Greet the July heat in style. This month, L.A. offers museum dance parties and luxurious sneakers
Loewe's latest Basket Bags are designed to be nestled in warm pockets of sand, edging a rising ocean tide. The bag, which transfers the feeling of summer to its wearer, is part of the Spanish luxury brand's annual Paula's Ibiza Collection. Embracing the free spirit of an island lifestyle, the line pays homage to Paula's Boutique, a staple designer in Ibiza fashion. loewe.com
The Feminist Center for Creative Work is celebrating its 10th anniversary by revitalizing some of its most beloved programming. Throughout the summer, the Elysian Valley nonprofit will feature workshops from artists who have grown in tandem with the center and create new connective experiences. Artist Gabrielle Civil is hosting Experimentos en Alegría/Experiments in Joy, a bilingual event that guides participants to transform joy from a feeling to a practice. The next day, Yasmine Diaz will be joined by several artists in a panel discussing the importance of intergenerational friendships, for the Generations in Dialogue: Friendship & Mentorship session. July 12-13. 3053 Rosslyn St., Los Angeles. fccla.org
Multi-hyphenate Donald Glover brings the feeling of warm citrus groves to Moncler's typical mountainscape with their new collaboration. Inspired by Glover's Gilga farm, both an operational space and creative sanctuary, the collection is functional and elegant. The drop features items like a hero duvet jacket that doubles as a sleeping bag and colorful gardening hats. Each piece was designed to be 'transeasonal,' with an emphasis on a Southern California summer feel. moncler.com
Under the creative direction of Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton introduces the LV Buttersoft Sneakers. Its chunky silhouette lies at the intersection of casual luxury and old-school sportswear. The leather, streetwear-inspired shoe, featured in the Men's Fall-Winter 2025 Collection, brings a high-fashion feel to a leisurely style. louisvuitton.com
Atop the Santa Monica Mountains, the Getty Center presents 'Queer Lens: A History of Photography.' It's the first-ever exhibit in the U.S. to explore photography's role in documenting the lives of the LGBTQ+ community. With photos traversing anywhere from the 19th century to today, visitors get a peek into what gay clubs were like in the Prohibition era and can see the beginnings of the Gay Liberation Movement. In the perpetual face of homophobia, the Westside art institution brings queer visibility to its forefront, as both a historical record of survival and an affirmation of the community's impact. On view through Sept. 28. 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles. getty.edu
In Haider Ackermann's second seasonal collection with Canada Goose, the creative director introduces the Snow Goose Capsule. Drawing from the brand's nearly 70-year archive, this line brings back classic styles, but with an emphasis on summertime. Each piece is more breathable than ever and is meant to symbolize a connection to the natural world. Between the nylon shorts, light rain gear and outdoorsy cotton pants, Canada Goose asserts its style authority year-round. canadagoose.com
L.A.-based artist Takako Yamaguchi is unveiling her first solo museum show in the city at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Over the course of her 40-year career, her paintings have grappled with Eastern and Western artistic influences as a way to understand cultural ownership and ethnic identity. The exhibition spotlights her signature abstract figurations and natural landscapes. On view through Jan. 4. 250 South Grand Ave. Los Angeles. moca.org
When gearing up for a tennis match, Brain Dead offers options for the fashionable underdogs. In its latest tennis equipment collection, the L.A.-based streetwear brand adds a few more staple pieces — like a seersucker jacket and a fully equipped racquet tote — to its growing selection of tennis wear. This line is meant for those who bring a certain level of style (and skill) to the courts. braindead.com
Right before LACMA's 'Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film' exhibit closes, the museum is throwing a techno dance party in celebration. In line with the show, which tells the history of digital manipulation tools, the party will immerse attendees in technologically influenced aesthetics, both visually and sonically. Tokimonsta, an L.A. local and experimental DJ, will be behind the turntables, and fellow artist Andrew Huang will do large-scale projection mapping around the space. As the music rages on, the event will also allow visitors to live out their 'Night at the Museum' fantasies — offering after-hours access to the exhibition. July 12. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles. lacma.org
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Desplat was aghast when he saw director James Foley taking away Jarre's melody and all the various musical elements on the mixing board, save for a simple electronic thump. The young composer expressed his dismay and Jarre calmly said: 'It's his film. I have to accept that.' 'That's a lesson that I learned very early on,' Desplat says. 'I've never forgotten that, because it's still the same,' he laughs. He was also warmly received as a young man by Georges Delerue, the great serenader of the French New Wave in films like 'Jules and Jim' and 'Contempt.' 'They were so kind,' Desplat says, 'such sweet men, both of them.' (Michel Legrand? Not so much, Desplat says: 'He said awful things about me in books.') What they all have in common — besides a penchant for composing beautiful music — is the defiant, transatlantic leap from the French film industry where they started to the highest perch in Hollywood. Jarre left Paris in the early 1960s after the enormous success of 'Lawrence' and never looked back, forging meaningful partnerships with directors like Peter Weir and Adrian Lyne. Delerue uprooted from Paris to the Hollywood Hills after winning his first Oscar in 1980 and scored a few hits including 'Steel Magnolias' and 'Beaches.' Desplat started professionally in France in 1985 and wrote roughly 50 scores before 'Girl with a Pearl Earring,' the English-language film that put him on Hollywood's radar. He continues to do French films amid the summer blockbusters and American art house pictures. 'I dreamed of writing for symphonic scores,' Desplat says, 'but for many years there was no way I could do it in French cinema, because the movies didn't offer that, or the producer didn't offer that. I had to learn how to sound big with very little amount of musicians.' He enjoys the freedom of a big-budget project. 'To be able to have a studio say, 'Go, write what you need to write.' The director, he wants an orchestra, he wants 95 musicians. Great! They don't even say anything. You just go and you record. They book the studio. They book the musicians.' Still, the limitations he trained under gave Desplat some of his greatest strengths: creativity, resourcefulness, speed. He had to orchestrate everything himself, which means his music bears a distinctive fingerprint. And composing for small, sometimes unorthodox ensembles gave his music a clean, transparent signature as opposed to the all-too-typical wall of mud. He can't say much about his 100-minute score for 'Frankenstein,' which he just finished recording with a giant orchestra and choir at both Abbey Road and AIR Studios, and which comes out on Netflix in November. The reason he does so many films, Desplat proposes, is because he's lazy. 'I really think that people who work a lot are lazy. That's why they work a lot — otherwise they wouldn't work at all.'
