Our weekly shopping and goodies from our friends online!!

December 16, 2009 by admin  
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Here are the goodies from our friends on the web, check them out!!
Handbag du Jour will be shopping the Be & D holiday sample sale for haute holiday gifts!

Princess Dominique invites you to log on and celebrate her upcoming anniversary, enter The PrincessDominique.com Anniversary Giveaway!
Quinta Trends asks what kind of consumer are you?
Raging Rouge posts holiday giveaway #2, The LipFusion Collection of plumping glosses.
SomeoneSpoilMe.com has a great giveaway for guys!

Style Eyes asks How heavy is your handbag? and checks out the latest B.A.G. by Tiffany Anisette which is revolutionising the way that women carry bags. A great way to protect your posture without compromising on style!TheFind Blog is getting festive and sparkly with Louis Mariette’s understated and elegant Swarovski embellished hairbands.
What’s Haute Magazine is giving away 5 signed copies of the new book You Know You Want It by Gossip Girl costume designer Eric Daman!

Holly Montag and Dancing with the Stars cast at the ESPN Magazine: Body Issue Launch event

October 21, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Entertainment

MTV Reality Star Holly Montag hit the red carpet, together with her friend, Stacy Hall at the recently held ESPN Magazine: Body Issue launching event held at the London Hotel in West Hollywood. Aside from the athletes who attended, the cast of Dancing with the Stars also stopped by to grace the red carpet that night.Beseeninhollywood.com takes you upclose to the action.

Holly Montag

Holly Montag

Holly Montag and Stacy Hall

Holly Montag and Stacy Hall

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Stacy Hall

Anna Trebunskaya

Anna Trebunskaya

Alec Mazo, Edyta Sliwinska

Alec Mazo and Edyta Sliwinska

Edyta Sliwinska,

Edyta Sliwinska

Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Maksim Chmerkovskiy

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Natalie Coughlin

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Anna Trebunskaya and Guest

Tony Dovolani

Photos by Mark Cano and Ping Nepomuceno of Beseeninhollywood.com

BSIH would like to thank ESPN, Met Rx, CMPR firm and all its staff for a great event.

Downtown Los Angeles Fashion Week: It’s a wrap!!

October 16, 2009 by admin  
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The week long fashion event celebration wrapped up last night at the Geffen Contemporary Museum of Contemporary Art in downtown Los Angeles. BeSeenInHollywood was there to bring you upclose to this prestigious event.

The night featured the collection from of Filipino designer Oliver Tolentino and Elizabeth Mason of The Paper bag Princess who showcased vintage couture celebration of Valentino collection.

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Actress Marie Bello

Actress Marie Bello was this year’s recepient of the Los Angeles Spirit Award for Style and Substance. She received the prestigious award for her philanthropic work as well as her support of Los Angeles based fashion designers.

The night also featured the performance of english singer Matt Goss and his band. More details and pictures to follow.

Here are some images from last night: Courtesy of Mark Cano and Ping Nepomuceno of Beseeninhollywood.com

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Designer Joseph Domingo (center) and friends

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Oliver Tolentino

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L to R (John Obligacion, Nikki Mantuano-Obligacion, Gia Galicia and Aldo Carrascaso of Stylecritics.com

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Janelle So of Kababayan LA18 and Nino Lim of Island Pacific Supermarket

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Beseeninhollywood.com would like to thank Leanna Lewis of DLAFW, Founder and Producer, Barbara Graff, co-producer and publicist and all the staff, from the make up artist, hair stylist, wardrobe assistant, etc. who made this successful event possible. We really appreciate all your efforts. And to all the sponsors…(to be continued)

Mode Israel Designers shine at Downtown Los Angeles Fashion Week.

October 16, 2009 by admin  
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Sponsored by the Israeli Consulate, local Israeli designers participated for the first time in this year’s Los Angeles Fashion Week. Entitled as Mode of Israel, seven talented designers debuted their collection to the press, public and fashion industry. Here are a few images from that event, from Kedem Sasson, Bracha Bar-on, Alembika, Yosef Peretz, Betka, Shai Shalom. The night kicked off with a high octane performance from an Israeli Electro band, Terry Poison.

All images are property of Beseeninhollywood.com

Photos by Joven Calingo

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Israeli Electro Band Terry Poison

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Maria Bello to Receive ‘The Los Angeles Spirit Award For Style And Substance’

October 9, 2009 by admin  
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For Immediate Release

September 29, 2009

Contact: Barbara Graff
Barbara@downtownlafashionweek.com
M: 805-630-0585

Maria Bello to Receive ‘The Los Angeles Spirit Award For Style And Substance’

Los Angeles, CA - Actress Maria Bello will receive The Los Angeles Spirit Award For Style and Substance at ‘Elizabeth Mason, The Paper Bag Princess Vintage Couture Celebrates Valentino, The Last Emperor‘, for the closing night gala runway show for Downtown LA Fashion Week, taking place at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on Thursday, October 15.


