Life with Lisa

Oct
5th

Sun

Went to see the Swell Season at the Greek last night, and it might have been one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen. The raw talent of Glen, Marketa and their band is truly awe-inspiring. And when they brought up Bob Sherman, who wrote the music to the Jungle Book, he brought down the house by pounding out another one of his hits on the piano….Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Then there was the impromptu jam session with the audience, as we all sang My Girl by the Temptations… There were too many “wow” moments to list them all.

If you’re not familiar with The Frames, The Swell Season, or the movie Once, I HIGHLY recommend that you get a cd or dvd as fast as you can. It’s truly something special…

MY INVITATION MUST HAVE GOTTEN LOST IN THE MAIL.

This past Thursday night, hundreds gathered on the cobblestoned Via Rodeo as shoe designer/guru/god, Manolo Blahnik was honored as the 12th recipient of the Beverly Hills Walk of Style Award.

Via Rodeo was decked out to resemble Marie Anotoinette’s boudoir - Blahnik designed the shoes for the Sofia Coppola film (that shoe montage was one of my favorite parts…DUH!) - with tufted sofas and pastel macaroons. Blahnik ascended to the balcony of the Versace boutique to acccept his plaque which will have a permanent spot on Rodeo Drive.

Referring to the current economic turmoil, Blahnik said: “These times are uncertain. I never got into this business to make money, but I hope that women will still want to invest in beautiful shoes, even if they buy less.”

Oct
4th

Sat

I’m FINALLY getting around to reading my LA Weeky, and I saw that Oct.8-12th, Santa Monica is hosting the first ever Santa Monica Puppetry Festival. I normally would have passed this posting right by, as I’m not a HUGE fan of puppets, but it was the large image of Leslie Caron from the movie Lili, that caught my attention. Apparently they are displaying puppets from that movie at the upcoming festival … and Leslie Caron is even slated to make a special appearance!

Lili might have been my absolute favorite movie when I was little. It’s about a young French girl (Leslie Caron) who stumbles into this fair/carnival life and befriends the puppets. She also has a love/hate relationship with the puppetmaster, played by Mel Ferrer (aka Mr. Audrey Hepburn). Oh, and it’s a musical…which if you know me, should explain ALOT! If you haven’t seen it, you should…it’s a classic! It’s been years since I last saw it, but I can still hear the songs swirling through my head…. “A song of love is a sad song, hi lili hi lili hi lo…a song of love is a happy song, don’t ask me how I knowwwww…..”

They just don’t make ‘em like they used to…

A Three Hour (Co)Tour...

One of my customer’s, Bettina Hubby, a local fashion curator and conceptualizer has organized this BRILLIANT event for Sunday, October 12th.

Called “Hubby’s Cotour” - it’s an elaborate fashion show staged as a bus tour. The event will transport an exclusive audience of 40 people to 10 sites of significance on the Eastside (Bettina’s neighborhood…and ours!). Each stop will involve live performances by a hand-picked team of local artists and musicians outfitted in site-specific garments created by Bettina.

Tickets are $250 per person and include food, drinks, a memorable goodie bag and other surprises.

If you have nothing to do…or even if you do (CANCEL YOUR PLANS…did you read what this event entails???)…. hop on board!!! Call (323) 793-0295 or email clairerohmen@hubbyco.com for tickets.

Oh…and did we mention that the outfit Bettina will be donning to host this fabulous event came from Mesh & Lace???

For more information on Bettina Hubby, this event and others go to www.hubbyco.com.

Sep
27th

Sat

Dear Mr. Vernon:

We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But, we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us: in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But, what we found out is that each one of us is: a brain…

And and athlete…

And a basket case…

A princess…

And a criminal.

Does that answer your question?

Sincerely yours,

The Breakfast Club

Whenever we go out on Halloween, people think we are dressed up as Ally Sheedy in the Breakfast Club. But we’re not

— Laura and Kate Mulleavy of Rodarte

The name is Bomb. Jane Bomb.

If I was a producer in Hollywood, James Bond today would be a woman, and I would call her ‘Jane Bomb.’

— Alber Elbaz of Lanvin