Posts by Laura Schreffler

Thanksgiving

Preparing an elaborate Thanksgiving meal isn’t for everyone. Thankfully, a plethora of haute L.A. eateries have created intricate menus for those who don’t feel like basting a turkey, prepping a pumpkin pie or whipping up mashed potatoes. Here are our picks for the best places to celebrate a stress-free Thanksgiving in the City of Angels.

Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Honors Burberry

Burberry was honored with the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style award during a typically chic ceremony on Wednesday evening.

Alexis Bittar

Alexis Bittar is a man that fully gets into the holidays—and naturally, chooses to showcase his holiday spirit through his designs. “What I love about the holidays is the sense of fantasy,” he says, adding, “That’s the whole purpose of jewelry—to play. You can explore your personality with jewelry. People uncover who they really are with the jewelry they choose to wear, because it brings out everyone’s individual sense of style.” Here, this jewelry designer to the stars reveals how he adds a little sparkle to the holiday season.

P.S. Arts

P.S. ARTS threw its annual Express Yourself benefit at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar over the weekend in support of arts education.

Mario Testino

Iconic photographer Mario Testino has been unveiled as the fifth-ever The Macallan Master of Photography.

best cupcakes in Los Angeles

Having a great cupcake in L.A. is like a trek to the Hollywood sign or setting foot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: it’s a right of passage. Here, we’ve narrowed down the plentiful list of contenders to our picks for the five best cupcakes in Los Angeles. Aren’t we being sweet for trying to help?

Sophia Loren Receives Glamorous Career Tribute at AFI Fest

Sophia Loren brought some old Hollywood glitz and glamorous to the Audi-presented AFI Fest in Hollywood last week; the Italian screen icon was the recipient of a career tribute at the Dolby Theatre.

Strange Invisible Perfumes

A VIP crowd came out to toast Alexandra Balahoutis as she launched a rare collection of limited-batch botanical perfumes at her Abbot Kinney boutique, Strange Invisible Perfumes.

Hollywood Film Awards

Oh, hello Oscars, is that you? Although the Academy Awards aren’t until February, it sure felt that way at the Palladium on November 14, which hosted the A-list, star-studded Hollywood Film Awards.

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