1. Los Olivos Apartment Village

350 Gitano, Irvine
866-971-7148
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This Irvine Co. apartment community once again takes top honors in this category.

Offering one- and two-bedroom floor plans, the development sits on an 80-acre property near the Irvine Spectrum Center that was once the site of the Wild Rivers water park. It is now home to eight community parks, two Olympic-sized swimming pools and six saltwater pools with spas. The San Diego Creek Trail runs along the development, providing a pathway to Upper Newport Bay.

The four communities have 13 floor plans ranging from junior one-bedroom apartments with 531 square feet to two-bedroom-and-den townhomes with 1,150 square feet. The apartments have amenities many homeowners seek: granite or quartz countertops, crown molding, high ceilings and stainless steel appliances.

According to J.D. Shafer, a senior director at the Irvine Co., great events and great loyalty keep this community together. On-site are a fitness center, sand volleyball court, meditation and movement studio and village market.

The 1,750 units have easy

access to I-405 and I-5. Construction of a second phase of Los

Olivos will start after Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre closes later this year.

2. The Village at Irvine Spectrum Center

50 Prism, Irvine
866-831-5620
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The Village at Irvine Spectrum Center is designed as an apartment community for those with an active lifestyle. The key word is “urban living,” said J.D. Shafer of the Irvine Co. Sixteen floor plans offer units ranging in size from 550 square feet to 1,466 square feet.

There’s a Starbucks in the center of the complex, as well as a village market. What isn’t on-site can be found nearby at the Irvine Spectrum Center, which has a wide array of dining, shopping and entertainment options. A shuttle runs from The Village to the center.

The community’s 1,550 units surround four pools, and there are a gated subterranean parking area, game room and media screening room that residents can rent out.

3. The Enclave at South Coast

400 Enclave Circle, Costa Mesa
855-790-8552
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The Irvine Co. makes a clean sweep of this category with The Enclave at South Coast, which its website characterizes as “luxury living at South Coast Metro.”

Close to shopping and dining at South Coast Plaza, these apartments have high-end finishes and open living spaces with patios or balconies. The complex has three outdoor fireplace areas, two resort-style saltwater pools, a clubhouse with a catering kitchen, fitness center and movement studio and a media/theater room.

The Enclave hosts at least four major events for residents every week. The theater shows weekly movies, and the fitness center holds community workout sessions. A 1-acre park includes a children’s play area where events, including outdoor movies, are held.

Creative director Sarah Burton’s collection was all about female power, both creative and physical, with a collection inspired by the British artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth and by medieval armor and heraldry.
There were eagle, griffin and mystical embroideries on long chiffon dresses, while others resembled tapestries and a silvery pleated one recalled shining armor. Many were accessorized with leather corset belts or long falconry gloves.
The Hepworth aesthetic came through in color and texture – which contrasted with the medieval flourish. The color palette took in gesso, stone and bone, the latter tone was best expressed through a long and dramatic leather topcoat.
One pleated dress had deep V-neck and a marble print, while another was done in cream devoré  velvet. Accessories included a necklace with a large stone at the center (inspired by the one Hepworth wore), flat booties and pebble-shaped clutch bags.

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Roland Mouret, on a perpetual quest to fill the holes in his clients’ seasonal wardrobes, turned out a collection of bright and embellished — but still classic — shapes. Among the highlights was a long canary yellow dress done in fil coupé fabric with subtle harness details around the bodice, and a paisley tunic dress also made from fil coupé.
Bomber jackets were embroidered with abstract flowers, as were halter dresses, while crop tops had delicate fringing along the edges of the sleeve. Elsewhere there were draped, languid silhouettes, as in a silk open-back dress with fluid sleeves and a loose belted kimono jacket and trench, both examples of a new outerwear category for the designer.
Mouret is building his business with separates, too, which he said now account for 50 percent of sales. Hence the sculptural tops, knits and sleek double-face satin trousers dotted in between the more statement pieces.

