More from Ryma Chikhoune, WWD
Lashify Opens First Store, Expands Into Makeup With pH-Reactive Blush
It’s a new chapter for Lashify’s Sahara Lotti, who opens her first store in coveted Melrose Place in Los Angeles on Thursday. Her aim was to make the physical space, at 860 square feet, a natural extension of the brand’s existing aesthetic. With 604 patents worldwide and an innovator in the luxury DIY lash category, Lashify saw […]
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DTLA’s Level 8 Dining and Nightlife Complex Features Pool-Deck Drinks Spot Golden Hour
Golden Hour is where you start your night at Level 8, said Angelenos Mark and Jonnie Houston of Houston Hospitality. The twin brothers, behind No Vacancy and Black Rabbit Rose, introduce their newest concept: a 30,000-square-foot dining, drinking and entertainment experience on the eighth floor of the Yabu Pushelberg-designed Moxy & AC Hotel in downtown […]
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Inside Givenchy’s Starry LA Launch Party with Lukas Gage, Mason Gooding, Madelaine Petsch and More
Bonded to Hollywood since the days of Audrey Hepburn, the luxury brand toasted its first Rodeo Drive store with two nights of parties that welcomed guests including star stylist Elizabeth Stewart and others.
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Louis Vuitton’s Newest California-Inspired Scent, Pacific Chill, Was Born at the Polo Lounge
“Thanks for coming to our wedding,” joked Alex Israel, walking through rows of lined benches in the open air, alongside Louis Vuitton’s maître parfumeur Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud. It’s a marriage of artistry; the two presented their latest fragrance collaboration, the fifth in the series, Pacific Chill. They faced an audience of influencers and press overlooking the ocean, perched atop […]
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Goop and the Maybourne Beverly Hills Hotel to Bring Claridge’s Afternoon Tea to L.A.
The Maybourne Beverly Hills is welcoming back sister hotel Claridge’s for an afternoon tea residency. This time, it’s a partnership with Goop. The service will be held on April 1 and 2 at 2 p.m., fusing traditional English tea offerings with California-inspired treats. Claridge’s executive pastry chef Thibault Hauchard is behind the dessert menu; visitors […]
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Hauser & Wirth Expands in L.A., Opens in West Hollywood With George Condo Exhibit
Hauser & Wirth, the art gallery founded in Zurich in 1992 that represents the likes of Mark Bradford, Amy Sherald and Jenny Holzer, is expanding in Los Angeles. After opening in the L.A. Arts District in March 2016 — inhabiting the restored 116,000-square-foot Globe Mills complex — a new location has come to West Hollywood. The institution has […]
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Longchamp, With Special Guest Lana Condor, Hosts L.A. Dinner Party in Celebration of Box-Trot Bag
Like many teenage girls, Lana Condor wore Longchamp’s Le Pliage bag in high school — “down to destruction,” she said with a laugh. “I was so devoted to that bag,” she continued. “I wore it forever and ever and ever. To the point where the lining on the inside was like, ‘Give it up!’” It was […]
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