Looking for that perfect gift for your person of interest who has friggin’ everything? Well, lucky for you, my favorite circus of local hipster-handmades is coming to town! Unique LA is now a huge deal and has morphed into the STATE OF UNIQUE which produces shows in NYC and SF as well as our fine […]
More local. More hip. More California. This is a Pop Up store just in time for the holidays featuring emerging local designers in the LA scene. Here is your chance to discover new fashion and support local designers. Graffiti Beach was formed to showcase new talent in fashion, music and art. They strive to give […]
Yesterday in Culver City was the Indie Arts and Crafts Festival: Patchwork. It is exactly what it sounds like, independent artists and crafters get together to pimp their wares. However, this is not your grandma’s craft fair…not that your grannie’s not cool… but these are hipster crafts with buzzwords like ‘up-cycling’ and ‘sustainable’ in their […]
If you don’t want to try one of the many LA Environs activities this Halloween — high tail it out of town. Starting tonight there are many hipster activities happening in our neighbor to the east, Palm Springs. For Lifestyles of the Hip and Fabulous, there’s the ACE HOTEL and Swim Club. Tonight: Thursday […]
Your annual excuse to dress-like-a-harlot-and-get-away-with-it has arrived. Halloween has descended upon LA. Whether you’re trying to find a place to show off your creative costume…or not, I’ve compiled a list of Halloween activities ranging from the ordinary to the extra-way-out-there. Here are some quick categories if you already know what you want: Old Skool Ghouls […]
Dine LA starts today. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to try as many restaurants as LA has to offer in the next two weeks. Lucky for you, the restaurants make it pretty easy for you to accomplish this task. How does it work Well, a bunch of restaurants opt into one […]
Apparently, the new hipster hangout of choice is one of the many nouveaux German Taverns popping up around the City of Angels. Maybe it is the array of beers on tap that draws them. Perhaps it is the delectable selection of wursts. There are several beer halls to choose from: Wurst küche (Downtown and soon […]
I feel like everyone I know is looking for that ONE GREAT FIND. There is something primal about “the hunt.” That elated feeling when you find that amazing vintage brooch that completes your look or that mid-century Eames lounge in perfect condition is part of our DNA. I mean, obviously that is the same feeling […]
I was ogling the custom beach cruisers at Villy Customs and built my dream bike with their custom bike builder for a future date… and even though I couldn’t export my design to show you, here’s a cute one. Since Cyclavia was postponed until October, I’ve been craving a bike ride. This is the LA […]
The DIY of the past has had a bad rap: half made scarves in your closet, glib sayings on needlepoint that don’t apply to anyone, stuff made out of pipe cleaners and tongue depressors. However with the advent of Etsy and Make magazine, DIY has emerged from it’s monogrammed and crocheted-teddy-bear-pillow cocoon into the 21st […]