The Spot: Studio 54 defined an era of all out excess. It was a celebration of having it all during the 70s and 80s -- a discothèque that became a home for some of the most glamorous people of the decade, en masse. The gilded look of regulars like Bianca Jagger, Liza Minnelli, Jerry Hall, Diana Vreeland, Halston and Brooke Shields defined the aesthetic -- white horses and all -- have inspired makeup trends for recycled years to come. Despite nostalgia, 54 will never be reincarnated, but the look of it does pop up in some Manhattan scenes.
Put a Face on For: Boom Boom Room (Meatpacking District) - The Standard takes the hotel bar to a whole new level with lush design, dark wood and gilded chairs to cushion the models, artists and anyone who happens to be in the scene -- or at least looks the part.

It isn’t very often that we see French films re-made for the stateside market, and when we do chances are they’re broad comedies à la The Birdcage, Three Men and a Baby, Nine Months, et al. So I was a little intrigued when I heard that Anne Fontaine’s 2003 erotic drama Nathalie… was getting the English language treatment. It’s echt French, concerning a bizarre love triangle in which a frigid wife (Fanny Ardent) pays a prostitute (Emmanuelle Béart) to seduce her husband (Gérard Depardieu) so that she may in turn absorb all the gooey details. The new incarnation, renamed Chloe, stars Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, and Liam Neeson in these respective roles, and it looks to be no less sexy than its predecessor. How will the rest translate? Well, it’s worth noting that the director is Canadian art-house mainstay Atom Egoyan, who’s not exactly a thoughtless shill. I used to admire Egoyan a great deal more around the era of Calendar and The Sweet Hereafter, but have since cooled owing to pics like last year’s magnificently dull and overwrought Adoration. It’ll be interesting to see if Chloe proves an artistic comeback, though it’ll be beside the point box office-wise, as the film will likely succeed or fail based on audiences desire to see Seyfried vamp it up. The French trailer (after the jump) suggests no shortage of prurient business.

Adrift in the City of Lights, an otherworldly out-of-towner (and her sidekick) overshadows the crowds in this season's most heaven-sent designs. Photography by Kristian Schuller. Styling by Peggy Schuller. See full gallery.

Every year in Los Angeles, the night before Thanksgiving seems to come as a huge surprise -- everyone remembers that it’s Wednesday, and tomorrow they're blessedly free from going back to work. Bars and clubs across the city remember it too and treat this night like a hot Saturday in high season. It all comes together to make Thanksgiving Eve one of the most promising nights of the year to go out. Here’s our list of November 26th blowouts for your partying pleasure.

1. The Hideout - Ah, glorious Los Angeles. Party on the beach in late November! Though usually Wednesdays at the Hideout are reserved for quiet chilling (and, earlier in the evening, a spot of speed-dating), this night will play host to resident DJs and, as past years indicate, an unusually packed dance floor. Not to worry; there’s breathing room on the beachside patio.

2. Chloe - This new-ish Santa Monica bar is on the elegant side; people come here for schmancy small plates and complicated cocktails. But on the 26th, there will be a DJ and plenty of raucousness. Wear a dress -- but one that can get spilled on.

You’ve got the brawn, I’ve got the brains, let’s make conversation.

1. The Chalet (Eagle Rock/Eastside) - A woodsy wonder all the way out in Eagle Rock, but drawing the hip crowd nonetheless.
2. Library Bar (Downtown) - She’s reading Borges, he’s reaching for Clancy, alcohol will bring them together, but maybe not forever.
3. Mandrake (Culver City) - To many, it’s the best part of Culver City’s art scene. To everyone else, it’s the best place for cocktail classics.

Expect a flood of new footwear options come spring. “Today’s news in WWD was all about shoes,” Fashionista notes. See by Chloe is stepping into shoe design, a new development sure to launch fashion lovers into a frenzy given the hysteria that typically revolves around the line’s namesake, Chloe -- a luxury brand synonymous with covetable footwear. Meanwhile, labels Proenza Schouler and Hussein Chayalan will likewise introduce original footwear into the mix in just a few months.

Sexy denims are always a classic, even when the times they are a changin'.

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Photography by Diego Fuga
Styling by Elizabeth Sulcer