Wiles on the Town at the 2011 Ultimat Vodka + Porsche USA “Wrap-Up” Holiday Press Party

When Ultimat Vodka and Porsche USA kicked off the holiday season with their 2011 “Wrap-Up” Holiday Press Party, Wiles Magazine was there to take it all in! The Porsche dealership in Beverly Hills, CA, served as the event’s sleek and chic venue where premium vendors like CND offered Shellac Power Polish manicures that promised mirror […]

Socialite Spotlight: Mousumi Shaw

Mousumi Shaw is passionate about everything she pursues in life, which is why Sikara & Co. is so special to her.  Her passion for traveling internationally rose out of her deep desire to better understand our world:  to understand the history of countries, to hear the stories of the local people and of course to […]

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: SARAH AHN

“By the time the show happens, you’ve done all that you can do. It’s amazing how peaceful you feel when you see your collection go down the runway.” Fans of frenzied fare like Project Runway may be surprised to hear a designer utter those words, but that’s exactly what Sarah Ahn told us shortly after […]

Wiles on the Town at Gen Art’s Fresh Faces Designer Reception

During LA Fashion Week, Wiles took in the Gen Art fashion show hosted by Zoe Saldana where we enjoyed runway shows from Handsome, 71 Stanton, Funktional and other “Fresh Faces” in the design world.  And we’ve been proud Gen Art supporters ever since! This past week, we were able to see the looks that caught […]

Cover Story: Goapele

“Aside from being über talented and hella-gorgeous, Goapele is a shining example of how to rock the indie artist lane in a shifty industry climate”. –  89.9 FM KCRW DJ and music industry key influencer Garth Trinidad   Goapele  By Teryl Warren   We traveled from every part of the city to see her.  We […]

L.A. FASHION WEEK AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

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This year marked Concept Week’s 4th season. Concept Los Angeles was hosted at ACE Gallery and served as a creative platform which merged entertainment with some of the most relevant fashion designers, artists and musicians of the moment. The bi-annual event takes place in the world-renowned “ACE Gallery” and offers an innovative five day program […]

MR. RIGHT

ADAM CRISTMAN Forward, L.A. Galaxy By Teryl Warren   As a professional athlete, MLS L.A. Galaxy star Adam Cristman has pretty much done it all.  He’s enjoyed a successful collegiate career, played professionally for teams in cities all over the U.S., and overcome injury to return to the sport he loves. We sat down with […]

WISE Women of Inspiration

What He Wants

By TRIPP   We’ve all done it.  We’ve had a hot date and we’ve stressed ourselves out, rifling through our closets because, even though we own a million pairs of jeans, shoes and flirty little tops, we can’t seem to find a thing to wear!  We put ourselves through ridiculous changes because want to look […]

WORLD VIEW

The Other Royal Wedding By Francesca Dutra Africano   While most of the world is still honeymooning with Wills and Kate, another royal wedding is currently turning heads in the tiny Asian nation of Bhutan.  Although it lacked the worldwide publicity and fanfare of William and Kate’s nuptials, the country of just 700,000 celebrated King […]