By Style Section L.A.

Given the time Martha Stewart has spent not dropping the soap, one would assume that her employees were properly primed on avoiding legal situations.

Apparently, one would assume wrong.

Yesterday, Venice-based artist...

By Style Section L.A.

According to a recent Time magazine article about the renaissance of downtown L.A., the reason why people go out in that part of town is because of L.A. Live.

Uh, really?

The writer claims people are saying that the neon-light...

Bored of shopping the same old stores? Here are a few of L.A.'s freshest retail spots -- lovingly curated by the staff of Style Section L.A.

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From Style Section L.A.

In case you haven't heard, online purchases are about to get pricier. Last Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown signed off on legislation that taxes every on-line purchase made in California -- whether or not the web seller has a brick-and-mortar store in the...

L.A.'s not so very scary, Hermione. Pretty Harry Potter actress Emma Watson obviously hasn't spent enough time in L.A. to know that this city isn't all corny power agents and Botox queens. The 22-year-old Brit recently said in UK Harper's Bazaar:

L.A. scares the crap out of me....

It's summer in L.A. and we're itching to channel the boho spirit as much as the next neurotically SPF-covered girl. But one hippie hallmark we'll be dispensing with this season is the middle part.

Why? Because we're not 12 years old or Kate...

L.A. isn't the most obvious fashion capital in terms of designer duds, but brands from all over the globe regularly skip over N.Y.C. to open their first Stateside shops in sunny SoCal. Why? The rent is cheaper and the spaces are bigger, noted British jeweler Stephen Webster, who opened his...

By Mary Frances Van Dyke, Style Section L.A.

As temperatures begin to fall, it's time to bust out your favorite cold weather accoutrement. And gloves are an especially fun way to winterize your outfit for the slightly chilly days in Southern California. There's just one minor problem...

By Emili Vesilind, Style Section L.A.

Just when we thought Conan O'Brien's wicked humor may have been neutered by the stiff celebrity showcase that is The Tonight Show, the flame-haired host goes and dons jeggings -- yes, those scary leggings with...

By Caitlin Monaghan

There are few things that film buffs and fashion fiends wouldn't do for the chance to converse with legendary Hollywood costume designer Edith Head, who dressed the silent film stars of the 1920s, defined the dress of the Hitchcock blondes, turned Audrey Hepburn into a princess and...

By Erin Weinger, photos by Kiino Villand for Style Section L.A. (kiinovilland.com)

A few weeks back, on a perfect Los Angeles day, a food truck parked in a West Hollywood alley at the height of lunch time. And as most food trucks at lunch...

By Erin Weinger

Both television and society reached a new low last night with the series premiere of The Spin Crowd, an E! reality program that delves into the world of celebrity public relations and product placement.

The show follows publicist Jonathan Chebon as he and his team put self...

• Make a nectarine dessert--and gift it to Taryn Manning.
• Repeal Beaujolais Nouveau.
• Take a bikram yoga class wearing a fitness bra by Imitation of Christ, kulats by Danskin and goldenrod Havaianas.

By Andrew Harmon

If you typed "gay" into Google News last Wednesday you got a doozy in subsequent search results: Target has donated a cool $150,000 to a Minnesota campaign aiding state Rep. Tom Emmer in his quest to become another homophobic governor. This in a state otherwise...

Rochelle Gores Fredston knows her Napa. The 28-year-old founder, creative director and CEO of Arcade Boutique in West Hollywood has been frequenting wine country for the past three years with her now husband, hedge fund manager David Fredston. "We're very big wine people," she says. And as such,...

We love Corey Lynn Calter. So much so that we photographed her modern art-filled, East Hollywood Hills pad last February. And now the designer's grown up, yet girly aesthetic can be found on her new blog,

"It's been fun to watch the fashion," said a woman named Sandy, one of the many guests of last Saturday evening's opening of the California Design Biennial at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. As Sandy sat on the museum terrace, whiskey in hand, watching the parade of good dress...

Yesterday, on a long-awaited balmy Los Angeles day, Burberry chief creative officer Christopher Bailey hosted a classic English Tea at an Ivy-covered estate in Beverly Hills. The cute-as-a-button Brit had flown into town on a one day jaunt to celebrate the brand's very first beauty line, which launched at Nordstrom...

It used to be that there were two types of sunglasses: those that Mary-Kate would wear, and those that she would not. Looking for a pair these days does not entail lemming purchases. Sunglass styles are all over the map -- some vintage-inspired, others not. Here are our favorites for...