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ith its myriad of festivities, winter can whirl by as if part of a dream. The invites pile up, the parties are nonstop, the shopping list seems unending (and let’s not forget about having to wrap all those presents).

I love every second of the craziness…To manage it all, I try to make my gift lists

as soon as Halloween is over. I take the family portraits for the holiday card in November and have already picked my wrapping “theme” for the presents so they all coordinate under the tree. That said, the whirlwind is enough to make one need a vacation (hence so many fleeing at the end of December to recover)! In this issue, we want to lighten your load and give you a veritable “cheat sheet” for the season. Check out our editors’ chic gift picks that are sure to make it onto your list.

Find Santa Barbara style setter/lifestyle blogger Carolyn Espley-Miller’s tips to decorate and

entertain with fresh California materials. For inspiration, read our dream-worthy features, full of the most decadent fashion, personalities and places.

When thinking of indulgence, one might immediately envision an over-the-top party. Who better to call upon than San Francisco’s maestro of soirées? A world-class decorator to socials and Silicon Valley titans by trade, Ken Fulk doesn’t rest on those laurels. His clients rely on him to create out-of-this-world, price-is-no-object parties. Plus, the celebrations he hosts at his loft are just as legendary. Everyone who is everyone wants to be on the list.

Speaking of lists, Emily Blunt is on Hollywood’s most-wanted short list. She started her career in indie art films and graduated to the A-list with her break-out role in The Devil Wears Prada. Film after film, this English beauty delivers—just as she does in our fashion shoot wearing the season’s best gala gowns.

Although her style is signature, Dita Von Teese’s vintage look has been shaken up a bit in our fantasy portfolio. Picture the famed dark tressed burlesque star as a BLONDE (think the allure of Marilyn Monroe mixed with the full-on glam of winter’s opulent dresses). That she is a chameleon for our theatrical feature is apropos; she shows her range as she continues to extend her brand and become a serious businesswoman—all while remaining seriously sartorial.

And perhaps most indicative of a reverie, we present the Havens’ haven on a hillside in Vista.

The pièce de résistance at their health spa Cal-a-Vie? A home lovingly built after years of curation and collecting. A stay at their heavenly destination getaway was much needed, but when I saw their château and property, I was blown away. It is from another century—complete with a former French convent deconstructed and reconstructed—yet thoroughly modern. It got me day-dreaming about how I could take cues to incorporate into my own residence.

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people who’s who behind the scenes of this month’s issue, plus their favorite california places

Simon Emmett “The most memorable things about shooting Emily Blunt were her warmth, charisma and sense of fun,” recalls Simon Emmett, who shot the actress for this month’s cover portfolio, “Lady of the House” [p.150].

The London-based photographer has also worked for British GQ, Harper’s Bazaar and Vanity Fair. He is currently working on two documentary films.

C SPOTS • Douglas Fir • Gjelina restaurant • Sunset Tower Hotel

Robert Vetica

Christine Lennon

“Dita [Von Teese] was

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the ultimate professional!

like a flashback to a former life,”

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Hew Hood “I love working with strong, smart, funny women,” says Hew Hood of styling this month’s cover girl

the inexperienced!”

The Hollywood stylist is Global Brand Ambassador for Moroccanoil.

Emily Blunt [“Lady of the House,” p.150].

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“I was also impressed by her dedication to the shoot—

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to still pose in high heels, even with a damaged ankle.” Hood has styled for publications such as Elle Sweden, BlackBook and Sunday Times Style.

C SPOTS • Venice Beach for rollerblading • Soho House West Hollywood for the views • Chateau Marmont

in Beverly Hills, to unwind • My backyard is a private oasis • For shopping, I love Bottega Veneta on Rodeo Drive

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people who’s who behind the scenes of this month’s issue, plus their favorite california places

Ruven Afanador “I loved Dita [Von Teese] as a blonde for this story,” says Ruven Afanador of capturing the temptress for “Now Showing” [p.170]. As for the downtown L.A. theater: “She was very inspired by the location.” Afanador has shot for countless publications, including Entertainment Weekly and The New Yorker. C SPOTS • Hotel Bel-Air • Maxfield in West Hollywood • Big Sur is the best place in the world

Dimitri Newman “I worked with an awesome stylist for this project, and the products were amazing,” says L.A. photographer Dimitri Newman of the still-life images for this issue’s accessories pages [C Fashion, p.95-98].

Newman is currently working on an art project involving hydrodynamics. C SPOTS • Pho Siam Thai Spa • Pappy & Harriets in Pioneertown • Hiking in Griffith Park

Kathleen Baird-Murray “I’ve been a fan of Emily Blunt ever since I saw My Summer of Love, so it was lovely to meet this great British talent for tea,” says Kathleen Baird-Murray, who interviewed the actress for this month’s cover story “Lady of the House,” [p.150]. Baird-Murray is completing her second novel and is producing a in Malibu • Rosie Lee’s in San Diego • Book Soup in West Hollywood

Susan Campos “Our trip to a Wyoming dude ranch [“Reboot Back at the Ranch,” p.142] ended up a total adventure,” says Susan Campos, “from doing yoga on a bluff, overlooking a lush valley, to the experience of going to a real rodeo!” The co-founder of BeautyUndercover.com also writes for The New York Times and Marie Claire.

C SPOTS • Sushi Zo in West L.A. • Anywhere in Big Sur • In-N-Out Burger

BAIRD-MuRRAy: JAMES COCHRANE

documentary about British hairdresser Leonard Lewis. C SPOTS • Moonshadows

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“My wife and I loved your October issue so much, we booked a full week vacation at Post Ranch Inn.” I happened to pass your beautiful

travelIng to BIg sur had always

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Big Sur issue as I walked past the kitchen counter. I’m happy that my wife either subscribes to or bought this issue of your magazine.

“It is a place that must be experienced.” I quickly turned the pages, hoping to find what I truly consider the hidden gem of Big Sur, but, disappointed, I did not find it.

The New Camaldoli Hermitage is a tiny turn off the Big Sur highway, just past Limekiln Park. Hidden up the winding, upward-bound road is a place of peace, quiet, reflection and majesty—a step into another world. If you missed it, then please consider to return and try to find it.

Perhaps you did know about it and chose to keep it to yourself because of its preciousness.

Your magazine is beautiful. I can’t help but think it would have been further enhanced by a mention of this incredible Hermitage and its monks, who are devoted to our world and yet stay on their mountaintop.

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been a trip I wanted to cross off my list but regretfully hadn’t...That was until I picked up the October issue with Kate Bosworth on the cover. I felt like a total insider, from the history behind this enclave to the hidden lives of those who choose to make it their home. That’s it! I’m going next week!

A. Patti

[In response to C Beauty, “Secrets of a (Not-So-Secret) Plastic Surgeon,” September 2012, p.132]: It is very important that you consult with your physician about the procedure that is right for you, and that may include longevity of the results, downtime and price, which is just one consideration in seeking cosmetic surgery. You should research the doctor. Not only that, although minimally invasive procedures may, often times, cost less, you will most likely need to repeat the procedure.

Some simply do not work as well for certain corrections. Do your research, and check out all your options.

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It would make sense that even celebs would come to her [Dr. Carolyn Chang] if she’s one of the few surgeons who can do this quickly, quietly and still give them a natural-ish look [C Beauty, “Secrets of a (Not-So-Secret) Plastic Surgeon,” September 2012, p.132].

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covering the best of the best. My wife and I loved your October coverage of Big Sur so much, we booked a full week vacation at the Post Ranch Inn (listed in the resource guide).

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how much I enjoyed the Catherine Bigelow story on Maggie Rizer Mehran [“American Girl,” September 2012, p.212]. I know and adore Maggie, so it was especially lovely to see a feature that captured her so beautifully and so perfectly— in both photos and the story. I have been a huge Catherine Bigelow fan for years, so to read her witty, thoughtful, clever and honest writing was a delightful surprise. Keep up the great work over there at C. Your magazine is wonderful!

L. Stern

I’d lIke to extend my sincere compliments on your Katie Holmes coverage [September 2012]. She looked incredible and seemed to handle herself with poise and grace. Plus, your timing couldn’t have been more perfect.

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Follow Her Lead AMANDA ROSS’ FANCIFUL HOLIDAY GUIDE Stylist Amanda Ross exudes chic spirit year-round, both as a N.Y.-based fashion editor and as a consultant to Gregory Parkinson and Anne Klein. She will also be designing jewelry for Grossé next fall. Before celebrating New Year’s Eve with a champagne-and-caviar soirée with her L.A.based cousins Katherine and Jane Ross, she spends a few precious days snapping up gifts and meeting friends. Here, her L.A. itinerary: • Dinner at Tower Bar with hopes of Dimitri and Jeff Klein sightings. sunsettowerhotel.com. • An afternoon at The Beverly Hills Hotel by the pool. beverlyhillshotel.com.

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9. CULTURE SHOCK Pick

your poison: Gustavo Dudamel strikes up the L.A. Philharmonic (laphil.com), Book of Mormon is in S.F. (shnsf.com) or the Legion of Honor’s grand display of Royal Treasures from the Louvre (through Mar. 17; legionofhonor.famsf.org).

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Cozy up with Tom Wolfe’s new Back to Blood ($30, Little, Brown and Company) or Philip Pullman’s Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm ($28, Viking).

