BUZZ CLUBS
Fashionable
and soulful
Teddy’s hit it hot on Monday. The lounge at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel was the site of the Imitation of Christ fashion show after-party. Thrown in high style by the Alliance’s Josh Richman, Hartwell and Shane Powers, the event included Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Kirsten Dunst, Elisha Cuthbert and Stacy Keibler.... British soul singer Amy Winehouse brought out the stars to the Roxy on Monday -- Bruce Willis, Courtney Love, Cisco Adler and Randy Jackson were among those in the house....On Saturday at Avalon Hollywood, guys and dolls got down to a party celebrating the release of the film “The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down.” Friday, the film’s release will be celebrated with a party at the Beauty Bar.... Brazilian supermodel Michelli Buback had a birthday party at Privilege on Tuesday.
They dubbed it booze-free
It may be Fashion Week, but the real trendsetters were at Dub magazine’s annual car and concert show Sunday at the L.A. Convention Center. From hip-hop starlet Vida Guerra sporting a see-through canary yellow Marciano dress to b-boys wearing brightly colored sneakers to match their jackets, the culture’s come a long way from saggy baggies. And the shine was everywhere. The bling was blinding -- including the $2-million diamond-and-ruby Asanti rims, as well as the rhinestone belt buckles teen boys were wearing. The show attracted the likes of Gwen Stefani, Dale Earnhardt, Smush Parker, Will.i.am and Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas, Tyson Beckford, Tyrese, Matt Leinart and Ludacris (who performed). And the reason 40,000 people were chilling, despite long lines for food, is that the event stopped serving alcohol three years ago. “It’s the first time we sold out the L.A. Convention Center and there wasn’t one fight,” says Dub co-founder Herman Flores. “We took away the alcohol and that calmed down the testosterone.” Now, it’s a family affair -- Ice T and Snoop Dogg blew in calls to Flores to make sure their kids were on the list.
Dipping into the downtown scene
In his desire to conquer downtown once and for all, Cedd Moses announced that his company, 213, just completed the purchase of the legendary French Dip joint Cole’s P.E. Buffet. Designer Ricki Kline is giving the historic spot a tweak but keeping the bones original. Moses and Kline are the team who brought us Golden Gopher and Broadway Bar, as well as the upcoming Seven Grand and Petroleum.... Hot scenester Lizette Guzman hit Les Deux Cafe on March 13 and got a glimpse of Lars Ulrich, Drea De Matteo, Laura Prepon and Danny Masterson.... Just in time for Passover, the comedic songwriter Jewmongous brings his shtick to the Knitting Factory on March 30.... The ACES car club in San Clemente is hosting its annual “Hotrod Resurrection” rockabilly concert and vintage car show on May 5 in downtown Santa Ana.
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-- Heidi Siegmund Cuda
