Topanga Earth Day Fest

Sunshine made everything perfect for walking around Topanga's Earth Day Fest yesterday. I apparently had the privilege to encounter some really fashionable hippies.. Happy Earth Day!

SWEET SOUNDS OF LOVE

C o a c h e l l a 2 0 1 1

I got myself all set for Coachella this year. Here are some pictures of the fun & amazing time I had in the desert sun, breeze, beautiful crowd & heavenly music, artists & friends.

 Arcade Fire's got balls

 Beautiful Emily Kokal from WARPAINT, Ruby Corley & Zach Rosencrantz

 Beautiful Ceara McAulife & Michael Runion

 Jake Bercovici played Accordion for Warpaint

 Death from Above 1979

 WESC 

 Mr. Sam Spiegel

 Duran Duran

 Rubs & Reza

 Melissa Diner with Zodiac Shoes & Stephanie Johnson

Ratatat

We randomly saw our photographer friend Patrick Fraser on the screen chilling with the crowd(the one with the hat!)... that was awsome. Some other shows I got to experience but was too excited or couln't stop dancing & forgot to document were Animal Collective, The Kills, Chromeo, Ms. PJ Harvey, The Strokes, Duck Sauce & Kanye West. What a weekend! 

The Art of Chase

Driving on Speedway Avenue in Venice Beach last week & saw Chase in action. As a public service,artist/designer Chase and Belgium transplant now living in Los Angeles, paints free murals around the world depicting young children with the text next to them saying: “Remember Who You Are”. The intent behind the mural campaign is to inspire people to think back and reconnect with a state of being that we all enjoyed when we were children, a state of being that was filled with joy, truth, love and wonder for the world around us. Furthermore, the “Remember Who You Are” campaign also reminds us that we should always remember who we are, where we came from and where we are going.

                                                           www.theartofchase.com

Opening Ceremony & GLCO

Mon, March 21, 2011

OC

Venice Vidi Vici: Introducing Garrett Leight!

by KHIRA JORDAN

If you recognize his last name in the context of eyewear, well, you're on to something (you bookworm!). The son of Oliver Peoples founder, Larry Leight, has branched out this year to create an enlightened West Coast brand of his own–GARRETT LEIGHT CALIFORNIA OPTICAL.
Unlike many of his contemporaries, the Venice-based optician draws inspiration from that under-the-radar kind of radiance. (Think Arthur Miller, Hunter S. Thompson, or your local accidental aesthete.) Working within a vintage framework and putting a born-and-bred Bear Republic touch on each pair, Leight works to carve out an aesthetic that is instantly familiar yet undeniably individual.

Check out the collection, as well as some fun, sun-soaked video and photo outtakes from the GLCO lookbook shoot!