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ana and I clink our tequila-ďŹ lled shot glasses as yes.â€? This was foreign to me. If they got along so well, why our combined six children—ages two, three, ďŹ ve, weren’t they still married? six, eight and 12—sprint across the hardwood A week after Evan and I met in person, he invited me to oors of her home. “Here’s to being together,â€? Dana Jason’s little league game. Then, out of nowhere, something says as Jason, 12, emerges from a squirming pile of siblings. came toward me, and my infatuation turned into panic. It She tilts her head back, swigs the tequila and then eagerly was‌Dana, the ex-wife. Where can I hide? “Hyla, right?â€? she sucks her lime wedge. asked and leaned in. What do I do? She’s hugging me. She was Dana is Jason’s mom. I am Jason’s stepmom. And yes, I really a Stanford MBA who ran marathons, traveled the world, was am drinking tequila with my husband’s ex-wife. On a good an amazing mom, and always wanted to help other people. night, Dana and I might even grab What Evan hadn’t told me was that the guitar and microphone from Dana also had gorgeous yellow-green Jason’s Rock Band video game. We eyes and a petite, athletic body exactly belt out “Eye of the Tigerâ€? while the the shape I was trying to shrink wee ones bang on the drums, jump down to myself. on the bed and dance in front of the TV. A few days after the baseball My own divorced parents never game, Evan said, “I hope it’s all spoke kindly about each other, so right. I talked to Dana. She said she when I entered the world of online thought you were great and asked if dating as a 30-year-old widow with a she could get your phone number. I newborn and a 2-year-old, I did not think she wants to set up a play date include “rocking out with future with you and the girls.â€? This might husband’s ex-wifeâ€? as a requirement. have been normal to Dana, but it My thoughts revolved mostly around was not normal to me. In fact, it took the idea that I may now be damaged years of soccer games, school plays, goods: a widow with two birthday parties, and swim meets babies. But I had experibefore I could trust that the “wicked enced deep love before, ex-wifeâ€? wasn’t wicked at all. and I was determined to In reality, Dana has been cheering ďŹ nd it again. After two me on all along—as a mother, a wife years of dating different and a friend. She wanted Evan to be unattached men, however, happy so that Jason could be happy.

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Leg Warmers Step out in winter’s thigh-grazing suede, croc and peek-a-boo boots

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Tom Ford, $2,190. Sergio Rossi, $2,995, Barneys New York. Gucci, price upon request. Pierre Hardy, $1,355, Barneys New York. Jimmy Choo, $1,395.

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Ankle-hugging pumps in stunning satins and glossy patents to light up the night

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roger Vivier, $6,700. tom ford, $1,100. cH carolina Herrera, $590. manolo Blahnik, $645, saks fifth Avenue. elie saab, price upon request.

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Golden State of Mind For Salvatore Ferragamo’s resort jewelry collection, Creative Director Massimiliano Giornetti used the California coastline as his inspiration. Art Deco butterfly necklaces and modern, feminine rings boast decadent materials such as stingray and diamonds. $3,825-$7,875; ferragamo.com.

Ring, $6,320.

SHORE THING Hit the beach in style this holiday season with Etro’s paisleyprint surfboards in burnt orange and cranberry hues—the house’s first foray into sportsgear. etro.com.

Silk tunic, $890, bottoms, $495, bag, $1,895, scarf, $500, and espadrilles, $445, 310-247-0103.

Longboard, $2,225.

Designers Deck the Halls Three stylish California natives have gift giving covered

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Look no further than the limited-edition Target + Neiman Marcus Holiday Collection. The two retailers have enlisted 24 CFDA-nominated fashion heavyweights to create everything from whimsical stocking stuffers to edgy accessories— hitting both stores in December. Here, what three of our favorites >ÛiÊ Ê vviÀ\Ê UÊ >ÌiÊ > `Ê >ÕÀ>Ê Õ i>ÛÞÊ vÊ Rodarte put a `iÀ Êë Ê ÊÌ iÊÌÀ>` Ì > Ê À > i Ì°ÊUÊDerek Lam delivers leopard-print slippers and a handsome wooden skateboard Ê ÃÊ V ii Þ V VÊ >iÃÌ iÌ V°Ê UÊ -V ÌÌÊ -ÌiÀ LiÀ}Ê vÊ Band of Outsiders produces cookie-cutters in sunglass, bow tie and shoe shapes.

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Target + Neiman Marcus: Derek Lam slippers, $50; Band of Outsiders cookie-cutter, $30/set; Rodarte ornament, $20; neimanmarcus.com and target.com.

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SPOT ON In addition to the opening of its Red Valentino boutique at S.F.’s Westfield Mall (its first CA outpost), Valentino unveils the resort capsule collection Pop Pois this month.

Find everything from top-andtrouser sets to espadrilles—all splashed with playful polka-dots. $495-$1,290; valentino.com.

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Silk dress, $495, shopbop.com.

PRETTY PERFECT Local style mind and founder of fashion and beauty agency MMA, Margaret Maldonado will soon expand her women’s line L’Agence with the launch of LA’t, a casual spin-off of flirty dresses and trapeze shorts for everyday wear.

A boutique for both lines opens this December. 8436 Melrose Pl., WeHo; lagencefashion.com.

HABIT FORMING With the chilly nights upon us, Habitual has introduced the L.A. brand’s first jacket: a classic moto in rich, on-trend shades of denim like burgundy and midnight black. habitual.com.

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CURVES AHEAD To celebrate Curve’s 15th anniversary this December, L.A.-based Raquel Allegra—known for her edgy, web-like knit separates— has created a limitededition turtleneck dress for the highend retailer. 154 N. Robertson Blvd., L.A., 310-360-8008; raquelallegra.com; shopcurve.com.

Though Paula Thomas jumped the pond seven years ago to settle in Los Angeles, the head designer of Thomas Wylde is still seduced by London.

It’s with this sensibility that she approaches her diffusion line Wylde by Thomas Wylde, and the brand’s first flagship store on L.A.’s Melrose Avenue (both debuting early in 2013). “Having my own store will show everyone several dimensions of what [the line] does,” says Thomas.

“It had to be in Los Angeles—[my brand] was born here, and it’s where it should grow up!” thomaswylde.com.

• CHATEAU MARMONT For cocktails with my friend Amanda Grandinetti. 323-656-1010. • MADEO Dinner with all my friends, before I head off. 310-859-0242. • PALM SPRINGS This year, I will spend Christmas Day at home in the desert.

• ARCANA BOOKS For great holiday gifts! 310-458-1499.

Bag, $8,640, Just One Eye, 323-969-9129.

Dress, $250.

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This January, The Row designers Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen team up with British artist Damien Hirst to deliver a lust-worthy bag collection exclusive to L.A. gallery-boutique Just One Eye. Accented with gold hardware, the 12 signed alligator backpacks flaunt Hirst’s iconic prescription pill and spot motifs. “Our main focus is to nurture collaborative work between artists in different mediums,” says the store’s co-founder Paola Russo.

“We couldn’t have dreamed of a better way to debut this [sequence].” Up next: projects with L.A. lines Hoorsenbuhs and Newbark.

7000 Romaine St., L.A.; 323-969-9129.

Fans of Madewell’s quirky prints and preppy pieces have reason to rejoice: The N.Y. brand opens doors to locations in Santa Monica and West Hollywood this month. 189 The Grove Dr., WeHo, 323-900-8080; 1349 3rd St. Promenade, S.M., 310-393-8355; madewell.com.

Alexander Wang by Linda Farrow sunglasses, $390.

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London-based eyewear designer Linda Farrow’s collaborations continue with a fourth installment from N.Y.-based (and S.F.-reared) Alexander Wang. Look for sleek styles like tortoise cat-eyes and white-frosted wayfarers. lindafarrowgallery.com.

Backpack, price upon request, justoneeye.com.

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IN THE HOOD Stock up on cozy staples (this season, inspired

by S.F.’s landscape) at Alternative Apparel’s new boutique in L.A.’s Larchmont Village. “[It’s] a hidden gem of a neighborhood and a retail destination that’s on the rise,” says Greg Alterman, founder and CEO. 219 Larchmont Blvd., L.A.; alternativeapparel.com.

For her Iron Girls collection, Hancock Park’s Sarah Aaronson, of madeto-measure women’s line Edith Palm, was inspired by Mao Zedong’s female workers in the ’40s and ’50s. Find elegant blue Cheongsam-inspired tops, gray pencil skirts and slim-fitting, mint-green trousers. edithpalm.com.

S.F.’s Painted Ladies.

Slit-sleeve tunic, $398, pencil trousers, $398, and tassel earrings, $250.

Maniac sweatshirts, $44.

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Denim on denim has never looked so sharp, from dapper, tailored ensembles to demure accessories

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Joie shoes, $175.

Brunello Cucinelli jacket, $1,120.

J Brand skirt, $165.

Roger Vivier sandals, $745.

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Woodland pavé diamond charm bracelet, charms sold separately, price upon request.

Asprey at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310-550-0520; asprey.com.

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Tri-Color Signature tote, $2,600.

357 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, 310-273-9990; ferragamo.com.

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Charlotte Street Sylvie in iceberg, $398.

227 Grant Ave., San Francisco, 415-216-0880; katespade.com.

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Pavé Initial cuff, $48 each. Fashion Island, 347 Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach, 949-644-4376; Fashion Valley, 7007 Friars Rd., San Diego, 619-293-3370.

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Large leather animal-printed canvas tote with gold buckle detail, $1,315.

362 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, 310-276-6006; South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, 714-850-1400.

Midnight Sun Collection in 18-karat gold and sterling silver, from $155.

Steve Padis Jewelry, 101 Utah St., San Francisco, 888-500-4367; padisjewelry.com.

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Malika sandals in silver- and gold-mirror leather, $995. 240 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, 310-860-9045; 166 Geary St., San Francisco, 415-391-3300.

Infusion d’iris Eau de Parfum spray, 6.75 oz, $138. Neiman Marcus, 9700 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310-550-5900; Saks Fifth Avenue, 384 Post St., San Francisco, 415-986-4300.

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Black quilted leather studded large Hamilton North/ South tote, $448.

South Coast Plaza, Ste. 1237, Costa Mesa, 714-557-5600; michaelkors.com.

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Start the year off right with a few tricks of the trade atural beauty expert Marie Veronique Nadeau recently opened her first retail boutique in Mill Valley. Here, Nadeau’s three at-home, post-holiday pointers to de-puff and detox: • To lighten dark circles, soak cotton balls in freshly-grated white potato and leave on the eyes for 10 minutes, which allows the skin-brightening enzyme catecholase to work its magic. • Diluted apple cider vinegar works Marie great as an astringent Veronique to manage breakouts.

Organics in Mill Valley.

• Exfoliate with olive or sesame oil. You read that right! Oil dissolves oil and layers of dead skin cell buildup. 29 Miller Ave., Mill Valley; mvorganics.com.

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The former Sotheby’s fashion curator and talent scout for Vogue pulled from her own closet to inspire the right blend of nets and laces.

Channeling an Ava Gardner type of woman, the travel-friendly brush and makeup bags, for example, FROM TOP Lip Look bag in have “a good girl/bad girl Lavish Coral duality. They look delicate, with lipstick, gloss and lip but they’re very durable.” pencil, $39.50.

