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Laurie Pike’s words and idiosyncratic style have inspired Los Angelenos for years. She wrote about fashion for Los Angeles magazine, website LA.com and her own journal The Paris Blog. Occasionally, she became the story. New York Times and other periodicals ran features a few years back on her unique eye for style and for cobbling together a swank, but low budget lifestyle in Los Angeles and Paris. We were jealous.

Fashion outlaw Ernie Omega, left, wearing a mirrored codpiece and "War Baby" knit constructed out of plastic rings. Walkie Talkie,right, wearing a Gauthier jacket, Coca Cola cummerbund and bunny ears headpiece. Vivienne Westwood, center, takes it all in.

Not-so-secret shopper? Practicing (or reformed) retail sales clerk? 

Los Angeles magazine wants to hear from you. Style Director Laurie Pike has crafted a pair of nifty little quizzes for shoppers and retail workers on her Chic Leak blog. The information will be published in the September issue of the magazine. 

From left, Nick Verreos, Daniella Clarke and Rachel Pally

Retail was entertainment on April 29 when designer, Project Runway alum and occasional Apparel News blogger Nick Verreos hosted The Style List at the Impulse department at Macy’s in Los Angeles’ Beverly Center. It will be the first in what will be an occasional series of fashion events at the Beverly Center Macy’s.

"Music By Prudence" director Roger Ross Williams and producer Elinor Burkett 

Okay, so the buzz around the Sparkletts at Apparel News this morning was as much about the fashions at last night’s Academy Awards as it was about the “Kanye moment” during the acceptance speech for the Oscar-winning short documentary, “Music By Prudence.”