured raw edged vest, $350, 3.1 Phillip Lim, L.A., 310-358-1988. Oscar de la Renta white fringe saddle oxford Adelaide shoes, oscardelarenta.com. Wolford navy Bastille socks, $25, wolfordshop.com. p.164 Fendi white leather Orchids dress, $6,100, Fendi, B.H., 310-276-8888. Wes Gordon white ribbed knit pullover, $650, net-a-porter.com.

Jennifer Fisher Stop it Right Now brass silver chocker, $375, 888-255-0640; jenniferfisherjewelry.com. Pluma white leather and brass chain cuff, $200, forzieri.com. p.165 The Row textured cotton shantung jacquard coat, $2,790, The Row, L.A., 310-853-1900. Wes Gordon ribbed knit column dress, $950, net-a-porter.com.

Jennifer Fisher small chain link brass cuff, $420, 888-2550640; jenniferfisherjewelry.com. p.166 Barbara Bui white silk cutout tank, $1,020, under a one-shoulder wrap top, $260, Barbara Bui, B.H., 310-275-4452. Cushnie Et Ochs white matte viscose pants, $795, Neiman Marcus, B.H, 310-550-5900. Jennifer Fisher Stop it Right Now choker, see p.165. Sethi Couture white gold and diamonds eternity band, $1,300, and Roseark gold compass band with baguette and diamonds ring, $2,600, Roseark, 323-822-3600; roseark.com. p.167 Balenciaga ivory crepe short duster jacket, $2,805, ivory silk Sequin Grid embroidered top, $8,050, ivory diamond embroidered 3D skirt, $2,965, and white viscose high waisted knickers, price upon request, similar styles available, Balenciaga, L.A., 310-854-0557. Christian Louboutin white leather Platt Dance flats, $795, christianlouboutin.com. p.168 Donna Karan New York belted elbow sleeve Bateau dress, $2,495, and leather PVC belt, $350, Donna Karan New York, C.M., 714-549-1053; donnakaran.com. Repossi pink gold three-ringed Berbere Monotype ear cuff, $3,000, and pink gold with diamonds Berbere Module ring, $5,200, barneys.com. p.169 Isabel Marant white Bering jacket, $855, and tassled Tifen skirt, $650, Isabel Marant, L.A., 323-651-1493. Stuart Weitzman Nepal silk Nudist sandals, $398, Stuart Weitzman, B.H., 310-860-9600. p.170 Derek Lam pebbled crepe Cady top, $1,490, and cotton silk taffeta peplum long skirt, $990, dereklam.com.

Derek Lam white with crepe heel Nubuck platforms, $575, saks.com. Roseark ring, see p.166. p.171 Dior cotton pique and silk jacquard top, $2,100, and cotton pique pants, $1,100, Dior, 800-929-3467. Pierre Hardy white leather circled sandals, $885, Saks Fifth Avenue, B.H., 310-275-4211. Jennifer Fisher double brass Nail cuff, $420, 888-255-0640; jenniferfisherjewelry.com.

MAKEUP Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer, $44, and Secret Camouflage concealer, $34, lauramercier.com. M.A.C Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Groundwork, Contructivist and Bare Study, $21, maccosmetics.com. Tarte Amazonian Clay Volumizing Brow and Hair Powder in Black Brown, $25. NARS Bronzing Powder in Laguna, $39, Hardwired Lipstick in Adriatic, $27, and Lip Gloss in Soleil D’Orient, $26, narscosmetics.com. Chanel Le Blush Crème de Chanel in Cheeky, $38, chanel.com. Ilia Polka Dots & Moonbeams beauty illuminator, $34, iliabeauty.com.

mother-of-pearl and onyx earrings, $4,250, 800-2854274. p.178 Dsquared multicolored wrap dress, $2,765, multicolored pants, $1,680, and bralette, $995, Dsquared, B.H., 310-888-0117. Elsa Peretti bangle, see p.176. Gucci gold and diamond Horsebit ring, $3,150, Gucci, B.H., 310-278-3451. p.179 Vera Wang aquamarine floral and dot printed dress, $2,250, Vera Wang, B.H., 323-602-0174.

