C California Style & Culture by C Magazine

November 2019

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PLUS DOUG AITKEN / STUDIO SHAMSHIRI / LILY ALDRIDGE / TALITA VON FURSTENBERG

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STATEMENTS Laure Hériard Dubreuil paints the town pink................................................................................................ 39

Past perfect: Rose Tarlow’s stunning new digs................................................................................................ 44 Talita von Furstenberg takes on the family biz............................................................................................... 46 Head-turning statement earrings make event season a cinch.......................................................... 48

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Woah, baby: How California has become the world’s capital of conception ...................... 62

FEATURES From Havana to Hollywood, Ana de Armas’ lightning-speed ascent tracks an icon in the making............................... 66 Doug Aitken’s harmonious addition to the art-filled grounds of Sonoma’s Donum Estate ................................................. 76 Take a dip in the season’s most refreshing pairing: denim and diamonds ......................................................................................... 84

In San Diego, Studio Shamshiri’s latest marvel deftly brings the outdoors in ................................................................................. 94

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DISCOVERIES The multisensory allures of modern Singapore ....................................................................................................................................................... 103 Splish splash: We present your new bathing rituals................................................................................................................................................ 106 Supermodel Lily Aldridge’s California musts.............................................................................................................................................................. 110

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n this issue, full of all things sparkling, “treasures” can be found in many forms. And while dream-worthy diamonds drip from our pages, it’s our cover star who shines the brightest: Ana de Armas, who is marking her first U.S. cover debut with C, will be a household name in short order, thanks to five big movies about to break — with megaroles spanning Bond girl to Marilyn Monroe. She has quite a trajectory ahead, to say the least! Another artist whose career we’ve tracked from the very beginning is designer Pamela Shamshiri, formerly of Commune and now of Studio Shamshiri. Her projects, while timeless, continue to show both a respect for architectural heritage and a depth of original design innovation that screams California cool throughout every room — as evidenced in her newly completed San Diego ranch-style residential project, featured in this issue. Donum Estate in Sonoma isn’t your typical winery, what with its world-class art installations dotting the vineyards. Case in point: Doug Aitken’s newly created site-specific performative work. We take you on a visit to the vineyard that’s producing top-notch wine and celebrating cultural works, for a taste of Aitken’s latest, perched in the most stunning of settings. Which brings me back to this issue’s theme of jewelry: Because while the treasured stone may be the centerpiece, it is The Golden State setting that makes it shine.

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ANA DE ARMAS. Photography by KURT ISWARIENKO. Creative & Fashion Direction by ALISON EDMOND. Hair by LONA VIGI at SWA Agency using Serge Normant. Makeup by MÉLANIE INGLESSIS at Forward Artists. DE ARMAS wears GUCCI top and skirt. BULGARI earrings and ring.

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Hawaii-born, Santa Barbara-based model Talea Josephine — who dons this season’s covetable diamonds in “Ripple Effect,” p.84 — has walked the runways for Marc Jacobs and Chanel. Having worked with lensmen including Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, she is now expanding her career into acting. MY C SPOTS • Rincon is an iconic Santa Barbara right point break • Your Place has the best authentic Thai food I’ve ever had • Santa Barbara Bowl, where my boyfriend’s band, Iration, recently performed

Inspired by his urban Tokyo upbringing, L.A.-based photographer Yoshihiro Makino travels the world capturing architecture and interiors, including the Studio Shamshiri-designed home in “Second Nature,” p.94. He counts Architectural Digest and Christie’s as clients. MY C SPOTS • Hollywood’s Nonaka-Hill gallery specializes in contemporary Japanese art • Steep is a Taiwanese tea room in DTLA with home-cooked-style lunches • C-S Art Cottage in Highland Park for modern art and objects

Contributors

Writer Marshall Heyman, who splits his time between L.A. and New York City, interviewed our cover subject, who was in London, for “Bond Ambition,” p.66. The veteran journalist was previously on staff at The Wall Street Journal and has contributed to such publications as Vanity Fair and Vogue, in addition to co-creating the play Tiny Beautiful Things. MY C SPOTS • Erewhon on Beverly Boulevard for people-watching and kombucha • Pizzana on Robertson Boulevard — even just for salad • Magpies Softserve in Silverlake for vegan ice cream pies

MARTHA McCULLY Martha McCully, who wrote this issue’s house feature, was the founding beauty director at Allure and later the executive editor of InStyle. Today, she splits her time between Venice and East Hampton, N.Y., and contributes to Harper’s Bazaar, Los Angeles Times and others. MY C SPOTS • When I want to escape my home office, I go to Alexandra Wagner Skincare on Abbot Kinney for a facial • I can’t resist the pozole verde at Gjusta • Tim Clarke Supply is a home decor store in Santa Monica that offers wellness activities on the weekends

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head of the much anticipated opening of The Webster’s first Los Angeles boutique, proprietor Laure Hériard Dubreuil decided to go all in — uprooting her family (her husband, NorCal-bred artist Aaron Young, and their two young children) from New York to Bel Air. “Living in L.A. reminds me of growing up in the South West of France; my father would wake up and swim every morning,” says Hériard Dubreuil, who hails from the Rémy Martin family of Cognac makers. “Now my husband [does the same], and it’s giving me all types of nostalgia.” Much like its five predecessors, the newest outpost of the luxury lifestyle retailer, set to open in January, is infused with art deco soupçons and swathed in Pepto-Bismol pink. It will be home to a collection of modern art and over 100 fashion labels, including local favorites Azlee, Amiri, Co, Rhude and, fittingly, the launch of LHD’s Big Sur collection. Beverly Center, 8500 Beverly Blvd., Ste. 157, L.A.; thewebster.us. K.M. CULTURE

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Telltale Grecques molded glass globe lights, originally designed for Hermès in 1925, are once again casting a diffused glow inside the French saddler’s Grant Avenue boutique in San Francisco. The expansive new 22,000-square-foot flagship returns each of Hermès’ 16 métiers — from scarves to ties, perfume to crystal, watches to ready-to-wear and all manner of leather goods designed by the much lauded Nadège VanheeCybulski — to the landmarked space where they resided in the aughts. On the ground level are waitlistworthy bags, silks, accessories, timepieces, fragrances and — naturellement — equestrian accoutrements. Climb the solid oak staircase to the sun-soaked new second floor, which includes a coffee bar in addition to shoes, fine jewelry and an extended home design assortment. Interior terra-cotta hues and wood tones symbolize the sun’s golden glow while also illuminating exclusives such as a one-of-a-kind Kelly bag and Cosmographia Universalis scarf, plus straps for the Apple Watch Hermès. 125 Grant Ave., S.F., 415-391-7200; hermes.com. E.V.

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HERMÈS Cosmographia Universalis scarf, $415.

The new BIG DADDY'S ANTIQUES in Palo Alto takes after the San Francisco (shown above and below) and L.A. flagships.

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From top: TAYLOR & THOMAS founders JESSICA TAYLOR MEAD (left) and ELIZABETH THOMAS JAMES. Jane loafers in Golden Python, $565.

HEELING THE PLANET It was in an Otis College of Art and Design class on footwear that vegan luxury shoe brand Taylor & Thomas was conceived. Sharing a passion for fashion and a similar sense of urgency for ethical practices, Jessica Taylor Mead and Elizabeth Thomas James have created a 100 percent sustainable and cruelty-free company, and they’re just getting started. taylorandthomasla .com. M.J.

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Perhaps sensing that California’s tech epicenter needed a bit of nostalgia and provenance, Big Daddy’s Antiques has opened its latest outpost in Palo Alto. The Los Angelesbased brand is known for its European, Asian and North American antiques, objects, custom furniture and artwork. A longtime trusted source for interior designers, set decorators, landscape architects and the design-curious, the new location will no doubt be a one-stop shop for busy startup moguls looking for one-of-a-kind, “unicorn” pieces. Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Ste. 127, 650-3846379; bdantiques.com. K.C.

WRITING STYLE Fashion-forward new coffee-table tomes ADRIAN A celebratory look at the life and iconic work of the late mononymous Hollywood designer and costumer. Rizzoli New York, $65 $65.

AVEDON Master printer Gideon Lewin’s musings on working with fashion photographer Richard Avedon for 16 years. PowerHouse Books, $75 $75.

SUPREME MODELS L.A. stylist Marcellas Reynolds’ new title honors the trailblazing black women who revolutionized fashion. Abrams Books, $50 $50. A.J.B.

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Clockwise from top left: ALBERTA FERRETTI gown, $6,495, and SERGIO ROSSI sandals, $750. BROCK COLLECTION top and neck piece, prices upon request. CELINE BY HEDI SLIMANE dress, $6,400, JENNIFER FISHER earrings, $165, and GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI sandals, $845. MISSONI dress, $2,785, JENNIFER FISHER bracelet, $295, and CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN sandals, $795. MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION dress, $3,450, and necktie, $500, JENNIFER FISHER earrings, $395, HAYWARD bag, $1,350, and GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI sandals, $1,895. GALVAN dress, $2,650, JENNIFER FISHER earrings, $560, and STUART WEITZMAN boots, $1,200.

