Confessions of a Fashion Fanatic: Holding You For Ronson

Confessions of a Fashion Fanatic

The daily chronicle of a fashion-and-beauty obsessed, style-writing, pseudo-Angeleno who made her way from the Great White North to La-La Land -- otherwise known as Los Angeles, California -- and back again. Till the next big city calls out her name, that is.

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I'm a Vancouverite who moonlighted as an Angeleno. My momma is the best in the entire world, and I'll argue you hoarse on that one. I've been in love only once in my life. The East Coast calls me but the West Coast is in my blood. Social butterflies -- and party animals -- are a great species. Fashion and writing will be the death of me, but what a way to go. Carine Roitfeld is fabulous. I would die a painful death if art, design, photography, fashion, music and dancing did not exist. Always kind of wondered why Smurfette was the only girl in town. I can't draw. Absolutely believe everything happens for a reason. I feel so lucky to have the girlfriends that I do. I'm a total sun baby. Think I might be a workaholic. I may have slight road rage. Ice cream and hockey are religions. I buy too many glossy magazines. Nothing beats someone with a killer sense of humor. Chivalry is really not dead. I'm a victim of minor vertigo and a serious lead foot. Always up for meeting people from paths different than mine and crossing paths with old friends. At the very end of it all, I want to be able to look back and say: Yeah, I sure lived a damn good life.

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Friday, July 14, 2006

Holding You For Ronson

Mark. Sam. Charlotte.

Must be nice being part of the high society, hipster Ronson clan -- the spawn of funky society swan Ann Dexter-Jones. Mark's a DJ. So is baby sister Sam (let me tell you, she is a teeny tiny thing in person!). And middle child Charlotte is a clothing designer.

With a new partnership with Japanese clothing company Sanei, C. Ronson is going high-end with the debut of the Charlotte Ronson collection. Charlotte has come a long way from her last few C. Ronson collections. The initial seasons were a bit bland -- in my humble opinion -- but this last 70s inspired collection in stripes and shiny, happy colors will take you stylishly through this Summer '06.

PS. I'm totally digging her Fall '06 collection, which is a Southwestern cowgirl theme. Lots of red, white, and blue (tan, purple, brown, and green, too)!

www.cronson.com

I'm Lovin' it: The BJ Brewery Pizookie. A serious no-no if you're trying to get svelte for bikini season or heading back home to attend an old friends-infested wedding, this is the ULTIMATE dessert. A warm, soft-baked cookie in a skillet smothered in vanilla ice cream. Warning: this will be your only meal of the day.

I'm Over it: Trying to stay svelte for the weekend. Damn straight, you bet I had that Pizookie today!

Track of the Day: "Plain As Day" by Jake Childs. This down-tempo house artist is breezing through the City of Angels on October 26th. Picture you, killer stiletto heels, a packed dance floor, a dirty martini, and Jake Childs. www.myspace.com/jakechilds