Bello, who is currently in production on the Adam Sandler comedy “Lake House” opposite Kevin James and co-starring Chris Rock and Salma Hayak and the John Wells drama “The Company Men” co-starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones, will receive the prestigious award for her philanthropic work as well as her support of Los Angeles based fashion designers.

Founded by Elizabeth Mason and underwritten by 1stdibs.com, a website offering all things beautiful from vintage couture fashion to the world’s most sought after fine antique and modern furnishings,the$2,500 scholarship will be given to a second year fashion student in Maria’s honor. “1stdibs.com strongly believes in formal education for the study and practice of design. We are thrilled to be involved from the beginning in supporting and sponsoring The Spirit Award for Style and Substance annual scholarship for design students.” states Michael Bruno, founder and president of 1stdibs.com

The runway show produced by Elizabeth Mason, author, collector and connoisseur of exceptional vintage fashion, celebrates the early work of Valentino and is inspired by the documentary Valentino, the Last Emperor. The visually spectacular show will be accented with ‘Valentino Red’ accoutrements from Mason’s own contemporary couture design collection, a selection of which will also be on display prior to the show during a meet and greet with the designer.

Tickets for the event can be purchased at www.downtownlafashionweek.com.
A portion of the proceeds benefits The Museum of Contemporary Art.

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Order your tickets today to ensure your front row seats!


The Paper Bag Princess, Vintage Couture, Beverly Hills
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Gen Art and Boxeight kick off LA Fall fashion week 2009!!

March 16, 2009 by admin  
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IMG_2602 Los Angeles, CA- Amidst all the issues and controversies regarding the state of fashion week here in Los Angeles ( this is the first time that IMG will not be handling the show), GenArt, in partnership with Boxeight, successfully kicked off and brought back the Fashion week here in LA LA land last Friday, March 13. Held at the historic Los Angeles Theatre, the downtown traffic did not stop the people from attending this much awaited event. Guests from the media, press, celebrities and fashion industry all rushed to get a glimpse of the fall preview collection. The show highlighted the works of these three LA leading designers: GRAI, RAQUEL ALLEGRA AND SOCIETY FOR RATIONAL DRESS. After the show, people stayed for the after party with DJ Jasepi spinning the turntable. Here are the images from the event, (taken by AC and Ping, both of Beseeninhollywood.com).

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Beseeninhollywood would like to thank Diana, and the rest of the staff of Dimoda Public Relations for a great event, Boxeight and the rest of the sponsors
Acura, Boxeight, Citi, MAC, Unite Eurotherapy, Di Moda PR, W Los Angeles- Westwood, Los Angeles Time Media Group and 944 Magazine. See you next season!!

(all images are properties of Beseeninhollywood.com)

Kelly Nishimoto Launch Party with a live performance by MEIKO

December 11, 2008 by admin  
Filed under Fashion, Models/Talents

What can we say? We just do it big here in BeSeenInHollywood. For our first featured artist, we are not just presenting one artist but two successful artists. The surprise doesn’t end there. The artists are sisters with their own claim to fame. Kelly Nishimoto is a fashion designer with an A list follower and MEIKO is an L.A. based American indie singer/songwriter with hits such as “Boys With Girlfriends”, and “Reasons to Love You”. Visit Kelly Nishimoto’s website at http://www.mycutebooty.com/

BeSeenInHollywood would like to thank Elivna Beck of mylocationscouts.com for letting us use the video below.

NYX Cosmetics gifted Kelly and Meiko gift baskets filled with gorgeous makeup. Check out their website at www.nyxcosmetics.com

BeSeenInHollywood was invited by aLine Media’s Heather Witbeck to attend the launch party of the Lounge Collection by Kelly Nishimoto. MEIKO being the nice sister was on hand to serenade us with holiday songs while Kelly’s models walked, danced and mingled with the guests. Afterwards, Kelly had to attend to her guests while they pick and choose and buy her new loungewear collection Cute Booty.

Holiday Jazz and house grooves was provided by DJ Rafael De La Cruz with a complimentary bar hosted by Asahi beer, MONSTER energy, Hansen’s Natural Beverages, Flawless Vodka, Nuvo and HINT water. Other sponsors include NYX make-up and Crispycat

Other celebrities who attended the event were Lauren Mayhew, Adrienne Janic, Andrew Roach, Holly Palmer, Julia Kurbatova, Laura Nativo – Preston the Dog, Lorielle New, Katie Gill

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