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The Alchemy and Masquerade Ball: A Princely Affair

Posted on July 28, 2015July 28, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

The wine was flowing and the night was full of both mystery and frivolity at the Avant Garde Magazine headquarters, for it was All Hollows Eve or, as is commonly known, Halloween. The occasion was the first annual masquerade ball, Alchemy and Masquerade, given by the magazine in collaboration with internationally renowned fashion designer Sue Wong. (The theme of Ms. Wong’s fashion show this last October was also Alchemy and Masquerade.) The costume theme for…

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Vida Ghaffari: So Very Very Chic

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

The ravenously chic and multitalented Vida Ghaffari is the girl about town in this city of glitter, fashion, and art. Ghaffari provides that key missing ingredient – substance – through her thoughtful journalism and artistic acting endeavors. As a celebrated journalist, the jovial and genial Ghaffari has been active in Los Angeles for over a decade covering subjects as varied as fashion, entertainment, royalty, and human interest, on every beat conceivable from Skid Row to…

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The Entrepreneur’s Entrepreneur: Lousine Karibian

Posted on July 16, 2015July 16, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

Not only is Lousine Karibian the entrepreneur’s entrepreneur, she is also most certainly the net worker’s net worker, having built her company, The World Networks, into a global enterprise. She is also a terrific marketing person, as her clients will attest. Prophetically, Karibian has stated, “An entrepreneur is like a seed to grow a company, or a country.” Besides being the CEO of The World Networks, she is also the CEO and founder of The Armenian…

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Sue Wong’s Royal Soirée

Posted on June 26, 2015July 12, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

The social event of the Los Angeles fashion season was the birthday party held by the famous fashion designer Sue Wong for Her Highness Dr. Princess Antonia Schamburg-Lippe. The event was held at Wong’s iconic Hollywood landmark mansion/palazzo, The Cedars, on September 23, 2015. The affair was brilliant and had a radiant cast of characters. Where else in Hollywood can one find such refinement and élan as in Sue Wong’s Café Society? In fact, never…

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Sue Wong: Designer as Miraculous “Alchemist”

Posted on June 25, 2015July 12, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

Sue Wong, the internationally renowned fashion designer, is, in reality, an “alchemist:” she turns fashion into theater, to the delight of all who view and covet her creations. Her latest fashion show of dazzling designs and majestic headdresses was a scintillating combination of high drama and masquerade, with iconoclastic performances by pop opera singer Michael Peer and HH Prince Mario Max Schaumburg-Lippe to enhance the theme of the presentation. Her show Alchemy and Masquerade Spring…

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Oliver Tolentino: Filipino Designer Achieves International Success

Posted on March 24, 2015July 24, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

While waiting to interview Oliver Tolentino, I go through the gowns from his latest fashion show and realize how truly talented he is, this international fashion designer who marries couture with eco-friendly materials. He is most certainly a man for all seasons, as he also does prêt-a-porter as well as men’s custom-made clothing. Tolentino is also known for his wedding gowns. Born in the Philippines, Tolentino enjoys working with and showing off his native fabrics. …

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Chuti Tiu the Intrepid

Posted on March 14, 2015July 14, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

On the set of the FVM Magazine photo shoot for fashion designer Oliver Tolentino, awaiting the stylist to dress our beautiful model Chuti Tiu, we discuss acting, directing, writing, and the significance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Tiu and her husband, actor/director Oscar Torre, are working on a film project that deals with death and loss. “I love to weave stories that move and inspire people,” she explains. She also tries to tell stories…

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The Holiest of the Holy: CHANEL Couture Spring 2014

Posted on March 22, 2014July 28, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

The superb Chanel Haute Couture collection for the Spring of 2014 was presented in the round, Cambon Club at the Grand Palais in Paris in January. Karl Lagerfeld’s models made their entrance from cylindrical mirrored enclosures to the accompaniment of a full orchestra playing at the foot of the stage. The Haute Couture collection for Spring 2014 is another example of Karl Lagerfeld’s penchant for the incorporation of magic into his designs, flowing effortlessly. Lagerfeld…

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Michael Soyer: A Life of Passion and Compassion

Posted on November 16, 2013July 16, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

On a splendid afternoon I sit in the fashionable Esplanade Café in Paris with the bon vivant Michel Soyer, and we talk about a tasteful way to live and how to incorporate that philosophy into my stay in Paris. He suggests dinning at George’s inside the Centre Pompidou. He also suggests a Parisian drink that is the fad at the moment, the “Swimming Pool,” which is champagne flowing over ice. If there is one thing…

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The Lavish Fashion of Dalia MacPhee

Posted on April 22, 2013July 22, 2019 by Faith Harrington Boutin

There is sparkle in her eyes and cheer in her voice as celebrity fashion designer Dalia MacPhee speaks to the press from the red carpet, on a night in which she is the center of attention. And, well there should be, as the Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles, David Fransen, is honoring her with an affair at his home to match her creative oeuvre. MacPhee, a native Canadian, has been carving out her…

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