t_rains_005Project Ethos was held at Avalon in Hollywood in March 2013, just prior to LA Fashion Week. Once again it was a fashion-filled show. Check out the highlights of that event, photographed by Jeff Linett.

Held on March 22, Sue Wong presented a dynamic collection of luxury cocktail dresses during the El Paseo Fall 2013 Fashion Week in Palm Desert, CA. Her usual array of flapper-style designs was particularly relevant for the theme of her show.  Wong’s collection was inspired by the effervescent exuberance of the jazz age, epitomized by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby.  —Kaylene Peoples Check out the stunning photos of that runway show and backstage, taken by Arun Nevader. (Read more of this review at [...]

It was an energy-filled day when Oleander band members Thomas Flowers, Doug Eldridge, Ric Ivanisevich, Rich Mouser, and Steve Brown showed up at Ash Gupta’s studio while they took a break from recording their new CD, Something Beautiful.

Our Face of the Month Emma Holley heard from her agency, Pinkerton Model and Talent, about Ash Gupta and 838 Media Group, where her determination and exuberance soon became apparent.

Check out “The Falconr’s Concubines” fashion editorial photographed by Jeff Linett, beauty by Rosalyn Lockhart, fashion by Merlin Castell, and featuring Amanda Reardon and Sarah Svetlana Vladimirovna.

For those of us who love Barbie dolls, this fresh fashion editorial gives us a hint of what could be Barbie’s new wardrobe this Spring. Doll-like model Amanda Michelle looks hauntingly much like a Barbie in this fashion spread with bright colors contrasting with both her black and red hairdos.

Playing the antagonist in a controversial film like ARGO proved beneficial to Iranian-born Ali Saam. In this interview with Agenda Magazine, Ali talks about the Academy Award-winning film and his performance.

The New Year brings the inevitable promise to do better with what we put into our bodies (nutrition) and how we plan to get bad stuff out of our bodies (exercise).

Omega-3 fatty acids are virtually a household term these days. An increasing number of people are looking for more effective ways to incorporate the life-changing component into their everyday diets. The benefits of Omega 3s include weight loss, heart health, anti aging, and even breast-cancer prevention; getting your daily dose of Omega-3 fatty acids is important if you want to achieve exemplary overall health.

By the time this article goes live we will have either elected a new President or kept the old one. One of the hot button issues this year was the economy, and the fact we no longer manufacture in the USA the way we used to. Skin Care and cosmetics companies are not exempt from this statistic. Turn over just about any product, in any price point, and you’re likely to find that it was made anywhere but here.