With an air of classic and chic “French glamour” coupled with the unmistakable appeal of “minimalist LA” overtones, designer Clare Vivier, an LA native, creates the perfect collection of handbags and accessories for the fashion and style maven masses. Since 2008 Clare V has been designing, creating, and monogramming a line of gorgeous leather...
The Scene. Famed and fabulous 3rd Street is a little bit beachier these days with the recent debut of what is now the 2nd Blue Plate Oystertte location to open in Los Angeles. This East Coast vibey, cozy, casual, beachside-chic spot has been a seafood lovers favorite amongst the Westside dwellers like myself for...
The struggle is just so real isn’t it. For the past week or two our brain cells have been numbed to power at a level to only complete simple tasks like eating, drinking, online shopping, and watching youtube videos instead of performing at the high powered, articulate, legit problem solving level we need to make our...
“New Year NEW ME!” – said me never, but there certainly is something to be said about checking in with ourselves, setting new goals, and being conscious and aware of things in life that might need a little bit of attention and tidying. When I sat down to “seriously” think about what I wanted...
I’ll do my best not to make this sound like a diary entry, but the end of the year always gets me feeling… sappy. And trust me, the older you get the worse it gets – tears, confusion, panic, excitement, the whole bit, all at once. 2014 has certainly been a year of hard...
So long as your plans for ringing in the New Year involve staying up past midnight and enjoying a cocktail (or several) then I must say you’re already headed on the right track. Whether you choose to stay up late and enjoy said cocktail out at a party, in a restaurant, or in your...
The incredible ridiculousness and hilarity that stems from the #onlyinla hashtag on Instagram helps play an integral role here at Love & Loathing LA. I always refer to my weekly ‘Only In LA’ roundup as the “People of Walmart” of the city of Los Angeles. A lot of confusing and strange sh*t happens here,...
LA is said to be a place where creativity and crazy intersect, and if you’re in the midst of the madness it can be difficult to take a step back and identify what seems normal to the rest of the world and what might be totally random and potentially out of the ordinary. We...
