It takes guts to sport a look straight from the catwalk. There’s the inevitable who-wore-it-best comparison, and it’s tough to top a willowy Slavic teen. Former mannequin Angie Harmon, who donned look one from Ralph Lauren’s Spring ‘09 collection at a book release party in L.A. last night, may have less cause for concern than [...]

Nadja Swarovski’s pre-Oscar celebration on the roof of the Thompson hotel in Beverly Hills attracted designers like Alexander McQueen, Viktor & Rolf, Jonathan Saunders, and Doo-Ri Chung. Well, their designs, anyway. Swarovski collections by McQueen et al., among others, were displayed poolside Wednesday night, where gem fans like Kate Walsh, Liz Goldwyn, and Angie Harmon [...]

“Los Angeles is molto Bulgari-style,” praised Tuscan-born accessories director GianLuca Lera at a private luncheon celebrating his arrival on the West Coast and honoring the California State Summer School for the Arts yesterday afternoon. “Each of the women are like jewels, especially the ones I see here today.” Lera was referring to the likes of [...]