Oh Yeah, I love Oh Land and all her Danish-ness...

Christopher Raeburn for Victorinox Fall 2011

My job is to keep on the pulse of ethical fashion. Over the years it has been fascinating to see which brands have really bloomed and caught attention. Christopher Raeburn's designs made out of army surplus goods such as parachutes were definitely a standout at the London press day for Estethica (London's fashion show) which I attended in 2010. I stumbled upon this video about Raeburn's collaboration with Victorinox on the blog NOTCOUTURE; it is fantastic to see the brand grow in prominence and produce this wonderful little video. Enjoy.

Los Angeles Hotels

Sheraton Delfina, Santa Monica, CA

This hotel is in a great location for the beaches and shopping of Santa Monica and easy base from which to venture into greater Los Angeles. The staff were lovely, the food was healthy and delicious, and the internet was... $12.95 for 24 hours. The internet thing is a mild annoyance, but this seems to be standard in the Los Angeles hotel business thus far.

Waking up to a sunny, blue ocean horizon and the palm tree infested city was not too shabby. What was a shame was the fact that these rooms have TERRIBLE soundproofing. By way of the vent or the doors that can annex several guest rooms, I suffered through my neighbor's animated phone chatting until 3 in the morning. It sounded like she was in my room. This happened the next night as well, except I was treated to her choice of Rom Com for the evening.

The only other warning I can give is to be aware that the valet here takes forever due to the seemingly constant influx and exodus of guests.

On the up side, comfortable beds, and I am partial to the Swedish blue and white decorating that graces the guest rooms. Don't forget to visit the pool, there is no better place to soak up the sun than southern California, and this seems to be the place for socializing at this hotel.

If you have any thoughts or tips regarding hotels in Los Angeles, please do post a comment!

Los Angeles Bound

I am no music expert. However, I consider myself to be adequately obsessed with new sounds, enough so that I have trekked to Barcelona for the Sonar Music festival, London for Hard Rock Calling, and sussed out Lykke Li shows in London and Los Angeles... I will extend myself to great lengths for my latest musical obsession.

I have both other blogs and friends to thank for some tips, and other discoveries I can say I discovered myself! The playlist below helped get me through the Los Angeles traffic this weekend. Most of these are not especially new, but I am still enamored….check it out for yourself

• Crystalised by The XX
• Sun Of A Gun by Oh Land
• White Nights by Oh Land
• Wolf And I by Oh Land
• Paris (ooh La La) by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
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For Your Convenience...A few tour dates

OH LAND
Feb 24 Scala, London
Mar 7 Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA
Mar 8 Webster Hall, New York NY
Mar 22 Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
Mar 25 The Music Box, Hollywood CA
Mar 26 Mezzanine, San Francisco CA
Mar 27 4th & B Concert Theater, San Diego, CA

GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS
(Saw them in Santa Barbara, California...they give a mean live performace, grace potter has amazing vocals)
Feb 19 La Zona Rosa, Austin TX
Feb 20 House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
Feb 24 Cannery Ballroom, Nashville ,TN
March 6, Plaza Theater, Orlando, FL
March 9, Irving Plaza, New York, NY
March 25, House of Blues, Boston, MA