The promotional materials sucked me in. I was compelled to open the package, read the comic book that accompanied it, and listen to the well art-directed CD. I was curious more than anything and was hoping I would be pleasantly surprised. I expected this music to be as good as its packaging. This band did something right. They got my attention. Out of literally countless CDS, I opened theirs.

Last season was my very first ever entrance to the Star Lounge. Just like some myth, I’d heard it existed, but had never seen it firsthand. Stars casually came in and out of this intimate space. And security guarded its entrance like some royal Egyptian tomb. If you weren’t on the tip sheet, or a famous journalist, guess what . . . you weren’t getting’ in! So what’s all the hoopla about anyway? It’s just a small room, nicely decorated with plenty of hors d’oeuvres and black label liquor.

Gifting suites have become a big business. Celebrities are almost guaranteed to show up. The appeal? Getting free stuff and getting your picture taken for the whole world to see. It’s an incredible opportunity if you’re a star. I’ve seen A-listers to C-listers to no-listers walk out of a gifting suite with so much swag they needed their entourage to help them carry it all to their cars.

Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron’s “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” an intimate collection of stories, opened at the Geffen’s Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater on May 11. Directed by Jenny Sullivan, it’s a series of vignettes, based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman, along with personal stories and remembrances of the Ephrons and their friends. It features a cast of five rotating actresses.

The Old Yacht Club Inn is pet-friendly, so we could bring our dog, Boomer. That rates high on the list for our travel needs. Could this be why we were given Hitchcock House? Boomer got to run on the beach every day with Dennis . . . and he loved that.

About three years after my training, I picked up quite a few clients, and it was word of mouth from there. I never really advertised. The kind of work that I do, I help a lot of people. It goes really deep. I deal with cancer patients—they lose their hair—I have swim caps. I just do a lot with patients as well. I think my work is not just swimwear. It runs much deeper than that. I could probably write a book on the stories that I’ve been told from the women that I fit and how I’ve helped them. So there’s something deep about my work. It’s not just swimsuits.

Lindy  Flowers interviews Pavy and learns how to get that “glowy” Sex and the City 2 look! Check out the Editorial.

We had heard about the Saddle Peak Lodge for years, but in more than two decades of living in Los Angeles, we’d never been there. So on our way back from Santa Barbara one recent weekend, it felt like the perfect time to stop and enjoy what promised to be a truly unusual dining experience at this beautiful, rustic dining haven, nestled in the hills above Malibu.

Lindy Flowers is featured in this sizzling swimsuit editorial featuring the designs of Palmela G Swimwear. Photographed by Arun Nevader.

The Mercedes Benz Star Lounge of past celebrity guests ranges from Eva Longoria Parker to Meryl Streep. Check out the image gallery, photographed by Arun Nevader.