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InStyle Fashion Director Hal Rubenstein discusses Liz Hurley's 1994 Versace safety-pin dress with Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic Booth Moore.

The launch of Liz Hurley’s career wasn’t a film, it was her infamous safety-pin dress designed by Versace, which she wore to the premiere of then-boyfriend Hugh Grant’s “Four Weddings and A Funeral,” according to Hal Rubenstein, fashion director of InStyle magazine.

Everyone knows we're a city of stylish people. Now someone has chronicled exactly what makes L.A. fashionistas so unique.

In a book called "City of Style," Melissa Magsaysay dissects that look into various chapters that include trends such as romantic bohemian, glamour, skater and surfer, rocker, chola style, indie eclectic and casual chic.

Photo courtesy of streetpianos.com

For those who aren’t making the migration to Coachella and who are looking for some music a little closer to home, LA Chamber Orchestra is kicking off its musical public art installation “Play me, I'm Yours” today. 

 Pierre Andre Senizergues, Etnies' CEO pictured left, at Los Angeles Mission Easter week 2011.

Skateboarders often have the reputation of being rebels and malcontents, but skatewear brand Etnies will show that skaters can be angels with dirty faces.

From Hollywood to Downtown, LA Fashion Week has been showcasing the city’s best emerging and known designers, with creations ranging from Romantic to punk rock.

The eco-friendly fashion line Nuvula showed at ACE Gallery, channeling artists Gustav Klimt and Toulouse Lautrec and the brand’s twist on La Belle Epoque and Bauhaus, complete with a live performance of “Roxanne.”

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping accepts a replica of a China Shipping Line vessel at the Port of Los Angeles.(Photo courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles)

Chinese Vice President Xin Jinping toured the Port of Los Angeles, held business meetings at the JW Marriott Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, toured Walt Disney Concert Hall and even attended part of a Lakers basketball game during his whirlwind tour to Southern California.

Victor Wilde displaying parachute dress from his Fall 2012 season.

There was a big editorial kerfuffle when the British Fashion Council produced the LONDON show ROOMS designer showcase in L.A. in October.

But L.A. designers will return the favor by decamping to London on Valentine Day’s Week and presenting City of the Angels style during London Fashion Week.

An overview of the Kingpins Show at the Cooper Design Space

The vibe at the Kingpins Show was as casual as the apparel being displayed at the two-day event that opened today (Jan. 10) on the top floor of the Cooper Design Space in downtown Los Angeles.

Last night there was a holiday shopping party at West Hollywood’s retail district The Avenues. Tonight, Dec. 8, another prominent shopping district, Los Angeles’ West Third Street, will be producing its Annual Neighborhood Holiday Party.

Victor Wilde, the founder and head designer of Bohemian Society, is one of the designers trying to get in on the action. (Photo: Victor Wilde/Bohemian Society)

The Los Angeles Fashion Council has launched a contest to send a L.A. designer to London to take part in a show designed to promote Los Angeles fashion.