The sleek modern lines and vibrant touches of color in Don Draper's new apartment on "Mad Men" spring from the changing styles of the mid-1960s, and set decorator Claudette Didul took the L.A. Times on a virtual tour of apartment 17B.
Dig Don Draper's New Pad? "Mad Men" Set Decorator Reveals Mostly-Local Sources For Its Swinging 60s Style
Who Wore What, When, and Why: 'Fashion in the Middle Ages' @ The Getty Center
What we wear every day has meaning--just ask any host of all those reality shows about fashion, makeovers, and style. "Fashion in the Middle Ages," a manuscript exhibit at the Getty Center opening Tuesday, May 31, focuses on how clothes made the Medieval man and woman.
Interview: Addicted To Style At Janine Jarman's Gothic-Victorian Hairroin Salon
Salon owner, style maven, and semi finalist on Bravo's "Shear Genius," Janine Jarman is an interesting gal in an interesting place doing interesting things. We chatted with the petite powerhouse at her Cahuenga Corridor headquarters, Hairroin Salon and emailed some questions back and forth. Here's what's up with Janine...
Streets of Gold--and Marble, Dupioni, and Toile Legends of La Cienega Walk May 8-9
By Gareen Darakjian for LAist
LAist Goes Shopping: CB2 at 8000 Sunset
Once upon a time, Angelenos flocked to 8000 W Sunset Blvd to buy CDs at the Virgin Megastore's US flagship. But since no one seems to buy actual discs anymore, the Virgin Megastore fell prey to economic hard times, and, following on the heels of iconic Sunset Strip music retailer Tower Records, closed up shop for good over a year ago.
STYLEist: Upscale Mens Vintage Spotted on the Streets
Going down Hollywood Blvd., it was hard not to miss this stylish man as he walked down the street. Turns out, he was named as one of Esquire Magazine's Best Dressed Real Men in America a few years ago. Meet Jonathan Kanarek, the owner of men's clothing store Jake Vintage in Hollywood.
STYLEist: A Weekday Stroll Down The Venice Beach Boardwalk
Venice Beach has a lot of stylish people, here is a small sampling of what you might see.
STYLEist: Downtown After Dark
Black Leather Jacket with Metalic Print,Shirtless,Heavy Leather Boots Sockless, Black Shredded Scarf with a dual purpose of also being a Headpiece,Cropped Pants, Large Thick Round Eyeglasses all pulled together with a Bright Yellow and White Leather Belt.
STYLEist: Los Angeles Skater
Wool Black Fedora with Feather, Unbuttoned Black Sport Coat, Hand Painted Jeans with Personalized Graffiti, Hand Painted Shoes to Match Hand Painted Jeans, Untucked Dress Shirt with Brown and White T-Shirt all held up with an Orange Belt.
STYLEist: A Stroll Down Rodeo Drive
Who would you pick as the best dressed in todays STYLEist photos?
STYLEist: Guys with Style
These guys all had an individual style, which one stands out to you?
STYLEist: Talent Alert!
I met this young artist named Julian walking down Fairfax Ave. checking out the new hip stores that are popping up along Fairfax Ave between Beverly & Melrose. Julian and his mom were both wearing t-shirts hand painted by Julian and each shirt was a work of art. I wouldn't be surprised to see his designs being featured in a store or two along this avenue.
STYLEist: At a West Hollywood Bus Stop
Sitting at a bus stop in West Hollywood yesterday with an opened button up shirt, his posture, his energy, his style all stood out. More fashion STYLEist photos from yesterday can be found here.
Your Job Sucks -- Go Travel the World in Style
You may have seen this ad-mural go up at Melrose & Fairfax. It's part of clothing company 55DSL's viral-ad-whatever-the-fuck-it-is campaign to get people applying for a new job opportunity. The job: travel around the world in 55DSL clothes, or, as they say, "roam the earth and find all that is good and pure and kick ass." The application: a video application 1:55 seconds long.
Suzanne Pleshette, Rest In Peace
We're sad to learn that actress Suzanne Pleshette has died in Los Angeles from lung cancer at age 70. Although she appeared in film very early in her career in such high profile projects as Jerry Lewis' The Geisha Boy and Hitchcock's The Birds, the vast majority of her time was spent in television.
New Year's Resolutions - Your Guide to Style with Erinn Valencich from Ominarte Design
I didn't want to just do a "best of" list. So this year, I've decided to take a years worth of personal New Year's Resolutions, ask around for those of friends and put a call out to readers (email me here) about things you've always wanted to know, always wanted to do and then take those requests and ask an expert, an insider to help out. The result? Here goes...
Phil McGraw: Caring Family Friend, or Shameless Self-Promoter?
After Britney's standoff with police last week and the ensuing tornado of paparazzi, internet rumors, and unconfirmed accounts of the incident, there is one story that is causing a stir and its not centered around Britney, but rather, Dr. Phil McGraw, TV host.
Pizza Pioneer Ed LaDou Dies at 52
Ed LaDou, the father of modern California-style pizza, has died of cancer at age 52 in Santa Monica. LaDou is best known for his work at Wolfgang Puck's legendary Spago; LaDou was the first to experiment with unusual and innovative pizza toppings like duck and smoked salmon, and he also helped develop the menu for the casual dining chain California Pizza Kitchen. From The LA Times:
"Ed really set the tone for the pizza," said Mark Peel, a former chef at Spago who now owns Campanile in Los Angeles. "Wolfgang had a great sense of taste, but he was not a pizza maker by any means. Ed was highly skilled, fast and clean; he was an intelligent guy who made a great, great crust. There are people who have built empires on less."more ›
Radiohead and NYE, Max and Jason and Current TV
So we heard that at 12:00 a.m. EST, 9:00 p.m. PST (or LA time for those of us who could give a crap about the rest of the West Coast) tonight, those sexy boys at Current TV, Max Lugavere and Jason Silva, will be hosting the exclusive (yes, exclusive) US broadcast of Radiohead playing In Rainbows. In its entirety. Sexy, exclusive, entirety. After the broadcast, M and J will be hosting a very special Best of Current TV hour.
Best Cookbooks of 2007: Part One
Welcome to a two-part review of the year’s best cookbooks. In part one, I’ll list five new books that inspired me in the kitchen in 2007…part 2 will include five rediscoveries that you might want to add to your shelf.
DVD Tuesday, uh, Wednesday: The Dickhouse Experiment
After debuting last week on the Internet, because I'm afraid I might like it and lose all credibility.
Pencil This In: Tuesday
CLASSICAL: There's other classical music about town tonight besides Chanticleer. The Calder Quartet is the Colburn Conservatory’s first quartet-in-residence, and these new faculty members will show their chops with a program that includes Philip Glass, Quartet No. 2 “Company” by Philip Glass; Quartet in A minor “Rosamunde” by Franz Schubert and Terry Riley's “Cadenza on the Night Plain.”

