Surf. Dance. Music. Cali-style.
I'd like to meet:
People who......
are fans of Can
love Rhythm & Sound (on Basic Channel)
surf
are into drug music but not drugs
spend as much time in Mexico and Costa Rica as possible
are ungoogleable
love hard-core dancehall as much as Terry Reid and JJ Cale
are stoked about the new Black Keys CD
are stoked about living in LA
BUT IF WE DON'T GET THE CHANCE TO ACTUALLY MEET IN PERSON, AT LEAST POST A COMMENT, COOL PHOTO OR A SURF REPORT!
Music:
PAPER MAGAZINE profiled in 2008 LA issue
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY my musical predictions for 2008!
~'..^..'~=-.,__,.-=~'..^..'LOS ANGELES TIMES style blog ALL THE RAGEMONICA CORCORAN MUSES ON THE CULTURE OF KEEPING UP APPEARANCES IN HOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND
STYLE PROFILE: KCRW DJ LIZA RICHARDSON
Style aside, Liza Richardson is cool from head to toe. The DJ who dominates the airwaves for KCRW's "The Drop" every Saturday night also does music supervision for movies and TV shows like "Friday Night Lights." Add to that the fact that she surfs religiously and was the first DJ ever to play live at the Oscars in 2007. Here's a peek at Richardson's personal style:
Personal motto: Work smart, not hard.
Musician style icon: PJ Harvey, when she wore a red one-shouldered dress with black pumps at the Wiltern theater in October of 2004. I often wear the same thing the opposite way, a black one-shouldered Costume National dress and red pumps.
Purse du jour: My large white Bottega Veneta shoulder bag.
I dig fashion because: It's fun. Getting dressed is like DJing. There's only one perfect outfit or song sequence for any particular moment. You start with something you really want to say and build from there. You may wear/play a few basics, but you want to decorate the whole look/set with your own idiosyncratic signature.
Animal you most resemble: In jeans and a T-shirt, I'm kind of a collie mix.
E-mail or handwritten thank you note: Always both.
Memo to designers: Please bring back the catsuit.
Best movie soundtrack for a rare, rainy Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles: Morvern Callar.
Go-to outfit: People generally freak out when I wear my Agnes B spandex pantsuit. It's an automatic compliment magnet. Or my usual combo of boots, black leggings, acid pink tee and (in cool weather) white slim-fit parka. I want to be a parka designer when I grow up.
Makeup must-have: Chanel Extracils Mascara Noir, piled on luscious and long.
CD you love enough to marry: Devendra Banhart's "Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon" is definitely top of the pops for me this year. Also, I love his beard.
Style start: My grandmother gave me a lot of designer duds from her heyday. Pierre Cardin, Pucci and little tailored suits with weights in the hems. Here I am, wearing a linen coat with embroidery that she had made in Rome by a lady named Lydia Di Roma.
Surf style: Bootie suits (long sleeves with short shorts) and gratuitously applied Kabuki-white sunscreen.
Song to be played at your funeral: There's A Hole In The Bucket Dear Liza, Dear Liza
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Movies:
Morning of The Earth
Thicker Than Water
Bali High
Sprout
Stylemasters
Scent of Green Papaya
In The Mood For Love
Lost in Translation
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Lords of Dogtown
Surf's Up
Books:
Play It As It Lays
The Female Brain
Bel Canto
The Great Man
Tender Is The Night
Master and Margarita
The Place of Dead Roads
The Tunnel: selected poems by Russell Edson
Kissing in Manhattan
Budding Prospects
House of Leaves
Heroes:
Muhammad Ali
John Cage
Garth Trinidad
Don Rickles
Neil Young
