Letter From The EditorTori Blair

Nothing has the power to move us quite like music does.

The perfect red carpet look is part familiar, part fantasticThe perfect red carpet look is part familiar, part fantastic

I came to live in Los Angeles nearly 20 years ago because of rock ‘n’ roll, and it wasn’t because I wanted to go into the music business. I was transported from New York City by the lyrical images evoked by songs — “The Boys of Summer,” “Holly-

wood Nights” and “Hotel California.”

While I was growing up in the 1970s, the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Seger and Joni Mitchell were on heavy rotation in our house. My mom hosted an informal class one night a week for neighborhood friends, during which she played records and talked about the history of music. Tucked in bed, I was rocked to sleep by the sunshine sound of the Beach Boys and

the Sunset Strip-produced folk of the Byrds.

The first time I traveled to L.A., at age 12, I couldn’t wait to put on my roller skates and hit the Venice boardwalk à la Linda Ronstadt. In the 1980s, the Go-Go’s kept the dream of Southern California alive for me. And by the time I had relocated to L.A. in the 1990s, I was old enough to see shows at the Whisky a Go Go, which was within stumbling distance of my first

apartment.

Fashion moves to music too. For the spring collections in stores now, designers sampled pop-music imagery that spans decades, genres and locales. So we’ve dedicated our fashion pages to looks inspired by music style archetypes: hippie, glam

rocker, soft and sweet. (You provide the playlist.)

In the issue, we talk to California girl Clare Vivier about her booming handbag business and her new West Hollywood store, her biggest yet. Jenn Harris meets the two architects known as Design, Bitches, who are helping redefine the SoCal restaurant landscape today through their surfer-meets-punk-rock designs of such spaces as Superba Snack Bar in Venice and the Springs in downtown L.A. And Hollywood’s flower power Eric Buterbaugh tells us about his new fragrance line.

I head to Seattle in search of the history of grunge music and find a city that’s booming. Amanda Jones travels to the spectacular Galápagos, where an evolution in luxe accommodations is underway. And Times architecture critic Christo-

pher Hawthorne takes a dream tour of Asia as seen through the work of Toyo Ito, winner of the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Enjoy the issue.

Contributors URBAN FILLIES

PHOTOGRAPHER: KATRINA FORSTER PHOTOGRAPHYASSISTANT: Master Axton

DESIGNER: Katie MareeMODELS: Jasmine farlow & Jade Williams

MODEL: Jacqueline AnsteeMAKEUP - Verity Manson

HAIR: Kate BradleyHEADPIECES: Millela Couture

Elegance

Photographer: Carlos Arevalo Fashion Director / Stylist: Chantelle Mesiti

Designer: CDQ DesignsHair and Makeup - Amy Bryce

Model - Caitlin Shanks

Summer Adventure with Jean Dara

Model on all sets: Jean DaraPhotographer: Erich Caparas

HMUA: Marion Alcasid, Mary Letim & Jean DaraStyling: Jean DaraDesigner: Jean Dara

La récréation

Art Direction : Liberi Noctis Models: Davis Charlotte & Kathya Beaulieu

Photographer: William Fate Stylist, make up and hair dressing: Kathya Bielorusse

Clothing : The General Thrift Store

Tropicana

Creative Director / Makeup: Meghan Tucker Photographers: An La and Jerry Lim

Models (represented by Brazen Models): Sophie de Bavay (blonde) and Shannon McKenna (brunette)Styling: Lynette Pater

Hair: Teressa Au for X-Per-Tease Award Winning Hair StudioHeadpieces: Pegi Lea

Contributors GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES

(BARBIE DOLL)

Photo, styling, M&H: Paolo Prisco PhotographerModel: Dainne Neïad

Charming Summer

Photographer: Rey Del FierroModels: Olivia Pintz and Fely Tchaco

Make-up and Hair: Destiny Monet CarterSwimwear Designer: Neide Hall for CHARMOSA Swimwear

Post production by Lesya Kostiv

S H O O T I N G # WhisperP E O P L E / Jade G.

P H O T O G R A P H I S T # Delphine Delamain