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84 BIRD OF PARADISE Captured in Santa Barbara’s fantastical Lotusland, otherwordly superhero Zoe Saldana comes down to earth.
98 THE ROAD TO BAJA Two adventurers make their way down the coast for a breathtaking off-the-grid experience.
106 KEEPING IT REAL
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Lauren Soloff on a rustic mountain retreat, A-list hairstylist Leanne Citrone reawakens to family life in the outdoors.
114 ART MAJOR The founders of Guess blaze a trail with their new Marciano Art Foundation, conflating local history with the art world’s
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ZOE SALDANA wearing a TOM FORD dress, and rings by LIKA BEHAR and Y&H for JEWELISTA. Photographed by KURT MARKUS. Styled by ALISON EDMOND. Hair by CHRIS McMILLAN at Solo Artists for Chris McMillan The Salon. Makeup by VERA STEIMBERG at The Criterion Group for Chanel. Nails by TINA AU using Seche Vite.
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“ART MAJOR” (P.114) AND “KEEPING IT REAL” (P.106): SAM FROST. “THE LIFE AQUATIC” (P.118): LARS STRANDBERG. “THE ROAD TO BAJA” (P.98): GIANLUCA FELLINI. “BIRD OF PARADISE” (P.84): KURT MARKUS. SEE SHOPPING GUIDE FOR DETAILS, P.123.
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Departments 26 FOUNDER’S LETTER Living in the moment.
28 C PEOPLE Who’s who behind the scenes of C.
30 #CMYCALIFORNIA Unplug in Santa Barbara County with
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Lauren Malloy of Women’s Heritage.
35 C WHAT’S HOT Blondie is back. Matcha lands in San Diego. Bathing suits that pop poolside. Plus, the best of summer skincare, getaways and beach reads.
45 C FASHION Our guide to fall fashion. Golden timepieces for counting down the hours.
57 C BEAUTY
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Virginia Johnson’s dreamy prints take in the California view. Deck your outdoor spaces with summer-ready finds.
69 C MENU Good, clean-eating fun with Pamela Salzman. Tech-savvy nutrition plans from a San Francisco startup. Catch a bite at East
75 C TRAVEL The Lowell in NYC gets a dose of
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79 C CULTURE Art-tripping through the Golden State.
123 SHOPPING GUIDE 124 WHEN IN Easy-breezy living in Lake Tahoe.
126 PHOTO FINISH World-champion surfer Stephanie Gilmore hangs ten in Malibu.
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FOUNDER’S LETTER
Summer. The very word evokes a longing in me, calling up memories of sunny days past, bonfires on the beach and watching surfers ride waves without a care in the world. There were no deadlines, no meetings—nowhere to be except exactly where you were at that point in time. Living in the moment is something I am trying to be more aware of now. As cliché as it sounds, every day is a gift (reaffirmed for me after recently losing my beloved stepfather, Michael Towbes—always a big supporter of me and my dreams of creating this magazine). I am reminded to appreciate every second and live each to its fullest. I can’t think of a better place to enjoy life and while away a warm day than the grounds of Lotusland. Santa Barbara’s garden jewel, considered to be the top botanical garden in America, is what it is today thanks to its creator, the late Madame Ganna Walska. A colorful, oft-married part-time opera singer, she found her true audience among the cacti and plants that dot the 37-acre paradise. We pay homage to Walska and her sartorial splendor with our cover subject, Zoe Saldana, captured amid this Garden of Eden in a stunning portfolio shot by world-renowned photographer Kurt Markus (“Bird of Paradise,” p.84). That I have the privilege of being the Honorary Chair of Lotusland’s Avant Garden gala this summer is a perfect example of C Magazine celebrating the best (and sometimes untold) stories of this storied state. Speaking of California’s iconic touchstones, is there anything more charming and quintessentially enticing than cabin life at Lake Arrowhead? Designed by Lauren Soloff, the getaway abode of hairstylist Leanne Citrone and her family is full of sophistication and offers a welcome respite from their packed L.A. life (“Keeping It Real,” p.106). Summer is not a culture-free zone: The consistently booming art capital that is L.A. is welcoming yet another venerable institution to its esteemed fold: the new Marciano Art Foundation. In this issue, Maurice Marciano gives us a private tour on the eve of the museum’s opening (“Art Major,” p.114). Still yearning to get away from it all? Hop in your van with boards and wet suits aplenty and head to Baja California Sur for the ultimate surf escape. Photographer Gianluca Fellini presents a visual vacation in the portfolio of his trek along the southern peninsula (“The Road to Baja,” p.98). It’s a stunning reminder to be grateful for every beautiful second of this season called summer, and this journey called life.
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Lars Åberg While spending time in S.F. with photographer Lars Strandberg for the Scandinavian pair’s book West, Stockholm-based journalist and author Lars Åberg discovered Sausalito’s houseboat community—“a combination of adventurous architecture and colorful residents,” he says—and the duo’s next tome, Floating in Sausalito, was born (p.118). C SPOTS • The Seahorse bar in Sausalito is invitingly cool and laid-back • Cayucos Beach is magic on an earlymorning walk • Bodie, a remote ghost town on the Nevada border surrounded by the echoes of golden dreams
Ann Marie Vering L.A.-based architectural designer Ann Marie Vering has lent her talent to hotel, furniture and restaurant design; now she’s turned her eye to RH’s new Milano outdoor furniture collection, dreamt up while she sat at a cafe in Milan last spring (p.64). “Outdoor furniture is an investment,” she says. “So the design needs to be timeless.” C SPOTS • Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills for a peaceful walk among the gardens • Malibu Beach Inn—an easy stop on PCH for an afternoon espresso • La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs feels like a relaxing resort in Mexico
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Lauren Soloff Elizabeth Khuri Chandler “I’m crazy passionate about dance, literature and the arts,” says C Arts & Culture Editor Elizabeth Khuri Chandler, who has written for the magazine since its inception and profiles the new Marciano Art Foundation in this issue (p.114). Chandler is also co-founder and editor-in-chief of the online bibliophile community Goodreads, and lives in S.F. with her husband and their three daughters. C SPOTS • The Metropolitan Club in S.F. is an all-female club with a sanctuary vibe • Coral Casino in Montecito: pure heaven • The Cable Car Museum in S.F. is kooky and fun
“I always think of that Emerson quote, ‘To be simple is to be great,’” says L.A.based interior designer Lauren Soloff of her friend and client Leanne Citrone’s aesthetic. Sought after by a discerning clientele for her own easy style, Soloff teamed up with the hairstylist again on the Citrone family’s Lake Arrowhead retreat (p.106). C SPOTS • Inaka Natural Foods in L.A., my go-to for 17 years • Saltwater in Inverness for the broiled oysters • Esalen in Big Sur, the perfect place when you want to hit the reset button
Pamela Salzman “I’ve always been true to cooking what I want for myself and my family, and whoever comes my way, that’s what they’re buying into,” says Manhattan Beach-based Pamela Salzman, the natural foods cooking instructor and author of the new cookbook Kitchen Matters (p.69). Salzman’s clients span stay-at-home moms to A-list actors and designers. C SPOTS • Kye’s in Santa Monica—get the Macro! • Thomas Hayes Studio in Hollywood: his exotic wood boards are perfect for entertaining • Lodge Bread Co. in Culver City makes artisan bread from ancient grains
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Who’s who behind the scenes of this month’s issue, plus their favorite California places
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Snapshots of the Golden State, as seen through the eyes of its biggest fans Edited by KELSEY McKINNON
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In this speed-obsessed world, it’s hard to find ways to slow down and do something HANDS-ON. Such was the impetus behind WOMEN’S HERITAGE, a company launched by animal specialist Lauren Malloy with friends Ashley Moore (an herbalist) and Emma Moore (a cook). The Santa Barbara organization hosts WORKSHOPS on everything from foraging to fermentation, and plans to open a store and event space in Carpinteria this fall. Malloy lives in Goleta with her husband (pro surfer turned filmmaker Keith Malloy), their two children, four horses, four cows, three dogs, three pigs, 20 chickens and a cat.
“I love jumping in the car and escaping here. Between the food and the rugged beaches, I always feel refreshed after a trip.” “There are trails in the hills behind Montecito. You feel like you are a world away, and there is great foraging, too!” montecitotrailsfoundation.info.
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“There are so many pretty beaches in Santa Barbara, but the ones I love most are a little further north, in Goleta. They are quieter and the cliffs are an incredible backdrop.”
“Animals have always been a part of my life. It’s something I love sharing through Women’s Heritage.” womensheritage.com.
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“It is so much fun riding and wine tasting with Vino Vaqueros. We get a group of friends together and make our way across the beautiful landscape. It’s the perfect afternoon.”
“Our graphic designer Erin Pata’s studio is in a cool old farmhouse, and I always get inspired seeing her art. She does all of our Women’s Heritage design and is so talented.” butterbeanstudios.com.
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It’s been more than four decades since Blondie broke, blending punk, calypso, new wave, hip-hop and pop to enlightening musical effect—capping it all off with Debbie Harry’s sultry snarl. And while everyone from Alicia Keys to One Direction has covered the band’s hits, the latest album from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, Pollinator, has a fresh sound, thanks in part to of-themoment collaborators including Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes and TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek. See for yourself when the outfit co-headlines with Garbage this summer, kicking off at Saratoga’s Mountain Winery on July 5 before hitting the Santa Barbara Bowl and the Hollywood Bowl. July 5-9; blondie.net. • MELISSA GOLDSTEIN
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“New York and L.A. have all these matcha cafes. I saw the void and opportunity and thought, why don’t we open one?” says San Diegobased entrepreneur Geraldine Ridaura, who channeled her passion for the ancient Japanese beverage into Holy Matcha, a playful cafe—and the first of its kind—in North Park. The pink-swathed room, designed by the S.F. firm Homework, features art deco-like banquettes inspired by India Mahdavi’s London restaurant Sketch, plus floral-patterned wallpaper. Ridaura has been having fun experimenting with the antioxidant tea and other treats on the plant-based menu, including rice flour vegan matcha doughnuts. 3118 University Ave., S.D.; holymatchasd.com.
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Warm, herbalized boluses rest on the back of a guest during a four-handed abhyanga massage.
Model and muse turned critically adored chanteuse Karen Elson supports the California leg of Ryan Adams’ tour (June 1-3 in Santa Barbara, Berkeley and L.A.), performing lyrical tracks off Double Roses,, her new folk-inflected— and starry collaborator-filled—follow-up to 2010’s The Ghost Who Walks.. “I think of Big Sur and my heart melts,” says the English native of her Golden State love affair. “In L.A. you’ve got bright lights, big city… and then you can head to Joshua Tree and sit under the stars on a clear desert night.” karenelson.com.