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From top: A collection of antiques in ROSE TARLOW’s Bel Air kitchen. The designer/ antiquarian. The Ezio sofa from her fall/winter leather collection, price upon request.

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KITCHEN: MIGUEL FLORES-VIANNA. PORTRAIT: CHRISTY GUTZEIT. LEATHER SOFA: JOHN CIZMAS.

ose Tarlow opened her namesake antiques shop on Melrose Place in 1976, back when the street was a sleepy enclave of design stores. “I used to leave the door open and hope that those from other shops would fall in by accident,” she says modestly. Tarlow’s eye for curating antiques and later producing her own pieces would eventually come to define classic California style as we know it. With clients such as David Geffen, Eli and Edythe Broad and Oprah, she is nothing short of a living legend in the interiors world — albeit an elusive one (she is notoriously selective with design projects and participates in very few press interviews). But times have changed. Tarlow explains that Melrose has become too “fashion-oriented” and no longer feels like it’s the right fit. And with that, she is debuting the next iteration of Rose Tarlow Melrose House on Robertson Boulevard (yes, the name is coming too). Architect Marc Appleton was enlisted to construct Tarlow’s vision of a contemporary white barn with a dramatic three-pitched roof. Double-height ceilings, a giant clerestory window and European white oak floorboards set the scene for her collection of handpicked antiques and Tarlow’s in-house line of handcrafted furniture, textiles, rugs and lighting. The move is even more exciting given the fact that Tarlow had all but retired in 2008 when she sold her company to a private equity firm. Six years later, she realized she wasn’t quite ready to retreat from the professional realm and bought back her company. These days, she is in the office four days a week overseeing new designs. She splits her time between residences in Bel Air and Montecito, plus a few months of every year in London and near Aix-en-Provence, France — “where I relax and feed my obsession of searching for treasures,” she says. Tarlow says her penchant for discovery continues to drive her, and that building a furniture collection should be done “out of appreciation and love.” She continues, “With the [same] intensity that one looks at a painting, one should study a furniture piece. We buy things that we want to live with forever, so everything has to have special meaning.” 425 N. Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood; rosetarlow.com. •

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Dreamy pastel patterns and subtle hues hold sway in Talita von Furstenberg’s second TVF for DVF capsule collection of dresses and separates, a move “meant to bring a bit of happiness and whimsy to a season often encumbered by dark palettes and heavy fabrics,” Talita explains. The bold choice by the newly minted New Yorker — who grew up in Los Angeles and still eschews pants in her personal wardrobe even when temperatures dip — comes as no surprise to her grandmother, Diane von Furstenberg. “I let Talita do what she wants to do,” notes the fashion icon. “I trust her immensely, she has her own style and her own mind.” Talita says the new 20-piece collection of functional, feminine designs in a variety of fabrics, from cotton to silk crepe de chine, is inspired by life in the open air.

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“Even while sitting still within a natural environment, there is constant activity, movement and beauty surrounding you,” she explains. Playful frocks in prints derived from wild florals join romantic solid hues reminiscent of lakes and meadows. The pieces are effortless, and so is, it seems, the generational partnership. “It was meant to be,” confirms the proud matriarch. dvf.com. E.V.

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GOLD STANDARDS “I want people to love their jewelry forever, not just for a few seasons,” says Jenna Grosfeld, the Los Angeles-based designer behind the vintageinspired, modern-crafted Jenna Blake Jewelry line. (Think layered, boldcolored stones such as malachite, coral and lapis set in chunky gold — art deco meets the ’70s.) “I teach my customers the art of curating timeless pieces, rather than buying one-hit wonders.” Grosfeld recently debuted her shoppable website and launched an exclusive collection of Ertéinspired 18-karat goldand-enamel initial charms with Moda Operandi. When not busy designing future heirlooms, Grosfeld is called upon as a creative consultant, recently collaborating with Costa Palmas, the chic new resort community in Los Cabos, Mexico. jennablake.com. K.A.

BAG DROP Los Angeles-based designer Jonathan Simkhai frequently steps out of his La Cienega atelier to check in on dress fittings at his adjacent sunlit boutique. Now, with the launch of four handmade Italian leather bags, he’s devised the perfect pairing for his trademark diaphanous slip dresses. Offered in tonal neutrals, including black and white, the hobo (Donna), mini crossbody (Mara), envelope clutch (Isha) and micro belt styles (Femme) are exclusive to the L.A. flagship and online via Apple Pay checkout. 653 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, 424-284-3830; jonathansimkhai.com. E.V. JONATHAN SIMKHAI Mara bag, $595. MAGAZ I N EC.COM

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Clockwise from above: Midcentury-inspired raffia furniture and hand-painted wallpaper bedeck the new juice bar on the first floor of VAN CLEEF & ARPELS’ Beverly Hills boutique. Perlée watch, $31,700. The plush, pink-hued Poetic Salon. The landmark Rodeo Drive building.

t Van Cleef & Arpels’ newly redesigned Beverly Hills flagship, there are, quite literally, a number of balls in the air. The historical corner building, home to the maison’s West Coast outpost for the past 50 years, now includes modernized salons awash in gravitydefying pastel-hued totems riffing on its circular Perlée designs. The installations — commissioned from French sculptor Arthur Hoffner — artfully balance brass spheres evoking the Perlée collection’s sparkling gold handpolished beads with marble blocks and aluminum tubes, much as the new 6,000-square-foot space elegantly juxtaposes recently launched pink-hued Brume de saphir earrings, vintage Alhambra designs, and art deco classics with bridal solitaires. Inside the boutique, designed to evoke a Parisian apartment, rooms are divided into intimate salons. The first floor houses bridal high jewelry and also Salon 1906, named for the maison’s founding year and comprised of curated 20th-century pieces and archival documents. Baubles from the house have a long history of silver screen appearances, and Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly draped themselves in Alhambra talismans while off duty, too. Pieces in the Art Deco salon are precursors to the 1946 Machine-style bracelet Cate Blanchett memorably donned during the first scene of the film Carol. “The West Coast has a historical and creative connection to the maison, ever since the doors of the Beverly Hills location first opened in 1969,” says Helen King, president and CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels Americas. Indeed, hand-painted wallpaper depicting verdant coastal gardens surrounding the new first-floor juice bar evoke elements of Southern California’s unique ecosystems. Nearby, playful Flora and Fauna collections of geometric butterfly between-the-finger rings and airy heart-shaped petal Frivole earrings plus new Perlée watches set with lapis lazuli and malachite hiding functional dials reside in additional salons. Upstairs, the expanded second floor includes a dining room — an elegant perch from which to toast such current and future classics. 300 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly Hills, 310-276-1161; vancleefarpels.com. •

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PURE AND SIMPLE When Yves Spinelli and Dwyer Kilcollin, the husband-and-wife team behind the cult jewelry line Spinelli Kilcollin, couldn’t find the exact furniture pieces they dreamed of for their new pad in Montecito Heights, they decided to forge their own. Echoing their bold yet minimal signature linked rings, the couple’s first interiors line, SK Home, debuted this fall with the pieces they designed for themselves. “We wanted to do something that would be modular with designs that allow the buyer to customize the shape, use and materiality of a piece to suit their exact use,” Kilcollin says. For instance, the luminescent Elam table can be ordered in a combination of stainless steel, bronze, brass or polished aluminum. “The possibilities are endless,” she says. Next year, the pair will roll out additional pieces alongside their baubles, but only time will tell where this creative spinoff will lead. Kilcollin says, “Of course each new design path takes its own twists and turns.” spinellikilcollin.com. K.M.

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Architectural plans, landscapes and migration patterns combine with dense calligraphic brushstrokes across the large-scale abstract expressionist canvases, drawings and prints artist Julie Mehretu creates. Following a 2005 MacArthur “genius grant” and a U.S. Medal of Arts 10 years later, Mehretu’s ongoing exploration of contemporary life now on view at LACMA feels timely. The eponymous midcareer survey documents her early focus on drawing, mapping and iconography, and her more recent bold gestures, sweeps of saturated color and figurative elements, which the Ethiopia native (who was raised largely in Michigan and today lives in New York City) intricately layers in her gestural works. Nov. 3-May 17, 2020. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323-857-6000; lacma.org. E.V.

Jeannie Jarnot, founder of Beauty Heroes — an online destination for clean beauty products with a subscription service that sends clients one full-size “hero” product each month alongside deluxe “sidekick” samples — has opened her first brick-and-mortar in Novato, her Northern California hometown. The new Beauty Heroes store features independent, high-end artisan brands that meet stringent ingredient standards, such as Vintner’s Daughter, Laurel Skin and Josh Rosebrook, as well as a section dedicated to zerowaste beauty and lifestyle products. “We contribute 1 percent of top-line revenue to environmental causes like The Rainforest Alliance,” Jarnot explains. “We focus on helping our customers live lighter on the planet.” 817 Grant Ave., Novato, 415-895-1480; beauty-heroes.com. K.A.

