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Gavin Rossdale: What the Bling Ring did is 'pretty disgusting'

2013-06-06 08:00:00

In “The Bling Ring," a group of starry-eyed teens define their worth by the number of designer duds in their closet. The young protagonists of Sofia Coppola’s based-on-a-true-story film don’t actually own any of these coveted items, of...

Kerry Washington: 'I'm the luckiest broad in Hollywood now'

2013-05-07 14:44:00

Kerry Washington is looking pretty enviable on the cover of June's Elle magazine. The "Scandal" star is proclaimed by the fashion mag to be "the hottest woman on TV." The ABC political drama in which she plays White House PR maven Olivia Pope, who has a...

Paris runways: Shaking things up

2013-03-10 00:00:00

PARIS — We saw a giant spinning globe at Chanel, heard live music by Antony and the Johnsons at Givenchy and snapped front-row pics everywhere of celebrities, including Jessica Chastain, Naomi Watts, Frank Ocean, Zoe Saldana, January Jones, Kourtney...

Paris Fashion Week fall 2013: Isabel Marant review

2013-03-02 10:10:00

PARIS -- Take a stroll through any of the trendy contemporary stores in Paris, or L.A. for that matter, and it’s clear that Isabel Marant is the designer everyone is chasing. Her hidden platform high-top sneakers, tweedy cardigan jackets, studded...

Paris Fashion Week fall 2013: Rick Owens review

2013-03-01 08:39:00

PARIS -- A rush of wind and billowing smoke at the top of the runway signaled a new mood for Rick Owens. The California-raised, Paris-based designer who made his name on second-skin leathers with a dark and moody bent showed his fall 2013 collection...

Paris Fashion Week fall 2013: Balmain review

2013-02-28 15:19:00

PARIS -- Malibu gal pals Cher, jewelry designer Loree Rodkin and Chrome Hearts co-founder Laurie Stark sat front row on Thursday afternoon at Paris Fashion Week, taking in Oliver Rousteing’s rocker-chic Balmain collection. The inspiration: The...

Sizzling hot looks: Fashion fads of 2012

2012-12-30 00:00:00

Sensible shoes Flat smoking slippers in velvet or satin and wedge sneakers with studs and straps overtook sky-high platforms in the fashionable footwear race. Artful nails Whether it was tiny Union Jacks, tuxedos, stripes, crystal flowers or...

Paris Fashion Week: Sleek and chic

2012-09-30 00:00:00

PARIS — This season of Paris Fashion Week, which runs through Wednesday, is shaping up to be about new beginnings as designers show their spring-summer 2013 collections. In the first of two main events, Belgian designer Raf Simons blew the dust off...

'Decades' of fashion history and inspiration

2012-11-21 00:00:00

Cameron Silver, owner of the vintage shopping institution Decades, has spent the last 15 years teaching Hollywood and the fashion world that what's old is new. And now he has written a book on the subject. "Decades: A Century of Fashion" (Bloomsbury,...

Fashion trends: What's hot today can easily turn into a cliché. How do you know what will stick?

2011-06-24 14:47:00

They shared the glassy eyes, the stilted smile and the artificially shiny blond hair, but Paris Hilton's wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York was wearing an outfit that might have made the real celebrity practically melt with shame: The dummy was...

Favorite boutiques in Los Angeles and beyond

2012-03-11 00:00:00

Seeking a quintessential Los Angeles fashion experience? Here are our picks of the top boutiques where you can have one. Elyse Walker The vibe: Beachy casual with a metropolitan edge, a shop that includes Alexander McQueen evening gowns and Prada flip-...

Looks from the Balmain spring-summer 2013 runway collection shown during Paris Fashion Week.

2012-09-28 09:59:00