Clockwise from left: EMILIO PUCCI Spring/ Summer 2017 runway. KORE SWIM Ceres bikini, top, $119, and bottom, $99, korewear.com. LISA MARIE FERNANDEZ Triple Poppy maillot, $455, lisamariefernandez.com.
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“At the change of seasons, it’s traditional practice to reset the body,” says Ayurvedic Panchakarma expert Martha Soffer, founder of Surya Spa in the Pacific Palisades. Beginning with the summer solstice on June 20, Soffer brings her healing offerings to the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills through seasonal, two-week pop-ups, featuring restorative treatments that incorporate ancient Ayurvedic techniques “to increase vitality, or cool emotions, or let you drift off into a night of profound and restorative sleep.” suryaspa.com; fourseasons.com/losangeles.
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Play Time Update your beach kit this summer with oversized towels that double as game surfaces. Created by Beth Yorn, the force behind Elisabeth Bell Jewelry, the Beach by Elisabeth Bell line includes four designs—each inspired by one of Yorn’s favorite vacation spots. Saturated colors and blocked stripes surround regulation chess and backgammon boards, and each set comes complete with Lucite game pieces and a canvas tote. beachbybell.com. THE READ
BODY of Work Mining the green juice-steeped depths of the wellness industry, New York-based former fashion director Lucy Sykes and S.F. journalist Jo Piazza, the duo behind The Knockoff,, return on July 11 with Fitness Junkie (Doubleday, $26), a fictional romp following fashion designer Janey Sweet as she dabbles in ayahuasca, ragefueled indoor cycling and more in a quest to remake herself—and save her job—while weighing the value of it all.
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Revived French heritage brand Moreau Paris, whose rich history in luxury leather goods dates back to 1882, makes its stateside brickand-mortar debut with a shop in S.F.’s Union Square. Spring for the signature Brégançon bag, our vote for the ultimate summer tote thanks to dimensions that accommodate après-pool necessities and a timeless Parisian affect that transcends seasons. 345 Powell St., S.F., 415398-1110; moreau-paris.com. THE RESERVATION
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The new Botanica restaurant and market is an ode to California produce and grains, with a menu of vibrant dishes and a companion digital magazine of thoughtful recipes. 1620 Silver Lake Blvd., L.A., 323-522-6106; botanicarestaurant.com.
A selection of dishes from BOTANICA.
THE GETAWAYS
ESCAPE Rooms Spanning continental five-star luxury to a fresh take on low-key modernity, California’s hottest new hotels bring your summer getaway closer than ever. • Freehand Los Angeles—the latest from the buzzy hostel-hotel brand— crams abundant cool into its 167 private and 59 shared rooms, designed by Roman and Williams. Cases in point: the James Beard Award-nominated cocktail bar Broken Shaker; The Exchange, an Israeli-influenced restaurant helmed by Animal alum Alex Chang; plus a concept shop by Venice’s Flowerboy Project. From $229; freehandhotels.com freehandhotels.com. • A St. Helena wine hotel overlooking Beringer Vineyards, the 68-room Starwood property Las Alcobas, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Napa Valley comprises warm minimalist rooms designed by international firm Yabu Pushelberg (most of which open onto private outdoor spaces with fireplaces or alfresco tubs) and the Chris Cosentino-helmed restaurant Acacia House. From $695; lasalcobasnapavalley.com. • The 170-room Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills tips the neighborhood’s decadence scales with custom crystal chandelier-draped interiors by Pierre-Yves Rochon, a La Prairie spa and an eponymous restaurant from the internationally acclaimed, Michelin-starred French chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. From $815; waldorfastoriabeverlyhills.com. • Replete with Martyn Lawrence Bullard’s signature Moorish interiors, a Moroccan-style spa and an original 1925 facade, Santa Barbara’s 121-room Hotel Californian, opening this summer, is steps from the beach and the city’s most happening area, the Funk Zone. From $550; thehotelcalifornian.com.
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KNOTTY By Nature Artist SALLY ENGLAND’s macramé work TIES IN perfectly with the CREATIVE SPIRIT of Ojai
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Clockwise from top left: SALLY ENGLAND in front of her studio. An array of earthy supplies. England organizes her materials. The artist’s sketchbook and experiments. An unfinished wall hanging made of indigo-dyed rope rests in a corner of the studio.
drawn by the weather. One circumstance or another kept me from moving here over the years. Now, I’m never leaving.” England is well-known to boho-chic design lovers who have followed the evolution of her oversized macramé since 2011. As a graduate student working toward her MFA at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, England reimagined the homespun, earthy ’70s-era aesthetic of macramé by using pale, undyed cotton rope and blowing it up to huge proportions. She hung a few wall-sized pieces at a small gallery in Portland, caught the attention of an editor from Remodelista and—one shared picture at a time—became an in-demand artist making commissioned pieces for Ace Hotel Portland; Stumptown Coffee Roasters
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Sally England likes to work with the barn doors wide open, hanging large loops of thick cotton rope from the curtain rod above the entry, twisting and knotting the material into modern sculpture while the warm breeze and the sounds of Ojai fill her studio. “I always dreamed of living and working in a place like this,” says the fiber artist, a Michigan native who relocated to California more than two years ago. “I feel such a strong connection to nature and I was so
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Clockwise from top left: One of England’s macramé plant hangers in her kitchen. The artist at home. Cotton ropes in baskets ready for knotting. Several recent sculptural works hang in the studio.
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in L.A.; The Laylow, Autograph Collection hotel in Waikiki; and even the Tommy Hilfiger store in Manhattan. By day, she was a display coordinator for Anthropologie. On nights and weekends, she was transforming huge skeins of rope into increasingly inventive installations. “Back when I started, there was no one doing this kind of thing,” she says. “You’d search for macramé online and all you would find were vintage plant hangers. So many people are doing it now. My goal is to keep pushing it forward as an art form.” England and her husband, Nick Stockton, made the move west after he landed a coveted job as a color designer for Patagonia, which is based in Ventura. England, who has a three- to four-month wait list for her commissions, was receiving enough orders to work on her art fulltime. England and Stockton have fully integrated into the growing creative scene in Ojai, and England even offers custom workshops out of her studio. “We spend a lot of time over at the Ojai Rancho Inn, and I’m working on a macramé fort for their pool area out back,” she says. In addition to an upcoming major installation at the new Freehand Los Angeles hotel, her current projects include pieces at the Instagram offices in San Francisco, a fitting undertaking since her success is easily tethered to the rise in popularity of photo sharing on social media. It’s a funny juxtaposition, how the tech world has embraced her work, which is really a reinterpretation of the ancient, rustic art of hand-knotting rope. England’s technique is incredibly physical; tying rope is so natural to her now that she says it’s almost meditative, and her fingers, wrists and forearms can practically do it from memory. Her day-to-day life in Central California is equally analog. “We love to go for hikes and to the hot springs,” she says, noting that she spends most days in the studio with her cat, who whiles away the hours playing with stray fibers and yarn on the floor. Sometimes, the only other person she will see is the UPS deliveryman, who has raised an eyebrow more than once about the hefty parcels she sends from her home. “When I ship out the boxes with my larger installations, they are the size and weight of a dead body,” England laughs. “So I had to explain to him what I was doing in here. He gets it now.” sallyengland.com. • CHRISTINE LENNON
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The Bright Side Just in time for summer, Tallula’s, Santa Monica’s newest après-beach spot, has debuted steps from the sand by way of husband-and-wife restaurateurs Zoe Nathan and Josh Loeb (Rustic Canyon, Sweet Rose Creamery, Cassia, to name a few) and Jeremy Fox. Come for the rustic Mexican fare such as grilled fish tacos by Executive Chef Mario Alberto (Ysabel, Laurel Hardware), stay for the craft cocktails and outdoor patio. 118 Entrada Dr., S.M., 310-526-0027; tallulasrestaurant.com.
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Geometry Class “I’m not a designer who approaches a collection from one particular piece of inspiration,” says The Palatines footwear mastermind Jessica Taft Langdon. “I’ll find myself going back to a shoe that I wished my mom would have bought for me in high school, or a shoe I beat to death when I was in college and couldn’t replace.” Based in Silver Lake, Langdon designed for the likes of Alexander Wang, Coach and Proenza Schouler before launching her own handcrafted leather line in 2015. Each collection of sandals, mules and booties aims to play with “balancing extremes” and features details such as origami shapes and geometric cutouts. “I like prettier feminine colors on styles that feel a little masculine, and metallics on things that are a little more quotidian,” says the New York- and Milantrained creative. thepalatinesshoes.com. THE PALATINES Phalera, $365.
Purpose BUILT The UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital recently reunited with jeweler Harry Winston to host the fifth annual Kaleidoscope Ball at 3Labs in Culver City. The fete, which raised $2.35 million to further advancements in pediatric research, featured Wolfgang Puck Catering, art installations by the likes of James Turrell and Ara Peterson, and a performance from Chris Martin. The event also honorored Kaiis Davis Jarrahy, Gwyneth Paltrow and Sean and Alexandra Parker. Guests included Monique Lhuillier, Ron Howard and Jaime King, who praised the honorees, saying: “They’re really pushing the bar forward in a way that’s never been done before.” uclahealth.org/mattel. From top: MOLLY SIMS and MARLIEN RENTMEESTER. GWYNETH PALTROW. ALEXANDRA and SEAN PARKER.
WRITTEN BY ERICKA FRANKLIN, LESLEY M C KENZIE AND JESSICA RITZ. DOLCE & GABBANA SUNGLASSES: LUXOTTICA. KALEIDOSCOPE BALL: STEFANIE KEENAN. TALLULA’S: RICK POON. THE PALATINES: COURTESY OF THE PALATINES.
LOS ANGELES SANTA MONICA
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Backstage details at the PRADA Fall/ Winter 2017 show.