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ith the CBD craze verging on the edge of cliche, the space is primed for a serious, sophisticated player. Enter Prima, the brainchild of Christopher Gavigan, co-founder of The Honest Company, Laurel Angelica Myers, a former Honest Company brand and product developer, and Jessica Assaf, the Harvard MBA founder of Cannabis Feminist, which positions the hero ingredient as the cornerstone of wellness. “We’re not the sprinkle-on-top brand,” Assaf says from the brand’s Santa Monica office. “This is about the next phase of health.” Prima launched last spring with a content-laden website demystifying the ancient botanical and soon after, rolled out a range of CBD wellness products. “The word prima in other languages means primary, excellent, top-quality and first. In Spanish it also means female cousin. And hemp is the sober, botanical, cooler female cousin of [cannabis],” says Gavigan, who wrote the bestseller Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home before launching The Honest Company with actor Jessica Alba in 2011. Armed with compelling science showing that CBD mitigates anxiety, chronic pain, insomnia, arthritis and acne, the Prima team believes that daily exposure to high-quality CBD extract can critically support the body’s native endocannabinoid system (ECS), which regulates overall balance. Prima’s broad-spectrum hemp extracts are sourced from a farm in Oregon where their “girls” (highly productive female plants) are organically nurtured by natural sunlight, wind, moonlight and other seasonal biorhythms. This fall, the team introduces three new watersoluble botanical elixirs with hemp CBD and continues to pioneer ways of harnessing the power of different cannabinoids. Gavigan is first to admit that much of the scientific research around CBD is ongoing, but what they know for sure is that “75 to 90 percent of doctor visits are stress-related. We are fighting a war against the epidemic of stress,” Assaf says. “There is so much excitement around CBD right now because it’s hitting on this universal problem that we haven’t been able to solve for, until now.” prima.co. •

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Clockwise from top: Inside the Frenchstyle bistro PASJOLI. Tableside services include a caviar cart. Beef tartare with radishes and local nasturtium.

Three years ago, chef Dave Beran made headlines when he left Chicago — where he worked with Grant Achatz at Alinea and Next — to open Dialogue, an 18-seat tasting-menu restaurant in Santa Monica, which quickly earned critical acclaim. Now, with a Michelin star and James Beard Award under his belt, Beran is cementing his neighborhood reign with Pasjoli, an elegant yet cozy bistro awash in brass and brick that melds classic Parisian cuisine with the bounty of Southern California. The a la carte menu features elevated comfort food, including truffle omelets with leeks and hazelnuts, and savory tableside specialties such as pressed duck, proving that casual French fare can be decadent even without frites. 2732 Main St., Santa Monica, 424-330-0020; pasjoli.com. A.J.B.

Modern diamond designs developed by Parisian jeweler Valérie Messika, including her newest Lucky Move collection — rife with talismanic necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings awash in pavés — recently debuted stateside this October in Century City. In partnership with Westime, the daughter of famed diamond merchant André Messika has stocked her namesake brand’s first U.S. boutique with standouts like the flexible Skinny diamond bracelets she pioneered, stark geometric Move rings and bold My Twin asymmetric earrings. Westfield Century City, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., L.A., 310-277-3898, messika.com. E.V.

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othing combines science and soul, technology and ancient wisdom quite like the path to modern parenthood. As more women postpone motherhood, as more same-sex couples explore their options for creating families, and as our healthcare system becomes more complicated and harder to navigate, businesses around fertility and pre- and postnatal support are burgeoning. And in typical pioneering fashion, The Golden State is leading the way

on all fronts, rallying the startup spirit of Silicon Valley, the politically progressive atmosphere and gurus in the alternative wellness space to the cause. “In California, people like to take a nontraditional approach to everything,” says Cheryl Lister, a fertility journey coach who also works for Family Match Consulting, a premier search service that assists intended parents in finding egg donors and surrogates based in Woodland Hills. “Women still feel some secrecy and shame around assisted reproduction, but that’s starting to shift. I do feel the gay community in California has helped that, because they can’t hide that they’re using donor eggs or sperm. Then there are the folks who are using egg donors and surrogates, and companies like Facebook and Google are supporting employees financially [to receive treatments]. Celebrities are talking about it, too, so that shame is beginning to melt a little bit.” Typically, the recommendation for women hoping to get pregnant is to start prenatal vitamins prior to conception, but now more resources are available for preconception counseling. Many Californians may start with a visit to a doctor of functional medicine or an endocrinologist to run a series of blood tests to check for viruses, hormone levels, thyroid issues, anemia and even potentially harmful levels of mercury or arsenic, in both male and female partners, as well as a screening for genetic diseases. Robin Berzin, MD — the founding physician and CEO of Parsley Health, which recently opened a flagship location in West Hollywood — aims to help women optimize their own natural fertility before resorting to services such as egg freezing, IVF and IUI. “Too often we see that women are referred directly to reproductive endocrinologists (think IVF), without anyone taking the time to ask why they are having trouble getting pregnant,” she says. Loom, a women’s health center in Los Angeles since 2016, offers “fertility coaching” to help patients combat stress and understand their cycles in order to conceive, and they offer support for those who have experienced a loss of a pregnancy, among other services. In Pasadena, the Del Mar Birth Center is run by midwives who also offer fertility counseling and guidance for strengthening and conditioning the body for optimal birth. Mama Lounge in San Francisco employs a team of licensed acupuncturists, herbalists, massage therapists and a counselor in a relaxed spa-like space.

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For same-sex partners, single parents and heterocouples who are experiencing fertility challenges, another level of assistance is required, and there are exciting new platforms in place to help guide them. San Franciscobased FertilityIQ, founded by Santa Barbara native and UC Berkeley Law graduate Deborah Anderson-Bialis and her husband, Jake, has been dubbed the Yelp of assisted reproductive treatments (ART), rating and evaluating fertility specialists to help couples understand their options and choose the best clinic and doctors for them. Future Family, which was also founded in the Bay Area by tech entrepreneur Claire Tomkins, is a digital coaching platform to guide users through their medical options — whether that’s egg freezing, IVF or using a donor egg — and then match them with some of the country’s top fertility nurses, who are on call to explain procedures and walk couples through complicated prescription protocols, like follicle-stimulating injections. They also offer financing packages. (The average total cost for one IVF cycle in America is around $22,000, while egg freezing will cost around $30,000 to $40,000 out of pocket for treatment and storage.) The good news for Californians is that some of the most successful fertility centers nationwide are located in this state, according to the most recent data collected by the Center for Disease Control. It may be because demand is high. The average age of first-time mothers in San Francisco is now 31, which is well above the national average of 26, and fertility rates decline with age. It may also be because the business was practically born here. Dr. Richard Marrs founded California Fertility Partners, the first IVF center in California, in Los Angeles in 1982. Back in the early ’80s, Marrs was unable to treat women over the age of 35 with the fertility protocols. Nearly four decades later, Marrs says, “We’re now treating new mothers in their early 40s with a lot of success. It’s remarkable how things have changed.” When the science was new, there was only a 10 or 11 percent chance of having a successful birth from an embryo transfer, he notes. Today, the HRC fertility centers, with locations across Southern California, report as high as up to 62 live births per 100 transfers, depending on the age of the patient and whether the embryos were previously frozen. While it was once taboo to discuss infertility, parents are now more willing to share their journeys. Thanks in part to celebrities like Chrissy Teigen, Kim Kardashian West and Anne Hathaway — who have all been very vocal about their fertility highs and lows — the state has been attracting more than its share of international attention. After China retracted its one-child policy, many postreproductive-age couples have flocked to California to have more children — drawn by the new technology and also the promise of dual citizenship for offspring born in the U.S. California also has some unique

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laws delineating protection for every party involved. For instance, in the case of surrogacies, the “intended parents” can be considered legal guardians upon conception, before the child is even born. “Trans, gay, straight, single or married, California will help you become a parent,” says Molly O’Brien, a Los Angeles County-based lawyer for the International Fertility Law Group, who works primarily with gay dads-to-be from Europe, where surrogacy is still illegal in many countries. Once a successful pregnancy is established and it comes time for delivery, there is a vast network of professionals statewide devoted to making the birth experience more comfortable. The Bini Birth center in Sherman Oaks, founded by the nationally recognized childbirth expert and birth doula Ana Paula Markel, has trained a fleet of doulas for the last 15 years, including Carson Meyer, daughter of Ron Meyer, vice chairman of NBCUniversal. Meyer was an actor and a student of alternative medicine at NYU when she first saw The Business of Being Born, the influential documentary produced by Ricki Lake, and was moved by the raw and honest look at childbirth. “Ana Paula and my mentor, Lori Bregman [whose clients include Molly Sims and Kristen Bell], really showed me how to guide mothers through the process, with prenatal visits talking about a birth plan, and hopes and fears, comfort measures, and then a postnatal plan,” Meyer says. She is part of a vast network of professionals in California devoted to birth support, which includes Dr. Elliot Berlin, an L.A.-based, award-winning prenatal chiropractor, childbirth educator and labor support doula who hosts a popular podcast, Dr. Berlin’s Informed Pregnancy, where he interviews experts (Meyer recently helmed the mic), new and expectant parents, and celebrities (actors like Kate Mara, Hilary Duff and Amanda Seyfried), and a YouTube show, The Real Midwives of Los Angeles. “No matter what you are looking for around the birth experience, whether it’s a natural birth center, an obstetrician, a midwife or someone to encapsulate your placenta, you will find it here in California,” Meyer says. “Without judgment.” •

