Drawing on the Oscar buzz surrounding My Week with Marilyn, Hancock & Moore just announced a line of Monroe-inspired furniture.

 The “Exquisite Sofa” a tufted magenta leather loveseat took cues from the iconic scene in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes where Monroe croons “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” while slinking down red-carpeted stairs.

 And the “Flirt Chair” made of liquid-gold Gayla Gilt leather pays homage to the sex symbol’s shapely curves and the Golden Globe she won in 1960 for Best Actress-Comedy/Musical in Some Like it Hot. The actress was never nominated for an Academy Award, but on Sunday Michelle Williams gets a shot for her portrayal of the troubled star.

On February 15th, 7 For All Mankind and James Franco launched the first of ten videos titled “Episodes of an Untitled Film.”  Watch them  below,

According to WWD, the scenes take place on the beaches of Santa Monica and on the coast line of the Pacific Coast Highway. Franco describes the video as having “a vintage 1970’s California dreamy feel” which “really fits with the new line that Seven had in the shoot – a lot of cool denim tops and jeans.” You can also find Franco’s work this May in an art installation called “Rebel." which he is co-curating at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.

We managed to snag a quick interview with 90210 star Gillian Zinser at the opening of the new Converse store on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. The shop has an eclectic vibe, evoked by street-style designs and graffiti art.

We asked Zinser what her favorite part of the store was?

GZ: The collaborative effort between the brand and customers through the customization station.

What are your favorite Converse?

GZ: The Chuck Taylor All Star hi tops, are the only sneakers I wear.

The store offers roughly 200 different styles of footwear and the customization station gives shoppers the unique opportunity to screen-print their Converse in less than twenty minutes. You can choose from 150 pre-loaded images or you can bring in your own images to be screen-printed onto your kicks.

Converse, 1437 3^rd street promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Harry Winston was the first to lend jewels to Oscar-goers. On February 26, the tradition continues

Fortunately for generations of starlets the collections of Henry Huntington’s wife, Arabella, weren’t as treasured as those of her railroad magnate husband. Early on Harry Winston purchased her jewelry stash, repurposing the stones into more contemporary pieces. In 1943, he outfitted Jennifer Jones, a virtually unknown > Academy Award nominee, in diamonds. She beat out Ingrid Bergman for Best Actress, and Winston had created a walking billboard for his work.

Where other jewelers cut as many pieces as possible from a single stone, Winston’s emphasis was on the substantial, rare, and collectible. In his hands jewels became celebrities themselves. Before he died in 1978, Winston owned—at one time or another—a third of the world’s most famous gems, the kinds that inspire heist movies: the 94.80-carat Star of the East, the 726-carat Jonker, and the ...

Color blocking is a carryover trend from the spring collections but fall 2012 showcases a different kind of color blocking with patterns and prints as seen in...

Zero + Maria Cornejo

Carolina Herrera

and Tory Burch

Well, it is hard to believe that the progeny of the set of pipes known as Steven Tyler has never sang in public before, but I just received an announcement claiming that Liv Tyler would "reveal her voice" for the first time for Givenchy's perfume Very Irrésistible.

watch and listen here

I think Liv looks amazing, and with the help of producer David Andrew Sitek and perhaps a little auto-tuning, turns out a sultry and solid rendition of Need You Tonight by INXS...

what do you think? can we expect an album soon? an American Idol audition?

LA Designer Barbara Tfank brings some sunshine to NY Fashion Week

 Barbara Tfank was a costume designer for major motion pictures in Hollywood before launching her own label in 2001 and she often references classic films, or film stars in her designs.  For her fall 2012 collection, she took her inspiration from a photography term that’s often used on movie sets— “the magic hour” or “golden hour,” is that moment just before the sun sinks below the horizon when everything is washed in an amber glow. Tfank, who has designed red carpet dresses for the likes of Uma Thurman and Grammy winner Adele (and, First Lady Michelle Obama wore one of her pieces to this year’s State of the Union), decided on an early ‘60s silhouette, with strong shapes and rich structured fabrics like thick satin and heavy brocades.

Live performances rocked the Grammy's last night, (special mention to Jennifer Hudson's tribute to Whitney Houston, it gave us chills), but the red carpet fashion was overall a little lackluster.

Katy Perry (in Elie Saab) and Carrie Underwood (in Gomez-Gracia) looked like they raided their grandmothers’ closets. Both gowns looked too mother-of-the-bride to me. There is demure and then there is matronly.

I love Adele and her sparkly Giorgio Armani may have been a good fit for the singer. I don’t think it was a bad choice, but I’d love to see her in something more flattering and tailored with a retro vibe.

Taylor Swift wins my nod for best dressed— pulling off what Perry and Underwood couldn’t in her Zuhair Murad stunner. Swift was classy and grown up but not dowdy. 

The Kings of Leon in Gucci win best dressed for men hands down. A good suit is all ...

We fell in love with these McGuyver-like credit card-sized gadgets and thought they'd make the perfect Valentine's day gift for the man in your life.

Our idea: Buy him a new wallet (he probably could use one anyway) and fill it with a few of these super slim tools. He’ll have a bottle opener, an emergency razor and replacement cufflinks at his fingertips.  Or if he’s the outdoorsy type, add a credit card- sized survival kit and a compact Swiss Army knife* to his billfold. If he plays guitar, no doubt you’ve heard him endlessly search for lost picks, now he’ll have a few next to his Visa.

 Pick up a few for yourself too, like the lock pick tool, we’re not sure they work or if they’re even legal, but a lady should always be prepared too.

* Victorinox Swiss Army Knife also available at Victorniox Swiss ...

Last night the Hustler Store in Hollywood celebrated its grand reopening and complete remodel with a swanky party.  Guests sipped champagne as they fiddled with vibrating latex and tested the click-clack of leather paddles. In 1998, the shop pioneered the concept of an upscale adult boutique and has been enabling self-lovers and kinksters alike to purchase naughty goods in a clean well-lighted space— and even feel a little classy about it. And with Valentine’s Day around the corner, the timing was perfect.

 Larry Flynt Hustler Store CEO, porn publisher, entrepreneur and icon arrived on the scene in his gold wheelchair. We asked Flynt 3 questions about  the upcoming holiday.

What was the best Valentine’s Day present you ever got?

Flynt: You don’t want me to answer that.

Yes, I do.

Flynt: Well, there were several of them… all at once.

If a man is trying to woo a ...