STYLE : Holiday Entertaining : RESOURCES
Photographed at the Oviatt Building penthouse in downtown Los Angeles, managed by L&B; Institutional Property Managers of California; stylist: Denise Solis/ Prestige; hair: John Caruso/ Celestine L.A.; makeup: Agostina/ Celestine L.A.; food stylist: Norman Stewart
PAGE 42: floral arrangement by Robert Smith for Laurels Custom Florist, Los Angeles; Michael Aram brass candleholders, $275 a pair, at By Design, Beverly Center; branch-shaped candles, $18 a pair, at Write On Third, Los Angeles; crackle-glass salt and pepper shakers, $12 a pair, at Pottery Barn; metal leaf cake stand, $45, at Terra Cotta, Los Angeles; American Tailoring women’s gold shantung suit, $700, at Anastasia, Encino and Newport Beach; Roxanne Assoulin bracelet with crystal-ball trim, $700, at Moondance, Santa Monica.
PAGE 44: Top left: votive candle detail of buffet floral arrangement by Robert Smith for Laurels Custom Florist.
Top right: Leslie Block necklace with cross pendant, about $295, at Modasport, Beverly Hills; Fahrenheit belt with mesh buckle and tassels, $192, at Philippe Derey, Encino; Gerard Yosca double-chain ID bracelet, $68, at Armoire, Pasadena and Newport Beach.
Bottom left: glass place mat, $55 at Geary’s, Beverly Hills; “Rimini” fabric, $127 a yard, at The Bradbury Collection, West Hollywood; Rick Pallack gold gabardine suit, $690, gold silk shirt, $120, black silk scarf, $80, at Rick Pallack, Sherman Oaks.
Bottom right: Ann Mallory hand-painted “Tri Metals” platter, $140, and “Sumi Gold” platter, $104, and Izabel Lam bronze salad server set, $138, at Feast, Pasadena; “Nile” dinner plates, $10 each, and brass chargers, $10 each, at Pottery Barn.
PAGE 45: garland detail of buffet floral arrangement by Robert Smith for Laurels Custom Florist; early 20th-Century fringed throw, $850, at Terra Cotta.
PAGE 46: Orrefors “Nobel” champagne flutes, $75 each (to order only), and Liz Wain hand-painted cocktail napkins, $15 each, at Geary’s; gold star votive candleholders, $18 each, and Ann Gish washable cotton-velvet leopard runner, $94, at Feast; bar floral arrangement designed by Robert Smith for Laurels Custom Florist; Kokin velvet and organza scarf with beaded fringe, $545, at Harari, Beverly Hills; Deanna Hamro hoop and cross earrings, about $75, at Modasport; Carrie Forbes crocheted handbag with faux gold pearl handle, $150 (to order only), at Vin Baker, Santa Monica; Rick Pallack gold wool herringbone jacket, $400, gold wool polo sweater, $140, and floral silk ascot, $80, at Rick Pallack.
PAGE 47: Top left: entryway floral arrangement by David Williams Yeh for Secret Garden, Beverly Hills; Marco Antonio Chavez caryatid candlesticks, $150 a pair, at Terra Cotta; hand-cast plaster pear with antique gilt finish, $50, at Hollyhock, Los Angeles; gold-leaf wood coasters, $8 each, at Tesoro, Los Angeles.
Top right: Smyers “Morocco Gold” hand-blown wine glasses with gold stem, $46 each, at Feast; Correia ribbed vase, $140, at Geary’s; “Aluminum Lame” fabric, $55 a yard, at The Bradbury Collection.
Bottom left: Ann Gish washable silk napkins, $20 each, at Feast; “Fruit ‘n Plenty” napkin ring, $17, at Tesoro; brass “Spiral” napkin ring, $3, at Pottery Barn; Mark Rossi “Gold Leaf” napkin ring, $18, at Geary’s; Aptera brass napkin ring, four for $10, at IKEA Burbank; heart napkin ring, $11, at Tesoro; A2glass fruit napkin ring, $16, at Feast; Villeroy & Boch “Madison Avenue” dinner plates designed by Paloma Picasso, $82 each, at Geary’s; Daum pate-de-verre “Nature” leaf platter, $1,150, at Neiman Marcus and David Orgell, Beverly Hills.
Bottom right: Betsey Johnson long slip dress with gold metallic flocking, $225, at Betsey Johnson, Melrose, Santa Moncia and Brentwood; Kokin gold snood with rosebud trim, $120, at Margo’s, Newhall; Roxanne Assoulin gold and crystal necklace, $346, at Giorgio, Beverly Hills and Costa Mesa; Roxanne Assoulin gold and crystal flower bracelet, $270, at Moondance; Retro Paris pleated handbag, $102, at Armoire; Rick Pallack gold cashmere-and-wool jacket, $450, and floral silk tie, $50, at Rick Pallack.
PAGE 48: Top left: Melivier gold metallic tank dress, $320, at Lebowe’s, Manhattan Beach; Leslie Block velvet necklace with sapphire pendant, about $130, at Modasport; Erica Courtney gold five-ball link ring, $190, and gold ring with antique frame, $600, at Moondance; Erica Courtney cross and crown ring, $480, at Madeleine Gallay, Sunset Plaza.
Fettucine con Pesto alla Trapanese: Ann Mallory hand-painted “Tri Metals” platter, $140, Izabel Lam bronze salad server set, $138, and gold star votive candleholder, $18, at Feast.
Rack of Lamb: Ann Mallory hand-painted “Sumi Gold” platter, $104, at Feast; glass pebbles, $9 for two-pound bag, at Crate & Barrel, Century City; branch-shapped candles, $18 a pair, at Write On Third.
Cassata alla Siciliana: Annie Glass service plate, $60, at Neiman Marcus; glass cake pedestal, $28, at Crate & Barrel; dry-bronze oval platter, $65, at Tesoro; Izabel Lam bronze dessert server, $50, at Feast; Bebe Winkler throw, $570, at Terra Cotta.
Bottom right: floral arrangement designed by David Williams Yeh for Secret Garden; Correia ribbed vase, $140, and “Cosmos” paperweight, $130, at Geary’s; Leslie Block necklace with cross pendant, about $295, at Modasport.
THIS PAGE: Bottom: moss-and-ivy-covered iron chair designed by The Empty Vase, West Hollywood; Daum silver-plated “Nature” fork with pate-de-verre handle, $175, and “Nature” dinner plate, $120, at Neiman Marcus and David Orgell.
