Step aside Urban Outfitters "“ fashion savvy individuals of Westwood have just received another clothing store option, imported directly from Italy, in the form of Brandy & Melville. Read more...

Photo: Italian clothing chain Brandy & Melville recently opened a new store in Westwood. While the chain has 40 locations in Europe, this is the first in the United States.

It's common knowledge that dance can be a pretty difficult task; it takes strength, balance, determination and focus to succeed. But one might not realize that the photography of dance is just as difficult, requiring the same kind of skill to catch the essence of the motions. Read more...

In 2007, writer Nona Willis Aronowitz and photographer Emma Bee Bernstein, who were childhood friends, decided to hit the road, leaving behind their lives in New York and beginning a journey in Aronowitz's Chevy Cavalier that would take them across America. Read more...

Photo: The feminist book, “Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism,” is written by Nona Willis Aronowitz and Emma Bee Bernstein. The book includes interviews with women throughout the nation, including a UCLA graduate student.

Slouchy tank dresses in funky prints, leggings with ornate cut-outs up the front and flesh-colored rompers cinched with braided sashes "”mdash; these are the fashions of Leyendecker. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Jessica Moss (left) and business partner Lisa Guajardo of the clothing line Leyendecker of Los Angeles presented their work Oct. 29 at Gen Art during their first fashion show together.

You wake up. A top-notch hairdresser greets you and styles your hair into perfect waves, whereupon you're whisked off to get your makeup done by a world-renowned makeup artist. Read more...

Photo: The “Mobile Beauty Studio,” part of the nationwide Clinique Fresh Faces Tour, will stop in Westwood Village Wednesday, Nov. 4 through Friday, Nov. 6.

Mingling with drag queens, Michael Jackson impersonators and wearing pounds of glitter will be the norm on Saturday, when more than 400,000 people are expected to flock to Santa Monica Boulevard for the annual West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval. Read more...

Photo: Attendees with costumes ranging from creative to scandalous celebrate during last year’s West Hollywood Costume Carnaval. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend Saturday’s event.