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alone have sparkling banter in meetings with filmmakers and casting directors. “Of course, you can imagine how those were,” de Armas recalls dryly. In one such exchange, she says the casting director told her, “Well, we’ll talk again in a couple of years.” Translation: They could connect again, seriously, when she could speak better English. “And I responded, ‘No, we’ll talk in two months.’ And he started laughing and said, ‘You’re crazy, you can’t do it.’ But in two months, I was already auditioning for great movies.” That’s all de Armas had wanted: “Not always getting the parts, but just to get in the room. That’s what I’m excited about. Actually having the opportunity to be in the room with directors that I really, really want to work with. I was speaking things that I didn’t even know what I was saying, but I was there. That was it. I was on time, and I was there in the room auditioning.” De Armas recognizes that the auditioning process is, to put it mildly, “so weird,” but she likes it. It’s a conversation. “It’s one particular day for two minutes,” she adds. “They don’t know what’s going on in your life. You might be sad or happy, sick or have a fever. I’ve even auditioned with my dog in the room because I was going straight to the airport. But I just like to go in the room so I can be a person.” Perhaps de Armas’ secret sauce is not just her tenacity, but that self-deprecating authenticity. “I’m not good at interviews,” she says. “I’m not good at social media.” (Actually, she has 1.5 million Instagram followers, but who’s counting?) “I’m good on set. I’m good when I’m working. That’s when I feel the happiest, when I study and I prepare. The movie business and the industry are not where my strengths are.” Studying and preparing were integral to making Blonde, which also stars Adrien Brody (as Arthur Miller) and Bobby Cannavale (as Joe DiMaggio). “I worked on the accent for a whole year,” de Armas says. “I had a responsibility to portray her and her life in the best possible way. Everything about it was stressful, and everything about it was exciting and inspiring and terrifying.” Shooting scenes in Malibu in full hair and makeup, de Armas’ resemblance to the 1950s bombshell star of Some Like it Hot is uncanny, a complete transformation into the role and 180 degrees from Blade Runner 2049. Jumping from making Blonde to Bond was “a very strange transition,” she adds. “It’s so

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different. … I’ve never done an action movie, and I must have underestimated what these kinds of movies are, but I must say I’m really impressed,” de Armas says. “Man, it’s really hard. The training, to stay true to the kind of movie, to the tone. Everything takes so long, so your energy level, when you’re waiting, goes down. And then you’re suddenly on set and you have to start killing people or kicking people. And it’s in high heels!” It helps to have dialogue written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who was called in to amp up the screenplay. “Lucky me, all my scenes were written by Phoebe,” de Armas says. “My dialogue and the energy of my character really comes through like Phoebe comes through. The woman I’m portraying is different [than previous Bond girls]. It has some bubbles in it. It’s really fresh and exciting.” Of visiting Pinewood Studios near London for a tour with Bond director Cary Fukunaga, de Armas says, “I walked into the office and Cary was having a writers’ meeting and Phoebe was in the meeting. I’ve never blushed so hard. I couldn’t even speak. I just went, ‘Oh my God, oh my God, I love you, I love you. I want to be your friend!’” They are not yet BFFs, however. “Maybe one day,” de Armas says with a laugh. Another pinch-me moment would be working with famed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, whom she has yet to meet. “That would be a dream,” she says. “He’s such a legend. He’s incredible. Now I’m a Bond girl, but I would love to be an Almodóvar girl. I’ll audition for him for sure.” The reality is, like the most enduring Hollywood success stories, her ambition often gets in the way of everything else. “I’m missing out on my friends and my parents and my home, but life keeps going, and I want to see what opportunities are to come.” •

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EARTH Doug Aitken’s groundbreaking new performative sculpture at Sonoma’s creative Donum Estate strikes a chord with art and wine lovers alike

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t dusk on a windy day in early September, 20 percussionists approached a lone eucalyptus grove on the sculpture-clotted vineyards of Donum Estate. Dressed all in white, the musicians began pounding their mallets on a shimmering labyrinth of hanging stainless steel pipes called Sonic Mountain (Sonoma), emitting sounds that were rhythmic and melodic, rapid yet mellow, much like an electronic beat at a nightclub. Then, after several minutes, the music faded into silence and the wind took over as the prime player of the sculptural instrument. Artist Doug Aitken watched. He was here to see his newest work inaugurated with a composition by friend and previous collaborator Hisham Akira Bharoocha; and the result was startling. “I had never approached the sculpture like this before,” he says of walking up the hill toward it that night. “It was aggressive and hypnotic and powerful in this turbulent way. I was almost in a trance.” That multisensory feeling is exactly what Donum Estate owners Allan Warburg, a Danish fashion businessman, and his wife, Mei

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Warburg, who was born in China, want people to experience at their winery and outdoor sculpture collection. The award-winning pinot noirs of Donum come first, but the couple is interested in creating something deeper. “Art in this setting is a different experience,” Allan says. “You look at a piece of art, you see it in this beautiful landscape, you listen to the birds ... and then you have some beautiful wine; it becomes even more beautiful. We wanted to link all those experiences.” The pair was introduced to Aitken through his 2017 Desert X piece Mirage, a mirrored house that reflected the arid Coachella Valley landscape, and also connected with him in Hong Kong. The Warburgs (who, with their two sons, divide their time between China, Denmark and now California) had begun collecting Chinese art and paintings in the early 2000s and purchased the well-known Donum Estate, a jewel-box winery located in the coveted Carneros tract, right after the 2008 financial crisis. “I bought the property because I knew the wine,” Allan says, hinting at its investment potential. “I thought that

A pondside shelter is flanked by ANSELM KIEFER’s warplane replica, Mohn und Gedächtnis (Poppy and Memory), and RICHARD HUDSON’s hilltop heart sculpture. Opposite, from top: The Care of Oneself by artist duo ELMGREEN & DRAGSET, a version of which stands in front of the Palace of Justice in Lyon, France. Crouching Spider by LOUISE BOURGEOIS sits inside a custom-built pavilion.

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we would sell the business later.” But they fell in love with the beauty and peaceful quality of the property and now, he says with a low chuckle, “We’ll never sell it.” Continuing to expand to reflect their diverse backgrounds, the couple’s collection now includes works from 20 countries across six continents. In 2014, they began placing sculptures throughout the topography of the winery and reworking the landscape to complement the artwork, bringing in plum trees, replanting others, draining various swampland and marveling at the results that came from manually reshaping the land. Initially, the sculptures were purchased elsewhere and brought to the 200-acre property, such as Keith Haring’s King and Queen and Louise Bourgeois’ Crouching Spider (Mei’s favorite). Then the two started asking artists, many of whom are now friends, to select the locations for their site-specific commissions. Today, tableaux of nearly 40 pieces are scattered across the property: Ghada Amer’s The Words I Love the Most, a bronze sphere made out of 100 different Arabic words for love, is set among lavender fields; Danh Vo’s We the People (detail), a reproduced fragment of the Statue of Liberty, lies among the pinot noir grapes.

Barcelona native Jaume PIensa’s tranquil female face Sanna looks out over the crinkly golden and green waves of vines and hills. Other works by Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, Yayoi Kusama, Subodh Gupta, Richard Hudson and Tracey Emin make a simple stroll among the vines a surreal experience. Venice, Calif.-based Aitken was a logical fit from both the collectors’ and the artist’s perspective. “[Allan and Mei] shared this vision for something that was living and more performative,” says Aitken, whose work unifies different mediums and is often site-specific, from his living submerged architecture Underwater Pavilions on the ocean floor just off Catalina Island, to this past summer’s New Horizon, a series of happenings tied to a gleaming mirrored orb of a hot air balloon that traversed the East Coast. “I have this restlessness with static and stationary art,” he explains. Aitken visited the site alone. “I found myself wandering away from the existing artworks,” he says, and gravitating toward the eucalyptus grove, where he was attracted to contours of the landscape. He was acutely aware of the sound in the grove, of the wind in the tall trees. “I asked

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myself, ‘How can we create an artwork that is not complacent — that is alive? An artwork that performs the landscape that it is provided with?’” The answer was to construct an instrument. But from there it took nearly two years to execute the idea. Aitken found it challenging. “It was very interesting to figure out how to create a musical style that was kinetic and interesting and not too repetitive,” he says. The final result is based upon a series of visual patterns that come from 365 steel wind chimes of various lengths hanging in three concentric circles. “I wanted to create a kind of a glow or an aura, and everywhere you walk you would hear a radically

different composition,” he says. “I wanted it to be something that every viewer would experience differently depending on the day, the hour and the minute.” It’s all part of a diverse oeuvre for Aitken, whose proliferation of ideas shows no sign of stopping. He currently has a solo show in London (his first there in eight years) at Victoria Miro, on view through December. Meanwhile, Donum Estate is getting exposure as well. Previously only open to the public for by-appointment wine tastings, the estate will be offering art-only tours starting this fall. Also Donum, a new book that delves into the

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Sanna by JAUME PLENSA is part of the Spanish artist’s series of monumental female heads. Opposite, from top: Set amid a eucalyptus grove within Donum Estate, Sonic Mountain (Sonoma) is comprised of 365 stainless steel pipes. Aitken takes a reflective moment to listen to the wind chimes.

