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It's that time again! I'm back at the Annenberg Beach House next week for the last in my HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM series with a talk that celebrates iconic 1970s and 1980s style. Tuesday, May 9th THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1970s-1980s 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmGuest speakerAnnen read more

The theme of the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) is Make ‘Em Laugh: Comedy in the Movies, and the programming promises to include everything from the low brow to the high. In honor of the event, I'm giving a presentation at the historic Annenberg Beach House on April 4th that delves in read more

It's that time again! I'm back at the Annenberg Beach House at the top of February, and this talk will be celebrating iconic 1960s style. Tuesday, February 7th THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1960s 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmGuest speakerAnnenberg Beach House Santa Monica, CA If read more

Tuesday, November 8th THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1950s 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmGuest speakerAnnenberg Beach House Santa Monica, CA If you love style in the movies, you are invited to learn all about THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM in an extensive 6-part s read more

Tuesday, August 2 THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1940s 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmGuest speakerAnnenberg Beach House Santa Monica, CA If you love style in the movies, you are invited to learn all about THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM in an extensive 6-part serie read more

Tuesday, May 24th THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1930s 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmGuest speakerAnnenberg Beach House Santa Monica, CA If you love style in the movies, you are invited to learn all about THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM in an extensive 6-part serie read more

Back by popular demand!  I'm thrilled to announce that I will be returning to the Annenberg Beach House to present an extensive 6-part series on the HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1920s - 1980s. Tuesday, March 22nd THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1920s 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmGuest sp read more

Music Review : Beach House – Depression Cherry (2015, Bella Union / Mistletone / Sub Pop) The dream pop duo of Beach House formed in 2004 has release a series of widely celebrated albums. With their latest, Depression Cherry, they are doing a return to their original form of more minim read more

In the next of my STYLE STORIES series at the Annenberg Beach House, I'll be speaking about the career and style evolution of Audrey Hepburn! Tuesday, July 21st STYLE STORIES--EVOLUTION OF FILM ICONS THROUGH COSTUME DESIGN Audrey Hepburn Includes discussion of Sabrina (1954), Brea read more

In the next of my STYLE STORIES series at the Annenberg Beach House, I'll be speaking about the career and style evolution of Joan Crawford! Tuesday, May 12th STYLE STORIES--EVOLUTION OF FILM ICONS THROUGH COSTUME DESIGN Joan Crawford Featuring The Women (1939) + Mildred read more

In the next of my STYLE STORIES series at the Annenberg Beach House, I'll be speaking about the career and style evolution of Gloria Swanson! Tuesday, December 9thSTYLE STORIES--EVOLUTION OF FILM ICONS THROUGH COSTUME DESIGN Gloria Swanson Why Change Your Wife? (1920) + Sunset Bouleva read more

On the heels of yesterday's presentation at the Skirball Cultural Center on THE HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM NOIR, I'm speaking tomorrow about the style evolution of Marlene Dietrich at the Annenberg Beach House! Tuesday, December 9thSTYLE STORIES--EVOLUTION OF FILM ICONS THROUGH COSTUME DESIGN Ma read more

If you love style in the movies and live in Los Angeles, you are invited to a special evening to learn all about it.  On Tuesday, December 17th, I'll be presenting THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1960s - 1970s at the Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica.  You are invited! read more

I have just returned from yet another incredible TCM Classic Film Festival, where I was lucky enough to host and introduce two movies from the standpoint of style--Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Flying Down to Rio (1933) and Marlene Dietrich in A Foreign Affair (1948).  At Flying D read more

On Monday evening, I was honored with the opportunity to present The Style Essentials: History of Fashion in Film 1920s-1930s at the Annenberg Beach House.  What a thrill.  The Style Essentials represent the most iconic costume design in the movies that continues to influence fashion read more

For those who live in Los Angeles, you are invited to THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1920s - 1930s!  The Style Essentials represent iconic costume design in the movies from the 1920s to the 1970s that continues to influence fashion today.  This is the first part of a much read more

Monday night I returned once again to the Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica at the personal invitation of documentary filmmaker Elaina Archer.  Elaina created Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies along with several other great documentaries on classic cinema and was extrem read more

In addition to the incredible life of 1920s and 30s screen star Marion Davies, her Santa Monica beachfront estate has its own tale to tell.  Built by longtime love, publisher William Randolph Hearst, the estate was Marion's home in Los Angeles while she worked at MGM and Warner Brothers until t read more

The pilot episode of GlamAmor's Out & About video series is now live!  Out & About takes you to visit people and places around Southern California whose history reflects my passion for classic cinema and its incredible style.  Our first trip is to the Annenberg Beach House in read more

Yesterday was the first production shoot for GlamAmor's Out & About series at the Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica.  The series has transitioned to video, and each show will visit places and people around Southern California whose history is connected with classic cinema read more