Well Traveled – I spotted Parisa passing by Barneys in Beverly Hills and it turns out she’s also been spotted by Marie Claire and Citizen Couture. She’s launching a new clothing line called Max Fowles and you can catch her Look Book online shortly. She’s wearing J Brand jeans, a cashmere Kiton sweater (an Italian brand, she says), a Loro Piana belt, with shoes from a small boutique in Sweden. It’s hard to miss her smart Chanel bag, giant Rolex and enviable Hermès cuff. She was fun to shoot and I look forward to seeing what I think should be a luxe line.
Gasp.
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I spotted Katherine in a breezy asos hat (and gorgeous Balenciaga bag) as she was waiting on a table outside Gjelina. She just moved from Silverlake to beachy Venice and told me, “I have really been taking advantage of walking to all the AMAZING restaurants here!” She shares her top picks below.
Katherine’s also wearing a Max Mara sweater, Current Elliot jeans and raybans. I’ve obviously spent a lot of time in Venice lately (can you blame me?), but will be posting some belated features and party people — plus streetstyle from a new adventure very soon. Have a great weekend.
Katherine’s Six Beachy Faves: Tapas and wine at Primitivo, fresh fish at Shima, the cheese plates at Venice Beach Wines and all out brunching at Gjelina (featured here); I could spend hours and hours there. I also love to start off my day by walking to Groundworks for a cup of coffee and next door there is an awesome little deli called Zelda’s which is a great place to pick up paninis and sandwiches for a picnic and amazing people watching on the boardwalk. 
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I’m not as CHANEL crazy as you’d expect, especially the boxy shapes — but give it a downtown spin like these girls with their hippie flair and I’m there.
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It’s a heatwave of almost 90 degrees in LA today, and touch and go over the last couple weeks. I have Morell here to prove it. His friends tell me he’s an up-and-coming singer, but he was bashfully modest and played it off. I did some digging (as I’m known to do) and he did go to a performing arts school, so I’m going to keep an eye on this one. He had the most amazing skin and a face that stopped traffic. Foot traffic, anyway.
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Esther Loves You – I spotted Esther Kim on Abbot Kinney and discovered she’s an illustrator who grew up in Los Angeles and Tokyo. She’s done a heap of fashion illustration and was recently interviewed by Japanese magazine GIRL Houyhnhnm. My personal favorite? Her VISA cards! I spotted her technicolor top knot as she was parking her car and just had to say hello before she headed into Firefly, the street’s perfect little one-stop-shop. If you’re wondering, her cute bag is Moschino.
Her clients include Nylon Magazine (US, Japan, Korea), Urban Outfitters, Ellegirl Korea, Anna Sui and Kid Robot. You can get to know her at EstherLovesYou.com.
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Sitting in Sunshine – I spotted Laura on Abbot Kinney Blvd today, quietly soaking up the sun in accessories she’s picked up in Paris, Greece and Morocco. I liked the blue and purple hues flowing through her look, which gave me ideas for livening up my own grays. She’s sitting on a blue crate outside Gjelina Take Away (GTA, we say) that we all use as tables and chairs in a recess nestled between the restaurant and A. Kinney Court. I also spotted a graceful girl, an illustrator with crayola colored hair and Michael, who changed the patina of his eyewear to mimic a Japanese brand’s matte frames.
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(Q & A) - I spotted actress Dawn Olivieri (Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Heroes) wearing Boho Chic during Abbot Kinney’s First Friday event, where a bevy of food trucks overtake the street. She was trying the event for the first time and was such a cool spirit that I wanted to know more about her and she was nice enough to share in below’s Q&A. She was actually on her way to Haiti for some volunteer work and shares more about her look and some tasty foods from that night below.
What’s the secret for pulling off the BoHo look?
Dawn: It’s all in the detail… earth tones, movement and rough edges. I don’t just limit it to the clothing either… for me, it’s how I live. Click for Dawn’s style story.
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