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winery’s history and art collection, was released in October, and an educational outreach program is also in the works. Meanwhile the grapes grow on, as the colorful structures watch over them. There is no comparable site in the United States that brings together taste and visual pleasure in this way. “It’s very interesting to see art occupying spaces outside of traditional architecture,” Aitken muses. “When you discover an artwork, you have to seek it out and find it. You have a sense of a journey and a destination. As a community, we want to discover. We want to author our own experiences.” •

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CARTIER HIGH JEWELRY earrings, bracelet and ring, prices upon request. DIOR dress, $3,000. Model TALEA JOSEPHINE at Nomad MGMT. Hair by CHRISTIAN MARC at Forward Artists using Living Proof. Makeup by MICHAEL ANTHONY at Forward Artists using Marc Jacobs Beauty. Manicure by EMI KUDO at Opus Beauty using Chanel Le Vernis.

Inspired by Scandinavianmodernism and California landscapes, Studio Shamshiri reawakens a â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s-era San Diego ranch home with design pedigree, mixing natural elements and iconic statements for fresh, unfussy results

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Originally designed and built in 1957 by architect JOHN AUGUST REED, the San Diego home was recently updated by STUDIO SHAMSHIRI. The clients have a view of the ocean framed by the landscape, including the podocarpus tree.

hen Pamela Shamshiri first encounters a house, she delves into its existence, discovering its past lives and present condition, and helps shape its future. “I’m honoring the journey the house has been on and prepping it for its next chapter,” she says. She adopted this approach as a founding member of Commune and now employs it with her brother Ramin at Studio Shamshiri, designing such projects as the recently opened Atelier Ace Maison de la Luz hotel in New Orleans; Anne Hathaway’s Southern California Swiss chalet-style home; and a ranch house nestled in the Hollywood Hills for Seth and Lauren Rogen. Her deep knowledge of design history and infinite appreciation for light and color inform her choices, often resulting in an eclectic and collected look rooted in time and nature. Then she falls in love. In this particular case, her clients saw Shamshiri’s own Laurel Canyon home in a book and were enthralled with how she had brought the soul of her 1947 Rudolph Schindler house to life again. For their abode, a 1957 modern residence in San Diego near La Jolla, they wanted the same concept, a place that honors its history but is ready for contemporary living. The project intrigued her, and she felt deeply connected to the clients. So Studio Shamshiri unearthed the structure’s bones and combined her clients’ Denmark and Malibu heritages to create a Danish-inspired modern home for California ranch-style living. With an intense appreciation for the house’s architect, John August Reed, who studied with

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Frank Lloyd Wright, Schindler and Irving Gill — one of Shamshiri’s personal heroes — the project became a partial restoration, partial renovation with an expanded footprint and a pool house built from the ground up. Starting with the millwork, “we got the house back to its original state for the most part,” she says, noting the exceptions of the kitchen, bathrooms and windows. (Once you’ve removed the windows, you’re pretty much down to the studs, she points out.) The family room became the focus of the house, with four separate rooms combined to create an open family area, kitchen,

dining and living room. Transparent shelving was added to form a hallway. There are many different types of wood in the house; to the original Japanese cedar she added white oak and Douglas fir. “We really focused on the washes, making it look like it all went together. We do a watered-down color and a lot of oils with low VOCs. I’m super conscious of air quality,” she says. The linear layout has its roots in California ranch design, where almost every room in the house is in a straight line, and — other than the bedrooms — opens up to the back and front

The poolhouse has a full kitchen and a casual dining area designed with soft natural accents such as cork lighting and NAKASHIMA woven chairs. Opposite, from top: The office was designed with vintage elements that reflect the family’s history, and a muted palette that favors organic materials, including grasscloth on the walls paired with white oak and brass. Principal designer PAMELA SHAMSHIRI.

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A vintage BRUNO MATHSSON Pernilla chair with ottoman in patinated leather lives next to a refinished copper fireplace. The sofa is custom and inspired by a Brazilian modernist design with a PAT McGANN faded black textile woven in India. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love that you can feel the hand in it,â&#x20AC;? Shamshiri says.

From top: The formal dining room features a brass LINDSEY ADELMAN chandelier, an oval Wishbone table by BDDW, and a custom rug inspired by midcentury Swedish flat-weaves. The kitchen materials are raw copper and Vermont green slate.

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yards so there’s light coming in on both sides. The rear of the house looks first onto a pool, then the bay and then the ocean beyond it. Original floor-to-ceiling windows and French doors invite the view to be part of the interior. For every indoor room, there’s a correlating outdoor living space. “There’s a lot of going from inside to outside,” Shamshiri says. Shamshiri’s embrace of nature is also a reflection of architect Reed’s teachers and historical origins. Both Lloyd Wright and Schindler had made pilgrimages to Kyoto and brought back the idea of wide-open interior spaces, open plans and framed views as part of the modernist movement. Shamshiri created that feeling here by adding trees close to the house to frame the coastline view. The interior palette is nature-inspired as well. Vermont green slate in the kitchen is meant to be worn in, as are the raw copper fixtures. “I embrace wabi sabi and aging, it’s more honest,” Shamshiri says. “I like things to be permeable. We chose materials that get better with time. We’re really conscious of what we use, like hard woods and real stone instead of plastic — things that age well.” Throughout the house, colors like tans and greens and the washed-out black of the custom living room

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couch reflect the outdoors. Wooden doors are teal with doorframes washed in pale green. Where there isn’t wood paneling or cabinetry, walls feature a very pale green paint instead of a traditional white. The outdoor spaces themselves — complete with shower, sauna and steam baths — reflect Scandinavian living, with its emphasis on greenery, wood and spa. So do the furnishings, including many vintage pieces from Copenhagen, and the clients’ own collection of Eames classics. Throughout, artworks created by family members were reframed and hung. A vintage leather Bruno Mathsson Pernilla chair with an ottoman resides in the living room, along with a vintage pair of Hans J. Wegner chairs in oak and shearling. Then there’s the piano, a reissue of a 1931 original by Danish architect and lighting designer Poul Henningsen, a housewarming gift from another branch of the clients’ family. Shamshiri credits the enveloping light in the house to the original architect. “The light travels like a rainbow from one side to the other, it’s so crazy.” She installed sheers on the windows with a pale blue-gray tint

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to filter it. “There’s so much glass, it seems counterintuitive to bring in that much fabric,” she says. The result is light that is present but diffused, an effect Shamshiri sums up like this: “If a room is just perfect, it sings.” The pool house, which is completely new, was inspired by the California coastline too, with Sausalito and Mill Valley serving as models for how two-story vertical buildings blend into the landscapes. Here, Scandinavian furniture, including a 1960s Arne Norell Kontiki sofa from Sweden and a 1950s Hans Brattrud sculptural Scandia reclining chair from Norway, make this not your ordinary towel stash. Shamshiri wanted this project to be “a very warm and cozy house on the coast, with an eye toward Europe and a romanticized notion of an expat living in California,” she says, adding she loves the collaborative process with her clients — insisting their home look like a summation of their travels, where they’re from and where they are right now, describing it as fancy without pretension. “I want it to feel like it came from their history and heritage,” she says. “And if we do our job right, we’re supporting the way people want to live.” •

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From top: Decorative lighting salvaged from the original house illuminates a vintage game table paired with stools from COUNTER-SPACE and a Solar planter by California ceramist DAVID CRESSEY. The water views include the pool, the bay and the ocean beyond.

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Waterfront dining, luxe shopping and artful details around every turn await you at Lido Marina Village. The charming village ambience pays tribute to its bayside location and storied history. This is Newport Beach at its best. 3434 Via Lido, Newport Beach; lidomarinavillage.com.

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lobal travelers in the know have long been familiar with Singapore’s many lures: the food, the architecture, the shopping. And credit must be given to the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians for bringing the city’s draws to the silver screen, offering a love letter akin to La La Land’s ode to Los Angeles. Now thanks to the glittering spotlight — literally, as evident by a grove of robotic, futuristic trees that dazzle the night sky above the Gardens by the Bay (gardensbythebay.com.sg) each evening at 7:45 p.m. — it’s apparent Singapore is very much a destination that’s worth the China Eastern Airlines (us.ceair.com) lay-flat long haul all on its own.

