One of the benefits of living in LA is that you're privy to all the Tinseltown & High Society lore. One of our favorite fable/facts is the one about Grace Kelly foregoing a cast in favor of an Hermès silk scarf after fracturing her arm. Have you ever heard of anything so glamorous?

Every gal we know is on the hunt for a little black dress. We get it. After all, a black cocktail dress is a must-have top-ten essential piece in any chic gal's closet. However, this season, we want you to stand out in the crowd and get noticed. And no, not for dancing on your desk and disappearing into the broom closet with glasses guy from accounting. We want you to be seen for the gorgeous girl that you are.

This Saturday is our 8th annual Chanel® extravaganza. Many of our clients come expecting to find that elusive bouclé blazer that will finally complete their collection or they come hoping to find this season's party dress.

Needless to say, everything about Chanel is super glamorous, even the commercials. They're not so much commercials as they are really really short films starring the super lovely stable of Chanel spokesmodels, including Keira Knightly, Audrey Tatou, Nicole Kidman, Vanessa Paradis, and my personal favorite Carole Bouquet ( Americans not familiar - Carole Bouquet played Aleksandr's ex-wife on the Season Finale Part 2 Carrie Goes to Paris in the last season of SATC).

Did you know Coco Chanel added her first tweed jacket in 1926, after several trips to Scotland?

Our very own Marcus Stewart, East Coast Buyer and Pop Up Coordinator--dishes on his experiences lending a helping hand at the curating of Lyn Revson's massive closet, eating her favorite sandwich at her favorite diner, and almost drowning in a sea of Hermès handbags. What a good way to go. . .

image courtesy and copyright Brian Derballa

So, good news travels fast and we mean real fast. Whilst surfing the net (on a break, of course), we stumbled upon the following article featuring yours truly, Decades.

The bell has rung and Decades fashion school is in session. Today's Haute Topic: Norman Norell.

Well, as you may know, Lyn Revson was a huge hit with many notable designers, amongst them Norell, Galanos and Hermès.

Let's play piano. Hermès piano bag that is.