At the turn of the 21st century, hundreds of six-foot angels took over Los Angeles. Made of fiberglass and painted by different artists, the exciting large-scale public art project was …
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Jonathan Anderson’s final act at Loewe cements his reputation as a champion of craft
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWith all the musical chairs at fashion houses going on this last year, it was easy to miss how Jonathan Anderson used his final collection at Loewe to cement his …
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Givenchy by Sarah Burton, sliced square ballerinas in gold, $950 All eyes are on Sarah Burton’s Givenchy, where the creative director is contributing to the ballerina canon with her fall/winter …
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Jurassic Park IRL? Robot dinosaurs will invade South Coast Botanic Garden
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe dinosaurs are coming this holiday season. The South Coast Botanic Garden in the Palos Verdes Peninsula will host “Dinosaurs Around the World,” bringing 13 lifelike animatronic figures to the …
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Primm, once an affordable casino mecca for L.A., is now a ghost town
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPRIMM, Nevada — As the sun set just before 8 p.m., the bison-headed neon marquee welcoming visitors to Primm flickered faintly. The animal’s face was dark, though the words “Buffalo Bill’s” remained …
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At the most visionary Salvadoran restaurant in California, Anthony Salguero refashions his culture’s version of the beverage chicha, fermented with corn and pineapple, into a sticky, intricately sour-sweet glaze for …
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The beauty direction for Collina Strada’s NYFW show, ‘Shade,’ was all about contrasts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAt golden hour on the first day of New York Fashion Week, Collina Strada debuted its spring/summer 2026 collection, called “Shade,” on a Brooklyn Bridge pier overlooking the water. In …
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In L.A., H. Lorenzo is where you go to be reminded that fashion can be high art
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTo walk into an H. Lorenzo store is to be given a window into someone’s brain. You can’t always say that about a retail experience. A mall (as unfashionable as …
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I’m not sure what it is about me that compels people to give me their clothes. “You like it?” My friends will routinely say when I admire their things. “Take …
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My dog had a run-in with a rabid bat. Thank God for vaccines
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSince I became an adult, the list of things that I feel fairly confident will never happen to me has grown with each passing year: I will never win the …