Matthew Stone: Optimism as Cultural Rebellion @ Britweek 2013
It’s a great honor & privilege of mine to be able to act, in a small way, as an art patron from time to time and it gave me great pleasure to sponsor Matthew Stone’s recent trip to the West Coast. We brought Matthew out for BritWeek 2013, and were delighted when the interest in...
Kesh 4 Shangrila: The Unveiling Event @ Britweek 2013
For our second event held here at the hotel for Britweek 2013 we had UK born, but LA based artist, KESH host & present her latest creations custom made for the hotel. The unveiling consisted of 7 limited edition pieces inspired by her personal experience’s, and the hotel’s almost 75 year old history brilliantly re-appropriated into...
Britweek: Jubilee Swing Tea Party
During Britweek 2013 I had the pleasure of hosting our first Jubilee Swing Tea Party at the hotel co-hosted by Mich Dulce, British milliner & corsetier. It was a sublime Sunday afternoon, everyone in attendance was dressed to the hilt, swaying & dancing away the afternoon in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50′s attire. Mich’s spectacular and interactive...
Britweek Invasion
Britweek started out w a huge splash (and a red carpet) at the Residence of the British Consul General in Hancock Park. The theme was Art Deco which fits in perfectly with my tastes and inclinations although I did not know that when I dressed up to go. We were welcomed with open arms...
This Charming Baker Man
The opening night of Charming Baker’s art show at Milk Studio’s in Hollywood was a roaring success. Well attended, great atmosphere + world-class art. The state-of-the-art hanger style gallery space was packed to the gills + furnished by new works from the artist who many are saying is currently the hottest British artist in the...
Alec Monopoly Opening @ Lab Art Los Angeles
Went to the opening of Alec Monopoly’s satirical street art exhibition at Lab Art on La Brea last Wednesday. The event was a packed house. This guestlist only event was sold out which is testament to Alec’s metoric rise in the art world. Alec’s latest portraits of Keith Haring + Madonna are tagged at $50,000...
Riot on Redchurch Street
Last Sunday friend Trevor Miller invited me to a special screening of his new film, Riot on Redchurch Street, a movie about young, and not so young ne’er do wells sabotaging themselves and others on their way to building their careers. The movie had a great soundtrack with a lot of the songs written by...
Eyes Wide Shut
On Saturday I was invited to a Black Tie Goth party in honor of my friend Justin Barco w the theme of Eyes Wide Shut up in the Hollywood Hills. It was a gorgeous evening in a lovely house overlooking a breathtaking view w iconcically dressed beautiful people, great tunes and a performance by the...
Bulgari Baubles
I had the pleasure of being invited by Bulgari to their party on Tuesday night, displaying the jewels of Elizabeth Taylor that Bulgari had bought back when they were put up for sale at Christies. Just seeing the famous iconic jewels brought back all the memories of hearing the lovely and torrid stories of the...
Playing at the Parker
Last weekend I took a small working holiday and went to the Parker Palm Springs. I was there for 48 hours and had absolutely no desire or reason to leave the premises. Everything from my Jonathan Adler decorated room to the beautiful toiletries to the lush landscaping and the decadent opium-den-like Spa (which for some...
My Champagne Sisters
Bubbly Talk Radio is an international online radio show featuring hosts from 3 different countries: @ChampagneChat here in the US, @LadyCofLuxuria in the United Kingdom & @ChampagneMemori in Australia. The girls interview like-minded celebrity guests who are creative, follow their dreams & who share the vision of living a “Champagne Life.” This week it was...
The King
Elvis was a trendsetter, a cultural icon & was the leading figure of the newly born sound of Rock & Roll & who’s classic hits paved the way for the cultural collision of the fifties. Popular culture owes a huge debt to the King… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ6yAYHsHqg (A young Elvis sining Stuck On You stunning 1960 with his...
