Posts by Laura Schreffler

Haute Secrets: Designer Talia Hancock

Here are the Haute Secrets of Orange County-born designer Talia Hancock; check out her guide to the best of luxury living in the City of Angels.

Tea and Crumpets: The Top 5 Afternoon Teas in Los Angeles

If you fancy some good old-fashioned English tea and crumpets, here are the top 5 hautest spots in Los Angeles where you’ll feel like Royalty when you drink it!

Oprah Winfrey’s $600,000 Santa Barbara Yard Sale

Oprah Winfrey had the mother of all yard sales over the weekend as she auctioned off $600,000 worth of furniture, art and antiques from her Santa Barbara estate. Proceeds from the sale went to the 59-year-old media giant’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.

3.1 Phillip Lim’s West Hollywood Boutique Burglarized

LA saw its second couture burglary in the last month this week. 3.1 Phillip Lim’s West Hollywood boutique was the target of a robbery around 4 A.M. Monday morning.

Haute 100 LA Update: Drew Barrymore Expecting Second Child

Drew Barrymore is pregnant with her second child. The 38-year-old actress’ rep confirmed the news that she and art consultant husband Will Kopelman are expecting after a photo surfaced that clearly showed off a baby bump.

Gucci Presents LACMA’s Art + Film Gala

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) toasted its hautest event of the season on Saturday evening at its third annual Art+Film Gala. $4.1 million was raised at the event, which honored artist David Hockney and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese and was co-chaired by Scorsese staple Leonardo DiCaprio and LACMA trustee Eva Chow.

Montblanc Sponsors the 30th Annual Breeders World Cup

Montblanc sponsored thoroughbred racing’s prestigious 30th Breeders’ Cup World Championships over the weekend. Purses and awards totalled $27 million after 14 races at Santa Anita Park Nov. 1 and 2.

Ferragamo Pop-Up Open at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

FG202 0013Ferragamo not only sponsored the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts’ A-list inaugural gala Oct. 17, but the luxury brand also has its own pop-up shop within the venue’s Grand Hall. The boutique officially opened to the public late last month.

Haute 100 LA Update: Leonardo DiCaprio Presents ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ Restoration

Martin Scorsese was apologetic that he couldn’t be on hand to present the world premiere of the newly restored Rebel Without a Cause, but he very nicely sent a stand-in: his frequent star, Leonardo DiCaprio. The 38-year-old actor explained to the crowd gathered at LACMA on Friday evening that the director was “stuck in New York finishing our film Wolf of Wall Street.”

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