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The spring installment of the biannual Echo Park Craft Fair opened on Sunday, Mother’s Day, and it was a good time for Los Angeles’ eastside denizens to show off their “trying to look like they’re not trying too hard” weekend style.
Locals from neighboring Silver Lake have mastered this somewhat elusive, and often emulated, look with worn T-shirts tucked into high-waisted jeans and striped shirts. Accessories included clogs, tan leather tote bags, Céline sunnies and the omnipresent bandana around the neck (this season’s new choker).
While there were a few pops of color, namely yellow, the Echo Park palette runs more toward muted tones and all shades of indigo. During the holidays, the fair tends to attract families shopping for gifts in their trendiest outerwear, but spring in Los Angeles is a time to show off a little skin.
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LONDON — Pippa Middleton, the world’s most famous bridesmaid, is set to become the bride on Saturday with two tiny royals by her side and a wedding gown by Giles Deacon, if those tabloid photos of the designer clutching an oversize garment bag outside Middleton’s multimillion dollar London home are to be believed.
Though it may be a commoners’ wedding (neither Middleton nor her hedge fund manager beau James Matthews is a royal, after all), there hasn’t been as much breathless coverage and anticipation since, well, the last royal wedding — of Prince William and Middleton’s sister Kate. Both will be in attendance Saturday and the rest of the guest list is causing equal palpitations — the future heir to the British throne Prince George and his baby sister Princess Charlotte, not to mention Prince Harry and perhaps his actress girlfriend Meghan Markle.
No wonder 0bservers believe the wedding has escalated far beyond interest in the royals and taken on a celebrity status all its own.
“This is not only because Pippa is the sister of Kate, our future Queen,” said Richard Fitzwilliams, the royal commentator and public relations consultant. “It is also fascinating because of the unforgettable impression she made as Kate’s

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LENDRUM’S NEXT COURSE: Dean & DeLuca has named Laura Lendrum president of Dean & DeLuca markets and global retail.
In her most recent post as president at Ralph Lauren Corp., she was responsible for the group’s luxury, Polo, RRL, Denim & Supply and children’s stores. With more than 20 years of experience in the luxury, retail, wholesale and e-commerce sector, she has also worked for Gucci America and Yves Saint Laurent.
She joins the gourmand-seeking company at a time when it is broadening its reach and trying new concepts. Lendrum’s marching orders are to shape Dean & DeLuca’s brand vision and identity, overseeing strategic direction, management and execution of domestic and global retail markets. Digital will be a key piece of that strategy, including its web site, social media channels and apps. Building Dean & DeLuca’s private-label offerings — as the company did with distribution in Brown Thomas in Dublin — will be another focus. Expanding the culinary brand in other cities across the U.S. is another priority.
“Similar to luxury fashion retail, Dean & DeLuca sets the highest standard by offering its customers unique and diverse products,” Lendrum said.
Architect Ole Scheeren is fine-tuning a more interactive fast-food café where chefs will prepare orders on

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TOMMY ENCORE: Tommy Hilfiger will present the spring 2018 Hilfiger Edition collection at the 92nd Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence, Italy, which runs from June 13 to 16.
“Our presentation at Pitti in February showed our commitment to digital selling and innovation, and we are excited to return for a second season with another innovative one-of-a-kind installation,” said Hilfiger.
Hilfiger Edition offers up classics with a contemporary spin done in premium fabrics and luxe details. According to the company, the four-day Hilfiger Edition collection installation will feature “unique digital sales platforms” and visual merchandising fixtures, including the brand’s digital showroom.
A signature People’s Place bar setting will complement the digital installation. Named after and inspired by the first Hilfiger store in 1969 located in Hilfiger’s hometown of Elmira in upstate New York, People’s Place is meant to be a curated social hangout where guests can come together to discuss the collection and take part in customization experiences.
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“We want to deliver a feeling of happiness and style to people,” designer Janet Yeung explained about her new-to-market footwear brand, Iri.
Iri was originated in 2016 by cofounders Yeung, who serves as the brand’s creative director, and Latif Nawab, and is based in New York. Yeung was brought up in South Korea and Hong Kong and before creating Iri, graduated from The New School’s Parsons School of Design and designed for Marc by Marc Jacobs and Steven Alan. Nawab has over 10 years experience within the fashion industry, having worked in retail in London and moved to New York, where he developed international and domestic wholesale businesses for the likes of Tim Hamilton and Waris Ahluwalia. The two met through mutual friends in November of 2016 and although neither had professional experience in the footwear industry, took the leap and went into business together.
The brand’s inspiration is based around Yeung’s grandmother’s three most important ideas to live by: “[Having] positivity, optimism and living life with joy.” The word “Iri” stands for a town in South Korea where both Yeung and her maternal grandmother were born, creating a full-circle story with the brand. Yeung plans to concept each season around a

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