Picking favorites: “Definitely Hanging Travel bag, $40. the hanging bag—I created the whole line just to make it for myself!” From $39.50; maccosmetics.com°ÊU

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British Heirways Spending most of her time in front of the camera playing Zoey, Ashton Kutcher’s love interest in the hit series Two and a Half Men, Sophie Winkleman takes off this month with her husband Lord Frederick Windsor. DESTINATIONS A villa at Cuixmala on Mexico’s Virgin Coast, then to Pearson Island, off the coast of Vancouver, where we’ll stay with a dear friend. The island of Vancouver is wonderfully wild: sunbathing elephant seals, lunch caught right from the sea and no phone or internet reception.

It is deeply wonderful. WHAT’S IN YOUR DOPP KIT? I love Jurlique chamomile mist, Nyx blotting papers and Marco Pelusi leavein conditioner. IN-ROOM Alexandra Soveral Awaken cleanser, Skinceuticals sunscreen, Chanel No.5 and just about any Bourjois eyeshade—they really are the best. TRAVEL BAG It’s oldfashioned printed fabric, from a little independent pharmacy in Woodbridge, England.

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Anti-Frizz leave-in conditioner, $35, marcopelusi.com. Nyx Tea Tree blotting paper, $6, nyxcosmetics.com. Bourjois eyeshadows, $7 each, boots.com. Casa La Playa at Cuixmala. Chanel No.5 Parfum, 1 oz, $325, chanel.com. Alexandra Soveral Awaken cleanser, $42, alexandrasoveral.co.uk.

Jurlique Chamomile Soothing Mist, $31, jurlique.com.

WRITTEN BY CAROLINE CAGNEY. SOPHIE WINKLEMAN: AUSTIN HARGRAVE; HAIR/MAKEUP: DAVID STANWELL/EXCLUSIVE ARTISTS. MARIE VERONIQUE: KRISTEN LOKEN

L.A.-based actress and member of England’s Royal Family, Sophie Winkleman shares her travel essentials

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Whole Perspective Dr. Soram Khalsa promotes conscious living, through the good times and the bad

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SILVER BELLES

Channel wintry glitz with a glacial palette of heavy gunmetal and ashen pearl FROM TOP Burberry Beauty lip glow charm in Cameo Pink, $85, saksfifthavenue.com. Estée Lauder Pure Color Gelée Powder eyeshadow in Cyber Silver, $24, esteelauder.com. L’Artisan Parfumeur L’Hiver candle, $340, barneys.com.

RGB nail color in Factory, $16, tenover6.com.

Nars Andy Warhol eyeshadow, $55, narscosmetics.com. Givenchy Gelée d’Interdit gloss in Enchanted Silver, $28, sephora.com.

Chantecaille travel brush set, $174, barneys.com.

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would like people to understand that they should not equate an absence of identifiable disease with good health,” explains Dr. Soram Singh Khalsa from his Beverly Hills clinic, where he employs 14 full-time staff. “What I’m interested in is that gray area in between.”

Dr. Soram (as he prefers to be called) graduated from Yale University and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, is board-certified in internal medicine and currently teaches at UCLA School of Medicine. He’s also a Sikh and wears the traditional long beard, white robe and Pagri. He describes his practice as integrative and is highly sought after for combining allopathy (prescribing modern drugs when necessary) with a number of complementary practices such as acupuncture, homeopathy and herbs for prevention and treatment of everything from Lupus to cancer.

After failing to be properly diagnosed with chronic fatigue as a student, he began experimenting with his own therapies: vegetarianism, vitamin supplements (“a multi-vitamin was about the only thing available in Cleveland at the time”) and yoga. He traveled to California, where he became a devoted student of Yogi Bhajan (Sikh Dharma founder and figurehead of Kundalinistyle yoga in the U.S.). That was 30 years ago.

If you’ve heard about chronic vitamin D deficiency and how it’s linked to maladies spanning osteoporosis to depression, you have Dr. Soram to thank.

His book, The Vitamin D Revolution, drew attention to an overlooked and underdiagnosed condition that’s easily cured with simple, inexpensive supplements.

“The average woman leaves the house with more than 130 chemicals on her body,” says Dr. Soram, which are then absorbed through the skin. In response, he recently launched a preconception/pregnancy program to help women clean heavy metals and harmful chemicals out of their systems before they pass it along to a developing fetus. “Babies are being born with Teflon and Scotchguard in their bodies. One in six children in America is born neuro-developmentally disabled. It’s all coming through the environmental toxicity levels.”

Dr. Soram If a regimen of acupuncture, nutritional Singh Khalsa supplements and herbal medicines sounds too rigorous, Dr. Soram has some guidelines to minimize your risk of chronic degenerative

disease: Keep your Body Mass Index under 25, exercise 30 minutes daily (or 3.5 hours weekly), minimize meat consumption, avoid smoking, and find some kind of “grounding” practice for mental health (like yoga or meditation).

“Doing those simple things will lower risk factors for all kinds of chronic disease, like stroke, cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

And that’s not just me talking.” Khalsa Medical Clinic, 436 N. Bedford Dr., B.H., 310-274-6200; khalsamedical.com°ÊU

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Carolyn Espley-Miller has the holiday touch

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Run with a theme—natural materials or jewels, say—and throw in an unexpected element.

If you’re using burlap and kraft paper, mix in something sparkly.

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Think “scent, scent, scent,” with warm cider on the stove, and slices of dried oranges on the tree or in a bowl.

3 << The Santa Barbara style-setter and designer chronicles the display on her blog, SlimPaley.com, an addictive potpourri of fashion, design and travel.

“We have a collection of old and vintage ornaments,” says Carolyn Espley-Miller, who lives with her husband and two sons (when Espley-Miller they’re home from college). She also attaches flicker-flame bulbs and freshly dried orange slices to the tree, all of which look like bits of stained glass when illuminated from behind. “The citrus is a signature of mine. They make the house smell amazing,” she adds.

She turns the mantelpiece into a kind of aviary with branches, decorative birds, delicate nests and a blown-glass dome that encloses petite eggs. And candles. Lots of candles.

“I’ll swag the staircase with fresh pine garlands,” she says, “and wire green apples or pears into clusters” at the base. To suggest Christmas in a forest glade, she’ll fill a low basket with moss and bark and layer fresh mushrooms, or she might use a tartan tablecloth to dress a dining table. Last year, she took slips of paper printed with good wishes and tied them to the tree.

Some ornaments are always part of the decor, though, like Espley-Miller’s favorite ruby slippers—suggesting, perhaps, that during the `>ÞÃ]ÊÌ iÀiÊÀi> ÞÊ ÃÊ Ê« >ViÊ iÊ i°ÊUÊ

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Toast the holidays with a signature drink. [Last year, she poured marshmallow martinis.] The libation should be decadent. After all, your New Year’s diet is only days away!

Her 1895 house begs for the “more is more” style of holiday embellishment.

SWEET DREAMS Opening its doors last month in Santa Monica, Restoration Hardware’s Baby & Child Gallery fuels the imagination with creative designs.

Find safari tents and art crafted out of vintage French maps; mini Copenhagen chairs and chandeliers shaped like hot-air balloons.

Highlighting the 7,000-square-foot emporium: registry-ready rugs by Ben Soleimani, and cuddle-worthy bumpers, sheets and shams by Matthew Lenoci— a nursery must. 219 3rd St. Promenade, S.M., 424-280-7140; rhbabyandchild.com.

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ulu deKwiatkowski really owns her palette—hand-mixing a collection’s color ways to soft, yet fresh vibrancy. “I paint every day, on drop-cloth or paper. For geometrics, I use cut pieces,” she explains of her process, seen most recently in her Schumacher textiles line for kids, watercolor-like Mottahedeh china and dreamy bedding for Matouk.

Next up, the Los Angeles designer of LULU DK launches Eden, a menagerie of butterflies, birds and scallops (her favorites are the yellow and navy birds). Punching up the hand-drawn prints, textures and outdoor linens and cottons, she’s introducing metallics, too. “When I’m painting, I am always layering gold, so I was thrilled to be able to add it to the actual fabric.”

To the trade; Donghia, 310-657-6060; luludk.com.

Lulu deKwiatkowski, surrounded by Eden’s plantation fabric in royal blue.

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SHOP TALK Monelle Totah and Gary McNatton, who previously developed products for WilliamsSonoma, Diptyque, Missoni and Banana Republic, have now opened Hudson/Grace. The chic S.F. design shop juxtaposes European-style silver and crystal with exclusives such as “washed” linen napkins in 21 tones like orange and dove gray.

3350 Sacramento St., S.F., 415440-7400; hudsongracesf.com.

Pattern Formation

Alluring graphics arriving from overseas: For a fall collaboration, Astier de Villatte’s signature op-art and perpetually cool Commune de Paris’ star motif adorn everything from carafes to tiles. Available at Sue Fisher King, S.F., 415-922-7276; suefisherking.com.

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SIGNED, SEALED…and sublime. L.A.-based Evite has tapped fine-stationery expert Marc Friedland as chief style director of a special collection to inaugurate Evite Postmark. The online spinoff, a more formal option for social engagement correspondence, comes complete with an etiquette consultant for all your wording queries. postmark.com.

Marc Friedland’s Vintage Dahlia design.

WRITTEN BY DIANE DORRANS SAEKS AND ALISON CLARE STEINGOLD. HUDSON/GRACE: KERRIE CHAPPELKA. DEKWIATKOWSKI: LUCA TROVATO

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lip into the infinity pool and float over to the edge, where sapphire water converges with the blue sky and the teal Sea of Cortez. Watch Pacific Gray whales in the calm bays off Baja California Sur. Built in 2002 as part of the Auberge Collection and a member of Relais & Châteaux, Esperanza delivers a myriad of striking settings: the Eden-like spa, punctuated with bright, hand-woven textiles, birds of paradise and candlelit whirlpools tucked into stone enclaves; well-dressed suites and >>

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In another liquid realm, Esperanza offers more than 100 tequilas, and tequilero Christian Moya hosts opportunities to journey through tastings of the Mexican spirit in many incarnations, like Maestro Tequilero Reposado—“rested” in fire-charred, white-oak barrels, imparting an alluring, smoky note. Akin to a sommelier, Moya helps guests distinguish characteristics of mescal from tequila; and yes, rumored hallucinations from eating the worm are indeed a myth.

