Gio’s Journal: L.A. Story
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“My boyfriend, Vlad, wanted to ride bikes in Venice Beach and told me I had to bring comfy clothes. I said, ‘I don’t have comfy clothes’—but I did have leopard jeans, and I went to Niketown to get some sneakers and then had to buy this supertouristy sweatshirt. I felt so American, riding a bike dressed like that. I’m practicing ‘chilling.’ ”
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“While on vacation in L.A., we had lunch by the Beverly Hills Hotel pool. I love the contrast of lemon trees—which are super-Sicilian—with these iconic Californian palms.”
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“Here’s Florence Azria’s dog Lolita in L.A. She put her in a mini Birkin, and Lolita looked so comfortable. I wish I were a dog in a Birkin. Life would be so much easier.”
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“I am obsessed with Tegu—they’re little magnetic wooden blocks—so I built a car out of them and posed with it in my glamorous gold Louboutins, just so I could say, ‘This is not a Car Shoe.’ ”
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“This installation of Os Gemeos’s work at the Prism gallery in L.A. caught my eye. I hope the art duo knows that women aren’t like caged birds!”
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“Vlad did a show of artist Nicolas Pol’s work in a very classic Upper East Side townhouse and removed all the furniture but kept this leopard. Then Nicolas put a riding helmet on it. In the whole exhibition, the only thing I could afford was the helmet!”
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“I recently discovered Fellini’s Book of Dreams—I didn’t know he did such great sketches! They remind me of Alber Elbaz’s drawings for Lanvin. They have the same joie de vivre.”
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“We had this cool Nicholas Varney gold jewelry for a shoot all lined up on a tray, and while I was having my coffee, I decided to style the cup. The world would be a better place if Starbucks cups could be bejeweled, no?”
