Last night we attended the book launch of style and beauty writer of LA Times, Melissa Magsaysay's City Of Style, Exploring Los Angeles Fashion, from Bohemian to Rock. The fete was hosted by Philip Lim boutique on trendy Roberston Boulevard. It was a great crowd of Los Angeles's most influential designers, retailers, tastemakers and trendsetters mostly people included in the book like our very own Cameron Silver and yours truly:) It is a must have book in order to understand Los Angeles fashion and the idiosyncratic individuals who have fueled its powerful transformations. Buy the book here to read more about Los Angeles fashion and the beautiful author and dear friend of Decades Melissa Magsaysay. -Eri Melissa Magsaysay, author of City of Style Continue reading →
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Explore the Fashion of LA in City Of Style May 24, 2012 New York, London, Paris, Milan. While these cities are commonly known as the capitals of fashion, there are many cities that have become lost in the mix despite having a lively fashion scene, Los Angeles being just one of them. Happily, that is no more thanks to City of Style: Exploring Los Angeles Fashion, from Bohemian to Rock, a new book by Melissa Magsaysay, style editor of the Los Angeles Times. In City of Style, Magsaysay explores the different fashion subcultures that exist in Los Angeles—including romantic bohemian, skater and surfer, chola-style, casual chic, indie-eclectic, and so on. Each of these styles has been shaped by the climate, history, and personalities of Los ... Continue reading →
May 22, 2012 | 0 Comments Mandy Moore, Melissa Magsaysay and Minka Kelly Kristen Bell and Nicole Chavez To fête the book launch of City of Style, a well-edited exploration of both the styles and influencers that collectively define the city’s fashion ethos, former Los Angeles Times style and beauty writer Melissa Magsaysay chose one of the city’s high temples of style: Phillip Lim’s Robertson Boulevard boutique. Inside the white-walled boutique (designed by the teams at Leong Leong Architecture, PARA Project and Giancarlo Valle) partygoers celebrated alongside Lim’s spring and summer collections, set against the store’s signature spiked walls. Guests included everyone from reality television star-cum-designer Whitney Port and celebrity stylist Nicole Chavez, (both featured in Magsaysay’s book) to actresses Kristen Bell and Minka Kelly ... Continue reading →
'City of Style' Party Draws L.A.'s Fashion and Film Crowd Love this great party coverage from my friend, talented writer and former WWD colleague Michelle Dalton Tyree. Her new site www.fashiontrendsdaily.com is certainly poised to become the next online style resource! xxM http://www.fashiontrendsdaily.com/events/melissa-magsaysay-city-of-style-book-party-brings-out-l-a-s-fashion-and-film-crowd Continue reading →
May 22, 2012 | 0 Comments Mandy Moore, Melissa Magsaysay and Minka Kelly Kristen Bell and Nicole Chavez To fête the book launch of City of Style, a well-edited exploration of both the styles and influencers that collectively define the city’s fashion ethos, former Los Angeles Times style and beauty writer Melissa Magsaysay chose one of the city’s high temples of style: Phillip Lim’s Robertson Boulevard boutique. Inside the white-walled boutique (designed by the teams at Leong Leong Architecture, PARA Project and Giancarlo Valle) partygoers celebrated alongside Lim’s spring and summer collections, set against the store’s signature spiked walls. Guests included everyone from reality television star-cum-designer Whitney Port and celebrity stylist Nicole Chavez, (both featured in Magsaysay’s book) to actresses Kristen Bell and Minka Kelly ... Continue reading →