The agave spirits pair adeptly with bites like scallop ceviche with green serrano, pollo con mole or lightly spiced and salty dark chocolates. Food lovers gravitate toward Chef Gonzalo “Gonzo” Cerda’s complimentary classes to learn the art of jicama-wrapped guacamole sushi and vegetarian paella. More ambitious cooks can take a hands-on lesson in harvesting and preparing Baja’s indigenous chocolata clams for ceviche, along with grilling a freshly caught whole fish (pescado zarandeado) over a wood and coal bonfire—enjoyed on the beach with an icy mojito.

After such indulgence, head to the fitness center for a heart-thumping workout. The trainer-in-residence program features world-class guest instructors, such as Dirk Schultz of Aspen Club, Donavan Almond of Solage Calistoga, and Gabriel Hidalgo of Equinox, who host from top the specialty classes like TRX, Zumba, beach boot camp and sunrise yoga. seafood restaurant, Stressing about New Year’s Eve? Jet down to Esperanza.

Cocina del mar. many of the casitas offer Bedazzled in white drapery, crystals and sparkles, the resort revs 180-degree panoramas it up with a “White & Bling” celebration—a sit-down feast, followed of the Sea of Cortez. the beachfront infinity by a 12-piece Latin band. Ring in 2013, dancing under fireworks… pool and hot tub.

Baja-style. From $695/night; 866-311-2226; esperanzaresort.com. •

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A weekend in Honolulu just got a whole lot cooler Overlooking the harbor and Pacific beyond, The Modern Honolulu is a quick walk from the strip of resorts, designer stores and throngs of tourists. An oasis of its own, the 353-room hotel offers a hip, boutique-style take on traditional Hawaiian casual. (The property was originally conceived by Ian Schrager and architects Yabu Pushelberg and reopened under new ownership in September, 2011.) There is sleek, alabaster furniture throughout, while the lobby’s collage of surfboards (signed by the likes of 12-time world champion Kelly Slater) pays artistic homage to the local pastime.

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We were equally impressed with the decor in the cabins and main lodge. Exquisite chandeliers fashioned from antlers dangle from high ceilings over custom-made, dark wooden furniture and comfortable beds. While there are no television sets in the rooms, there is wi-ďŹ . Picture 15,000 acres of Western landscape complete with stunning mountains, wildlife and Aspen trees.

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alking up to the podium with her impeccable coif and striking suit, Andrea Fiuczynski represents a sort of super-species. In a bold voice and cultured, continental-style accent, the president of Christie’s Los Angeles addresses the patrons of Pasadena’s Pacific Asia Museum: “Start me off at 200 dollars.” >>

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The art world has always been extremely hospitable to women, and it continues to be so today.

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be a generalist, sizing up a collection and then directing the troops—the specialists who dive into the nitty-gritty of cataloguing and making sales recommendations.

If much of her assessments take place in the recessed, dark rooms of private collections, an auction offers a breath of fresh air and a public face to her work. Fiuczynski is part of an elite, international team of 50 auctioneers at Christie’s, and one of 20 women. It may be common in the art world for women to hold positions of power—Ann Philbin, Shaun Regen—but not so in this culture. (One of the first female fine art auctioneers in the U.S. was Lorna Kelly for Sotheby’s, in 1976.)

Fiuczynski worked her way up in New York and spent years in Berlin, overseeing Nazi-era restitutional appraisals, including the famed Mauerbach Treasure (a group of objects stored in an Austrian monastery). In 1997, she finally landed in California to help run the west coast headquarters of Christie’s.

“I think it’s very simple,” she says. “Whether you are a man or a woman, be the best at your craft. You must remain modest and humble. Be on your game; there can always be someone who can out-trump you.” cONTiNuED ON PAGE 182

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<< A bejeweled woman in black raises her paddle for an ink-on-paper drawing, Pouncing Tiger, 1777. “$500…$700,” the price climbs. Paddles rise in the air—some tentatively; Fiuczynski others jauntily. Spotters wave presides over the $137 million yellow flags to attract Fiucauction of zynski’s attention.

Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry “At $4,000,” Fiuczynski collection in nods to a man in a tuxedo. She December, 2011. turns to an early bidder. “No pressure…” She ups her bid. The tuxedo counters, eventually with $5,500. “He’s bold, he’s fierce,” says Fiuczynski. “Don’t let him psyche you out,” she cajoles a lady in pearls. “You have it still,” Fiuczynski points to the man. “Anyone else?” “Anyone else?”

“The gentleman has it,” she looks around. “It’s yours, sir!”

She strikes a petite ivory gavel head with a resounding clack.

Auctioneering is only a sliver of Fiuczynski’s role at Christie’s, where she has been for 27 years, cultivating relationships with buyers and sellers: museums and high-level collectors, interior decorators and bankers. She visits homes and estates, where she makes preliminary assessments about decorative objects and fine art. She’ll recommend the 18th-century silver pieces get shipped to the Hong Kong office, or decide whether they’ll take on 10 or all of a client’s paintings. At her level, she must

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eborah McLeod calls two of the biggest names in the art world her mentors: Irving Blum and Larry Gagosian. “That was an introduction,” the Hitchcock blonde says of her early years at the BlumHelman Gallery. “Blum would slide over, saying, ‘We’re having lunch with David.’ And it would be David Hockney.

Or, ‘We’re going to see Frank,’ and it would be Frank Stella.”

Blum promised McLeod that she’d “meet curious people.”

Now gallery director at the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills, McLeod finds that prediction to be true for the art collectors as well as the Gagosian stable, which includes LACMA landmark-maker Chris Burden, photographer William Eggleston, painter Mark Grotjahn, the celebrated Ed Ruscha, and the late, great Mike Kelly.

Gagosian clients “are brave people, risk cONTiNuED ON PAGE 182 takers—people Ed Ruscha, Gilded, Marbled and Foibled, 2011-2012. Deborah McLeod.

Chris Burden, What My Dad Gave Me, 2008.

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hen a new collector pops into a gallery to ask about a painting by Cy Twombly, the rep will often say it’s on hold. That’s because the gallery is waiting for an answer. “The gallery chooses to place work, not sell work,” says San Francisco-based art advisor Mary Zlot. “The art world is not fair; it’s not first-come, first-serve.”

Get in tight with Zlot, and you may have a chance to snag that rare Twombly.

After 34 years in the business, Zlot is one of the go-to names for special clients—many of hers are serious collectors generous about donating and sharing their treasures with the community.

FROM TOP Jim Campbell, Exploded View (Birds), Her firm, Zlot Buell + Associates (formerly 2010. Mary Zlot. Jordan Mary Zlot & Associates), currently Kantor, Untitled (Basel Lens Flare 4019), 2009. handles around 30 accounts, from Tauba Auerbach, Charles Schwab’s corporate cache to Untitled (Fold), 2011. early Silicon Valley personal troves; art stashed in their multiple homes or global offices; and works sometimes numbering in the thousands.

In 1978, the young mother of three was at a Christmas party with the principal of a large architectural design firm in Jackson Square. He was looking to create a brand-new service for their corporate clients, helping them select art. The former art history major was eager; she joined the firm that January.

From humble beginnings developing the firm’s art advising department, to her own business, Zlot strove to build integrity.

Anyone with a few art classes can masquerade as an advisor, and some in the field take a commission from both the buyer and the seller (usually the dealer) when finding a work for their client.

Zlot has never double-dipped. “We never receive funds from dealers,” she says. “Discounts we get—framers, for example— we pass onto clients,” she says.

Early on, she joined the Association of Professional Art Advisors and chose to work with collectors who weren’t interested CONTINUED ON PAGE 182 in flipping their art. If a collector,

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Emily Blunt asks as she orders eggs, spinach, toast and smoked salmon. After having spent the day practicing stunts and working out, it’s not weird at all. The protein load-up is for the action movie she’s filming with Tom Cruise, All You Need is Kill, that will keep her in London and away from her home in Los Angeles until early 2013.

It’s not the first movie she has had to train hard for; when she was shooting 2011’s The Adjustment Bureau with Matt Damon, she had to learn ballet, something she describes as “being like an alien language to me.” But the whole physical process of this, her first action role, has been so strenuous she admits, at times, the thought of stepping back into a corset and bonnet—the kind she wore in 2009’s The Young Victoria—is tempting.

“Tom was in today, and when he saw I had a bruise the size of an apple, he said”—she puts on a big, deep voice—“‘Yeah Blunt! That’s what an action movie’s all about!’ He thinks it’s fun that I’m losing my indie credibility. I hurt like hell!”

Putting on voices, or accents of all shapes and sizes, is what attracted Blunt to acting in the first place: “I had a really bad stutter as a kid, and the thing that got me out of it was to imagine I was someone else—to take on a new identity via silly voice or by mimicking. It was the only way I could speak fluently.”

She admits that in her early years she was occasionally teased for it: “Kids found it funny, and I can understand.

There’s a frankness to the way they say, ‘What’s wrong with you? Why can’t you just say it?’” Fortunately, her parents—her father is a Queens Counsel barrister and her mother, a former actor-turned-teacher—knew she’d grow out of it. “They were there to catch us,” she says of herself and her three siblings, who grew up in Roehampton, just south of London. “Their presence and support was what allowed me to overcome and grow out of it. The stutter got left behind in the dust”—as did a career as a Spanish interpreter.

“I know! Can you imagine?” she laughs, then puts on a Spanish accent, “Me ll-am-o Em-i-lee!” Blunt deferred university— she had planned to study Modern Language—when she landed an agent at 18. That was only a year after a teacher cast her in a play in the Edinburgh Festival. A resounding success, the fledgling actress decided to work in television and theatre for a couple of years. Director Pawel Pawlikowski gave her a big break in 2004’s much revered art-house film My Summer of Love. For the audition, he asked her to imagine her father caught in flagrante with the secretary, then pretend the whole thing was just a joke—with all the crying and laughing that might ensue.

“I walked out and called my lovely agent Ken McReddie, whom I still have, saying, ‘Oh my god, I just made such a tit out of myself!’” It was but a hint of what was to come; save for an outline, most of the film was improvised. “It felt like you were jumping off a mountain,” says Blunt, “and you’d pray that something would occur to you in the scene that meant you’d be able to save yourself. It required a certain amount of guts.”