Kenneth Jay Lane tortoise cabochon pendant necklace, $100, 877-953-5264. Jennifer Fisher brass Vertebrae cuff, $1,835, 888-255-0640; jenniferfisherjewelry.com.

Elsa Peretti gold Bone cuff, $15,000, Tiffany & Co., B.H., 310-273-8880. p.180 Gucci patchwork printed silk embroidered Ace dress, $6,800, Gucci, B.H., 310-2783451. The Way We Wore vintage vest, $150, The Way We Wore, L.A., 323-937-0878. Gucci gold Horsebit necklace, $4,150, Gucci, B.H., 310-278-3451. p.181 Roberto Cavalli zebra silk chiffon printed gown, $6,960, Roberto Cavalli, B.H., 310-276-6006. David Yurman gold and diamond Renaissance bracelet, $18,500, and gold and diamond Renaissance bracelet, $14,500, David Yurman, B.H., 310-888-8618. p.182 Salvatore Ferragamo hand-painted knit halter dress, $4,450, Salvatore Ferragamo, B.H., 310-273-9990. Jennifer Ouellette navy bark print turban, $175, jenniferouellette.com. Beladora gold Modernist Doorknocker earrings, $2,850, gold wide Jean Mahie cuff, $18,550, and gold Jean Mahie ring, $2,950, beladora.com. p.183 Lanvin black fluide lavé cotton dress, $4,995, Lanvin, B.H., 310-402-0580. Gucci gold Bamboo earrings, $2,990, Gucci, B.H., 310-278-3451. p.184 Ralph Lauren Collection cream fur trim coat, $6,995, select Ralph Lauren stores, ralphlauren.com. Etro multicolored silk dress, $3,947, net-a-porter.com. Louis Vuitton eel leather ankle boots, $1,390, select Louis Vuitton stores, 866-884-8866; louisvuitton.com. Gucci gold Horsebit earrings, $2,990, gold Horsebit bracelet, $7,600, and ring, see p.178. Gucci, B.H., 310-278-3451.

Jennifer Fisher brass large branch necklace, $440, 866255-0640; jenniferfisherjewelry.com. p.185 Valentino white embroidered cutout dress, $6,990, Valentino, B.H., 310-247-0103. Vita Fede gold-plated brass Eclipse earrings, $265, vitafede.com. Tiffany & Co. gold T square bracelet, $5,000, Tiffany & Co., B.H., 310-273-8880. David Yurman gold stacking Venetian Quatrefoil ring, $875, David Yurman, B.H., 310-888-8618. MAKEUP Hada Labo Tokyo Ultimate Anti-Aging Facial Mask, $15, hadalabotokyo.com. Koh Gen Do Aqua Foundation, $62, kohgendocosmetics.com. Kevyn Aucoin The Sculpting Powder, $44, kevynaucoin.com. Lipstick Queen Saint lipstick in Rose, $22, lipstickqueen.com.

Shopping Guide

MEET MISS JONES p.154 Michael Kors black and white sequined pullover, and black and white polka-dot sequin tulle skirt, price upon request, Michael Kors, B.H., 310-777-8862.

Giambattista Valli heels, price upon request, Neiman Marcus, B.H., 310-550-5900. p.155 Chanel black and white painted cotton tweed jacket, $6,200, and painted cotton tweed skirt, $2,500, Chanel, B.H., 310-278-5055. p.156 Fendi light blue crystal embroidered silk faille dress, $14,000, light blue crystal embellished sandals, $1,650, and pink crystal embellished micro Peekaboo bag, $3,350, Fendi, B.H., 310-276-8888. p.157 Ralph Lauren Black Label white cotton button-down top, $595, select Ralph Lauren stores, ralphlauren.com.

