What He Wants On New Year’s Eve

By Tripp One of my favorite holidays is New Year’s Eve. It’s one of the few days of the year you can use as an excuse to get wild and get away from it all. Of course, how wild you can actually get depends on whether you’re single or in a relationship. Whether single or […]

PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT: SUPERSTAR SHYRA

There’s a new star in town, and her name is Superstar Shyra.  But don’t take our word for it.  She was first discovered by famed filmmaker John Singleton, who was so taken with the budding songstress that he featured her song “DJ Love Song” on the soundtrack for his latest film, Abduction. It was, in […]

STARLET SPOTLIGHT: BRELY EVANS

  Oakland, CA native Brely Evans knows how to get noticed.  A former member of a 3-girl singing group discovered by Dres from Black Sheep, Brely moved to Los Angeles, initially to pursue a career in music.  Shortly after her arrival, she began writing songs and singing back-up for other established artists.  But it wasn’t […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]