While The Devil Wears Prada catapulted her into international stardom with her Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of the over-ambitious and under-fed assistant, the perfect foil to Anne Hathaway’s more earnest Andy Sachs, she didn’t actually move to Los Angeles until she met her husband, actor John Krasinski. “You move where home is, and he is home,” explains the 29-year-old. The couple has been married for two years and is busy renovating a house in the Hollywood Hills.

Over time, Blunt admits she has fallen in love with the nooks and crannies of the city. Days off are spent driving up the coast to Santa Barbara or Ojai, where the newlyweds have just bought a second residence. She loves Ojai Valley Inn & Spa and jokes at how she’s managed to convert Krasinski, a formerly reluctant spa-goer, to the joys of massage. Blunt also loves exploring the vintage shops along La Brea Avenue, perusing photography at the Fahey/Klein Gallery, or checking out Mid-Century furniture at Empiric and Gibson—something of a passion. “There is a lot of real life in L.A.; you just have to delve through what I call the sceney-scenes to find it. And I have the most amazing network of British and American friends who truly become your family when you live that far from home.” If they’re lucky, she’ll serve them dishes from brother-in-law Stanley Tucci’s new book, The Tucci Cookbook. “He’s the most amazing chef you could ever meet, and it’s full of all his family’s old recipes.”

Another family member is her enormous dog, a red Labrador mix so big he could stand in for the dog in Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale, The Tinder Box (the canine with eyes the size of saucers). “I never thought I’d be one of those owners who shows pictures of their dogs. It must be insufferable!”

With our relaxing chat coming to a close, I glance down at my notes, and say: “What big thing could I have left out?”

Dead-pan, she replies, “I don’t know. Maybe my big film Looper?”

We laugh and I tell her that by coincidence, someone had just tweeted me: “Is Looper any good?” (The film opened in theaters the week we met.) Instinctively, she replies: “Tell her: ‘Yes! It bloody is!’” Blunt greatly enjoyed portraying Sara, a character she describes as “Phenomenal! A tough, mid-western farm girl who chops wood, wields a big shotgun and is fiercely protective of her child. It’s a really stunning film: original, emotional and action-packed, and that’s a combination you don’t find that often. Oh gosh, have I oversold it now?

What if you don’t like it?!”

And with that, she’s off, leaving me with the same overall impression I had when she first ordered her eggs: Emily Blunt is not at all weird and, in fact, very, very nice. •

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The hillside château of Cal-a-Vie heath spa proprietors Terri and John Havens displays the resplendent glory of all things antiqueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the joys of acquisition

By Christine Lennon Photographed by Lisa Romerein

The Havens have collected statuary, mirrors and furnishings, like this painted commode and bust, for 20 years. OPPOSITE The loggia is paved with antique, reclaimed Bourgogne limestone. The center table is a stone fragment once used as a desk base in a French antiques dealerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce. Interior designer Laurie Steichen had a top made from extinct Italian marble.

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he oldest building in San Diego County sits high on a hillside in the aptly named community of Vista, a town 40 miles north of the city border that’s remarkable mainly for its sloping views of the surrounding terrain leading right down to Oceanside Beach. The structure is a charming 400-year-old chapel from Dijon, France, once part of a Carmelite convent, taken apart, packaged and shipped, then carefully rebuilt, stone by stone. It’s both humble and grand, and it feels at once oddly out of place and right at home in the little enclave that houses it—the Cal-a-Vie destination spa. Its presence also explains the dual commitment the of the spa’s owners, Terri and John Havens, to French antiques and to creating an atmosphere of complete luxury.

Surrounded by plenty of other treasures from its homeland, the chapel is not alone. Just a few yards away is a limestone orangerie, originally built in 1710 as a greenhouse on the same Provençal convent. Every building on the 220-acre property, including the Havens’ private residence, is embellished with statuary, tapestries, light fixtures and furnishings almost exclusively from France, all of which are very old, many museum quality.

“I’d say that we are definite Francophiles,” says Terri.

She, John and their three young children use the spa and the spectacular château they built as a vacation home. “I’m from New Orleans, and the French antiques, the high ceilings in the rooms you see here—that’s what I grew up with.”

When the Havens purchased the 14-year-old property back in 2000, they were drawn to the location, the rolling hills and cool ocean breezes that reminded them of their travels through Europe. At the time, their primary residence was in New Orleans—a regal house accented with exquisite furnishings and designed with entertaining in mind.

“Back then, John was running marathons,” says Terri. “He wanted to run in different cities, just to keep it interesting.

And I was very interested in destination spas, so we thought, ‘Let’s check out different spas as we go.’ There are fewer than 10 in the U.S., and they can be frumpy with just basic treatments and services. So, when he decided to race in San Diego, I booked a week here. As soon as we arrived, we knew Cal-aVie was special. We loved the light and the environment. We just fell in love.”

It took two years for the owners, who’d been contemplating a sale, to part with it. Once they did, John, a self-described “project-aholic” and geologist, president of his family’s oiland-gas information business called Seismic Exchange, and a co-owner of the Houston Astros, dove into renovations that have continued for a decade.

One of the first items on the to-do list was to transport the chapel. They also updated the treatment list and introduced state-of-the-art fitness training. Then, they shifted focus to accommodations, installing formal European and meditation gardens, planting a vineyard, and incorporating antiques in every room. Even the gym is outfitted with historic tapestries. >>

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The distressed leather chairs are English, from Brenda Antin Antiques.

The Havens purchased the green, weathered wood fireplace trumeau, converted it into bookshelves, and had a master craftsman from France (living in L.A.) treat the surrounding shelves and paneling to match. OPPOSITE The tile throughout the gardens was purchased from Compas Architectural Stone.

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Decorator Steichen purchased the 18th-century trumeau fireplace for the living room from France with a more recently carved mantel. Architect Michael Carbine designed the home around cherished finds, like these reclaimed armoire doors from a French ch창teau.

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OPPOSITE Custom sectional seating in the family-friendly playroom.

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the chapel, originally from Dijon, was rebuilt, stone by stone, on the grounds of cal-a-Vie. renaissanceera paneling in the château entry. the spaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30 suites and private villas dot the hillside. the travertine around the infinity pool is from portugal. the chapel is used as a meditation center and wedding venue. the dining room table is set for the holidays. the hilltop plot affords 360-degree views. Garden statuary and outdoor furnishings from la maison française.

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<< During many trips to France, Belgium and Italy over the years, the couple filled container after container with towering library shelves, oversized mantels, ancient wall paneling with peeling paint and ornate mirrors, to ship back home. Now, thanks to the spa’s 30 guest rooms and public spaces, they finally had a place to put it all.

But the most challenging of all the tasks was building a private residence from the ground up, over two years.

“When we first started coming here, we’d stay down at the old main house, where the lobby is now,” says Terri. “There was only a living room, one bedroom and one bathroom for all of us. Our oldest son would sleep on a cot in the room. The baby would be in a bassinet at the end of the bed, and our middle son would be in bed with us. It wasn’t exactly comfortable.”

Then, after Hurricane Katrina, the family decamped from New Orleans to Houston, where they moved into a 10-bedroom house designed by architect John Staub in the early ’30s. Naturally, the California accommodations felt a little snug by comparison.

Another issue with having kids at a spa: The sounds of children playing didn’t exactly make the guests, who pay close to $10,000 to escape there for a week, comfortable, either.

“At first, I was always bringing the kids everywhere.

Then, once it got back to me that someone had complained about the children that she had left her own and didn’t want to hear someone else’s,” explains Terri. “And then it happened again. And again. So we knew we had to build a family place on the property.”

The solution was to construct a sprawling, new château just a short golf-cart’s drive away, with its own massive pool, play room, spa cabanas, outdoor kitchen and entertaining pavilion. Their former neighbor in New Orleans, architect Michael Carbine, who also owns Mac Maison antiques, knew exactly what they desired, and was happy to design around the Havens’ growing collection of reclaimed paneling, bookshelves, mantelpieces and light fixtures. Almost every item in the house has some kind of impressive provenance, from the ornately carved beds to the custom-designed and forged hardware in the kitchen. Every chandelier, in every room, is antique and unique.

“Our deal is no two chandeliers, and sinks, are alike throughout the property,” admits John. “We love picking those up when we travel.”

Terri is beginning to wonder if he loves it too much.

“We have plans to open an antiques store at Cal-a-Vie because we have so much, but they keep getting delayed,” she says. “Over the last 13 years, we’ve been collecting and my husband just doesn’t want to sell anything. He doesn’t want to part with it. It’s all too special.” •

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With one of the most scandalous acts in Hollywood, burlesque star Dita Von Teese turns out to be a good girl off stage

By Kelsey McKinnon Photographed by Ruven Afanador

Gucci gown, and sandals, $695.

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Dolce & Gabbana purse, $2,075, necklace, $1,151, and belt, $4,325. OPPOSITE Dolce & Gabbana capelet, $9,075, bodysuit, $1,795, and booties, $1,525.

De Beers necklaces and rings, prices upon request.

Wolford tights, $46.

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magine waking up, beneath a crystal chandelier in a mirrored, gray satin boudoir, and putting on matching lingerie and seamed stockings…every morning. For Dita Von Teese (née Heather Renée Sweet), it’s the only way to start the day.

“That’s my gear. That’s what I’ve done since I was 16 and worked at a lingerie store. I just like it,” she says in a soft, almost mid-western twang.

In the introduction of her first book Burlesque and the Art of the Teese, she writes: “Sweatpants (at least spiritually) chafe me. If I am chilled, I nuzzle a fur stole…glamour is a way of life.”

Step inside her home within a gated community in Los Feliz, and there’s a delirious display of exotic taxidermy, chests filled with china tea sets, marabou robes and memorabilia.

If anything, in a business that some categorize as “loose,” Von Teese is an incredibly disciplined personality. The natural blonde, who dyes her hair jet-black in her bathroom, says, “I don’t have a glam squad. I don’t have a stylist. I don’t ask people to do things for me. The glitter on my bathtub [for the show]—I did that with my two hands. You know, I just like to do things myself because I feel like all those little things come across on stage.”

