Taking a cue from Gucci and Yves St. Laurent, Calvin Klein puts forward actress Rooney Mara in a highly stylized, black-and-white, music-driven video-advert for their ‘Downtown’ fragrance. With these types of video-adverts, it’s always an equal combination of two things: … Continue reading
I’m obsessed with the Château Versailles. I’ve spent a lot of time there. My boyfriend and I have been the last persons on the premises, begging workers for just another minute. I have traversed every inch of its sprawling splendor, … Continue reading
He’s back in a good way. No bad press. No sad story. Just good music. Dharma Protocol’s newly released dance-house single stands out from the crowd with the still-amazing voice of Boy George in the self-empowerment track ‘Coming Home’. The … Continue reading
Yesterday was a tense and frustrating day in the United States. Actually, it was more like cra-cra-crazy! The morning awoke the country to the news that the The Supreme Court voided a central part of the Voting Rights Act, a law … Continue reading
Ease and breeze into Monday with the new queens of dream pop, Elektra and Miranda Kilbey. This year, the fashionable 21-year-old Australian/Swedish twins have been getting attention and accolades from their heavy yet sweet-voiced dreamy sad songs that say so much. Many a performer has … Continue reading
Check out DJ Kaskade’s just-released track “Atmosphere”: When I was working for 20th Fox Studios, I went to a viewing of The Devil Wears Prada and that’s when I fell in love with Kaskade. His dreamy remix of the David … Continue reading
CBK is an eternal style icon whose name will only cease to be mentioned if fashion goes out of style. Continue reading
This grooving track brings about a feeling of time traveling back to the days of disco thanks to the Australian indie electro DJ duo, Flight Facilities, who also perform as Hugo & Jimmy. Once again, kudos goes out to Los Angeles’ KCRW 89.9 music … Continue reading
The incomparable purveyor of the best that music has to offer, Raul Campos, never fails to bring his musically-discriminate nightly radio show listeners the BEST downtempo, dance and house sounds via Los Angeles’s premiere, progressive, intelligent radio station, KCRW 89.9. … Continue reading
Colored jeans have been all the rage since last year, but one has to admit that mint is simply divine and sublime. The idea of colored jeans is brilliant, but pulling them off is a whole other story. The old adage … Continue reading
Is the Universe alive? Is time travel possible? Will we survive First Contact? Do we have free will? Are there more than three dimensions? C’mon, take trip Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman and get brained-out and inspired on June … Continue reading
The 2013 Met Gala was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6 in New York City and the theme was “PUNK: Chaos To Couture”. Rooney Mara not only got the memo, but she clearly understood it. This … Continue reading
The Yves Saint Laurent Baby Doll Mascara video advert featuring current It-Girl-slash-Model-of-the-Moment, 20-year-old Cara Delevingne, has hit the proverbial mark with this fabulously cute-meets-chic, one-minute Parisian fantasy that takes you down to its famous subways and up to its sinuous, old … Continue reading
When electronic music artist Travis Egedy, who goes by the stage name of Pictureplane, sampled the 1987 Fleetwood Mac song “Seven Wonders”, specifically focusing on the ethereal voice of the legendary gypsy goddess Stevie Nicks, the result was like something out … Continue reading
Biker jackets are all the rage, but a great alternative to the ubiquitous, short leather version is Lily Collins’ sleek, wool & leather, thigh-length coat. I’m not sure what label Lily is wearing, but it’s undoubtedly couture, considering she’s in … Continue reading
Selena Gomez epitomizes bohemian chic in this too-cute-for-words floral printed, gauzy dress that screams Free-Spirt-meets-Chic-Girl-about-Town. At $128, this Free People dress is a well-spent investment in a piece of spring/summer wear that will never go out of style. I love the crisscross side opening … Continue reading
It’s no secret that there are intricate links between your physical health and the food you eat. Scientific research is now connecting the dots between mental health and a variety of foods, vitamins and nutrients. A diet rich in mood-boosting … Continue reading
From corruption arises justice. From justice arises revolution. From revolution arises democracy. This is the backdrop from which an unknown local resident — a double Ivy League grad — came home to find herself rising up to meet the overt … Continue reading
In 1994, Gianni Versace unveiled his now-iconic Safety Pin Dress, which shot to its own sense of stardom when Elizabeth Hurley wore it to the UK premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral that same year. His design later became … Continue reading
The Cherie Bomb 