European fashion houses and brands finally realize it's about time they do their fashion shows where people actually buy and wear their clothes and carry their totes and bags-Hollywood.
The other plus is the weather and the climate backed with economics, the industry, and the lifestyle, doing an haute couture cruise collection runway show that'll be purchase, snapped up then posted.
A Redken creative director told me Cruise Collections are usually treated as an afterthought in Manhattan, where pop-up trucks casually park in front of magazines' offices as though they're mobile coffee trucks.
Cruise collections clothes, themselves, really don't have a purpose in the Hamptons.
But, LA's lucky location and glitzy entertainment industries give a reason and a rise for a sand and surf to street wear, in a chic way.
The historically, legendary Paramount Studios, is no better venue than that. Right before COVID, Paramount Studios have been a premiere party and event venue, throwing festivals and parties. Plus, as a studio, they got the space, the craftsmanship technicians, and the materials, right on hand, to props and backdrops in a nanosecond.
Paramount's soundstages and backlots' catwalk/courtyard turned into a skating rink for Popsk8Live Roller Skaters and dancers, backed by Nile Roger's DiscoOasis afterparty, bringing LA's funk with archetypical food trucks.
Chanel 2023 Cruise Collection is just hyped-up athleisure.
MCM Ultra's luscious blackcurrant notes drift over a base of cedarwood, tonka, and moss. These rich, earthy scents are complemented with light floral bouquets of tuberose and jasmine, in combination with crisp Pink Lady apple, Italian bergamot, and a dash of pink pepper – with warm amber tones completing the layered fragrance. MCM Ultra is 100% vegan and made with 74% biodegradable ingredients.
Top Notes: Black Currant, Pink Pepper, Pink Lady Apple, Bergamot Italy NaturalsTogether™ Middle Notes: Apricot Nectar, Tuberose, Jasmine Sambac Base Notes: Cedarwood NaturalsTogether™, Golden Amber, Tonka Bean, Moss
Pretty darn close to a real MCM mini purse, this adorable perfume bottle is designed as a mini MCM backpack purse.
People in the know, know Goldenvoice's Stagecoach as the Coachella for Country-Western. What most outsiders don't know is that it has morphed over sixteen years in Americana and good ole classic rock and roll.
Even dance and electronica have two-stepped into the arena. When they do, recently, the country-western folks appreciate it as a rare treat. They're the overlooked audience who always enjoy and admire it from afar. For them to actively participate in it, that most dance, hip-hop, and electronica crowds take for granted, is a rare awareness and treat, country-western cherish.
Folks were pleasantly shocked that Nelly closed down Saturday night then Diplo returned for the second time in a row, which is his third time at Stagecoach.
The cowboys, cowgirls, farm boys, and farm girls knew and chanted Nelly's lyrics right back to him, showing him some love, from the heart.
It's also reflecting Nelly crossing over into the country genre by collaborating with acts such as Tim McGraw, Kane Brown and Florida Georgia Line.
Of course being Stagecoach, Diplo has always invited a singer to join in. Diplo's closing finale is where and when big, fresh talent breaks through...
Yep, that's Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus closing down Stagecoach four years ago, with Diplo, with "Old Town Road." This was the moment that made Lil Nas X.
Yes, the more established acts, such as ZZ Top, Bryan Adams, Melissa Etheridge, and Elle King warmed up that nights' headling acts and finales, starting at 6pm each night.
But to further show the evolution of electronica, DJ Bad Ash, aka Ashlee Williams, mixes country music classics into samples and mixtapes with beats.
Yes, Diplo had pole dancers with him, closing down Stagecoach. The country-western folks went "Crazy Horse" for that.
Diplo mentioned he has more fun and experiences greater appreciation performing at Stagecoach, than the usual and predictable Coachella's more experienced and more jaded electronica/dance crowd with competing electronica/dance DJ fighting for attention.
As a fundraiser and an awareness of Turkish craftsmen and artisans who survived and were victimized by Southeastern Turkish earthquake, in Southeastern Anatolia, Yadiar "memento," Textiles and Handicrafts of Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey threw a weekend open house exhibit of traditional Turkish fashion and interior design, this past weekend at Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica.
A Turkish "get to know us."
Of course, the first opening night is the fun night.
They did a runway show of traditional Turkish wedding fashion show, from pre-bath to groom shaving to bride and groom.
Following the fashion show, guests nibbled on protein-rich and vegan Turkish appetizers and wine.
This is a Finnish answer, a Finnish take on a Quentin Tarantino-type of movie, a Nazi meets Gold Heist meets Revenge movie while introducing a new type of action-hero, "SISU."
Rolling out in major mainstream movie theaters in major cites:
NYC Theaters: AMC Empire 25, AMC 34th Street, AMC Lincoln Square, Regal UA Kaufman Astoria,Regal Essex Crossing, Regal Union Square, Regal UA Sheepshead Bay, AMC Magic Johnson Harlem, AMC Jersey Gardens, Alamo Drafthouse Staten Island and more.
LA Theaters: TCL Chinese Theatres + IMAX, AMC The Grove 14, Universal Cinema AMC at Universal Hollywood, AMC Century 15, AMC Burbank 16, and AMC Santa Anita 16, among others in Los Angeles county.
It's all about an ex-World War I commando who retires as gold miner, who suddenly strikes a mother lode of gold, right in the middle of the Nazi invading Finland. Before you know it,
the main protagonist, commando-turned-gold miner, Sisu has the Nazi chasing him to steal his gold. Then, it's Sisu exacting revenge onthe Nazi, in superhuman strength, toughness, and cunningness that scares the Nazi straight.
If Quentin Tarantino directed a movie based in Finnish World War II, it'll be "SISU."
The central protagonist, Sisu, is a living definition of Finnish tenacity, a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds.
During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And no matter what the Nazis throw at him, the one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back – even if it means killing every last Nazi in his path.
What movie, "Chevalier" and PBS' mini-series, "Marie-Antoinette" have in common? Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, of course, let give the man his due.
The talented violinist, composer, and fencer, Chevalier was in Marie-Antoinette's inner circle.
Obviously, the moive "Chevalier" was based on his life. He also made a couple of appearances in PBS'
Dior Gris Fragrance Launch Pop-Up on Melrose Ave. was one of the best-smelling pop-up exhibitions. Of course, it was pumping out the oakmoss, unisex fragrance.
Dior commissioned various artists to represent what Dior Gris means to them visually.
The big finale was a moving, interactive sculpture of rotating lighted c-stands in a circle.
Remember, all these chic exhibits and artworks are about Dior Gris Fragrance, a grey fragrance for anyone. The real treat was the central perfume library lounge where anyone can sniff and spritz all of Dior's perfumes and colognes and fragrances. The bigger treat was that you could buy a mid-size bottle of Dior Gris as a cool souvenir.
This exhibit pop-up was going on during the first weekend of Coachella. A chic retreat and treat for those who can't make it to Coachella.
