Think New York is better than Los Angeles? California-natives Chelsea Fairless and Lauren Garroni are here to change your mind. The two friends and “Sex and the City historians” have cultivated a dedicated digital following under the moniker Every Outfit , documenting the seminal looks of Carrie Bradshaw and her pals. Today, the duo are expanding their media empire with the launch of their new video podcast, Every Outfit TV , offering full-length episodes to their fans exclusively on Patreon . Inspired by pioneering fashion cable shows like Fashion Police , Every Outfit TV dives deeper into the brand Fairless and Garroni have been building, as well as offering even more of their hilarious critiques and pop culture musings. Ahead of the video podcast’s release, we asked the two hosts to tell us the top ten things that have made them lifelong Los Angeles apologists.
Los Angeles lost its greatest fashion designer, Rick Owens, to Paris. But thankfully, Demna recently moved here, restoring a sense of balance. According to a recent New York Times profile, he frequents the Sunset Strip mainstay Book Soup. He’s also been spotted at The Tower Bar, Maxfield, the vintage store 1461, and a Georgian restaurant in Pasadena whose name escapes us. We have yet to encounter him in the wild, but knowing that he’s out there is comforting.
You can look far and wide, but you will not find a more visually arresting gas station than the 76 station at the corner of North Crescent Drive and Little Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills. A masterwork of Googie architecture, this Space Age fantasy was designed by Gin D. Wong of William L. Pereira & Associates in 1960 and completed in 1965. Unfortunately, it is also the most expensive place to buy gas in Los Angeles. Beauty comes at a price.
Oprah believes that maintaining a consistent spiritual practice is essential to a happy, sane existence. Chelsea’s spiritual practice is driving down Mulholland Drive with the windows down, blasting music. You cannot imagine how good The Cure’s “Plainsong” sounds under these circumstances. Listening to Lana Del Rey on Mulholland is admittedly very on-the-nose, like listening to “Empire State of Mind” while driving through Times Square, but it is a guilty pleasure worth considering. After all, Lana has so many great songs about Los Angeles: “Sweet,” “West Coast,” “Venice Bitch,” etc.
Los Angeles has no shortage of celebrity hairstylists, from Sally Hershberger to Chris McMillan. But we also have Chaz Dean, a local legend who advertises his services through a seemingly endless series of extremely campy billboards scattered throughout Hollywood and West Hollywood. In many ways, he’s carrying the torch for Angelyne, who similarly captivated Angelenos with her airbrushed, kohl-rimmed visage. His billboards are among the city’s most enduring public art installations, and we hope they never go away.
The most essential Los Angeles restaurants are all steakhouses that have been around for approximately 10,000 years and have remained relatively unchanged. The most famous is Musso & Frank Grill, which opened in 1919 and is widely considered to be Hollywood’s oldest restaurant. There’s also Smoke House Restaurant, Taylor’s Steakhouse, La Dolce Vita, and our personal favorite, Dear John’s. All offer some combination of polished leather booths, midcentury cocktails, dim lighting, and the comforting sensation that you’ve traveled back in time.
When New Yorkers visit Los Angeles, we often take them to the Dries Van Noten store because it’s a deeply unique retail experience that could only exist here. Located in the former Opening Ceremony space (R.I.P. diva), the sprawling, light-filled boutique boasts spectacular flower arrangements, a grand piano, and an entire room devoted to archival pieces. Even buying a lipstick or fragrance there feels like a deeply sensual act. Run, don’t walk.
One must occasionally escape Los Angeles, which is why the midcentury desert paradise of Palm Springs is such a godsend. There’s a wealth of wonderful hotels, the best being The Parker, which boasts the same hexagonal David Hicks carpeting featured in The Shining. Palm Springs is a place to lie by the pool and do absolutely nothing, perhaps followed by a drag show at Toucans Tiki Lounge. You can also stop at the legendary Cabazon outlet mall on the drive over, which recently acquired a Margiela boutique.
Los Angeles is filled with iconic filming locations, but few are as thrilling to us as the Fisher and Sons Funeral Home from Six Feet Under . Located in the West Adams neighborhood, the stately Victorian mansion is a private residence, which means you can’t actually go inside and have an existential crisis in the embalming room. You can, however, admire it from the sidewalk and contemplate your own mortality, which is essentially the entire premise of the show.
Being obsessed with Erewhon is one of Los Angeles’s greatest clichés, but it happens to be completely justified. This city would be nothing without Erewhon, whose smoothies and prepared foods are unparalleled. If you’re going to visit, avoid the cramped, overpopulated Beverly Grove and Beverly Hills locations and head to Studio City instead. Situated within the oasis that is the Sportsmen’s Lodge, it’s the perfect place to observe stereotypical Los Angeles residents in their natural habitat, with the occasional celebrity sighting thrown in.
A few years ago, Los Angeles acquired a fabulous new mural by the artist Royyal Dog, featuring photorealistic portraits of five icons: Amy Winehouse, Selena, Aaliyah, Whitney Houston and Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. Located on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, it’s a touching tribute to five extraordinarily talented women who left us far too soon. We find it considerably more moving than the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which is mostly an opportunity to watch tourists step on celebrities’ names while eating hot dogs.
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