We spent a super-fun afternoon decorating the barn at Elawa farm recently. A “gentleman’s farm” built in 1917 for Watson Armour, it is essentially a glamour farm, making it the perfect setting for the winning and ever so glamorous Skirt PR’s 10th anniversary dinner. It is quite the dream scape, boasting a chicken coop …
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Traditional Home
It’s really exciting to be included in an article about the new fashion in flowers in this month’s issue of Traditional Home. Julia Szabo wrote a brilliant story on how, after “decades of male dominance” women designers are taking the lead with wild, lyrical arrangements and ” … letting Mother Nature show her true colors.” …
Gloriosa Superba
Here are some snaps from the sample for a super glam 80th Birthday party next weekend. We will share more photos later!
Westside Majesty
The Garfield Park Conservatory here on the westside is a cathedral for nature worship right off the green line. I’ve never seen it being humidified before, the effect is awe inspiring. Now hurtling into feverish holiday decorating, we discovered another westside treasure right under our noses, Beret Ribbon. My favorite echevaria succulent, the velvety hybrid “Doris Taylor” …
Spoooooky
My impaitence with my camera resulted in only a partial view of this wedding, but with an uncanniness that is apropos for all hallows’ eve. The vision for the wedding came to the mother of the bride’s best friend in a dream: Masses of red roses and purple grapes. We happily took our marching …
Pyracantha berries
Minimalism proved a keen lens through which to view the season for this design dinner. Fall is such a maddeningly beautiful, chaotic season; I think this simplicity flatters it. These “firethorn” berries are gorgeous, but deadly with masses of thorns. When I was a freelancer back in the day, Paco, Dawn and I used to …
Hollywood cerise
My friend Amy once explained to me the concept of power colors. Everyone has a power color, similar to a spirit animal but easier to integrate into your everyday life. She told me my power color is hot pink but I prefer the term fuchsia; which comes from the german scientist Leonhart Fuchs after the …
Everything’s turning to gold
Our glamourous intern Diana strikes a heroic, Artemis as ghostbuster pose. Fragrant camphor vines, camelia and magnolia fill our showroom window.
Iris amazes
Foraging for centerpiece materials in Los Angeles with Iris for her father’s 40th birthday dinner, we cut from flowering Sumac and Datura trees on Echo Park Ave. Iris put together a stunning arrangement of bamboo and Datura blooms pictured here in this niche. Chef Jason Neroni blew everyone’s mind with five courses of seasonal perfection. …
Summer’s End.
This summer flew by in a wild, gorgeous flash. This wedding was all beachy glamour with a Scandinavian color palette. We are so lucky to work with such chic, easy going brides!