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Clockwise from above: The CHANGI AIRPORT’s 130-foot-tall indoor waterfall. The presidential suite at THE ST. REGIS SINGAPORE. The SUPERTREE GROVE and OCBC SKYWAY at GARDENS BY THE BAY. SMOKE & MIRRORS’ signature cocktail: a spicy mix of tequila, green Chartreuse and pimento.

To prove this Asian banking capital is much more than merely a collection of boardrooms, Las Vegas nightlife mainstay Marquee (marqueesingapore.com) just opened, complete with an indoor Ferris wheel and an A$AP Rocky-helmed launch party; Michelin-favored mega chefs Alain Ducasse and Anne Sophie Pic have also made a Malay Peninsula pilgrimage with their own respective restaurants at the newly reopened Raffles Hotel (raffles .com/singapore); and Ian Schrager’s glossy Edition Hotel (editionhotels.com) is slated to welcome guests in 2021. The St. Regis Singapore (st-regis.marriott.com) provides a luxe home base to explore the almost utopian surroundings (yes, Singapore really is that clean).

The hotel’s weekend brunch options — including dim sum at Yan Ting and decadent French fare at Brasserie Les Saveurs — is a property highlight; as is its daily 6 p.m. tour showcasing the vast and mostly Chinese and Singaporean contemporary art collection of hotel owner Kwek Leng Beng and his wife, Cecilia Kwek (works by Georgette Chen, Chen Wen Hsi and Chua Ek Kay are unique standouts). A quick 15-minute walk down the road — which can feel longer in Singapore’s signature stifling humidity — brings you to the majestic Singapore Botanic Gardens (nparks.gov.sg/sbg), an 1859-founded UNESCO heritage site that plays host to more than 1,000 species of orchid. A 10-minute walk in the other direction gets you to Orchard Road, where label-lovers can find their share of Vuitton and Dior. On the same stretch, privy expats love Design Orchard (designorchard.sg), which carries over 60 local brands, including August Society swimwear, Ling Wu’s sculptural suede bags and Pera Skincare’s Bedak Sejuk face masks made from the fermented rice that Malay women have considered a beauty secret for hundreds of years.

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For more off-the-beaten-path retail therapy, download the Grab app (Singapore’s answer to Lyft) and get yourself to the hipster enclave of Tiong Bahru, where art deco architecture commingles with some of the cutest indie stores in town — including BooksActually (booksactuallyshop.com), a jewel box shop featuring local critical essayists, cookbooks and dissident artist ’zines straight from Beijing. But you didn’t come to Singapore just to shop — you came to eat. Start at the cash-only Maxwell Food Centre (1 Kadayanallur St., Singapore) on the outskirts of Chinatown’s colonial-era shophouses and don’t leave without a $4 plate (or two) from Tian Tian Hainanese

Chicken Rice, the Michelinstarred hawker stall that Anthony Bourdain put on the map. Later, don a bib and get ready to ruin your manicure at Jumbo Seafood (jumboseafood.com.sg), where the signature chilli crab is worth every splatter. When it’s time to imbibe after a day of degustation, the Chilli Pady Mary at The St. Regis’ Astor Bar is a spicy kickstart to the night, while the innovative New York-inspired menu at Manhattan (regenthotels .com) across the street — No. 3 on the 2018 list of The World’s 50 Best Bars — is a sleek, dark den made for lingering. After a visit to the tourist-friendly Sands SkyPark Observation Deck (marinabaysands .com), enjoy mixologist Davide Boncimino’s teainfused Yu Cha libation at nearby JW Marriott’s old-school Madame Fan Bar (madamefan.sg). For more cocktails and more views, try Smoke & Mirrors (smokeandmirrors.com.sg) on the roof of the National Gallery Singapore (nationalgallery.sg) — which should be visited in daylight too, if only to see the space’s conversion from former government buildings to a jawdroppingly gorgeous institution spearheaded by famed French architect Jean-François Milou of StudioMilou.

Clockwise from above: A bird’s-eye view of the JW MARRIOTT HOTEL SINGAPORE SOUTH BEACH. The infinity pool at SANDS SKYPARK. Venison puffs from the dim sum menu at MADAME FAN. The SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS’ golden arches. The Blue Who Swims All This Way installation by artist Betty Susiarjo at the NATIONAL GALLERY SINGAPORE’s Keppel Centre.

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No Singapore visit is complete without proper exploration of the renowned Changi Airport (changiairport.com), which is so good that people sans boarding passes come for fun on the weekends. Expect more than 300 shops, restaurants and the world’s largest indoor waterfall as part of the just-opened Jewel complex, plus a butterfly garden, which happens to be a stone’s throw from the plush terminal three lounge — the perfect place to re-create your very own Crazy Rich Asians fantasy. After all, you never know who you might meet on your trip. •

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The Couples Relaxation Retreat at Monarch Beach Resort’s Miraval Life in Balance Spa (from $275 per person/90 min., 1 Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point, 800-7221543; miravalspamonarchbeach.com) offers de-stressing and reconnecting in a private room with your significant other — a cozy fire blazing in the background. Start with an aromatherapy soak featuring an essential oil to match your intention (chamomile to

265-2740; terranea.com). Post-soak, let your mind drift while you are wrapped in a cocoon of sea blue mineral clay designed to nourish and calm the body. Marinate in the hydrating mixture while your face, neck and scalp are massaged for optimal relaxation. The Hammam Vichy Ritual at Spa Montage ($325/90 min., Montage Beverly Hills, 225 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, 310860-7840; montagehotels.com), inspired by

Rituals with essential oils, flowers and milk are only part of the story soothe, rosemary to invigorate, or ylangylang to relax), followed by a custom, fullbody, tension-releasing massage. Inspired by ancient Egyptian bathing rituals, Ladies of the Canyon at Poppy and Someday ($150 per person/90 min., 323-7985539; poppyandsomeday.com) beckons you to gather your friends for an afternoon of communal rejuvenation. You’re treated to an outdoor salt scrub, customized for each group and season, using a combination of hand-harvested herbs, essential oils and salt. Follow that with a sacred bath experience for each individual, utilizing herbs, flowers, crystals, seaweed, salt and colloidal oatmeal. After, guests can enjoy the infrared sauna and crystal-charged steam room at their leisure. Book an Esalen Massage at the Esalen Institute ($195/75 min., 55000 CA-1, Big Sur, 888-837-2536; esalen.org) for an hour-plus of deeply relaxing, long, continuous strokes, incorporating varied technical origins such as Swedish massage, craniosacral therapy, kinesiology, yoga and tai chi. Included with booked treatments is access to Esalen’s legendary, mineral-rich healing hot springs, situated on the cliff ’s edge, overlooking the ocean. The springs are also open to the public for stargazing and nighttime dips between 1 and 3 a.m. with a reservation. Bathing suits optional. Float like you haven’t a worry in the world, in a warm, copper tub enhanced by the aroma of orange blossoms and vanilla during the Tranquility treatment at The Spa at Terranea (from $205/60 min., 100 Terranea Way, Rancho Palos Verdes, 310-

ancient Eastern cleansing practices and enhanced with detoxifying aromatherapy oils, begins with a methodical, full-body exfoliation. Afterward, enjoy a hydrating body wash followed by a soothing scalp massage and hair wash. Included with all treatments is access to the renowned, magnesium-infused, co-ed mineral pool. In need of a serious reset? Book the Ritual Immersion at Ole Henriksen Face/ Body Spa ($630/3 hours 45 min., 8622 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 310-854-7700; olehenriksen.com). The journey begins in a candlelit room, where you are immersed in an amber-infused bath. Next, an organic, customized blend of ingredients like coffee, sugar and lemon are used to exfoliate and tone the skin, followed by a jasmine rose clay wrap to polish and soften. After rinsing, rich shea butter and heated cardamom are used for a hydrating, deep-tissue massage. Finish with a clarifying facial. Home to the only natural mineralrich hot spring in Los Angeles, Beverly Hot Springs reigns supreme as the most illustrious Korean spa around. Book the Body Scrub/Body Care Combo ($120/80 min., 308 N. Oxford Ave., L.A., 323-734-7000; beverlyhotsprings.com) to experience the benefits of its most popular treatments. A rigorous scrub with seaweed soap exfoliates and stimulates circulation. Then a calming skin-conditioning massage with oil, milk, yogurt and a cucumber mask leaves your skin baby-soft. Stay as long as you like and take advantage of the sodium bicarbonaterich alkaline hot springs, cold plunge pool, eucalyptus steam room and dry sauna. •

Wellness

TAKE A DIP Enhance your home bathing ritual

1. TATA HARPER REDEFINING BODY BALM While still damp from the bath, slather this antioxidantrich buttery balm all over to help plump, hydrate, lift and firm. $125, tataharperskincare.com.

2. CAMPO THE “WOODY” ULTRASONIC ESSENTIAL OIL DIFFUSER This acacia-encased vessel steams pure essential oil mist to help transform your mood. Pick a blend with French lavender for optimal relaxation. $97, campobeauty.com.