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Line Up, Line Up... It’s never too soon to PLAN YOUR WINTER WARDROBE, so while you soak up the SUMMER sun, SHOP AHEAD from C’s preview of the most covetable FALL 2017 collections SUMMER 2017 C 45
FASHION Runway Report MAJE LOEWE
Check Out
Update the American classic with modern plaids
MONCLER GAMME ROUGE
MARC JACOBS
SAINT LAURENT
CHLOÉ
SACAI
MAX MARA
Brown Sugar
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Caramel and toffee tones are a sweet selection LOEWE BALMAIN
MOSCHINO
KENZO
JIL SANDER
Comfort Zone
Pad up for fall with the newest puffers
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Button Up
Minimalist uniforms are the new simplicity CALVIN KLEIN
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MIU MIU
LONGCHAMP
Fluff Pieces
JOSEPH
PRADA
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Faux and furs reign on the runway MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION
FENDI
ALBERTA FERRETTI
ALTUZARRA
VALENTINO
NINA RICCI
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GUCCI BOTTEGA VENETA
Caped Paraders
CREDITS
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Stand out in reflective graphic statements PACO RABANNE
OSCAR DE LA RENTA
PROENZA SCHOULER
DOLCE & GABBANA
MARY KATRANTZOU
LOUIS VUITTON
ETRO
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Winter Blooms
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Pretty fall florals add a feminine seasonal spin ALEXANDER McQUEEN
ALBERTA FERRETTI
PRABAL GURUNG
DOLCE & GABBANA
Soft Strokes
Velour and velvet are the luxe choices for nighttime CHRISTIAN DIOR
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Alberta Ferretti enlivens poolside fashion, offering maillots printed with the days of the week and slides adorned with pink petals. For swimsuits: fwrd.com; for slides: barneys.com.
LOS ANGELES
ECO-Chic From left: CULT GAIA’s wrap blouse, $218, Carwash dress, $348, and Ark bags, in small, $298, and mini, $278.
Expanding from accessories to ready-towear, Cult Gaia designer Jasmin Larian, based in L.A., puts a stylish spin on sustainability. Cut in limited numbers from 80 percent deadstock fabrics, the slinky dresses and travel-ready separates evoke la dolce vita. cultgaia.com.
From left: ALBERTA FERRETTI Rainbow Week one-piece swimsuit, $360, and MiaMule pool slides, $220.
SAN FRANCISCO
Au Natural Influenced by California’s landscapes and the Arts and Crafts movement, San Franciscan Lauren Godfrey also takes cues from Morocco and the equestrian world to hand-craft leather, stones, horn and fabric into one-of-akind jewelry for her year-old line, Harwell Godfrey. The Podolls, 3985 24th St., S.F., 415-529-1196; harwellgodfrey.com.
The debut handbag collection from CUSHNIE ET OCHS, $595 to $1,695.
Fashion (bits)
COOL Crowd
Sculpted out of soft Italian leather, Cushnie et Ochs’ first-ever handbag collection complements the clean lines of its artful ready-to-wear. Intermix, 110 N. Robertson Blvd., L.A., 310-860-0113; intermixonline.com; cushnieetochs.com.
PRADA Made to Order Pumps, $780 to $2,450.
Heeling Process HARWELL GODFREY malachite talisman, $895.
Creative possibilities abound with Prada’s latest edition of Made to Order Pumps. Choose from plucky prints, exotic skins and bejeweled buckles to personalize 18 styles, including sandals, in eight heel heights spanning flats to 5-inch-plus platforms. 343 N. Rodeo Dr., B.H.
WRITTEN BY KHANH K.L. TRAN. CULT GAIA (2): COURTESY OF CULT GAIA. TOD’S (2): COURTESY OF TOD’S. CUSHNIE ET OCHS: COURTESY OF LOFT CREATIVE GROUP. 3.1 PHILLIP LIM: COURTESY OF 3.1 PHILLIP LIM. WARBY PARKER: COURTESY OF WARBY PARKER.
SUN WORSHIP
FASHION
SCRIBE SET Tod’s has teamed up with British tattoo artist Saira Hunjan to meld the brand’s Italian elegance with Hunjan’s elaborate ink, in a limited-edition run of artfully illustrated sneakers, moccasins, messenger bags and jackets. 333 N. Rodeo Dr., B.H., 310-285-0591; tods.com.
From left: TOD’S sneakers, $845, and Double T messenger bag, $2,500.
Queen of the Jungle Cartier is unleashing its Panthère de Cartier watch on a new generation. Originally released in the 1980s, the relaunched feline-inspired timepiece incorporates 18-karat rose gold, diamonds and black enamel, and sparkles in a film directed by Sofia Coppola. (Set in L.A., the short features Courtney Eaton and Brooklyn and Amanda Sudano.) 370 N. Rodeo Dr., B.H., 800-227-8437; cartier.com.
ALEXANDER McQUEEN green croc Box Bag, $12,500.
GUCCI embroidered crystal bow appliqué, $350.
TRUNK Show
Fashion (bits) Inspired by antique luggage and designed with a distinctive fold, Alexander McQueen’s’s Box Bag is HAPPY F Feet reimagined to represent Sneaker heads can step up their modern classicism. game with Gucci’s customizable Ace, featuring snap-on embroideries. CARTIER Panthère de Cartier watch, $26,500. Available by appointment only at Cartier B.H.
8379 Melrose Ave., L.A., 323-782-4983; 58 Geary St., S.F., 415-956-2721; alexandermcqueen.com.
347 N. Rodeo Dr., B.H., 310-278-3451; 240 Stockton St., S.F., 415-392-2808; gucci.com.
SHOP TALK Warby Parker fans can add special effects to their selfies by filming in front of a green screen at the brand’s fourth L.A. store. 8618 Melrose Ave., W.H., 310-299-2269; warbyparker.com. • 3.1 Phillip Lim models its new 5,000-square-foot Arts District store in L.A. after an adobe-style home, also stocking wares from M. Crow and Apparatus. 734 E. 3rd St., L.A., 213-246-2588; 31philliplim.com. • In its first U.S. boutique, Australian-based Gorman showcases the vibrant prints of its ready-to-wear among mosaic columns. 8483 Melrose Ave., W.H.; gormanshop.com.au. • And L.A. accessories brand Clare V. opens its first store up north in S.F.’s Hayes Valley, a French-inspired space enhanced by light-pink floors and a garden. 344 Linden St., S.F.; clarev.com.
From left: WARBY PARKER’s new green room store on Melrose, and 3.1 PHILLIP LIM’s new DTLA boutique.
FASHION Jewelry Box
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1. VHERNIER One watch, $31,750, Vhernier, B.H. 2. IWC Da Vinci Automatic 36, $37,900, IWC, B.H. 3. MONTBLANC Bohème ExoTourbillon Slim, $47,400, Montblanc, S.F. 4. VACHERON CONSTANTIN Patrimony small model, $53,400, Shreve & Co., S.F. 5. BULGARI Serpenti watch, $9,700, Bulgari, B.H. 6. HARRY WINSTON Avenue C Mini Moon Phase, $19,200, Harry Winston, B.H. 7. BUCCELLATI Tulle watch, price upon request, Buccellati, B.H. 8. PATEK PHILIPPE Aquanaut Luce Haute Joaillerie, $87,320, Shreve & Co., S.F. 9. TIFFANY & CO. East West Mini watch, $7,500, Tiffany & Co., B.H. 10. MICHELE WATCHES Deco Madison, $2,495, michele.com. 11. ROLEX Oyster Perpetual 29, $45,450, Rolex, C.M.
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BEAU GREALY
Beauty (opener)
Model LAIS RIBEIRO is summer-ready.
Beachy Keen For head-to-toe summer prep, follow the crib sheet of L.A.-based celebrity esthetician Gina Mari: • DRY BRUSH Smoothing elbows, knees and heels, it also exfoliates, reduces cellulite and assists with circulation. • DIY LIP SCRUB Mix brown sugar and honey, brush lightly across your lips to remove dead and dry skin, then apply a nour-
ishing lip balm like Smith’s Rosebud Salve or straight jojoba oil. • LED LIGHT INFUSION It’s an amazing way to improve your skin’s tone, texture and color—and yields antiaging and anti-acne results. • VITAMIN C A wonderful summer antioxidant used both internally and topically. iS Clinical has a variety of Vitamin C serums that address
myriad skin conditions. • SUNLESS GLOW Kate Somerville’s 360 Tanning Towelettes are brilliant! For your face, try a good bronzer with shimmer like Benefit’s bronzer in Dallas and top it with their blush in Dandelion. • NATURAL OILS Increase hydration before bed by slathering coconut, avocado or olive oil all over. ginamari.com. • SUMMER 2017 C 57
BEAUTY
From top: Konstantin Kakanias’ illustration for FRÉDÉRIC MALLE. Portrait of a Lady perfume, $370/100 ml. Malle by Martin Mörck.
WEST HOLLYWOOD
SCENT Station
Beauty (bits)
VENICE
The New Wave After trading a cramped New York apartment for a Venice Beach existence of surf, sand and herbalism, stylist Shelby Wild set out to launch Playa, a new hair product collection created with coconut-based derivatives, a Japanese honeysuckle preservative system and naturally derived fragrances. A must for the season: the Endless Summer Spray, which conjures up beach waves. From $26; playa.ca.
PLAYA Hair Essentials Set, $140. Founder SHELBY WILD.
MAKE’s creative director, ARIANA MOUYIARIS. Succulent Skin Gel, $25.
KEEP CALM
The new paraben-free Succulent range from indie beauty brand Make marries soothing cactus extracts with aloe vera to detoxify, nourish and hydrate. makebeauty.com.
The C List TYLER HANEY
“We couldn’t be more pumped to open in L.A.,” says Tyler Haney, founder of the activewear brand Outdoor Voices (outdoorvoices .com), set to debut its inaugural California pop-up at The Grove in August. Here, Haney—who splits her time between Austin and NYC—shares her L.A. highlights. • Fryman Canyon Park. Located in Studio City, this hike is tucked away and on top of the world. lamountains.com. • Honey Hi A little cafe in Echo Park started by my friends from Boulder. It’s kinda hippie, lovely and delicious— reminds me of home. honeyhi.co. • Love Yoga The gorgeous light and aqua surroundings in this Venice yoga studio make you feel like you’re floating in an aquarium, in the best way. loveyogaspace.com. • House of Intuition When I want to leave the real world behind, I swing by House of Intuition on the Eastside for crystals, candles, smudge sticks and psychic readings. houseofintuitionla.com. OUTDOOR VOICES in Nolita, NYC.
WRITTEN BY ELIZABETH VARNELL, MELISSA GOLDSTEIN AND ANUSH BENLIYAN. FRÉDÉRIC MALLE: COURTESY OF FRÉDÉRIC MALLE. MOUYIARIS: AARON JACKENDOFF. HANEY, OUTDOOR VOICES: COURTESY OF OUTDOOR VOICES. WILD: JENNA PEFFLEY. PLAYA: DWIGHT ESCHLIMAN.
