Monthly Archives: May 2016

The weather is warming up and the sun is setting later in Southern California - this means tons of community and city wide events start taking place again! From concerts and movies in the park, to arboretums, and small music events, here are some ideas to fill your summer nights! Concerts @ Hollywood Bowl Hollywood Bowl has great events from sing-a-longs to classical music shows. They also do great lease events like Above & Beyond Acoustic and Disney's Little Mermaid in Concert. With events or shows nearly every night starting in July, there is sure to be something for everyone. Harry Potter in concert or West Side Story or Tchaikovsky with Fireworks-take your pick! Wine & Jazz @ Hollywood & Highland Every Tuesday night 7-9PM starting June 30-July 28, you can enjoy free jazz concerts in the central courtyard at the Hollywood & Highland Plaza. For $10 extra, you can get 2 glasses of wine and an appetizer box as well. Artists are different every week and all proceeds benefit Project Angel Food, a group providing nutritious meals free of charge, to homes of those affected by life-threatening illnesses in Los Angeles County. What a great way to kick back and donate to a great cause. Cinespia @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery Ever watch movies in a cemetery? Now is your chance! Pack a picnic basket, comfy blankets and tarp, low chairs, and some wine and beer and get ready for a movie. The Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the final resting place for many of Hollywood's great founders and stars including writers, directors, and stars. Buy your tickets online for a variety of films in vastly different genres! Jazz Fridays @ LACMA Get your fill of great jazz music at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art every Friday night at 6 PM. This Spring/Summer program hosts great acts every week until the end of September. This is another great free show that is family friendly and great for picnics. If you are a resident of Los Angeles County, get free admission to the museum every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 3PM - 5PM and Friday 3PM - 8 PM.

The Met Gala or The Met Ball is a major fundraising gala for the  Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. It is the start of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit. As one of the most exclusive social events of the year, celebrities and artists from all walks of life gather in formal dress of the years theme.This year's theme was Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology; many costumes, dresses, and accessories alluding to the metallic nature of technology but still had the softness of the human touch and construction - truly blending man and machine.

From ball gowns to frocks, The Met Gala is known for the most cutting edge styles of the year. Each year is more and more innovative and this year is no different. Star work with world renowned designers and artists to create custom pieces to fit the theme. Zoe Saldana definitely took the train of the year (from Rihanna wearing Guo Pei's creation last year). Her gorgeous peacock like train covered in different fabrics and feathers definitely stole the show. Claire Danes wore the genius creation of Zac Posen and Marchesa - the Cinderella of ballgowns lit up with fiber optics and 30 battery packs. Though not visible in normal light, the dress beautifully glows in the dark. Designer Zac Posen showed off his creation in his workshop on Instagram, showing the creative process behind it. Balmain/Olivier Rousteing - another huge designer of many creations on the Met red carpet. He supplied the geometric, metallic, and unique bodycon pieces for stars like Jourdan Dunn, Kylie Jenner, Alessandra Ambrosio, Kim Kardashian, and Cindy Crawford. By combining metallics and mesh,the illusion of metal can be softened. The Balmain army of supermodels did not disappoint. The Smith kids always make a statement where ever they go. These fashionable teens arrived at the Met gala in structured menswear inspired get ups from fashion houses Chanel and Louis Vuitton. No doubt always a stand out sibling pair, Willow and Jaden came prepared with meticulously designed and constructed pieces. Blake Lively took the more human touch in her gown this year with a flowing blush colored Burberry piece. According to the brand, the dress was made of "blush pink silk organza, accented with hand-dyed and sewn perspex petals."(Cosmopolitan Magazine) Emma Watson has grown into one of the leading voices in our generation. She made a statement to only wear sustainable fashion on the red carpet and the Met gala is no exception. Her dress is a 3 piece collection actually made of a bustier, pants, and a skirt/train. Each piece being able to be worn separately on many different occasions. This dress was made of a fabric made from 100 percent post-consumer plastic bottles. The inner bustier uses organic cotton; the lining is organic silk; and the zippers contain recycled materials. In the age of technology, fashion can evolve into great things, including "the Cognitive Dress" designed by Marchesa and controlled by IBM's artificial intelligence, cognitive computer Watson. The 150 connected LED flowers have the capability to change based on emotions. Designers chose 5 different emotions to display: joy, patience, excitement, encouragement, and curiosity and from there IBM uses the Cognitive Color Tool, a program that uses color psychology, to match emotion to hues. Watson was able to use the tones in tweets hash-tagged with #metgala and #cognitivedress to change the color palettes of the flowers. Theses were just a few of the many gowns displayed at the Met Gala this year, if you had a favorite, let us know what it is!

Maybe you've seen these hair stars on Instagram or Facebook or even in person at Coachella, but guaranteed, its not the last time you'll see them...the rainbow hair trend is here to stay! Each season, the color gets more and more unique, read on to see some of our favorite styles.

Rainbow hair: Not for the faint of heart, this rainbow trend is truly the most out there trend of all. Whether you go left to right or from top to bottom, there are hundreds of ways to do this trend. Stay true to ROYGBIV or go the pastel route, confidence is key with this style. They don't call it unicorn hair for nothing, so go on and rock it! Hidden color: Are you in a more conservative office? Don't fret, there is still a way to get beautiful non-conventional hair colors!Check out this hidden color style, business on top, and party underneath. Get creative with the colors underneath, all you'll have to do is pull your up and voila, colored hair! Lavender/Grey hair: This is a trend that has been around for a while, from silver to grey to lavender all are beautiful colors to have. This is one of those more damaging styles (especially those with dark hair) as it requires a lot of bleach to lift color to a near white. While many colorists can do this in one go, many prefer several sessions to lift the color gently to prevent completely frying the hair. Be patient, your perfect color could take a few tries to reach, but the end result will be gorgeous! Rose Gold hair: This new trend is popping up on many fashion bloggers heads! This amazing color is almost like a pink but not quite... the many tones in rose gold makes it super unique to have. This color often starts with medium blonde hair with pastel pinks  or pastel red dyed in. The blonde creates the shiny illusion of gold and the pastel pink blends for a rose gold/copper feel. What hair colors are you willing to try? These colors all take a lot of effort to maintain but the results are beautiful. Let us know what you think of this trend!