3. CAUDALIE INSTANT DETOX MASK Take advantage of bath time by applying this 99-percent natural, botanical detoxifying mask to help deep-clean, refine pores and tighten the skin. $39, us.caudalie.com.

4. BACKHOUSE APOLENA CANDLE From the comfort of your warm tub, breathe in the crisp Balboa Island air emanating from the burning notes of sage, sea salt and ambrette seed. $30, backhousefragrances.com.

5. AYLA SEA SOAK Hand-harvested, sun-dried wild kelp combined with salt from the waters of the Big Sur coast create a detoxifying and remineralizing bathing experience. $59, aylabeauty.com.

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Saffron is the beauty industry’s latest “it” ingredient

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SAFFORIA BLISS ROYALE EUPHORIC DETOX

PRATIMA SAFFRON EYE GHEE

A 4-ounce saffron lemonade elixir rooted in ancient medicine but created for a modern lifestyle. Drink it to detox, enhance workouts and decrease inflammation postexercise. $60/case of 6, safforia.com.

This ayurvedic therapy attacks fine lines and dark circles with nutrientrich ghee, while antibacterial saffron increases circulation and reduces hyperpigmentation. $40, pratimaskincare.com.

4. Wellness

THE FULLEST SAFFRON LATTE Formulated with a medicinal dose of saffron (long believed to help fight depression and anxiety) combined with coconut milk powder, this drink mix allows for optimal absorption of the spice’s mood-lifting benefits. $64/7 oz., thefullest.com.

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SISLEY PARIS VELVET SLEEPING MASK WITH SAFFRON FLOWERS A blend of macadamia oil, kokum butter and Japanese lilyturf extract nourishes and softens while saffron flower extract comforts and soothes dry skin during the restorative nighttime hours. $140, sisley-paris.com.

SHIVA ROSE SAFFRON ROSE FACIAL SCRUB

HOUSE OF M BEAUTY EXOTIC BOTANICAL MIRACLE SERUM

Saffron is added to this mix of chickpea flour, blended with sandalwood, coconut milk and orange peel powders to polish the skin, reduce inflammation and improve texture. $50, shivarose.com.

This powerhouse vegan serum, packed with vitamin C, squalane, neroli and rose oils, and blended with a high dose of saffron, promises brighter skin, reduced inflammation and pollution protection. $70, houseofmbeauty.com.

Erin Foster is determined to save her sanity. A selfprofessed control freak, the actor, writer and producer also heads creative for Bumble and has a partnership with Mindbody, the fitness and wellness app. “I need to give each person or company I’m working with my full attention,” Foster explains. “When I can’t, I get stressed!” To cope, she’s developed a morning routine: waking at 7 a.m. for coffee, music and emails. “It’s ‘me time,’” Foster shares. And she swears by her HealthyLine Taj mat, which she discovered at the Goop summit. “It’s covered in crushed amethyst, jade and tourmaline, which are the strongest negative ion stones. The mat heats up, and it has photon therapy, infrared therapy and PEMF therapy, which counteracts the electromagnetic field that’s been put into your body by cellphone use. It’s calming.” Additionally, Foster drinks Moon Juice’s ashwagandha. “It’s loaded with adaptogens that stop your body from having cortisol overload.” When she’s not busy managing her intense work schedule, Foster has taken up another great de-stressor: cooking for her fiance, Simon Tikhman. Plus, she’s started weight training. “It’s given me definition in all the right places.”

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runway, and earrings, price upon request; modaoperandi.com. Dolce & Gabbana crystal headband, $2,445, and crystal earrings, $695; dolcegabbana.com.

ON OUR COVER Ana wears Gucci Caribbean green-multicolor suede top

SMOOTH MOVES

with multicolor bead embroideries on the collar, $7,200, and

p.60 Prabal Gurung Ink and turquoise velvet dress with hand painted metallic ombré palace garden motif and ostrich feather hem, $2,785, similar styles available; prabalgurung.com. Jimmy Choo black velvet clutch bag with floral bead embroidery, $2,895; us.jimmychoo.com. Self-Portrait off shoulder velvet top, $330, and velvet midi skirt, $330; self-portrait-sudio.com. Il Bisonte Continental wallet, $395, similar styles available; ilbisonte.com. Etro sandals, $930, Etro, Beverly Hills, 310-2482855. Monique Lhuillier Bordeaux velour long-sleeve jumpsuit with tie waist, $1,995, Monique Lhuillier, L.A., 323-655-1088; moniquelhuillier.com. Jimmy Choo Celeste red velvet clutch bag with crown clasp, $1,395, and Minny burgundy velvet Minimal sandals, $750, similar styles available, Jimmy Choo, Costa Mesa, 714-327-0644; us.jimmychoo.com. Vince Panné wrap dress in rose gold, $445, and Panné wrap skirt in Amarena, $325, Vince, L.A., 310-526-9922; vince.com. Jimmy Choo Minny amber velvet Minimal sandals, $750, similar styles available, Jimmy Choo, Costa Mesa, 714-327-0644; us.jimmychoo.com. Maje Ripity dress, $415; us.maje.com. Kendra Pariseault Sound Wave hoop earrings with pink sapphire, blue topaz, and rhodelite, $8,000; kendrapariseaultjewelry.com. Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello asymmetrical cut out dress in velvet and strass, $9,000, and velour hat in velour and strass, $495, Saint Laurent, Beverly Hills, 310-271-505; ysl.com.

Caribbean green-multicolor suede skirt with multicolor bead embroideries, $13,000, Gucci, Beverly Hills, 310- 278-3451; gucci.com. Bulgari Cinemagia High Jewelry earrings with diamonds and emeralds, price upon request, and Serpenti ring with diamonds and emeralds, $40,800, Bulgari, Beverly Hills, 310-858-9216.

TABLE OF CONTENTS p.26 Ana wears Burberry gold hand gathered detail sequin dress, $9,500; us.burberry.com. Bulgari Cinemagia High Jewelry necklace with Mandarin garnets, diamonds, and onyx, price upon request, Bulgari, Beverly Hills, 310-858-9216; bulgari.com. Model in black and white wearing Pomellato Iconica earrings with diamonds $40,800, Iconica choker with diamonds $72,900, and Iconica cuff with diamonds $42,000, Pomellato, Beverly Hills, 310-550-5639. Red Valentino Super Stone Washed flare leg stretch denim pants, $475; redvalentino. com. Model in color wears Louis Vuitton LV leaves single earring, $430; louisvuitton.com.

HEAVY METAL p.42 Alberta Ferretti strapless metallic silk gown, $6,495, Saks Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills, 310-275-4211. Sergio Rossi sr1 sandals in leather with crystals, $750; sergiorossi.com. Brock Collection top and neck piece, prices upon request, similar styles available at modaoperandi.com. Celine by Hedi Slimane cape dress in fil coupé leopard print, $6,400, Celine, Beverly Hills, 310-888-0120; celine.com. Jennifer Fisher Thread hoop earrings, $165; jenniferfisherjewelry.com. Giuseppe Zanotti Harmony sandals, $845; giuseppezanotti.com. Missoni large cross inlay long sleeve dress, $2,785; missoni.com. Jennifer Fisher weightless hollow tube cuff, $295; jenniferfisherjewelry. com. Christian Louboutin Spikes Only gold specchio leather and PVC sandals, $795, Christian Louboutin, S.F., 415-6589079. Michael Kors Collection silver crushed silk lamé ruffle wrap dress, $3,450, and silver crushed silk lamé necktie, $500; michaelkors.com. Jennifer Fisher 2-inch Lilly hoop earrings, $395; jenniferfisherjewelry.com. Hayward convertible mini bag in silver mirror embossed vegan leather, $1,350; haywardluxury. com. Giuseppe Zanotti Fleur sandals, $1,895; giuseppezanotti. com. Galvan Stardust slip dress, $2,650, Elyse Walker, Pacific Palisades, 310-230-8882; us.galvanlondon.com. Stuart Weitzman Steel boots in gold paillettes, $1,200, Stuart Weitzman, Beverly Hills, 310-860-9600.