Frédéric Malle says fragrance should be “comforting and cocooning,” a philosophy that the Parisian perfume luminary has extended to his new boutique on Melrose Place. Housed on what was once a residential block, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle is a 1,200-square-foot space designed like a home; inside one room, blooms embellish a black-and-white fresco hand-painted by longtime friend Konstantin Kakanias, and holding court throughout are the storied scents Malle curates in collaboration with such perfumers as Dominique Ropion and Maurice Roucel. Malle’s roster of 26 fragrances—including Superstitious, a new floral scent, and Ropion, created with fashion designer Alber Elbaz—as well as candles, soaps and even a new hydrating hand cream designed by a Swiss chemist are all on offer in the new boutique. While the store is Malle’s first West Coast outpost, he has an Old Hollywood pedigree: Film director Louis Malle was Frédéric’s uncle. 8417 Melrose Pl., W.H.; fredericmalle.com.
EVENTS Rebecca Russell
Priscilla Quaye, NJ Goldston
The Outnet
C Fashion Director Alison Edmond and author Melissa Magsaysay cohosted a lunch at Chateau Marmont in April to celebrate C’s partnership with online retailer The Outnet. Guests included Mandana Dayani, Cher Coulter, Laurie Trott, Nicky Deam and George Kotsiopoulos, among others, who all happily shopped the site on iPads over lunch.
Melissa Magsaysay, Alison Edmond Lauren Cohan
Sari Tuschman
Amy Shiels
C Events
George Kotsiopoulos
THE OUTNET: STEFANIE KEENAN. FURLA: DREW ALTIZER.
Cher Coulter
Jane Seymour, Elaine Mellis
Elisabeth Thieriot, Kimberlee Dutto
Oge Motanya, Lorence Manansala, Karen Varnado, Robyn Cain
Laurie Trott
Furla
Nicky Deam
Furla and Jane Seymour hosted an evening of cocktails and charitable shopping at the accessories brand’s San Francisco store in April to benefit Seymour’s organization, the Open Hearts Foundation. In honor of the event, co-hosted by the foundation’s executive director, Elaine Mellis, Furla contributed a percentage of sales during the evening to the cause, giving guests including Elisabeth Thieriot and Kimberlee Dutto good reason to shop. Patrick Herning, Cynthia Molstad
PROMOTION
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1. NARS Liquid Blush in Torrid, $30, narscosmetics.com. 2. DR. BARBARA STURM Molecular Cosmetics Sun Drops, $145/30 ml, molecular-cosmetics.com. 3. CHANEL Les Beiges Healthy Glow Luminous Colour in Light, $58, chanel.com. 4. MONASTERY Lapiz Matte Firming Body Oil, $42, monasterymade.com. 5. SHISEIDO Full Lash MultiDimension Mascara Waterproof, $27, shiseido.com. 6. DOLCE & GABBANA Passion Duo Gloss Fusion Lipstick in Tropical Pink, $36, dolcegabbana.com. 7. TATCHA The Water Cream, $68, tatcha.com. 8. MARC JACOBS BEAUTY Dew Drops Coconut Gel Highlighter, $44, marcjacobsbeauty.com. 9. TOM FORD Sole di Positano, $595/250 ml, tomford.com. 10. KJAER WEIS Eye Shadow in Charmed, $45, kjaerweis.com. 11. MOROCCANOIL After-Sun Milk, $28, moroccanoil.com.
Get Up & GLOW
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Bright eyes, RADIANT skin and a soft flush—it’s a the SUMMER of love with a MODERN makeover
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ROBERTO CAVALLI: COURTESY OF SONNY VANDEVELDE.
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EVENTS Sandro
Rebecca Russell
Wendy Schellinger
Alison Edmond
Pam Schachter, Traci Hoffberg
Alison Van Pelt
Jenny Leeser
Sandro welcomed insiders to its Beverly Hills boutique in April for an exclusive shopping and styling event, co-hosted by personal stylist and fashion blogger Andrea Lublin and C Fashion Director Alison Edmond, to highlight the brand’s bold new range of accessories. Guests including Alison Van Pelt and Norah Weinstein perused the brand’s latest Spring/Summer 2017 offerings, which include star-studded suede mules, leather bucket bags and the blogger-approved Lou crossbody bag. Andrea Lublin, Nora Weinstein
Lindsey Jacobs
Kelly Styne
C Events
Armani
Mary Beth Shimmon, Deepa Pakianathan
Jana Spieker, Jennifer Sporskine, Daphne Spieker
SANDRO: CHRISTINA EDWARDS. ARMANI: DREW ALTIZER.
Komal Shah, Mary Gonsalves Kinney
Bernard Brooks, Peggy Fang
Martina Sola, Camilla Papale, Sonia Maria Edwards
Teresa Medearis, Barbara Brown, Marilyn Tortorice
PROMOTION
Giorgio Armani welcomed VIP guests to an exclusive luncheon in Silicon Valley in April to introduce the label’s Spring/ Summer 2017 collection. Together with C Magazine, San Francisco-based doyennes Mary Gonsalves Kinney, Jacqueline Sacks and Kamal Shah hosted the intimate, al fresco affair at the Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park, treating invitees to a special three-course meal prepared by Executive Chef Reylon Agustin. The Italian fashion house introduced guests including Barbara Brown and Mary Beth Shimmon to its latest collection, cleverly dubbed Charmani. The new range comprises sophisticated pieces that merge crystal embroidery and microsequin details with playful silhouettes, resulting in the same effortless charm that defined the celebratory afternoon.
Oliver Peoples
PHOTOGRAPHED BY PETER LINDBERGH MOJAVE DESERT, CALIFORNIA Amber Valletta wears the OP-505
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VIRGINIA JOHNSON X HOLLYWOOD AT HOME COLLAB: COURTESY OF VIRGINIA JOHNSON.
Design (opener)
Prints Charming Brooks by VIRGINIA JOHNSON, limited edition of 50, $895.
“I just love how in California you have such a variation of landscape in a small area,” says artist Virginia Johnson. “Canyons, then desert, then dramatic views of mountains, then the ocean. It’s stunning.” The lovestruck Canadian painter, a frequent visitor to the Golden State, has now joined forces with L.A.’s
Hollywood at Home to turn her lyrical landscapes into the California Series, a limited-edition collection of six giclée prints that capture sunny sights, from the palms in Santa Barbara to Brooks Avenue in Venice. Each print is framed, signed and numbered. $795-$895; hollywoodathome .com. • ANUSH BENLIYAN
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Al Fresco FINDS
In the state known for year-round sun, there is still nothing better than a CALIFORNIA SUMMER. Spend this one in style with the latest SILHOUETTES AND WOVENS gracing yards from Palm Desert to Sonoma Valley
Santa Barbara Designs has collaborated with photographer Gray Malin on a capsule collection of colorful umbrellas that capture the spirit of classic Mediterranean and 1960s resort design. Shown here in South Beach, from $2,500; graymalin.com; sbumbrella.com.
The Yawalapiti Hammock is part of a limited selection of traditional, handwoven hammocks from online retailer Maison Numen. Similar styles available from $360; maisonnumen.com.
WRITTEN BY ANDREA STANFORD. YAWALAPITI HAMMOCK: COURTESY OF MAISON NUMEN. HEX PLANTERS: COURTESY INNERGARDENS.COM. GRAY MALIN: NICHOLAS SCARPINATO. AGRARIAN HAND-PAINTED GROVE TILE: COURTESY OF FIRECLAYTILE.COM. MOMBASA: COURTESY OF PETER DUNHAM TEXTILES. TEAK CAMP STOOL: SERENA & LILY. MILANO LOUNGE CHAIR: COURTESY OF RH, RESTORATION HARDWARE.
DESIGN
Fireclay Tile’s ’s hand-painted Agrarian Collection is influenced by the bold agricultural landscape of Northern California. Shown here in Grove, from $35/piece; fireclaytile.com.
Design (turn)
Perfect stacked together for larger outdoor plants or filled with succulents as a single table topper, the hexagonal fiber-cement Hex Planters from Inner Gardens are also available in three sizes. $950-$1,350; innergardens.com.
Mombasa, the latest from Peter Dunham Textiles Textiles, is a woven Sunbrella outdoor fabric inspired by a vintage African marriage cloth. $186/yard, retail; hollywoodathome.com.
Serena & Lily’s Teak Camp Stool is available in a variety of outdoor-friendly fabrics. Shown here in Sonoma Stripe Blue, $228; serenaandlily.com.
Designed by Ann Marie Vering for RH, the Milano Lounge Chair is crafted from weathered teak with metal joinery. Cushions from $890, frame from $1,895; rh.com. C 64 SUMMER 2017
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Geometric vessels of tillandsia and sedum varieties, $20-$35.
HIGHLAND PARK
TAKING ROOT
After a 10-year stay in Venice Beach, The Juicy Leaf has relocated across L.A. to Highland Park, bringing its exquisite ecofriendly terrariums and custom succulent arrangements to the budding Eastside neighborhood.
Designer SCHUYLER SAMPERTON. Textiles, from top: Caledine in Sangrai and Cordoba in Dahlia.
LOS ANGELES
Material Girl
5725 N. Figueroa St., L.A., 310-907-5019; thejuicyleaf.com.
Design (bits)
The bohemian modern-classic musings of Schuyler Samperton are now expanding to include a debut line of signature textiles, inspired by centuries-old Indian fabrics. “Both of my parents loved Indian patterns,” says the L.A.-based interior designer, who got her start apprenticing for Michael S. Smith nearly 20 years ago. “My mom was known for her signature headscarves and my father for his silk pocket squares.” Schuyler Samperton Textiles may recall the aesthetics of South Asia, but the multiple colorways of the collection’s eight designs take their cues from California. “Clearly the beauty of the coast has crept in,” Samperton says of the abundant blue hues. Crafted in fine Irish linen and printed in Switzerland, the series will be available at L.A.’s Hollywood at Home, Rooms & Gardens in Santa Barbara and Well Made Home in Larkspur. schuylersampertontextiles.com.
Decor offerings at ANTHEM.
From left: SCHUMACHER’s S.F. showroom. Citrus Garden fabric and wallcovering in Primary, to the trade only.
SAN FRANCISCO
Home Team Earlier this year Schumacher opened its showroom in the San Francisco Design Center, reimagined according to the firm’s creative director, Dara Caponigro, “as more of a design lab—open and airy with easily accessible samples alongside work tables, and curated for a California lifestyle.” 101 Henry Adams St., Ste. 136, S.F., 415-650-6626; fschumacher.com.
