LA Weekend

It was a great trip and the weather was gorg!! Seems I got out just in time, the winds were strong Sunday but I didn't feel any of the smoke from the fires. Before I delve into my post let's all think good thoughts for those in CA.....

While I will try and be comprehensive in my blogging I have to admit, as per the usual, I took barely any photos. So I will be sure to include lots of links to the places, people and things I encountered along the way - because really that was the reason for starting the blog, not talking about myself or my travels.

But here goes....

Thursday mid-day I arrived, bee-lined over to Amanda of Avita Style pad in Brentwood. I have written about Amanda before...she is an eco-designer and definitely paid her dues. IMO - she is about to blow up! She showed her spring collection at Econouvea to rave reviews. So much so that her collection was showcased in Vogueuk.com - click here to see the piece. Here is one of my favorite tops in the collection.

Since this was a big coup for Amanda we had to celebrate so we popped a bottle of bubbly - Veuve of course....best champagne for the price! And toasted to her success...Then we headed over to Mozza Osteria in Hollywood. The traffic was insane, even by LA standards and took an hour ++!!! We met Mark of American Rag and his cool multi-lingual world traveling friend from Hong Kong via France, UK and god knows where else. Can you tell I can't remember his name, for a quick drink and then headed off to Culver City....unfortunately I did not get a chance to visit ARag this trip, probably better for my bank account in the long run anyways.So the traffic subdued and Amanda is an excellent driver - right girl!!!! We arrived in Culver City met a few lovely ladies (Mary Jo, Shannon, Jeanie and Stacie) at Frachie. Since Mary Jo already posted the dinner I suggest you jump over to her blog to read about the dinner - http://www.trustyourstyle.com/. Have to say though, not a fan of this part of town...Dinner and the company was great! But we had a little more juice left so we all parted ways and Amanda and I headed over to Venice to meet her friends at Chaya and chat for a few. It was nice and chill. Some people call the Westside the deadside but that is fine with me!!!

And yes that was it for the evening!!! Stay tuned for day 2.