Burberry Prorsum rose Cobweb tulle skirt, $1,795, burberry.com. Prada Swarovski earrings, $540, select Prada stores, prada.com. p.159 Giambattista Valli cream crepe top, $1,275, crepe skirt, $1,585, and heels, see p.154, Neiman Marcus, B.H., 310-550-5900. Dior metal with palladium grey and blue Dior Set earrings, $460, 800-929-3467. p.160 Dolce & Gabbana red striped cotton ribbed top, $995, floral cotton ruffled skirt, $1,695, and white calfskin embroidered heels, $1,145, Dolce & Gabbana, 877-703-4872. Dior red Dior Tribal earrings $470, 800-929-3467. p.161 Louis Vuitton silk smock and eel dress, price upon request, denim patchwork ankle boots, $1,350, and orange and gold Pop Chip earrings, $975, select Louis Vuitton stores, 866-884-8866. MAKEUP Dior Diorskin Nude in light beige, $50, Diorshow Khôl in smoky black, $32, Diorshow Mono eyeshadow in Ribbon, $30, Diorshow Blackout mascara, $28, and Rouge Dior lipstick in

LA BOHÈME p.176 Emilio Pucci flower jacquard dress, $1,900, Emilio Pucci, C.M., 714-641-5669; emiliopucci.com. Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane leather sandals, $1,195, Saint Laurent, N.Y., 212-980-2970. Altuzarra resin drop earrings, price upon request, altuzarra.com. Kenneth Jay Lane white enamel leopard head bracelet, $250, 877-9535264. Elsa Peretti gold snake bangle, $4,500, and gold and lapis cabochon ring, $2,600, Tiffany & Co., B.H., 310-2738880. p.177 Louis Vuitton embroidered blue crochet dress, price upon request, select Louis Vuitton stores, 866-8848866; louisvuitton.com. Jennifer Ouellette large burgundy fedora hat, $400, jenniferouellette.com. Bulgari rose gold,

DRESSING THE PART p.195 Chanel black with white cuffs silk crepe blazer, $4,500, striped cotton denim pants, $2,250, and grosgrain, metal and strass logo belt, $850, Chanel, 800-550-0005. Chanel Fine Jewelry Tuxedo earrings, $131,000, Tuxedo necklace, price upon request, Tuxedo brooch, $170,000, Tuxedo ring, $191,000, Jazz ring, $84,500, Charleston ring, $90,500, and Muse ring, price upon request, Chanel, 800-5500005. Jennifer Behr black veiled Voilette headband, $182, jenniferbehr.com. p.196-197 Chanel black and white organza dress, $33,050, camera case bag, $4,100, and belt, see p.195, Chanel, 800-550-0005.

Chanel Fine Jewelry Midnight earrings and Bubbles necklace, prices upon request, Chanel, 800-550-0005. p.198 Chanel black and white figured etamine jacket, $3,950, white with black bow crepe top, $3,300, black silk crepe skirt, $4,500, and pearl necklace, $1,925, Chanel, 800-550-0005. Chanel Fine Jewelry Morning in Vendome earrings, $136,000, Midnight watch and Morning in Vendome bracelet, prices upon request, and Tuxedo ring, $88,000, Chanel, 800-550-0005. p.199 Equipment white The Margaux shirt, $168, equipmentfr.com. Chanel Fine Jewelry Broadway earrings, $95,000, Morning in Vendome necklace and Autumn in Shanghai ring, prices upon request, and Charleston cuff links, $62,000, Chanel, 800-550-0005.

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California CAPTURING THE GOLDEN STATE OF MIND

STORY BYLINE

JOAN DIDION IN LOS ANGELES, 1968 Author Joan Didion’s California is twofold: the Sacramento of her youth, and the Brentwood of her 40s and 50s. Neither view of our sunny state was exempt from the sense of apprehension that permeated her work. She once wrote, “California is a place in which a boom mentality and a sense of Chekhovian loss meet in uneasy suspension; in which the mind is troubled by some buried but ineradicable suspicion that things better work here, because here, beneath the immense bleached sky, is where we run out of continent.” To protect herself from said sky, Didion was notorious for wearing oversize sunglasses, even indoors. The subject of Céline’s spring campaign in her signature shades, Didion is nothing if not consistent—and really, what could be more chic?

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