MENLO PARK
BEST IN CLASS
Defined by its subtle, sophisticated elegance, the S.F. home design mainstay Anthem will have a new outpost this summer when it makes its Menlo Park debut. The boutique is set to showcase founder Janelle Loevner’s curated collection of luxe bedding, textural ceramics, handmade textiles and outdoor furnishings, including lifestyle must-haves from S.F. labels like Mabel Chong and Elizabeth W. 889 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park; antheminteriors.com.
WRITTEN BY ANUSH BENLIYAN AND ANDREA STANFORD. SCHUYLER SAMPERTON: ALEXANDRE JARAS. THE JUICY LEAF: JEFF CHRISTENSEN. SCHUMACHER: DAVID ANDREWS. CITRUS GARDEN FABRIC: COURTESY OF SCHUMACHER.
DESIGN
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Country Mart
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Roasted-peach sundaes with caramel sauce.
WRITTEN BY MELISA GOLDSTEIN. PEACH SUNDAES: AMY NEUNSINGER.
Menu (opener)
In Good Taste “In college I was the girl who had nine types of flour in her fridge—the one who wasn’t Jewish but made a Yom Kippur break-fast for her boyfriend,” confesses home cook and certified holistic health counselor Pamela Salzman of her long-term
obsession with all things culinary. This June she builds upon her clean-eatingfocused eponymous blog—whose fans include Jenni Kayne, Nicole Richie and Molly Sims—with the release of her debut book, Kitchen Matters (Da Capo Press,
$23). The collection comprises all-occasion recipes made from virtuous whole-food ingredients that still read gloriously indulgent on the tongue (see chocolate sweet potato pudding and Tex-Mex fritatta corn bread). Each bright dish can be traced
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MENU back to Salzman’s marble-clad Manhattan Beach kitchen, where the glowy, Long Island-bred hostess develops the menus for her series of perennially sold-out cooking classes, dispensing wisdom on the fly— from MVP pantry staples to gluten-free swaps (bonus: it’s all in the book). “The food has to appeal to people trying to be healthy, but not necessarily trying to be perfect,” she says. pamelasalzman.com. • MELISSA GOLDSTEIN SANTA MONICA
Getting FRESH
Photographer Aliza J. Sokolow can’t help but snap her weekly Santa Monica Farmers Market finds. Now her images are available on a series of cards Menu (turn) that send Californiasteeped greetings while whetting the appetite.
SAN FRANCISCO
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Sharing Plates Chefs Roxana Jullapat and Daniel Mattern have enough shared experience to know precisely the kind of restaurant they want to call home. Since May, the L.A. culinary duo (Campanile, Lucques, A.O.C., Cooks County) has put down roots at Friends & Family, an East Hollywood space that’s all about getting back to basics—especially for Jullapat, whose dream was to helm a full-service bakery, marketplace and seasonally driven restaurant where she could revisit recipes she’s loved for years, and be closer to where she and Mattern live in Silver Lake. Plus, true to the name: “All my friends live in this area,” she says. 5150 Hollywood Blvd., L.A., 323-668-2000; friendsandfamilyla.com. C 70 SUMMER 2017
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From below: The restaurant’s logo adorns a mobile smoker. A slice of a Southern classic, chess pie.
LAND of Plenty
From top: The richly hued landscape of the PARKER RANCH. Chef JOHN COX. Butternut squash fire-roasting on the smoker. Maggie the Texas longhorn presides over THE BEAR AND STAR’s dining room. Wagyu cattle graze at the ranch.
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“When I cook I want to feel a very deep connection to the place,” says John Cox. So it’s understandable that the Dallas-born chef chose to build his career in Big Sur, a location many consider to be heaven on earth. After spending six years at the breathtakingly beautiful Sierra Mar restaurant at the Post Ranch Inn, Cox has moved southward to spearhead one of California’s most ambitious farm-to-table projects. The Bear and Star, which opened in May in downtown Los Olivos, came about serendipitously while Cox was on a soul-searching sabbatical. He wasn’t even trying to pitch a business when he met with Eli Parker to advise him on how he might best bring to market the Wagyu cattle he raises on a portion of the prominent
Menu (bits) family’s 714 acres in Foxen Canyon, in the Santa Ynez Valley. “Keeping it close to home is the best way to respect it,” Cox recalls telling the winemaker and son of legendary figure Fess Parker. So, with the lease expiring on the restaurant located in the Fess Parker Wine Country Inn, the team wound up hatching a new restaurant in partnership with Eli’s sister, Ashley. “It couldn’t have been more organic,” Cox says. (The establishment’s name is a nod to both his and the Parker family’s connection to California and Texas.) In this era of oft-overused restaurant descriptions, he’s doubling down on a certain philosophy: “If I were going to do ranch-to-table, it had to be to scale, and it had to make a difference,” Cox explains. Taking the hyperlocal approach, and incorporating the Parker family’s considerable wine and beer producing resources, remains at the core of Cox’s guiding principles. Continued on p.122
INTERIORS: GREY CRAWFORD. PORTRAIT: KODIAK GREENWOOD. FOOD (2), SIGNAGE, PARKER RANCH, WAGYU CATTLE: JOHN COX.
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A master by the age of 30, Edvard Munch was among the most celebrated and controversial artists of his generation. But, as he confessed in 1939, his true breakthrough came very late in life. Featuring 45 landmark compositions about art, love, mortality and the ravages of time, “Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed” uses the artist’s last significant self-portrait as a starting point to reassess a lifetime of painting. Experience Munch’s profoundly human and technically daring artworks at SFMOMA through October 9. sfmoma.org.
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The lobby of THE LOWELL, designed by MICHAEL S. SMITH.
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WRITTEN BY CAROLINE CAGNEY. THE LOWELL: ELIZABETH LIPPMAN.
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The New Sophisticate On NEW YORK’S Upper East Side, THE LOWELL hits refresh with a MODERN TAKE on GLAMOUR SUMMER 2017 C 75
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Clockwise from top: THE LOWELL on NYC’s Upper East Side. Helmed by Charles Masson, MAJORELLE opened this spring. The calming interiors of one of the property’s 74 guest rooms. A garden suite terrace.
The C List New York’s posh boutique hotel The Lowell is fresh off an exquisite redesign, calling forth the same refined, at-home appeal that has drawn a discerning clientele to its doors on East 63rd Street for the last 90 years. Design director and hotel co-owner Dina De Luca Chartouni tapped L.A. interior designer Michael S. Smith to refashion the lobby and restaurant to seamlessly complement the 74 guest rooms, many of which he also modeled over the past decade. “There was a piece missing in the story, so I had a strong sense of how I wanted these areas to look,” says the luxury-minded Smith, who is known for fusing modern sophistication with English country style—so much so that he was hand-picked by Michelle Obama to redesign the private quarters of the White House in 2008. “In this case, the [1932] film with Greta Garbo, Grand Hotel, created this fantasy of what a glamorous urban hotel is all about,” he says of his inspiration. Upon entering the lobby, guests will find the area flush with French art deco
Travel (turn) furnishings and eclectic touches, such as a David Hockney lithograph and Bert Stern photographs of Marilyn Monroe, striking a harmonious balance that is elegant but eminently livable. “There’s also the idea of French Louis XVI-style furniture, but it feels modern, young and not fussy,” says Smith, adding that there’s a lot to be said for subdued sensibility. “The fact that it’s not claustrophobic is important, and there’s a lightness that I definitely take from California; there’s more breadth.” This also translates into the blithe atmosphere at the much-anticipated restaurant, Majorelle, named for Yves Saint Laurent’s iconic gardens in Marrakech and powered by the esteemed restaurateur Charles Masson (formerly of Manhattan’s renowned La Grenouille). Featuring an adjoining garden area that boasts a fireplace, a fountain and a retractable glass roof to create year-round indooroutdoor dining, Majorelle offers a stunning experience inspired by Masson’s travels. “[Jardin] Majorelle left an indelible mark on me when I first visited Morrocco Continued on p.122
TV and film producer, hotelier and lifelong New Yorker Dina De Luca Chartouni shares her favorite city haunts. • 3 GUYS My go-to diner for the best childhood memories and vanilla milkshakes. 212-628-8108. • LE BILBOQUET Don’t miss my favorite dish, the Cajun chicken, at this classic French bistro. lebilboquetny.com. • SETTE MEZZO This Upper East Side spot has the most perfect Italian food and ambiance. 212-472-0400. • THE FLOWER DISTRICT Go at 6 a.m., before the city wakes up. • THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART I love the Greek and Roman galleries. metmuseum.org. • THE PUBLIC THEATRE This Astor Place institution reminds me of The Old Vic theater in London. publictheater.org. • THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET I recently saw Balanchine’s Symphony in C. nycballet.com. • NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART I’m taking courses here. They offer classically taught art in all mediums. nyaa.edu. • BERGDORF GOODMAN, BARNEYS NEW YORK and BLOOMINGDALE’S The best shopping can be found at the three B’s, located in Midtown. bergdorfgoodman.com; barneys.com; bloomingdales.com. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
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Technically daring. Profoundly human. Meet Edvard Munch this summer at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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Green Goddess British artist Rebecca Louise Law gathers freshly cut flowers, winds them with copper wire and suspends them for a magical 3-D effect that has fashion houses and finejewelry outfits clamoring to commission her ethereal, submersive work. This summer, for the first time in Southern California, Law brings her upside-down meadows to
Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, a historic Spanish Colonial Revival estate in San Clemente. Using 8,000 native and drought-resistant blooms culled from the property’s 2.5 acres, plus flowers donated from master gardeners, horticultural societies, Boy and Girl Scout troops and other organizations all
over the Orange and San Diego counties, the resulting exhibition allows viewers to touch, smell and plunge themselves into a sea of lavender, yarrow and climbing roses. “Casa Coastal: Rebecca Louise Law,” June 9-Aug. 13. 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, 949-498-2139; casaromantica.org. •
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Written and edited by ELIZABETH KHURI CHANDLER
THE HATED FLOWER, 2014, at the Coningsby Gallery in London.
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An embarrassment of OPTICAL riches awaits on a summer tour of the GOLDEN STATE
Clockwise from far left: ALEX SLADE’s 4th and Flower, Regional Connector Transit Project, Flower St. Decking, L.A. Metro, (Total Project Budget $1.55 Billion), 2016. ANDREA CHUNG’s Filthy water cannot be washed, 2016-2017. ANDY GOLDSWORTHY’s Kelp thrown into a grey, overcast sky. Drakes beach, California. 14 July 2013. URS FISCHER’s boy w/ tongue, 2014, in front of Rodin’s The Thinker. SARAH LUCAS’ Hoolian, 2013. ISAMU NOGUCHI’s Slide Mantra Maquette, 1985. EDGAR DEGAS’ The Millinery Shop, 1879-1886.