Like the flashy gold bathtub, her tricks are full of gusto. Von Teese has spent the past 20 years choreographing original routines, reviving the lost art made famous by idols Mae West and Gypsy Rose Lee. As the centerpiece of the neo-burlesque movement, she’s the force behind a roving mélange of feathers, corsets and tassels. She has performed in more than 15 countries and picked up sponsorship deals along the way (including a five-year post as the global ambassador for Cointreau). She is currently penning her third book to help fund new shows: It costs her around $80,000 to produce each seven-minute act and there are currently 10 in rotation.

She’s in control of the whole process: the elaborate, embellished costumes, music, makeup and props. And she’s resourceful, having imported a mechanical bull from Murtaugh, Idaho, that’s now swathed in pink-velvet with Swarovski crystal covered steer horns. continued on page 182

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Dita Von Teese Collection dress, $595, Decades.

Giorgio Armani clutch, $2,525. Dolce & Gabbana earrings, $496, and necklace, $1,151. OPPOSITE Valentino cape, $7,980. Von Follies by Dita Von Teese custom bra and briefs. Lanvin gloves, $880.

Christian Louboutin pumps, $625. Cartier bracelet. Wolford stay-ups, $49.

Thanks to the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation and Ace Hotel, our host in the United Artists Theater in Downtown L.A. Established in 1927 by Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and their contemporaries, the theater and neighboring building are the future home of Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, opening fall of 2013.

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esigner Ken Fulk delightedly describes his salon-style soirĂŠes as â&#x20AC;&#x153;pop-upâ&#x20AC;? parties. At the end of September, as Fulk was juggling various projects, he received a last-minute query to organize and deliver one within 36 hours. In addition, this prom-themed, surprise fĂŞte also required unicorns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I received the call as I was driving,â&#x20AC;? Fulk recalls of this prospective client (whose name heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contractually bound to withhold). â&#x20AC;&#x153;I phoned back in 20 minutes and said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do it with the caveats that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cancel. And, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be reasonable, but you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask about costs. There just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t time.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

When the 200 guests arrived at Fulkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SoMa loft, there was a pony adorned with a unicorn horn, a sushi chef, photo booths, a hot dog cart and confetti canons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love the ridiculousness of having just 36 hoursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; notice to get a unicorn, a band, a DJ and bartenders,â&#x20AC;? laughs Fulk, a slim, blue-eyed blond who dresses with the panache of a Wildean dandy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have great installation experts who can turn out a party, turn out a house so we can move from one thing to the next. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all a bit theatrical.â&#x20AC;?

Eschewing the idea of a traditional events business, Fulk still enjoys the exuberance of entertaining as he mixes with the likes of a diamond-clad Denise Hale and fanciful ďŹ lmmaker John Waters.

Fulk, 47, grew up in a hamlet outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. He studied English and History at the University of Mary Washington. And he moved to San Francisco 18 years ago with his long-time partner, now husband, pianist Kurt Wootton.

A self-described â&#x20AC;&#x153;real estate junkie,â&#x20AC;? Fulkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of interiors led to an unchartered career staging homes for sale. His core business remains his interior design workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;supported by a 35-person staff, now including architects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love being enveloped into all aspects of our clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve probably done six or eight weddings, but I never want to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;do weddings,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Fulk explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do them because we have intimate relationships, and they trust that we understand their needs.â&#x20AC;?

Fulkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design clients extend from San Francisco to international locales such as London, where he recently completed an up-do of a historic Regentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park home, and a farmhouse in Dordogne, France.

In February, 2011, he undertook his ďŹ rst restaurant renovation, working with chef Amanda Michael to create Jane, a cafe at the hip, caffeinated heart of the Upper Fillmore District.

And Durham Ranch, his 80-acre St. Helena spread, provides ďŹ ve-star caterer Paula LeDuc with an exclusive venue where Fulk once created a â&#x20AC;&#x153;turnkeyâ&#x20AC;? nuptial celebration for a Chicago client (whose sole request was that the designer surprise her with a ďŹ ve-day affair, invitations and all). >>

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<< “My philosophy is,” Fulk explains with a chuckle, “have party, will travel.”

Fulk is also sporting the title Creative Director of The Battery, a London-style private club slated for a spring, 2013, opening in the city’s Jackson Square district.

Developed by Bebo co-founders Xochi and Michael Birch, who realized a multi-million dollar profit when they sold a social-networking site to AOL, the interior architecture of this 1907 brick-and-timber building is being re-imagined

by Fulk, who also outfitted their Gold Coast manse. The club will feature a spa, restaurant and 15 hotel suites, all crowned with a Modernist glass penthouse.

Regardless, it has been an eclectic year at his fanciful loft: When London-based illustrator David Downton visited in February for a dinner with friends, Fulk recalls “one of the most elegant, pretty and girliest evenings we’ve hosted.”

This past summer, he hosted an exhibition for “A Peep At P-Town.” It supported one of Fulk’s personal passions: the artists of Provincetown, Massachusetts, the acclaimed art colony where Fulk has long kept a home.

In October, his loft set the stage for an American Conservatory Theater Halloween-themed dinner and concert, starring Stevie Nicks, to raise funds to refurbish the Strand Theater—recently donated to ACT by Fulk’s clients Laurie and Jeff Ubben.

“The fact that ‘Halloween’ and ‘Stevie Nicks’ are in one sentence about San Francisco is thrilling for me,” says Fulk.

“And the Strand has the opportunity to be the anchor for the rebirth of Mid-Market, the main drag of San Francisco that has long been blighted. My loft is only three blocks away.”

That turn-of-the-century, three-story loft complete with mezzanine, which Fulk purchased in 2006, began as a furniture manufacturing setting in 1908. But among a certain set, Fulk’s loft is better remembered as the site of the former Mr. S. S&M leather factory. The element of “naughty” is a theme Fulk often weaves through his work—from taxidermy art to a dramatic “Heaven & Hell” dinner for fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s retrospective at the de Young Museum last March.

“To be able to surprise Gaultier with a striptease starring Dita Von Teese atop a mechanical bull while shocking some of the more staid museum members, then going to the downstairs disco with boys and girls in cages and Gaultier screaming, ‘Magnifique,’” he enthuses, “Well, I’m just a little boy from Virginia. It was an honor to be involved.”

That contrast between high-brow, low-brow; uptowndowntown edge is a signature. And the idea that anyone spends day-in, day-out with the same homogenized set simply bores him.

“San Francisco has this very blue-blood society. But it’s also known for the ’60s, free-love movement and gay rights,” explains Fulk. “Somehow these elements live in harmony here yet don’t always interact. It’s like a puzzle that needs solving, and I love to mix the pieces together.” •

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Reboot back at the Ranch cONtiNuED fROM pAgE 142 By early evening, we were ready to retire to the saloon, where button-down and denimclad guests swapped stories from their funpacked days. A father-son duo from California was determined to return home with a buffalo head. A couple of women were getting away to celebrate a 50th birthday. The week prior, a team from Google had taken over the entire ranch. (“Of course they did,” we all laughed.)

Friendly bartenders offered a panoply of drinks (from cosmos and fresh mint gimlets to Shirley Temples) before a communal, familystyle dinner in the main lodge of corn chowder, delicious steak and killer peach cobbler.

It got me thinking that the best New Year’s resolution might be to take vacations, or even days at home, where I choose to tune out from the high-tech pace of modern life and tune-in to nature. One trip to the BC Ranch, and this city gal is a dudette in spirit. Allinclusive rates from $720/night; 307-327-5284; brushcreekranch.com. •

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ANDREA fiuczyNski Weeks before the live auction for the Pacific Asia Museum’s annual benefit, Fiuczynski speaks with the event coordinator dozens of times to iron out nuts and bolts. “You always want to start and end an auction with a sure-fire sell,” she says. A regular on the charity circuit— conducting approximately 20 auctions annually, including 2011’s Artists for Haiti sale (which raised $13.7 million)—she’ll offer advice on merchandise, too. “I don’t want to get up there and have five duds. The final impression is with the auctioneer and with Christie’s.”

The well-researched professional arrives on the scene with printed notecards, ready to add ideas about the opening bids, price intervals and tips about donors. Sometimes, she’ll make a fuss about and bring a celebrity on stage; other times, she’s extra discreet. She’ll view the works for sale in person—“I never sell anything I haven’t seen”—and heads for the ballroom.

Battling ambient dinner sounds, she paces the stage at an old-school club in downtown L.A., injecting energy into the sophisticated crowd and “feeling the room.” “It’s interactive theater,” she says.

Once the last lot is sold, she slides gracefully into her seat and attempts to take a few bites from her dinner. She hugs two women who approach her and then whispers to me, “They were at the auction I did a few years ago, at the Beverly Hilton. The power went out. Someone found an old-fashioned bull horn, the director’s kind, and I conducted the auction in the emergency lighting.” After all, the show must go on. • DEBORAH McLEOD who want to push the boundaries…most people who buy Contemporary art have to defend it, frankly,” she says.

McLeod hopes to guide her artists into the hands of these sorts. She mentions no names, but

the biggies in California are obvious: the Broads, the Bells, the Schwabs, the Stones. “Selling artwork, all money is not the same shade of green.” It’s akin to an agent putting her actor in a movie, she explains. It needs the best script possible, the most interesting role, a great supporting cast.

And after five years at BlumHelman Gallery (co-owned by Joseph Helman, closed in 1991), another 13 at Christie’s, and now eight at Gagosian, McLeod knows the players. On the artist side, she helps manage showing schedules and produces exhibitions at the gallery. On the collector side, she visits clients’ homes to get a better sense of their aesthetic, attends museum shows with them and presents work she thinks might match. There’s art to be found at Gagosian around $50,000, but a million-dollar sale is “more fun.” And for the committed collector, perks such as studio visits beckon.

There’s also the thrill of working for the most powerful dealer in the world—Larry Gagosian. (But that’s not all fun and games; as of press time, Gagosian was in the midst of two thorny lawsuits.) “Everything is first-class when it comes to Larry,” McLeod gushes. “He has astonishing taste in all aspects. The heavy business cards, the Richard Meier building... he’s also the most tenacious man I’ve ever met.” • MARy zLOt for some reason, must sell, she brings the piece back to the dealer. “I really believe in the dealer system. Being up-front and honest allows you to enjoy a reputation that is helpful for all your clients,” she says. “When something great comes into a gallery, and they know we represent terrific clients, we get the call.”