BOND AMBITION p.67 Paco Rabanne printed jersey dress, $1,950, and mesh metal kimono, $7,200; pacorabanne.com. p.69 Christopher Kane Looner embroidered mini dress, $1,895; christopherkane. com. Kendall Conrad Mounia hoop III earrings, $200, Kendall Conrad, Santa Monica, 310-463-4718; kendallconraddesign. com. p.70 Gucci Caribbean green-multicolor suede top with multicolor bead embroideries on the collar, $7,200, Caribbean green-multicolor suede skirt with multicolor bead embroideries, $13,000, Maxi tote bag in taupe python with enameled tiger head with crystals, $4,900, and small black leather duffle backpack with interlocking G detail, $2,100, Gucci, Beverly Hills, 310- 278-3451; gucci.com. Bulgari Cinemagia High Jewelry earrings with diamonds and emeralds, price upon request, and Serpenti ring with diamonds and emeralds, $40,800, Bulgari, Beverly Hills, 310-858-9216. Malone Souliers Terry sandals with Swarovski crystals, $995; malonesouliers.com. p.71 Bottega Veneta silk knit Mirrored dress, $10,390; bottegaveneta.com. Alexandra Jules Trilogy earrings, $3,600, emerald Skinni rings $2,300 (each), and diamond baguette Skinni ring, $2,350; alexandrajules.com. Eriness emerald Domed ring, $1,595, and large yellow sapphire Eternity band, $1,195; eriness.com. p.72 Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello Sculptural strapless dress in embellished silk mousseline, price upon request, Saint Laurent, Beverly Hills, 310-271-5051; ysl.com. p.73 Louis Vuitton asymmetric V-neck jacquard top, and asymmetric jacquard skirt, prices upon request, Louis Vuitton, Beverly Hills, 310-859-0457. Kendall Conrad Mounia ring, $200, Kendall Conrad, Santa Monica, 310-463-4718; kendallconraddesign.com. p.74 Michael Kors Collection teal sequin stretch matte jersey cutout halter dress, $6,990; Michael Kors, Century City, 310- 286-0337; michaelkors.com. Bulgari Serpenti earrings with diamonds, $26,200, Serpenti bracelet with diamonds, $21,400, and Serpenti ring with diamonds, $5,500, Bulgari, Beverly Hills, 310-858-9216; bulgari.com. Christian Louboutin So Kate

blue patent leather pumps, $695, similar styles available; christianlouboutin.com. p.72 Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello Sculptural strapless dress in embellished silk mousseline, price upon request, Saint Laurent, Beverly Hills, 310-271-5051; ysl.com.

RIPPLE EFFECT p.65 Bulgari Fiorever earrings with two central diamonds and pave diamonds, $19,600, Serpenti necklace with blue sapphire eyes and pave diamonds, $22,800, Fiorever necklace with a central diamond and pave diamonds, $29,600, Serpenti bracelet with blue sapphire eyes and pave diamonds, $18,200, and Serpenti ring with blue sapphire eyes and pave diamonds, $11,300, Bulgari, Beverly Hills, 310-858-9216; bulgari.com. Dior jeans, $1,300, Dior, Beverly Hills, 310-859-4700. p.85 Tiffany & Co. bracelet with diamonds, $90,000, Victoria mixed cluster bracelet with diamonds, $45,000, Cobblestone bangle with diamonds, $40,000, ring with blue cuprian elbaite tourmaline and diamonds, $130,000, ring with an unenhanced sapphire and diamonds, $250,000, and diamond ring, price upon request, Tiffany & Co., Beverly Hills, 310-273-8880. Dsquared2 light dark patch wash Classic jean jacket and light dark patch wash Bohemian jeans, prices upon request; dsquared2.com. p.86 Harry Winston Ballroom drop earrings with diamonds, lariat diamond necklace, Crossover ring with diamonds, and Sparkling cluster ring with diamonds, all prices upon request, Harry Winston, S.F., 628-867-1100; harrywinston.com. Triarchy Westworld Atelier coat, $988; triarchy.com. L’Agence Ryland shorts in Authentique, $198; lagence.com. p.87 Graff multi-shaped diamond Solar earrings, multi-shaped diamond Solar necklace, and multi-shaped diamond Solar ring, all prices upon request, Graff, S.F., 415-926-7000; graff.com. Frame Service shirt jacket in Hyte, $350, and Retro V Yoke Welt shorts in Sydney, $215; frame-store.com. p.88 Van Cleef & Arpels Brume de Saphir Bleu earrings with diamonds and sapphires, $128,000, and Brume de Saphir Bleu necklace with diamonds and sapphires, $272,000, Van Cleef & Arpels, Costa Mesa, 714-545-9500; vancleefarpels. com. p.89 Pomellato Iconica earrings with diamonds $40,800, Iconica choker with diamonds $72,900, and Iconica cuff with diamonds $42,000, Pomellato, Beverly Hills, 310-550-5639. Red Valentino Super Stone Washed flare leg stretch denim pants, $475; redvalentino.com. p.90 David Webb Hollywood hoop earrings with brilliant-cut diamonds, $36,000, Lightning Bolt cuff with brilliant-cut diamonds, $42,000, and Dome ring with brilliant-cut diamonds, $59,000; davidwebb.com. Etro denim jacket, $1,100, Etro, Beverly Hills, 310-248-2855. Jonathan Simkhai wash denim high waisted snap front bikini bottoms, $185, Jonathan Simkhai, L.A., 424-284-3830; jonathansimkhai. com. p.91 Messika Paris, Lucky Move Collection, small pavé necklace, $2,620, medium pavé necklace, $5,850, and large pavé long necklace, $32,260; messika.com. Jonathan Simkhai wash denim front snap one piece, $345, Jonathan Simkhai, L.A., 424-284-3830; jonathansimkhai.com. p.92 David Yurman Stax three-row chain link bracelet with diamonds, $14,000, Stax chain link bracelet with diamonds, $9,500, Petite pavé pinky ring with diamonds, $7,250, and Stax statement ring with tanzanite and diamonds, $7,900; davidyurman.com. Marco Bicego Jaipur bracelet hand-engraved with pavé diamonds, $3,970, Lunaria ring hand-engraved with diamonds, $4,350, and Masai ring hand-engraved with diamonds, $6,390, Shreve & Co., S.F., 415-421-2600. p.93 Cartier Reflection de Cartier High Jewelry earrings with diamonds, sold individually, Reflection de Cartier High Jewelry bracelet with diamonds, and Reflection de Cartier High Jewelry ring with diamonds, prices upon request, Cartier, Beverly Hills, 310-275-4272. Dior denim dress, $3,000, Dior, Beverly Hills, 310-859-4700.

Shopping Guide

DRAMA QUEEN p.48 Moschino Couture jeweled earrings, $450; moschino. com. Kendra Pariseault high frequency earrings, $44,700; kendrapariseaultjewelry.com. Loewe strass laced earring (each), $350; modaoperandi.com. Chanel earrings with metal, glass, and strass, $1,700, Chanel, Beverly Hills, 310-278-5500. Givenchy earrings, price upon request; givenchy.com.

DOUBLE IT UP p.52 Simone Rocha headband, $745, and earrings, $410, Dover Street Market, L.A., 310-427-7610. Shrimps Antonia headband in cream and turquoise, $240, and Belva earrings in turquoise, $150; shrimps.com. Rodarte bejeweled headpiece, only for

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Favorite drink? Casa Dragones Blanco tequila with soda and extra lime.

Favorite restaurant? Sushi Park in West Hollywood. I love the omakase.

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Favorite market? The crepe stand at The Original Farmers Market at The Grove. Yum!

Favorite California wine? Screaming Eagle is pretty special.

E R I E S LILY ALDRIDGE The California-bred model and newly minted perfumer shares her Golden State musts Where did you grow up? Dixie Canyon in Sherman Oaks. (My daughter’s name is Dixie!) Favorite California scent? Churros at Disneyland. They remind me of so many great childhood memories. Favorite beach? Laguna Beach. My family and I would go there for every Fourth of July growing up. Favorite retreat? Santa Barbara is the perfect getaway. Favorite hotel? Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood — it’s my home away from home. The bar in the back [Bar 1200] is so pretty and relaxed.

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Clockwise from left: LILY ALDRIDGE. CELINE sunglasses, $500. The Laguna Beach shore. BYREDO Burning Rose candle, $85. SHANI DARDEN STUDIO in Beverly Hills. DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE PARK. The CHATEAU MARMONT courtyard. The MISSION ROSE GARDEN in Santa Barbara. LILY ALDRIDGE PARFUMS Haven perfume, $50.

My CA

Where do you take visiting friends? The courtyard at Chateau Marmont for dinner and drinks. Favorite museum? I’ve always loved the Getty Center. The views are incredible. What’s your daily uniform? Isabel Marant and Levi’s; The Row. Sunglasses? Ray-Ban Wayfarers and Celine. What’s in your makeup bag? RMS Beauty “Un” Cover-Up; Marc Jacobs mascara; Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz pencil. Favorite skincare products? I love Tata Harper’s Repairative moisturizer. I started using it when I was pregnant since it’s all-natural and haven’t stopped. I also love the 111Skin Sub-Zero De-Puffing eye mask. I travel so much and always have these on the plane. What perfume are you wearing? Haven by Lily Aldridge. It’s my first scent and is inspired by my home and garden. Favorite candle? Byredo Burning Rose. Go-to facialist? Shani Darden. She makes my skin flawless and glowing. Favorite spa? Beverly Hot Springs in East Hollywood. You leave feeling squeaky clean. •

PORTRAIT: BJORN IOOSS. BEACH: RJ OSUNA/UNSPLASH. INTERIOR: MICHAEL CLIFFORD. DISNEYLAND: BRANDI IBRAO. RESTAURANT: JASON FRANK ROTHENBERG. SANTA BARBARA MISSION: RON AND PATTY THOMAS/ISTOCK.

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