While I was an undergraduate at UCLA I’d attended a performance of Edith Piaf as she visited Los Angeles. It was a stunning revelation as to the possibilities of what one woman could do singing alone on a stage and wearing a very simple black dress, and I believe wearing…
Month: March 2015
That clever, forever young, Anita Loos said a lot of memorable things. She spoke in one hilarious essay about stress relief and what it boiled down to was a suggestion to take up needlepoint or knitting. When I get stressed I like to walk with friends. Lanier of SCENTS MEMORY…
March 25, 2015 Julie Andrews will take the stage at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday night for a 50th anniversary screening of “The Sound of Music,” where she’s appearing with Christopher Plummer, her costar in the beloved best picture-winning film at the opening night of the TCM Classic Film…
Vickie Lester recommends, “The Asylum: True Tales of Madness from a Life in Fashion” by Simon Doonan
Poppets! You know my fascination with fashion, especially since The Kid has been spending the past couple of years at the Royal Academy of Design in Antwerp. Right now he’s working on his second year collection, the silhouettes were approved by his professors, and I was looking for something to…
I had dinner out last night in Beverly Hills, and I have a confession to make. Since I’ve adapted to online conversation, I have let my wardrobe devolve to t-shirts and jeans. Not exactly very grownup or “going out” attire. So, in attempt to gussy it up, I remembered my…
I did not make breakfast, but lounged about as magic occurred in the kitchen, of course I had to endure some alt. rock and garage band anthems, but it seemed a small price to pay for delicious coffee, chopped grapefruit, scrambled eggs and onions, toast and marmalade. The apple of…