If disco fever, Studio 54, and pillbox hats are more than a distant memory, put on your Halston dress and go see the film, Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston. This week, the Costume Council of LACMA along with support from?Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth and David Netto, Katherine Ross, Cameron Silver, Angelique Soave, and Alexandra Von […]
? Summer is officially over. The fall social season is now in full-swing and the mailbox is once again full with invitations to social events and charity events.? It started on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, right after Labor Day, with the special screening and west coast premiere of The September Issue: Anna Wintour & the
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Members of the Costume Council along with guests and a celebrity crowd came for the film debut dressed in style (many wearing the signature Valentino red). The film, directed by Matt Tyrnauer, documents two and a half years in the life of the couture designer just prior to his retirement and includes highlights of Valentino’s
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It was a fun night at LACMA recently when the Costume Council hosted the elegant Liz Goldwyn, author of Pretty Things: The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens. ?A documentary film of the same name appeared on HBO in 2005. ?Liz has been collecting burlesque costumes from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, and some pieces
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JULIE SPIRA IS AN AUTHOR, ENTREPRENEUR, AND CYBER-DATING EXPERT. She started her career as a radio show host and voice-over announcer at WAAL in Binghamton, NY where she was the first female announcer at the FM rock station. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Television-Radio from the Roy H. Park School of Communications