WRITTEN BY ELIZABETH KHURI CHANDLER. ALICIA McCARTHY: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND JACK HANLEY GALLERY. DAVID HOCKNEY: ©DAVID HOCKNEY, COURTESY OF RICHARD SCHMIDT. MARTIN WITTFOOTH: MAX YAWNEY. MARISA MERZ: ART INSTITUTE CHICAGO. ALEX SLADE: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND EDWARD CELLA ART AND ARCHITECTURE. ANDREA CHUNG: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST. EDGAR DEGAS: FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO. ANDY GOLDSWORTHY: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND HAINES GALLERY. ISAMU NOGUCHI: KEVIN NOBLE. SARAH LUCAS HOOLIAN, URS FISCHER: THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Clockwise from left: ALICIA McCARTHY’s Untitled, 2015. DAVID HOCKNEY’s Jerry Diving Sunday Feb. 28th 1982. MARTIN WITTFOOTH’s Incantation, 2014. MARISA MERZ’s Living Sculpture, 1966.
Trade your sunglasses for specs and speed through the state for an arty-smarty summer. At Sacramento’s Crocker Art Museum, catch influential high-low artists such as Shepard Fairey, Mark Ryden and Kehinde Wiley in “Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose,” an exhibition honoring the titular art magazine (June 11-Sept. 17; crockerart.org). Moving south to the Legion of Honor, part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (famsf.org), get your fashion fix with “Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade” (June 24-Sept. 24), or suss out the subversive mastery of Urs Fischer (through July 22) and Sarah Lucas’ provocative sculpture (July 15-Sept. 17) juxtaposed next to Rodin’s fine forms. Check out five next-gen Bay Area artists at SFMOMA’s annual SECA Art Award show (July 15-Sept. 17; sfmoma.org), which highlights Alicia McCarthy, Sean McFarland and Lindsey White, among others. If you’re looking for a more established oeuvre under the same roof, “Noguchi’s Playscapes” (July 15-Nov. 26) honors the late Japanese-American sculptor’s take on playgrounds—a place where individuals come together—with models and fanciful works that have heavily influenced current landscape design. Meanwhile, San Francisco icon Andy Goldsworthy, whose dramatic land art graces the Presidio, returns to the Haines Gallery for the first time in seven years with “Drawing Water Standing Still,” a grouping of photographs and videos that manipulate organic elements (June 1-July 29; hainesgallery.com). Say “Happy Birthday, Mr. Hockney” at the Getty Center in L.A., where a panoply of selfies by the artist and cubist-styled grids of photography are on display (June 27-Nov. 26; getty .edu). Also on the city’s west side, find Marisa Merz, the major Arte Povera player (and the only female from the noteworthy 1960s Italian movement), at the Hammer Museum in a large-scale exhibition of her work from the last five decades (June 4Aug. 20; hammer.ucla.edu). Then catch the second California-Pacific Triennial at the OCMA for an architecture roundup from the Pacific Rim (through Sept. 3; ocma.net). Finally, end on an aquatic note at MCASD Downtown, where Andrea Chung’s inventive engagement with lionfish (an animal currently threatening native species in the Caribbean) in collage, video and cyanotype doubles as a timely commentary on colonialization (through Aug. 20; mcasd.org). •
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The ambiance in Golden Gate Park.
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This August, music and arts festival Outside Lands returns to Golden Gate Park for its 10th installment with a lineup befitting the milestone: rock legends The Who and Metallica, plus Lorde, A Tribe Called Quest, Gorillaz and Fleet Foxes— the latter two being headliners on tour with new albums after a nearly six-year hiatus. The icing on the anniversary cake: Forest Feast with S.F.’s Trestle restaurant, a four-course culinary experience in the park. August 11-13; sfoutsidelands.com.
Dancers of the EIFMAN BALLET.
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The Apprentices To mark its 60th anniversary, the Merola Opera Program—the acclaimed training organization that works closely with the San Francisco Opera—is showcasing its talent in a series of summer productions that will include a triple feature of one-act operas and a performance of Gioachino Rossini’s La Cenerentola. June 11Aug. 19; merola.org.
Jealousy, heartbreak and the supernatural entwine in romantic-tragic ballet Giselle, whose lead was inimitably embodied by the great Olga Spessivtseva. Decades later, the late Russian ballerina’s own tumultuous life was immortalized in Boris Eifman’s 1998 fantasy ballet, Red Giselle. This summer, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County will present both: Giselle with Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, starring Misty Copeland on opening night, and Red Giselle with Eifman’s eponymous St. Petersburg ballet company. Red Giselle: June 16–18; Giselle: July 28-30. 600 Town Center Dr., C.M., 714-556-2787; scfta.org.
Hot Summer READS
WHAT WE LOSE by Zinzi Clemmons (Viking, $22), July 11.
THE FUTURE WON’T BE LONG by Jarett Kobek (Viking, $27), Aug. 15.
O GLORIOUS CITY: A LOVE LETTER TO SAN FRANCISCO by Jeremy Fish (Chronicle Books, $20), June 6.
Singers from MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM’s 2016 season.
I CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: LIFE LESSONS by Kevin Hart (Atria, $27), June 6.
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GUCCI jacket, $3,700, and pants, $1,600. DIOR scarf, price upon request. LAUREN WOLF JEWELRY earrings, $600. Rings, from left: WENDY YUE ring set, $8,000; PIAGET ring, $3,150; BRUMANI FOR JEWELISTA ring, $4,600. GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI shoes, $795. Straw hat, stylist’s own. Opposite: FENDI coat, $4,990. PACO RABANNE dress, $2,690. WENDY YUE earrings, $4,500.
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DIOR dress, $12,500, and coat, $24,000. Rings, from left: WENDY YUE ring, $7,100; BRUMANI FOR JEWELISTA ring, $4,585. Opposite: HERMÈS hat, $500.
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MIU MIU dress, $4,105. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND coat, $2,500. AS&AS earrings, $199. GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI shoes, $1,295. Makeup: DIOR Diorskin Nude Air Luminizer Serum foundation, $53. CHANEL Joues Contraste Powder Blush in Rose Petale, $45, and Écriture de Chanel eyeliner, $35. NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Dragon Girl, $27, and Audacious Lipstick in Jane, $34. HAIR Chris McMillan at Solo Artists for Chris McMillan The Salon. MAKEUP Vera Steimberg at The Criterion Group for Chanel. NAILS Tina Au using Seche Vite. FASHION ASSISTANT Raina Silberstein. PRODUCTION Rosco Productions. LOCATION Ganna Walska Lotusland botanical gardens, Santa Barbara; lotusland.org.
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If you’re searching for clues about what makes Zoe Saldana tick, don’t look for them on the big screen. There are few working actors of her generation who have shown less of themselves on film. First of all, her looks are almost always obscured. In fact, the lithe, saucer-eyed actor’s highest-profile roles often require her to be unrecognizable: from her breakthrough performance as blue-skinned alien warrior Neytiri in the 2009 James Cameron blockbuster Avatar—for which her facial expressions were captured on a computer-generated character—to the green-hued martial arts mistress and “most dangerous woman in the universe,” Gamora, in Marvel’s box-office hit Guardians of the Galaxy movies. She’s found her niche playing comic-book heroes and reprising a Star Trek role, characters that are not of this world at all. In reality, Saldana lives the grounded, sometimes gritty and often challenging existence of an artist, juggling a family with her husband, Marco Perego, a former professional soccer player and painter originally from Italy, and a production schedule that would make anyone’s head spin. The evidence of this appears on a much smaller screen: A window on the YouTube homepage. In
Saldana’s personal narrative arc has been riveting, even by Hollywood standards. Born in New Jersey, Saldana moved with her mother to her father’s native Dominican Republic after he died suddenly in a car accident when she was 9. There, she fell in love with dance, enrolling in the Ecos Espacio de Danza academy. While attending high school in New York, she acted in a theater troupe and landed parts on television. After a breakout performance in the tween-beloved 2000 dance movie Center Stage, she was on the path to film stardom, taking increasingly larger roles in a string of small movies. In 2006, she moved to Los Angeles. “I had been coming out here so frequently, staying for five or six months at a time since about 2000, that I finally decided to make the move. I was reluctant at first. I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was 30 years old. I guess I waited until I ran out of people who were willing to drive me to the grocery store,” she jokes. “Once you live here and get used to the space and the warm weather, it’s hard to go back.” Her break came in the form of the aforementioned Avatar, a role that she landed, at least in part, because of her athleticism. Saldana’s strength and poise, the product of a lifetime spent training as a dancer, makes
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“The life of an actor is ALWAYS A MIX: There’s a fear of missing out, a certain level of anxiety and a DESIRE TO CREATE.” the videos she and her sisters, Mariel and Cisely, create for their production company, Cinestar Pictures, Saldana puts it all out there when she ponders big, significant questions—like what it means to be American and what resilience looks like—over dinner with a few well-known guests and seemingly more than a few bottles of rosé. “We’re always working, always creating something,” says Saldana, who introduces the “kick-ass” YouTube lifestyle channel for millennial moms and women (which airs roundtable-style discussions and even cooking demos with her mother-in-law) by saying that the Saldana sisters came from Queens to Los Angeles “chasing stories.” So far,
her uniquely qualified to play supernatural heroes (though she has, of course, made an impression in less CGI-tastic turns as Lt. Uhura in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot films and as Nina Simone in the biopic Nina). She is graceful and flexible, shockingly comfortable in a full-body unitard, and able to communicate with her body as much as she is with her words. “I’m such a physical person, so I tend to get these more physically demanding parts,” she says. “But you still have to put your mind and your heart into that character. You need to understand their issues and root for them. You can’t be afraid to go to that scary place.” Saldana and Perego have three boys
together: 3-year-old twins Cy and Bowie, and months-old Zen. The one plot twist that took even Saldana by surprise, and that has made her life infinitely more complex, is that her career starring in multiple major, demanding movie franchises took off right as her nesting instincts kicked in. “My career and the kids really all happened together at the same time,” she says, noting that the next couple of years of her life will be mostly spent filming and promoting two more Avatar films. “You can’t expect your career to be super high all the time, and you can’t say no when opportunities like this come along,” she adds. “But I find myself really looking forward to downtime.” It’s a blessing for an actor to have such steady and lucrative work, sure, but it can be challenging for a young parent to know that she will miss more bedtime rituals and family dinners than she would prefer. “I thought that mothers were the ones who really felt the separation from their kids,” she says diplomatically. “But I’ve seen the pain in a father’s eyes when they’ve been away. It is universal for parents, not just for women.” Still, the bittersweet nature of the tradeoff is, like everything, creative fuel for Saldana, who has yet another comic-book adaptation (I Kill Giants, in postproduction), another Marvel movie (the next Avengers sequel) and three more Avatar features on deck. “The life of an actor is always a mix: There’s a fear of missing out, a certain level of anxiety and a desire to create,” she says, adding, “I like to be artistic in everything I do.” This desire extends to the red carpet, where she is known for her bold, flawless choices, such as a feather-laced Dolce & Gabbana gown with a 10-foot train at the Met Gala in New York, and a sculptural offthe-shoulder Ulyana Sergeenko dress with razor-sharp angles at the London premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. “Zoe is a stylist’s dream. She loves a fitting,” says longtime stylist Petra Flannery, who has a 9-year history with the actor. In the step-and-repeat spotlight, Saldana seems as much in her element as she is dangling from a wire in an action scene, owning the moment. “I want to go big or go home,” she says. But more than an opportunity for Continued on p.122
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“Our friend strapped a mattress, which had been his bed for the last nine months, to the top of the Land Cruiser. We drove on this beach for about 30 minutes. It was such a wonderful experience to drive so close to the shore in total freedom.” Opposite: “We met this man with his dog, our companions for a short time during the trip, at a gas station on their way back to California from a festival in Costa Rica. They were so in sync, you could feel that they have been through a lot together.”
