What He Wants: Authenticity

The You He Wants By Marc Alexander How many women do you know who feel it necessary to squeeze into spanx, throw on a weave and dye their hair in order to get a man’s attention?   Magazines and movies would have you believe that men want skinny, drinking-straw-looking women.  But ladies, the media and […]

Health & Wellness: To Vape or Not to Vape?

To Vape or Not to Vape? By Beverly Calero Limitless options for consumers drive today’s market. It seems as though there is a new product introduced every day in order to entice customers and to ensure that they keep coming back. One market that is currently being reinvented is the cigarette and tobacco industry. Two […]

Dhar Mann & Michael Costello offer NY Fashion Week Experience

ENTREPRENEUR AND INTERNET TYCOON DHAR MANN LAUNCHES NEW COMPANY JET SET LIFE Dhar Mann, internet tycoon, socialite, and entrepreneur is taking his philanthropic efforts and joining it with the launch of his new company Jet Set Life. In partnership with colleague and friend couture designer Michael Costello, Mann will give one lucky winner a fabulous […]

GAME FACE: EVENT RECAP

On Monday, December 6, both ladies and gentlemen converged on THE W HOTEL WESTWOOD for WILES MAGAZINE’S  first ever GAME FACE: MONDAY NIGHT MAKEOVERS sports and beauty event.     Hosted by NFL NETWORK anchorwoman and WILES January 2014 cover girl MOLLY QERIM, the posh setting provided a beauty lounge where MANNA KADAR COSMETICS makeup […]

COVER STORY: MOLLY QERIM

CHANGING THE GAME WITH MOLLY QERIM By Teryl Warren In early December, I asked Molly Qerim who her Super Bowl picks were. “[I like] the [Seattle] Seahawks out of the NFC and either the Broncos or Patriots out of the AFC. I’m hedging my bet,” she smiled. And as NFL Championship weekend approaches, we see, […]

WILES PRE-GRAMMY PARTY

MAIN COURSE: HEARTY VEGETABLE SOUP

Hearty Vegetable Soup Courtesy of Chef Arturo Vargas Sometimes it’s good to just get back to the basics. Whether you’re fighting off the latest strain of the flu, or thawing out from the Polar Vortex, an easy, delicious vegetable soup is something that every Wiles woman should know how to whip up.     Follow […]

Du Jour Magazine Celebrates Lupita Nyong’o

On the eve of the 71st Golden Globe Awards, DuJour magazine’s Jason Binn, along with Co-Editor in Chief Nicole Vecchiarelli hosted a special event in honor of Lupita Nyong’o, Golden Globe nominee and cover girl of DuJour’s Great Performances issue. The Herringbone, Mondrian on Sunset Boulevard was the posh setting where VIP guests gathered to catch a glimpse […]

MR. RIGHT: MIKE COLTER

MR. RIGHT: MIKE COLTER By Teryl Warren Photo by Sierra Prescott To say that Mike Colter knows what he wants is a bit of an understatement.  After all, he knew he knew he wanted be an actor at the tender age of 8. “As the youngest of four children, I was always by myself, and […]

The Art of Elysium’s HEAVEN Gala

 SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK TIE CHARITY GALA “HEAVEN” SPONSORED BY MERCEDES-BENZ The Art of Elysium held their seventh annual black-tie gala, “HEAVEN,” on January 11, 2014.  Heaven is The Art of Elysium’s largest annual fundraiser, supporting the majority of the foundation’s operating costs, and ensuring the continuation and expansion of its mission to make art a […]