You hear all kinds of adoring catcalls at concerts, usually of the “I love you” or the “You rock!” variety, volleyed like verbal undergarments from the dark depths of the crowd to the performers onstage. Still, it came as some surprise at a recent She & Him show when a male voice bellowed, “You have awesome bangs!” to Zooey Deschanel as she tuned her...

super cali-fragi-licious Surf’s up at Van Cleef & Arpels! The French luxury jeweler’s latest collection, California Rêverie, is inspired by the Golden State’s diamond-shaped palm trees, fire opal sunsets, and sapphire waters. Take this brooch, which looks like a blossoming succulent blown in by the Santa Ana winds. White gold brooch with carved chalcedony, sapphires,...

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The artist Marilyn Minter also has a way with glamour, although her approach to the subject—huge photo-realist canvases and video screens of lips, skin, sweat, and glitter—verges on terrifying. Long an art name, she’s recently become a pop- culture force, too. She stays grounded with retreats to her modernist house in the woods. ELLE: Madonna is using your video...

LA’s glitziest gals joined Tamara Mellon in West Hollywood to celebrate the launch of this year’s most anticipated high street collaboration – Jimmy Choo for H&M. Mellon was the ideal brand ambassador, greeting her guests in a one-shouldered leather dress, stilettos and a clutch from the collection. Angela Lindvall, who is currently fronting the Jimmy...

For Sarah Jessica Parker, shooting the cover of ELLE was also an excuse to reunite with old friends. The mother of three arrived solo in jeans and a gray sweatshirt from her Bitten clothing line and quickly settled into breakfast with creative director Joe Zee. (His relationship with the actress goes way back to a time when a little TV show called Sex and the City was...

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