Style & Shopping Archive

PSST! — Bling in the New Year

Illuminate the evening like a polished chandelier. Take your finest jewelry out of hibernation for party season. Sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds will make you queen of the night.

PSST! — Proper Holiday Attire

Your nerves may fray this holiday season, but your outfit keeps you looking your best. Here are five tips for ladies and gentlemen.

J. Everette Perry

Palm Springs Life Best of the Best

You vote. We reveal. That’s how Best of the Best works. We ask readers and viewers to weigh in weekly at www.palmspringslife.com/best on their favorite people, places, and things in the Coachella Valley.

Great Last-Minute Gifts & Stocking Stuffers

Gift-giving plans can go awry, so expect the unexpected. The following suggestions can help you keep your emergency holiday gift stash stocked.

David A. Lee

Shop Pocket

Tucked in a nondescript strip mall down the road from the many car dealerships in Cathedral City is a collection of gems known as the Perez Art and Design District.

Palm Desert Adds a Little Spice to El Paseo

You don't have to be a Spice Girl to open a store, and Small Business Saturday champions what makes shopping local so intimate and unique.

JIM POWERS

Fashion Week El Paseo 2013: New Name, Nine Days and Plenty of Style

Fashion Week El Paseo has become the premiere event on the West Coast, creating momentum that raises the bar every year.

JIM POWERS

PSST - His & Hers

Bay Area conceptual artist Peter Gronquist spends many holidays and vacations visiting Grandma in Palm Springs. He draws energy from the desert’s meditative scenery and finds inspiration throughout Joshua Tree National Park and the Indian Canyons.

BY J. EVERETTE PERRY

PSST - High Roller Checklist

Hot Property - A $18.5 million mountaintop house in Rancho Mirage features 17-foot walls of glass and breathtaking views of more than 272,000 acres of pristine wilderness.

BY J. EVERETTE PERRY

PSST - Your Kitchen Cabinet Passport

Savory Spice Shop seems to specialize in turning amateur cooks into gourmet chefs. The charming “spicery” delivers the world’s most exotic herbs to El Paseo in Palm Desert.

BY J. EVERETTE PERRY