It’s not just shopping. The team educates, researches the provenance of pieces, deals with insurance, manages the collections, and produces educational videos and slides for all their corporate accounts (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.’s worldwide international offices; Schwab corporation; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe)— even commissioning and finding art for the $1.2 billion Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Now, largescale wall drawings by Franz Ackermann, Mel Bochner and Lawrence Weiner appear on staircases, walls and ramps, and Jenny Holzer does her “truisms” on the video screen. “Education is such a large part of our work. I love learning about new artists and I appreciate and respect the creative spirit. And sharing that with our clients…It never gets dull or boring!” she says. •

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“I’ve had to try harder at everything I’ve ever done in my whole life except for being me.

I’m not the youngest. I’m not the best dancer. I’m not the tallest. There are a lot of things that I’m not, but [that’s why] I feel people want me to win.

We like to watch people who are slightly flawed.”

Against public opinion, the majority of Von Teese’s fans are women, which she credits to the concept of manipulated versus natural beauty.

“I know the effect I have on people when I’m stripped down without my tricks,” she says.

“On Halloween, I put on jeans and paint my nails beige, wear beige lip-gloss and a blonde wig. I never get a second look.”

Heather (a name reserved for the closest kin) attended high school in Orange County—her parents relocated the family from her native Michigan. “I didn’t have the money to buy designer clothes and things my friends were buying—Jordache and Guess jeans. I just felt really ordinary and boring and was incredibly shy.” She found a curling iron, started wearing makeup, transformed flea market lingerie into dresses and relished the sudden attention.

After her stint at Lady Ruby’s lingerie shop in high school, she was working at a makeup counter by day and by night, had landed her first gig at a Tustin strip joint called Captain Cream (which she left in ’98). Von Teese’s stage name was a tribute to the silent film star Dita Parlo, and when Playboy required a surname for a lingerie shoot, she chose Von Treese from the phone book. The magazine misprinted it as Von Teese, and she just decided to stick with it. It’s also not a secret that in her twenties she got breast implants and had a beauty mark tattooed next to her left eye. And after years of wearing corsets, Von Teese is able cinch her waist from a size 22 to a 16.5.

One day shy of her 40th birthday, she is elegantly perched on a blue velvet chaise in her library. A team of workers is in the process of covering the backyard in two feet of rose petals (she insists they are only helping for the party). “The theme is disheveled formalwear.

Exiled aristocrats.” Hardly showing her age, Von Teese performed her signature Martini Glass number just a few weeks prior at the opening of The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna. It’s not a family show, in nothing but a G-string and pasties, she swirls and strips around the rim while bathing herself with an olive shaped sponge. “When I’m up there, I’m not like, ‘Oh my god, everyone thinks I’m so sexy.’ I’m thinking, ‘I hope people like this. I hope it’s funny. I hope they get the joke.’” By and large they do— and her sex appeal is not lost on anyone, either.

Since her divorce in 2007 from musician Marilyn Manson, plus another three-year relationship, she has been single for the past year.

“I’m a grown-up now. I definitely feel differently about trying to let people know more about who I really am. I’m not trying to intimidate people,” she says. The real Dita Von Teese seems to be an honest woman who’s still looking to buy her ’50s dream house, takes dressage lessons in Griffith Park and enjoys throwing parties. She’s laying the groundwork for a future off the stage, recently launching her first fragrance at Fred Segal, the international ARTDECO cosmetics collection, Von Follies lingerie (available on stylebop.com), and a dress collection at Decades on Melrose.

She’s quick with a compact—but deplores superficiality: “Someone asked me the other day if I ever feel objectified on stage. I’ve never felt objectified on stage, but I do when people just want to get my picture. You know they just want their Facebook picture; they want to Tweet. They don’t even say hello or introduce themselves.”

Or worse, “When I pick up a magazine, I don’t want to read a story if the actress or actor doesn’t say something racy or vulnerable or interesting.

I don’t want to hear about their character or their makeup line. No, I don’t care.” But only if it’s the truth. She refers to an embarrassing story her family read in Vanity Fair that claimed she was in a triple X-rated gang bang (which was actually a Czechoslovakian girl using her name).

“How could they get that wrong?” she wonders. “It’s not like I’m hiding anything.” •

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ON OUr cOVer Oscar de la Renta halter Carnation dress with ruched bodice, $4,990, oscardelarenta.com.

TAbLe OF cONTeNTS p.32 Alexander McQueen strapless dress, $4,595, select Alexander McQueen stores, alexandermcqueen.com. p.36 Viktor & Rolf silk hooded top, $930, and skirt, $1,350, Mameg, B.H., 310-826-4142. Christian Louboutin silver Swarovski Elements encrusted pumps, by custom order, christianlouboutin.com. De Beers seven line diamond necklace, price upon request, Enchanted Lotus band, $6,500, and five line diamond ring, $11,500, De Beers, S.F., 415-391-1400. c WHAT’S HOT, HOLIdAY GIFT GUIde THree…TWO…ONe p.60 Waterford crystal snowflake flutes, $3,000/set of 10; gumps.com. Vhernier Doppio Senso Grande necklace, $11,600, Vhernier, B.H., 310-273-2444.

Tom Ford leather Turnlock clutch, $3,690, Tom Ford, B.H., 310-270-9440. Adopt a puppy, Pets Unlimited, petsunlimited.org. Goyard studded dog collar, price upon request, Goyard, S.F., 415-398-1110; goyard.com. Equipment Avery silk pajama set, $408, Equipment, L.A., 323-330-8889.

Pieces gold Urchin Burst on marble stand, $140, piecesinc. com. Hog Island Oyster Co. gift certificate, $27-$32/dozen, Hog Island Oyster Bar, S.F., 415-391-7117. David Webb hammered yellow-gold ring, $12,600, David Webb, B.H., 310-858-8006; davidwebb.com. Cartier Golden Chevrons Lines Decor lighter, $700, Cartier, B.H., 310-275-4272.

Gump’s Christmas Crackers, $30/set of 6, Gump’s, S.F., 415-982-1616; gumps.com. Valentino Garavani Tango heels, $1,395, Valentino, B.H., 310-247-0103. You and I by Ryan McGinley book, $75, Twin Palms, twinpalms.com. reINdeer GAmeS p.62 Jimmy Choo suede Cinder boots, $1,195, jimmychoo.com. Gustav Klimt: The Complete Paintings, $200, taschen.com. Valentino turtleneck sweater with lace detail, $1,790, net-a-porter.com. Sir Francis Bacon line skis, $650, evo.com. Ralph Lauren Home Channing triple candelabra, $2,995, Ralph Lauren Home, B.H., 310-281-7200. S.F. Ballet Nutcracker tickets, from $20, sfballet.org. Proenza Schouler deer-print Akira bag, $4,595, proenzaschouler.com. Chanel ski goggles, $350, select Chanel stores, 800-550-0005. Paul Smith sled, $359, Paul Smith, L.A., 323-951-4800. Malm fireplace, $1,500, dwr.com.

La Prairie caviar cristal limited-edition set, $1,100, shoplaprairie.com. Swissmar fondue set, $40, sears.com.

Todd Reed gold and sterling-silver earrings with red diamonds, $26,620, 800-376-3609; toddreed.com.

WeSTerN FrONT p.66 Salvatore Ferragamo python waist belt, $2,050, Salvatore Ferragamo, 310-273-9990. Tom Ford Beauty lip color in Narcotic Rouge, $48, neimanmarcus.com.

Isabel Marant suede and leather Berry boots, $1,155, Isabel Marant, N.Y., 212-219-2284. Byredo Nécessaire de Voyage leather travel case in python black, $250, and vials, $110/set of 3, byredo.com. Bonnie Edelman Splendida print, $7,500, dwr.com. Vicki Turbeville vintage Zuni necklace, $1,250, 347-256-0127; southwesternjewelry.net. Pendleton Woolen Mills Cheyenne Eagle blanket, $198, 800-648-1512; pendleton-usa.com. Equipment cashmere sweater, $268, equipmentfr.com. Bonpoint tipi, $575; bonpoint-boutique. com. Cartier white gold Entrelacés ring, $1,150, Cartier, B.H., 310-275-4272; cartier.com. Hermès H Hour Mini watch, $2,300; hermes.com. Casamidy Olivier ottoman, $950, casamidy.com. cULT OF dOmeSTIcITY p.68 Lulu & Georgia Hex doormat by Commune, $60, luluandgeorgia.com; communedesign.com. 2010 Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, $82. Restoration Hardware LED, Winter Wonderland resin trees, $79-$189, rh.com. Alexander Wang yoga mat with leather straps, $150, alexanderwang.com. Fredericks & Mae dominoes, $80, Garde, L.A., 323-424-4667; gardeshop.com. Mantas Ezcaray cashmere/wool throw with braided suede fringe, $675, Cavalier, S.F., 415-440-7300; cavaliergoods.com. Jimmy Choo Viper heels, similar styles available at Jimmy Choo, jimmychoo.com. Georg Jensen cocktail bucket, similar styles available at Gearys, B.H.; gearys.com. Fendi chameleon clutch, $770, Fendi, B.H., 310-786-8269; fendi.com.

Timorous Beasties Cloud Toile wallpaper, $338/roll, Walnut, L.A.; timorousbeasties.com. Vhernier pink-gold Camuration ring with jet, $7,700, and kogolong, $8,200; Vhernier, B.H.,

310-273-2444; vhernier.com. Williams-Sonoma Sedona dehydrator, $370, williams-sonoma.com. Blackbird Guitars steel string Rider, from $1,600, blackbirdguitar.com. cOAST IS cLeAr p.68 Gaia Repossi x Colette Berbère Capsule Collection ring, price upon request, repossi.com.

Prada silver aviator sunglasses, $310, sunglasshut.com.

Céline tote, $3,100, Saks Fifth Avenue, L.A., 310-275-4211.

Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita by Christopher Sweet, Abrams, $85, abramsbooks.com. Louis Vuitton two-piece flower swimsuit, $810, select Louis Vuitton stores, 866-884-8866; louisvuitton.com. Chanel sky blue Le Vernis polish, $30, chanel.com. Tom Binns Design crystal earrings with pearlised paint rhodium, crystal, brass and epoxy, $340, Tom Binns Megastore, N.Y., 917-475-1412. Burberry Prorsum owl-print T-shirt, $295, net-a-porter.com. Stella McCartney silk-blend peplum Berkeley skirt, $3,855, net-a-porter.com. Lomography La Sardina Sapphire Serpent camera, $75, lomography.com. Stubbs & Wootton classic velvet slippers with embroidery, $400, stubbsandwootton. com. Gucci Trilby hat, $375, gucci.com. IWC stainless steel Portofino Automatic with Milanese mesh bracelet, $5,500, IWC, B.H., 310-734-0520. SecreT GArdeN p.70 DWR Loll swing, $225; dwr.com. Kate Spade New York Snail Mail notecards and envelopes, $25/set of 10, katespade.com.

C. Wonder Ikat Turtle Cylinder Ginger Jars, $38-$58, C. Wonder, Fashion Valley, S.D., cwonder.com. Miu Miu bracelet with Swarovski stones and pearls, $495, Miu Miu, B.H., 310-247-2227; miumiu.com. V&A tool set, $38, Botany Flowers, S.M., 310-394-0358; botanyflowers.com. Strange Invisible Perfumes Aquarian Roses fragrance, $195/1.7 oz, Strange Invisible Perfumes, Venice, 310-314-1505. Crème de la Mer The Eye Concentrate, $165/.5 oz, Saks Fifth Avenue, B.H., 310-275-4211; cremedelamer.com. Flowers by Carolyne Roehm, $85, Clarkson Potter; carolyneroehm.com.

Heidi Merrick Tuileries Doll, from $95; heidimerrick.com.

Williams-Sonoma wicker picnic basket, $350, WilliamsSonoma, B.H., 310-274-9127; williams-sonoma.com.

Roberto Cavalli strappy sandals, $1,240, select Roberto Cavalli stores, robertocavalli.com. Frette Mia top and culottes in printed silk with tulle, $425, Frette, B.H., 310-273-8540; frette.com. mOd SqUAd p.72 Vintage Copco enamelled cast-iron Dutch oven, $115, quitokeeto. com. Giorgio Armani sunglasses, $275, select Giorgio Armani stores, armani.com. Van Cleef & Arpels onyx clover motif Alhambra earclips, $7,350, Van Cleef & Arpels, South Coast Plaza, C.M., 714-545-9500. San Diego Surf film, 1968, directed by Andy Warhol and completed by Paul Morrissey, special release at MoMA, N.Y., Jan. 23-28; warhol.org. Eero Aarnio Bubble Chair by Adelta, $5,100, Emmo Home, Santa Ana, 714-438-3952; emmohome.com. Balenciaga Florabotanica Eau de Parfum, $125/3.4 oz, neimanmarcus.com. Vespa GTS 300 IE Super with custom color, from $6,200, vespausa.com.

Diane von Furstenberg leather Rabbit Snap gloves, $345, dvf.com. Rimowa Salsa Air Cabin Multiwheel IATA, $475, Rimowa, B.H., 310-888-8686; rimowabeverlyhills.com. The Perlini Kit carbonator set, from $99, perlagesystems-accessories.com. Roger Vivier Ballerine Palace Zig Zag patent flats, $525, Roger Vivier, South Coast Plaza, C.M., 714-435-0015.

Shu Uemura false eyelashes in Slant Black, $21, shuuemurausa.com. Prada black-and-white chess set, $3,650, select Prada stores, prada.com. Frends Taylor silver headphones, $199, Apple; Best Buy; wearefrends.com. c FASHION GILTY PLeASUreS p.95 Valentino Garavani Noir Lucite studded clutch, $3,795, Valentino, B.H., 310-247-0103. Bottega Veneta black and gold Oro Intreccio Metal Knot clutch, $2,500, Bottega Veneta, B.H., 310-858-6533. Bulgari black and gold Serpenti clutch, $5,500, Bulgari, B.H., 310-858-9216; bulgari.com. Kotur brass and snakeskin Rene minaudière, $650, Saks Fifth Avenue, B.H., 310-275-4211. Lanvin enamel Panther clutch, $3,990, Lanvin, B.H., 310-402-0580.

LeG WArmerS p.96 Tom Ford leather boots with full zipper, $2,190, Tom Ford, B.H., 310-270-9440. Sergio Rossi leather Otk Azteca boots, $2,995, Barneys New York, B.H., 310-276-4400. Gucci crocodile leather boots, $19,900, Gucci, B.H., 310-278-3451. Pierre Hardy suede Alright two-tone boots, Barneys New York, B.H., 310-276-4400. Jimmy Choo suede Titan boots, $1,395, Jimmy Choo, B.H., 310-860-9045; jimmychoo.com. THAT’S A WrAP p.98 Roger Vivier limited-edition Rendez Vous Eyelash heels in satin with feather, $6,700, Roger Vivier, South Coast Plaza, C.M., 714-435-0015. Tom Ford patent pumps with locket detail,

$1,100, Tom Ford, B.H., 310-270-9440. CH Carolina Herrera suede multi-strap pumps, $590, CH Carolina Herrera, S.D., 619-299-5900. Manolo Blahnik suede BB Strap pumps, $645, Saks Fifth Avenue, B.H., 877-551-7257. Elie Saab leather pumps with ankle strap, price upon request, eliesaab. com. IT’S IN THe JeANS p.106 Chloé marcie denim and leather shoulder bag, $1,325, net-a-porter.com. Joie denim slippers, $175, Joie, L.A., joie.com. J Brand paneled denim skirt, $165, jbrandjeans.com. Brunello Cucinelli Japanese denim jacket, $1,120, Brunello Cucinelli, B.H., 310-724-8118. Roger Vivier denim and leather sandals with buckle closure, $745, Roger Vivier, South Coast Plaza, C.M., 714-435-0015. mIdNIGHT LUSTer p.108 Bulgari High Jewelry Collection necklace in yellow gold with blue Burmese sapphire, emeralds and pavé diamonds, price upon request, Bulgari, B.H., 310-858-9216; bulgari.com. Chopard Red Carpet Collection cuff, price upon request, Chopard, South Coast Plaza, C.M., 714-432-0963. Vram for Gray Gallery Navette ring, $10,030, Gray Gallery, L.A., 310-854-0091. David Yurman Noblesse earrings, $1,500, David Yurman, B.H., 310-888-8618. Hemmerle one-of-a-kind spinel and garnet ring set, $100,500, FD Gallery, N.Y., 212-772-2440; fd-inspired.com. Hutton Wilkinson for Tony Duquette moonstones and pearl bracelet, $42,500, tonyduquette.com. Fabergé Émotion Bleue earrings, $50,080, Fabergé, N.Y., 646-559-8848; faberge.com. Marco Bicego one-of-a-kind ring, $17,470, 866-424-2346.

LAdY OF THe HOUSe p.150 Oscar de la Renta dress, see On Our Cover. p.151 Tom Ford double georgette dress with detachable cape, price upon request, Tom Ford, B.H., 310-270-9440. Sergio Rossi sandals, price upon request, sergiorossi.com. Alexander McQueen gold and crystal choker, $1,970, Alexander McQueen, L.A., 323-782-4983.

Youmna Pepite d’or ring set with rock crystal and gold leaf, price upon request, youmnafinejewellery.com. Yves Saint Laurent by Stefano Pilati gold-plated cuff, price upon request, ysl.com. p.152 Gucci double silk creponne sleeveless gathered neck dress with 3-dimensional flower embroidered neckline, $4,000, select Gucci stores, gucci.com. p.153 Alexander McQueen dress, see Table of Contents.

Graff round yellow diamond ring with pear-shape diamond shoulders, Graff, S.F., 415-926-7000. p.155 Emilio Pucci silk wool jacket, $2,850, stretch silk chiffon top, $695, and silk wool trousers, $1,250, emiliopucci.com. Alexander McQueen skull ring, $295, select Alexander McQueen stores, alexandermcqueen.com. p.156-157 Monique Lhuillier lace ball gown with leather halter and embroidered skirt, $10,990, Monique Lhuillier, L.A., 323-655-1088.

NOW SHOWING p.170-171 Gucci tulle long-sleeve crewneck gown with embroidery, $16,000, and open-toe velvet sandals, $695, select Gucci stores, gucci.com. p.172 Dolce & Gabbana lamb fur capelet, $9,075, nylon and silk lace bodysuit, $1,795, and calfskin and lace booties, $1,525, select Dolce & Gabbana stores, 877-703-4872. De Beers diamond necklaces, price upon request, and rings, as seen in Table of Contents, De Beers, S.F., 415-391-1400. Wolford tights, $49, wolford.com. p.173 Etro paisley stamped Tattoo dress, $2,945, Etro, B.H., 310-248-2855. Cartier platinum and diamond Aubepine ring, price upon request, Cartier, B.H., 310-275-4272. Dolce & Gabbana calfskin and tapestry mini purse, $2,075, gold-plated pendant necklace on velvet ribbon with Swarovski crystals, $1,151, and gold-plated, lace-lined belt with clay rose, $4,325, select Dolce & Gabbana stores, 877-703-4872; dolcegabbana.it. p.175 Tom Ford skunk fur coat, and Moire Tulle gown, price upon request, Tom Ford, B.H., 310-270-9440. Cartier Panthère bracelet, $84,500, Cartier, B.H., 310-275-4272. p.176 Dita Von Teese Collection dress, $595, Decades, L.A., 323-655-1960. Giorgio Armani beaded clutch, $2,525, Giorgio Armani, B.H., 310-271-7790.

Dolce & Gabbana gold-plated earrings with Swarovski crystals and glass pearls, $496, and gold-plated pendant necklace, see p.173. p.177 Valentino leather cape, $7,980, Valentino, B.H., 310-247-0103. Von Follies by Dita Von Teese custom bra and briefs, price upon request, ditasdomain.com. Lanvin mid-length leather gloves, $880, net-a-porter.com. Christian Louboutin pointed-toe pumps, $625, Christian Louboutin, B.H., 310-247-9300.

Cartier Maillon Panthère bracelet, $30,300, Cartier, B.H., 310-275-4272. Wolford stay-ups, $49, wolford.com. •

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