This story is part of Image’s October Luxury issue, exploring what luxury really means to artists, designers, aestheticians, architects and more. In the 2005 Chanel miniseries “Signé Chanel,” French filmmaker …
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The best staycations near L.A.: Idyllwild, Palm Springs, Ojai and more
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen my wife and I want to escape the hustle and bustle of L.A., we usually head to a nearby campground in Angeles National Forest. When I asked her if …
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Looking for the L.A. Times crossword puzzle? Try our new quiz first.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSenior features writer Adam Tschorn is a former small-town newspaper editor, game-show question-and-answer man and fashion scribe who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2007. He currently covers a wide …
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How to embrace your natural hair, skin and smile, with Elyse Thoms
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA skin, hair or makeup routine is never just a skin, hair or makeup routine. We dived deep into the beauty rituals of artists and aestheticians across L.A., and in …
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Julie Bowen
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor Julie Bowen, mom of three teenage boys, a perfect Sunday would include plenty of “me time.” “My whole family calls laundry and dishes my ‘hobbies,’” she said. “No, no, …
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I had a chance at happiness with the new guy. But was I ready for it?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHe handed me a brown paper bag — mind you, just a regular lunch-size kraft paper bag that was still flat and folded — and in all seriousness said, “Just …
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Photographer and creative director Barrington Darius on his hair-cutting ritual
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA skin, hair or makeup routine is never just a skin, hair or makeup routine. We dived deep into the beauty rituals of artists and aestheticians across L.A., and in …
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How to see the lost art of rebel Disney imagineer Rolly Crump in L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRolly Crump had an outsized reputation. A rebel in the Disney fold. A beatnik. An unapologetic tell-it-like-it-is you-know-what. Crump, who died last year at the age of 93, also forever …
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Book these campsites near L.A. now to bask in wildflowers come spring
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOne Sunday morning in March 2019, I asked my wife to get in the car and go on a road trip with me. I decided to keep our destination a …
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A duplex in Westwood is now a triplex with parking thanks to ADU
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIsabel Janken, her son Glen by her side, slowly ascends the stairs to her family’s newly built accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in Westwood. Every step is a struggle, but …