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Each month we share five unmissable things
to see and
do in The Golden State. You heard
it here first. |
Words by KELSEY McKINNON |
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GO HERE |
Bode Adds Artisanal Menswear to L.A.’s Sycamore District
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Bode’s new brick-and-mortar shop on Melrose Avenue, designed by Green River Project, takes the concept of experiential shopping to a new level by bridging the gap between museum and fashion. Filled with objects and artifacts that date back to the late Cretaceous period (that’s over 66 million years ago), the New York menswear brand’s third outpost is a homage to its commitment to preservation. Take, for example, the dodo skeleton that presides over a walnut-encased rack of one-of-a-kind garments handspun from antique fabrics, Victorian quilts, grain sacks and bed linens. Also on offer at the new Sycamore District locale are limited-edition pieces to commemorate Bode’s partnership with California’s Pacific Marine Mammal Center (with 100% of proceeds supporting of PMMC). 7007 Melrose Ave., L.A., 213-595-5696; bodenewyork.com.
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EAT THIS |
A Recipe for Success by Two Legendary Italian Chefs |
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Chef Gino Angelini’s famed “Nonna Elvira” lasagna verde — made with layers of spinach pasta, beef-and-veal ragù, béchamel and Parmigiano-Reggiano and sprinkled with fried spinach leaves — is the stuff of legend. His beloved Angelini Osteria, which opened on Beverly Blvd. over 20 years ago, is expanding at long last with a new outpost in Rick Caruso’s Palisades Village. Angelini teamed up with his longtime friend and colleague Tancredi DeLuca (owner of Amici Brentwood, Trattoria Amici, Ombra Wine Bar and Emilia) on the new project. “We have always wanted to bring our cuisine a little closer to the beach communities,” says Angelini, who hails from Rimini, on the coast of Italy. Next to Netflix’s newly opened Bay Theater, the casual indoor-outdoor spot features cozy ochre velvet booths inside that open onto an expansive sidewalk patio featuring a Calacatta Zebrino bar and plenty of alfresco tables — because who doesn’t want their pasta and vino with an ocean breeze? 1038 N. Swarthmore Ave., Pacific Palisades, 424-238-5870; angelinipalisades.com. |
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SEE THIS |
Van Gogh and Friends Make a Big Impression on
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Last August, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art unveiled a $50 million renovation of its original 1912 building and exhibition spaces. Now the beloved institution opens a landmark international exhibition worthy of its impressive new digs. Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources features over 100 works from 25 museums that offer a comprehensive look into Van Gogh’s rich cultural world (dispelling a common misconception that he was an intellectual isolationist). Twenty paintings from Van Gogh’s brief 10-year career — including Marsh with Water Lilies, Etten (1881), Self-Portrait with Pipe (1886) and Roses (1890), on loan from the National Gallery of Art — are floated in front of works from those he admired, including Jules Breton, Anton Mauve, Adolphe Monticelli, Léon-Augustin Lhermitte, Jean-François Raffaëlli, Eugène Delacroix, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin and, of course, Japanese woodblock prints, which Van Gogh and his Impressionist peers collected. The exhibition also features 17 first-edition novels beloved by Van Gogh, including ones by Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Victor Hugo and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Prepare to be inspired, just as Van Gogh was. Through May 22. 1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, 805-963-4364; sbma.net. |
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BUY THIS |
Alexis Bittar Bounces Back With a New S.F. Store |
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If walking into Alexis Bittar’s new shop on Fillmore Street feels a bit like a cinematic time capsule, it’s because the veteran jewelry designer partnered with three-time Tony Award–winning set designer Scott Pask to fashion the new store in the spirit of 1980s cult indies, including the radical Liquid Sky. Indeed, the shop marks a dramatic new beginning for Bittar, who sold his eponymous brand to Brooks Brothers in 2015 and took a five-year hiatus, only to reacquire the brand last year (after Brooks Brothers filed for bankruptcy). Bittar has already opened a staggering five stores in his native New York City and rebranded the company as a lifestyle concept with expanded product categories including his first handbag collection along with home decor and vintage pieces he sources himself. As evidenced by San Francisco’s boundary-breaking new retail space, Bittar’s second bite at the apple is a sequel that’s definitely worth watching. 2105 Fillmore Street; alexisbittar.com. |
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COVET THIS |
Libertine Co-Founder Makes an Exquisite Pivot to Interiors |
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Cindy Greene’s penchant for mixing the obscure with the traditional was integral to the success of Libertine, the cult fashion label she co-founded with Johnson Hartig in 2001. Now the New York– and L.A.-based creative is shifting her focus to her passion for interiors with Sabel, a new line of luxurious wallpapers and furnishings. Drawing from mythology, literature and cinema, the playful wall coverings showcase the true breadth of her artistry. Absolem, a whimsical garden scene, is teeming with delicate spiderwebs, snails and colorful blossoms, while Harbin offers a new take on a classic toile de Jouy pattern with tiered pagodas and dangling monkeys against a field of flowering branches. Greene proffers fringed pillows to match, along with Le Poubelles, a suite of the most sophisticated brass receptacles you never knew you needed until now. sabelstudios.com. |
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