Celebrity stylist Katie Qian’s dip-dyed fuchsia hair blows in the wind at the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center where she usually walks her dog. She wears an oversized Tang suit-inspired Mukzin jacket, depicting a playful rabbit in a field with peonies and magnolia trees, paired with black-and-white Chopova Lowena jacquard pants …
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When it comes to consuming cannabis without inhaling it, the options have exploded. In the early years of California’s legal weed scene, most non-smoking, non-vaping products fell into a couple key categories: sweet-treat edibles (brownies, chocolate bars and gummies), beverages (sodas, tonics and teas) and topicals (balms, patches and ointments). …
Read More »How Hollywood celebrity glamour inspired a luxury collection
The story of Versace’s latest collection begins on the red carpet. Cindy Crawford at the Oscars in 1991. J.Lo at the Grammys in 2000. And Halley Berry, always. But it ends — or could end — at Figaro Bistrot, downing a cheeseburger and a final gin martini after the kind …
Read More »L.A. garden tour season starts with Prisk Native Garden
In 1995, when most people considered native plants little more than weeds (if they considered them at all), desert devotee Mike Letteriello peered through a chain-link fence at a patch of bare ground and dreamed up a fragrant, vibrant tribute to California’s diverse native plant communities. Nearly 30 years later, …
Read More »Did you fall in love at Disneyland? Tell us about it
Did your love story start at the Happiest Place on Earth? Perhaps you realized you had major feelings for a friend after standing in line together for Space Mountain. Or maybe the idea of finally proposing to your boo made sense as you two ate Dole Whip one summer afternoon …
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There I was, dancing a wild Irish jig to a live Irish band in Blarney Stone, a small, energetic pub in Fountain Valley on the evening of March 17. It was a wild Orange County crowd. As the clock neared midnight and the band played louder, I shouted to my …
Read More »Korean American Kids Find Community at Summer Camp
On Camp Naru’s sprawling 640-acre campus, each day started with conversations about the Korean American experience. Campers then participated in activities like taekwondo and cooking authentic Korean dishes. Chloe Kim, the Korean American snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist, even stopped by one day. “Our upbringings may be unique; however, …
Read More »Chan the Birdman free flies macaws to help L.A. love birds
As he flings his outstretched arms toward the sky, Chan Quach’s six royal blue and fire-engine red macaws furiously pump their wings as they take flight on one of his many popular Instagram reels. Even more impressive is when upon command, one by one, his majestic hyacinth macaws — the …
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Paul Mpagi Sepuya, “Pedestal (0X5A9024),” 2022. (Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Bortolami, New York, DOCUMENT, Chicago, Peter Kilchmann, Paris & Zurich, and Vielmetter Los Angeles) This story is part of Image issue 17, “Offering,” a special gift from L.A.’s creative community to a city that seemingly has it all. Read the whole …
Read More »DJ Mia Carucci explores spirituality, L.A., life in music
Mia Carucci’s music often blends natural sounds with electronic ones — a sonic collage that takes inspiration from their childhood, their spiritual practice, their Latin roots, Earth. (Natalia Mantini/For The Times) This story is part of Image issue 17, “Offering,” a special gift from L.A.’s creative community to a city …
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