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“When I saw the contrast of these two beautiful beasts, I couldn’t resist taking the photo. They are so different, but do the same thing.” Below: “This is a picture of me taken by my traveling companion, Paije Renee. We would drive for long periods of time, so any occasion to relax and do some yoga was good for me.”
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“I have surfed in many places around the world and I have never seen such a great wave with so few people in the water. We were in a state of bliss because it is so rare to be alone on such a wave.” Above: “This was taken at the very beginning of the trip. As you can see, Paije and I are very comfortable together. We did a whole series of her sitting there— the Tecate sign is such a classic.”
Gianluca Fellini never stays in one place for long—over the past year, the photo grapher has drifted between Oman, Dubai, New York, Italy, Ibiza, the Carib bean, Paris and back to Italy again. But a recent trip to Baja California Sur left a lasting impression. The journey was set in motion following a powerful experi ence swimming with whales in Hawaii in 2014; afterward, Fellini set his sights on a famous lagoon on the Baja peninsula
called Guerrero Negro, where he hoped to see them again. He packed up a car, enlisted an old friend to join him and set off from L.A. But they were too late. The whales had left a day or two before they arrived. After spending the night with locals who own a seashell farm, the pair drove south the next morning with no destination, no timeline, no agenda, no map—just two free spirits on an impromptu adventure. Each day, Fellini
made tortillas with banana for breakfast (swapping out bananas for avocados at lunch and dinner). Along empty beaches with sculpted dunes, they’d surf for a few hours and sleep in the back of the car, rarely encountering anyone else, save for a few fellow nomads. “The beauty of this desert is the silence that we rarely get to experience in life,” says Fellini. “It’s very humbling and it was exactly what I was looking for.” •
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From top: A vintage map from the local antiques shop TIMBERLINE IN THE GLEN hangs in the kids’ room. The serene guest room features a bench from the L.A. shop DESIGN MIX FURNITURE. A vintage chair set with a linen pillow from NICKEY KEHOE sits under the stairwell leading to the attic.
The CITRONE family admires the view from a bridge along the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Feature (tbd) “What is Lake Arrowhead?” Leanne Citrone remembers asking when her brother invited her to join him on a real estate reconnaissance mission one day over Christmas break in 2015. After a winding, queasy sojourn through the snow, the British co-owner of celebrity-adored Andy LeCompte Salon fell under the spell of this unassuming resort town in the San Bernardino Mountains. A follow-up visit with her husband, Michael, and their kids, Luca and Willow, sealed the deal: Come January they were calling a 1940s cottage set three houses back from the lake their own. Citrone enlisted close friend and interior designer Lauren Soloff to help transform the 1,200-square-foot cabin into a home. “There’s a realness to Leanne— she isn’t part of a flock; she doesn’t need to be where the rest of the girls are going,” says Soloff, who credits Citrone
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as the client who “put me in a position where people knew what I did,” after the pair collaborated on the hairstylist’s Hancock Park abode. Soloff added stained wide-plank oak flooring throughout, sanding down the house’s original wall paneling to mute its high-shine varnish. She hung works of art from Citrone’s considerable existing collection, such as Chuck Close’s painted portrait of Philip Glass and Alison Van Pelt’s Spotted Jack Rabbit oil on canvas, and filled the modestly sized rooms with spare furnishings: a vintage European console in the living room, custom wood bunk beds in the kids’ room, and English schoolhouse-style chairs from Brenda Antin in the kitchen, which Soloff opened up and updated with white paint, new appliances and open shelving lined with Citrone’s collection of Japanese pottery by artist Akio Nukaga. Four mattresses, dressed in contrasting striped bedding from Ikea, are lined up flush in the attic to maximize sleeping accommodations when friends join for the weekend, a frequent occurrence. “The kids love to do parkour there—the house is so old you feel like they’re going
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A handmade neighborhood directory stands at the end of the Citrones’ street. Opposite: The family cools off in a local stream with their miniature bull terrier, Lottie.
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In the attic, Mexican dreamcatchers are suspended over four mattresses dressed in striped linens from IKEA. Opposite: ALISON VAN PELT’s Spotted Jack Rabbit hangs above a vintage European console from GARDE in the living room.
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to come crashing down,” Citrone says, her unplaceable accent the product of growing up in the north of England and coming of age in Florida, before settling down in L.A. Describing her family’s city home as “a mishmash of chaos, children and our mini bull terrier, Lottie,” she contends that the cabin is visually quieter: “Leanne’s look is very clean and purist,
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with an easiness to it,” Soloff confirms. “There’s an appreciation for Old World and a depth to everything.” Life here is also authentically layered: Days are spent hanging out on a friend’s boat or hiking to waterfalls, rock formations and hot springs along the Pacific Crest Trail, followed by stops in the village for tater tots at The Lakefront Tap Room Bar and Kitchen or pizza at
LouEddies. The evenings “come early and dark,” Citrone says, and the family cozies up together to watch movies. “It’s sort of exactly what you’d think it would be,” she adds—and also much more. “I mean, my husband and son have taken up mountain biking—and we have kayaks now,” she offers in a tone of complete wonder. “We were not that way before.” •
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The founders of GUESS blaze a trail with their new MARCIANO ART FOUNDATION, conflating local history with the art world’s most boundary-pushing work
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Photography by SAM FROST Written by ELIZABETH KHURI CHANDLER
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From left: ALBERT OEHLEN’s Schnee, 1996; STERLING RUBY’s SP93, 2010; and Oehlen’s Untitled, 2009-2011. Opposite: MAURICE MARCIANO on the inside of the building’s signature stained-glass window that faces the street.
Ask Angeleno-by-way-of-Marseille-andAlgeria Maurice Marciano why in the world he would take on a project like his new Marciano Art Foundation—you know, creating a major institution; buying a behemoth, 110,000-square-foot Masonic building on Wilshire Boulevard; demolishing most of the inside, including a 2,200-plus-seat theater, to bring the building up to code—and he laughs. “Ignorance!” he finally manages to squeeze out between guffaws. When the co-founder of Guess and his brother Paul first decided to share the art collection they’ve amassed over the past 12 years with the community where they made their millions, they initially intended to buy a building of modest size, say 30,000 square feet, in Downtown L.A.’s Arts District. Fast-forward three years later, and he’s taken on an overlooked piece of local history—ripping out the majority of the interiors and inviting artists such as Mark Bradford and Takashi Murakami into the space for inspiration. Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch shot footage after camping inside the cavernous interior. Analia Saban made work from one of the chairs she found there. Architect Kulapat Yantrasast completely reimagined the space, originally designed by the late California artist and architectural desiger Millard Sheets. A grand gallery fills the main floor, where the theater once stood, and a former ballroom and meeting rooms have become airy upstairs galleries. Yet there are still hints of the past: an exterior that retains Masonic elements, such as a double-headed eagle in relief and an anchor and ark in mosaic above
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Clockwise, from top left: PAUL McCARTHY’s White Snow, Balloon Dog, 2013, in front of LOUISE LAWLER’s Pollyanna (adjusted to fit), distorted for the times, 2007/2008/2012. LATIFA ECHAKHCH’s Tannhäuser, 2013, midassembly, in front of EL ANATSUI’s They Finally Broke the Pot of Wisdom, 2011. A portion of ALEX ISRAEL’s mural Valet Parking, 2013.
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the entrance; original murals by Sheets (touched up by his son, Tony); a brassy gilded elevator; even a gleaming 1960s water fountain on the second floor. Marciano justifies his U-turn from thinking small, declaring that the bold endeavor is ultimately for the artists. “I want to give them a forum to express themselves with their art. And give young artists exposure to the community.”
Clockwise from top right: SP308, 2015, and the sculpture ACTS/SURVIVAL HORROR, 2015, both by Sterling Ruby. The exterior of the Masonic building. The painting Double Helix Within Dark Matter, 2014, and the sculpture 3m Girl, 2011-2013, both by TAKASHI MURAKAMI.
