My yearly tradition is to visit my dear uncles in the desert town of Palm Springs. This year was no exception, except that I also had a VIP ticket to weekend 1 of Coachella, aka “walk-a-chella” (flats are a MUST), or the state fair on steroids for hipsters. It broke records with 80,000-85,000 visitors per day for weekend 1! I don’t know what I was thinking… well, I was curious. The strangest thing about the festival is that there is so much going on at one time – kinda like a Twitter party – so much so that you could easily avoid the music. With 2 VIP areas, the Wonder Wheel, numerous food trucks, several beer gardens, 8 stages, multiple food stands, a makeover hut, a cell phone charging station, a farmers’ market, yoga, and so much more, it was easy to get distracted. But hey, it’s mainly hipsters in Aztec feathers in their 20s. They say “don’t knock it till you tried it.” Well I’ve tried it. NEXT!
The ferris wheel at Coachella
Another scene from Coachella
While in Palm Springs, I managed to hit the following hot spots, which I highly recommend:
Trina Turk’s newly expanded headquarters boutique. I especially loved the swimwear room with caftans. So chic, colorful, and fun. And now with Mr. Turk, you and your man can match! This season I bought the aqua Neptina dress for my own collection.
Next door is Wil Stiles, which stocks many European and foreign designers that you’ve never heard of but wish you had. There are many styles to choose from, all funky and affordable. I snatched up this crazy coat by Canadian designer Samuel Dong, which I needed to keep warm at Coachella. I was hoping to be one of the fabulous flock, but I didn’t see many women rocking their own signature look. Sigh.
Just Fabulous is the type of store I would have spent hours in as a child. They have it all: style, design, music, coffee table books, retro gifts, vintage Hollywood slanted products, and the funniest greeting card collection I have seen in a long time.
The Museum of Palm Springs currently has a wonderful pool art show up called “Backyard Oasis.” The David Hockney polaroids are especially amazing. Swim over to this show ASAP!
From the "Backyard Oasis" show at the Museum of Palm Springs
The Pool at The Viceroy
My room at the Viceroy
She helped me create not just outfits but a style statement for how I go out in the world in the morning. She’s given me a new sense of confidence, especially when I go to professional meetings