Originals

Tucked away on a residential street off Montana Avenue in Santa Monica is a little fashion oasis housed in a converted garage. The treasure trove of shoes and frocks is the home office of Elizabeth Stewart, stylist to the likes of Cate Blanchett, Freida Pinto, Julia Roberts, Kristin Davis, and Jennifer Lawrence. Stewart cut her […]

OCCUPATION: Fashion designer and entrepreneur: Raasta (www.raasta.com.es) and Suzie Wong (www.suziewong.es). Recently I have launched the IOU Project (www.iouproject.com), an innovative e-commerce platform that brings the consumer and artisan together MY STYLE: My style is definitely eclectic and very personal. Designers I love are: Ann Valerie Hash, Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten, Comme des Garçons

This year the kings of the holiday gift basket, Fortnum and Mason, have hidden jelly beans and artful confections behind 25 numbered doors on a wooden Dickensian townhouse. This calendar from Garnet Hill makes a festive garland of mini stockings to be stuffed with gifts of your choosing. Chocolate is tradition, but personal notes, healthy snacks, trinkets, and charms

There’s more to the Friday after Thanksgiving than great sales and buying the best flag pole hardware kit to keep your flags flying proudly through to next Thanksgiving! When the eating is done, and the parade over, how do you spend your Thanksgiving break with your family? We asked Elizabeth Street moms around the country to

1. The Rockettes Join the Rockettes as they celebrate their 85th Year at Radio City Music Hall. The show has come a long way over the years, now featuring 3D movie effects. They haven’t forgotten the classics, though. The toy soldier routine is still amazing.  You won’t want to miss out on the fun! Performances run now until

In her wistful children’s book, the lauded songstress sets her lyrics to the page With four Grammy nominations and over 25 million album sales under her (most likely country western–inspired) belt, new mother Jewel is taking a well-deserved break in the Colorado mountains. “I just want to focus on being a mom right now,” she

Like it or not, the Black Friday shopping free-for-all, with its price cuts, frenzied shoppers, and long lines aplenty, is practically an American institution. This Friday, there’s one shopping companion you don’t want to be without: your Smartphone. Here are some helpful apps specially designed to de-clutter the biggest shopping day of the year and

It seems that Kris Kringle has partnered with every major video game manufacturer. The specialty toys that lasted throughout childhood have been replaced with game consoles. But if you’re tired of seeing children glued to a screen for hours on end, pick one of these toys up—they’re just as fun and will satisfy both parent

You might recognize the girl on the cover of Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter as Cassandra from Little House on the Prairie. And sure enough, the memoir includes appearances by Michael Landon and a young Jason Bateman, to name just a few. Its central drama, however, does not occur on the plains, but in a four-bedroom house

You might recognize the girl on the cover of Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter as Cassandra from Little House on the Prairie. And sure enough, the memoir includes appearances by Michael Landon and a young Jason Bateman, to name just a few. Its central drama, however, does not occur on the plains, but in a four-bedroom house