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Former MOCA curator Philipp Kaiser chose several threads for the museum’s opening exhibitions, which display only a scant 10 percent of the brothers’ 1,500 holdings—a trove that spans artists all over the world, such as the esteemed Glenn Ligon, Mexican artist Damián Ortega and DJ-curator-artist Nate Lowman. Marciano also has a significant collection of works by local artists. “Maurice understands the L.A. art scene as a family,” explains Kaiser. From that angle, the exhibition “Unpacking: The Marciano Collection” is laid out to reflect various relationships between artists: for example, SP 93, a work by Sterling Ruby, appears alongside Kandor 18B by Mike Kelley, Ruby’s mentor. An
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untitled piece from 2014 by Christopher Wool is placed side by side with Schnee by Wool’s close friend Albert Oehlen. In another gallery, White Snow Head by Paul McCarthy and Shangri-La Blue/ Shangri-La Pink by Takashi Murakami are juxtaposed—as both artists are critics of pop culture. Only later did Kaiser learn that McCarthy had invited Murakami to teach at UCLA, and that the visiting artist was thrilled to learn their work would be placed together. “They are both invested in mass culture, but they come at it from completely different angles— but some of the work looks alike,” marvels Kaiser. Along the way, Kaiser also took care to insert the randomness and depth that Continued on p.122
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Welcome aboard SAUSALITO’S HOUSEBOAT ENCLAVE, where floating FREELY is a WAY OF LIFE
Upwards of 7,000 individuals nest in Sausalito, and with an environmental cap on further development this is pretty much the way it will stay in the years to come. More often than not, Democrats are sent to offices of political significance. Tourists come for the scenic views and crowd into gift shops and coffeehouses; it is a California version of quaint and quiet which leaves you relaxed if not totally excited. It is nice. It is laid back. It is comfy. It is rare to find such a lovable spot so close to a major city. It is a town you could grow in with your homegrown vegetables sprouting in the backyard. Downtown there is a No Name Bar, where waterfront musicians are regulars. If you are eccentric, a piano waits to be played down by the marina, at The Seahorse. You will hear all kinds of songs there from lullabies to Laura Nyro tunes, as local heroes pound the keys at the far end of the shiny dance floor. A birthday party bursts in and bursts out, local IPAs in hand. A soft wind is waltzing outside, occasionally pushing the sea breeze through the saloon door.
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Of course, indigenous people were around long before the town was founded in 1868. One branch of the Coast Miwok had lived here, but the native group was displaced when European settlers showed up. A Spanish advance party in 1775 reported back to their main ship, describing friendly locals, plentiful wildlife and an abundance of timber. But it would be another half-century before William Richardson, a Mexican citizen born in England, began the actual development by establishing his Ranch Saucelito, a reference to willow trees. In 1838 he received a huge land grant that made him both a seaside and bayside landlord. The bay was given Richardson’s name. A small town then rooted itself within sight of San Francisco, but it remained isolated since any journey on land would require a long detour. When the first office opened in 1870 the spelling had changed to Sausalito. In a newspaper article from 1918, in
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San Francisco Call Bulletin, Richardson’s son Stephen, then 87 years old, recalled his childhood days in the area: “My early life in Sausalito was perhaps the happiest time of life. A horse trail ran from San Rafael to Sausalito, very much the same as the main highway goes today. The county was entirely untouched by man, and the wild oats grew shoulder high, in spite of the great herds of wild animals browsing in the fields.” Stephen Richardson remembered the bay as a fairyland of enchantments with water clear as crystal. “The stillness was unbroken save for the shrill piping of the myriad shorebirds, and elk with huge branching horns, graceful antlered stags, and huge grizzly bears stood statuesque on the hillsides.” • Images and text excerpted from Floating in Sausalito (Kerber Verlag, $50).
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Thoughtful
and
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intimate
spaces
self-expression and all-out glamour, Sal-
extend his concept of “refined ranch
dana views every aspect of the promo-
cuisine” to interior design, with warm
tional machine as part of the deal she
woods, vintage rugs and even the skull
has struck—an intense arrangement that,
of the Parkers’ cherished Texas long-
over the past few months, has taken her
horn gracing the fireplace. “I want to
to Japan, London, New York and Mexico.
see locals more than once a year,” Cox
“I have a lot of great people helping
says, so a casual breakfast of house-
me raise my children, and also a partner
made sausage and poached eggs, or a
in life. Lately, I understand how much
Wagyu meatloaf dinner at the bar keep
you need this,” she says of the demands
The Bear and Star accessible. The wine
of pursuing personal and public dreams
list offers plenty to excite oenology
simultaneously. “You have a responsibil-
geeks, with hundreds of bottles pro-
ity to show up—you can’t think twice
duced in Santa Barbara County and
about it,” she adds. “And in that way, I’m
throughout France. A more formal tast-
really leaning in.” •
ing menu option in the smaller Chef’s Room is also in the works. With a custom-made smoker from Texas and all the resources from Fess Parker’s home ranch at his disposal— from stone fruits to chickens and rabbits—Cox isn’t into culinary pyrotechnics. Instead he cooks, in his words, “the best possible form of that thing,” whether it’s steak, stuffed quail or fried catfish. “What I want to do is create food that’s absolutely delicious and sourced the best way I can.” Fess Parker Wine Country Inn, 2860 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 805-686-1359; thebearandstar.com. • JESSICA RITZ
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Kaiser’s take is that Marciano admires artists for being driven by a mission or a big idea. And it’s unusual, he adds, how many young artists—think ages 30 and under—interest him. It’s one of the main things that differentiates this foundation from other museums, such as the encyclopedic LACMA or even The Broad, which houses a much older collection. For Marciano, it’s what’s now or what’s next. Having a private foundation gives him the capability to create the “what’s next.” sion makers. And unlike traditional museums, where a curator has to jump through
gramming that is often planned out years
Bove are interspersed. “You don’t realize the
in advance, Marciano could take all the art
breadth of the collection. It’s 360 degrees.”
off the walls over the weekend and start
Runover
It was also essential to present work that
fresh the next day. He’s planning on organic
reflected the site itself: a history-drenched
growth, leaving open the option to pivot
Scottish Rite Masonic temple. Marciano and
when necessary. “I’d like to see conversa-
Kaiser selected L.A.-based Jim Shaw (who
tions with artists blossom into full-blown
has never had a major show on the West
commissions,” he muses. “I don’t want this
Coast) for the first solo show in the large raw
to become an institute. Artists won’t have
space that was once the theater. Known for
to go through a long process like one does
creating a religion he calls O-ism and play-
in a big museum for a commission. I want
ing with themes of myth and belief, Shaw
the freedom,” he says. “Here it’s about the
is a natural collaborator. “He has always
freedom!” marcianoartfoundation.org. •
been interested in conspiracy theories and has vast archives of subcultural stuff he
Museum,” he utilized Masonic wigs and backdrops found in the building to create
Mediterranean
by
an immersive environment, commenting
Masson and chefs Christian DeLouv-
on Anglo-Saxon power and justice—and
rier and Mario Fortuna. Try the seared
the loss of it—“for better or worse.”
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For Marciano, there is something com-
with
pelling about being able not only to col-
harissa before heading over to the Club
lect, but to collaborate with and embolden
Room for a nightcap, such as the Bleu
artists. He finds similarities with his jour-
de Majorelle (Bombay Sapphire gin,
ney at the publicly traded Guess (Mar-
elderflower and organic blueberry juice).
ciano is retired, and his brother Paul is
28 E. 63rd St., NYC, 212-838-1400;
currently chief creative officer and execu-
lowellhotel.com. • CAROLINE CAGNEY
tive chairman). “Guess is very innovative,
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is constantly pushing boundaries.
known artists such as Alex Israel and Carol
harmony.” For dinner, enjoy French-
tagine
and loves how even an established artist
to buy art or fit an exhibition idea into pro-
a sanctuary of beauty, peace and utmost
vegetable-and-couscous
He thinks art is basically the same thing
multiple hoops to get funding and approval
says Kaiser. For the artist’s show, “The Wig
foie gras with sautéed apple or the
reinventing but staying true to ourselves.”
characterize the Marciano collection; lesser-
in 1969,” explains Masson. “It represents
imagined
product development—constantly. I call it
Marciano and his brother are the sole deci-
collects from Freemasons and other cults,”
cuisine
fashion-forward,” he says. “It’s all about
FLOATING IN SAUSALITO by Lars Åberg, photography by Lars Strandberg (Kerber Verlag, $50).
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LAKE TAHOE: LISA ROMEREIN. PORTRAIT: COURTESY OF JENNI KAYNE.
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Jenni Kayne has been spending summers on Lake Tahoe since she was a little girl. The L.A.-based designer, whose namesake brand is coveted for its effortlessly cool, laidback California luxury, now continues the tradition with her own family, retreating to the freshwater expanse each summer to relax and recharge. “I love being surrounded by nature and spending time with my family without all the distractions of Los Angeles,” she says. “We swim, hike, cook together, go to the beach and just relax.” Here, Kayne’s local favorites. • Free Bird in South Lake Tahoe. They make the best homemade chai yerba maté lattes and smoothies. freebirdtahoe.com. freebirdtahoe.com.• Tahoe Yoga Shala in South Lake Tahoe to relax. tahoeyogashala .com. • A boat ride to Emerald Bay to go swimming. • Bespoke in Truckee, a wonderful small, old town not too far from the lake, where there are always great gifts and little treasures. bespoketruckee .com. • Verde has delicious Mexican food that’s flavorful and clean; it’s the best place to eat in Tahoe. restaurantmeyersca.com. • Catherine Macfee Macfee, the interior designer, has a retail store in Truckee that I always pop into. There’s vintage decor, blankets, candles and furniture.
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STEPHANIE GILMORE “I always surf with a smile on my face,” Stephanie Gilmore says. And the 29-year-old world champion has every reason to grin as she goes after her seventh world title during the World Surf League tour. “Surfers are pro athletes and we train hard, but it’s also a culture and a lifestyle. We live and breathe it,” says the Australian, who will be competing at the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach (July 31-August 6), followed by the Swatch Trestles Women’s Pro in Lower Trestles, San Clemente (September 6-17). “The cool thing is: no matter how many world titles you win, you always have to evolve. No one can perfect surfing—it’s such a subjective thing—there are so many different ways to approach a wave. You’re always learning.” The two-time ESPY Award winner, who began surfing at age 9 and was a pro by 19, rents a place in Point Dume with her sister and friends anytime she’s in town. “Malibu really resonated with me,” she says. “Everyone’s got something going on, whether they’re musicians or artists or actors. There’s a creative energy there. It really embodies the true spirit of surfing.” Gilmore hopes to pack in a few surf trips between championship events, although she isn’t yet sure where her travels will take her. “We’ll keep an eye on swells and then it’s all really last second,” says the Roxy team rider, who is otherwise fiercely focused on the tour. “I’d love to win another world title.” She pauses, then slyly adds, “Or a couple more. I want to do this for the rest of my life.” • LINDZI SCHARF
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STYLING: REBECCA RUSSELL. MAKEUP: JO STRETTELL AT TRACEY MATTINGLY AGENCY. HAIR: MICHAEL LONG USING JOSH ROSEBROOK. NAILS: CHRISTINA AVILES AT OPUS BEAUTY USING MAXUS. FASHION ASSISTANT: RAINA SILBERSTEIN. SEE SHOPPING GUIDE FOR DETAILS, P.123.
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ROXY jacket, $90. ADAM SELMAN dress, $5,800. ARIEL GORDON earrings, $795. ELLERY boots, $990. Rings, Gilmore’s own.
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