Celebrating midcentury design, retro Hollywood glamour, and all things festive, local retailers — from fashion to furniture — carry wares fit for those with flair.
(Not) Just Dandy
Patrick McDonald creates his own style, with a nod to mod. hint: it’s exaggerated.
Born with impeccable style, fashionisto Patrick McDonald became famous when photographer Bill Cunningham began splashing photos of him across The New York Times Style pages.
Still Julianne
Oscar front-runner Julianne Moore is set to wow audiences at the Palm Springs International Film Festival with the desert premiere of her new indie film
Oscar front-runner Julianne Moore is set to wow audiences at the Palm Springs International Film Festival with the desert premiere of her new indie film.
Todd Time
American designer Todd Oldham offers a visual presentation at the 10th annual Modernism Week
American designer Todd Oldham’s story is one of rags to riches — literally. In the 1980s, the design school graduate borrowed $100 from his parents to purchase 200 yards of cotton jersey. With it, he assembled his first apparel collection.
If the Shoe Fits
A bespoke footwear designer helps locals step out on the right foot
Seeking inspiration in everything from tango dreams to world travel to a trip to the market, Palm Springs custom footwear designer Debra Hovel finds materials in the most unexpected places.
Sublime Intervention
Palm Springs medium devotes himself full-time to readings and spiritual healing
Geoffrey Jowett’s communication with the spirit world, he recalls, started when he was still in the crib. After a career in academia, the Palm Springs medium now devotes himself full-time to readings and spiritual healing.
Process of Illumination
College of the Desert’s newest facility celebrates the school’s midcentury design and aims to shed light on the arts
College of the Desert’s new Visual Arts Building in Palm Desert relates to the old campus in a fresh, contemporary way by capturing the way light plays on date palm trees.
Lattes and Luaus
A hip coffee and Tiki bar in the Uptown Design District brings a taste of Portland and Polynesia to Palm Springs
Jaime Kowal has partnered with architect Chris Pardo to open Ernest Coffee Co. and Bootlegger Tiki in north Palm Springs, paying homage to its 1950s heyday and owner Don the Beachcomber.
Collective Soul
A Gallerist sheds light on how to build an art collection with confidence
Melissa Morgan of Melissa Morgan Fine Art on El Paseo in Palm Desert provides a crash course on the art of curating a personal collection.
Craft Culture
Quench your thirst at one of the desert’s local microbreweries
The Greater Palm Springs area is home to a handful of microbreweries, where you can sample flagship and seasonal offerings.