Clothes shrink and disappear under the unforgiving, white-hot summer sun. But for the whimsical and inspired, the bone-dry heat is no match for the fantasy of getting dolled up. Wools, gowns, hats, tinsel, and sequins are, after all, a glamorous barrier against sunburn—and when the Mediterranean breeze rolls into the eastern coast, they rustle, billow, and glisten to the rhythm of castanets in the distance.
Isla Gaskin wears jacket, sweater, skirt, and shoes by MIU MIU and gloves by PAULA ROWAN.
Isla wears full look by ERDEM.
Isla wears full look by GUCCI.
Isla wears full look by MICHAEL KORS.
Isla wears full look by SIMONE ROCHA.
Isla wears dress by A.W.A.K.E. MODE and shoes by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN.
Isla wears dress by A.W.A.K.E. MODE and shoes by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN.
Isla wears sweater by 16ARLINGTON.
Isla wears full look by PRADA.
Isla wears dress by COACH, hat by PIERS ATKINSON, and shoes by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN.
Location is everything—especially for LA renaissance man Harley Wertheimer. Be it the new setting of his contemporary art gallery or his revitalized Hollywood café a stone’s throw away, he sees spaces not for what they are but for what they could be.
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Traditionally served on Shrove Tuesday, this sweet, cardamom-flavored pastry never goes out of season for photographer Jukka Ovaskainen.
