L.A. Talent Portfolio
Meet 14 L.A.-based women whose directing, acting, and songwriting talents are lighting up the West Coast. Shot by Grace Pickering.
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Chelsea Lopez
This rising star, who started acting at age seven, has a busy year onscreen ahead
Lola Rose Thompson
“I’m inspired by women and their bodies, flowers and plants, and sometimes, Harry Potter.”
Desperate Los Angeles
Meet the woman behind Desperate, one of L.A.’s most refreshing boutiques, known for stocking little-known labels and independent female designers
Brianna Falcone
The musician discusses California choosing her, making art during oppressive political moments, and her debut EP
Louise Parker
Louise Parker shares a preview of her photographs, which offer a diaristic look into the fashion world, to be published in her forthcoming first book
A Lesson in Fearlessness
Catching up with former Mariinsky Ballet dancer Keenan Kampa
Sarah Hay
Dancer and actress Sarah Hay discusses her star turn on the STARZ series Flesh and Bone
Shannon Purser
We may all be Barb, but there’s only one Shannon Purser
Tara Violet Niami
“My fears, my dreams, the things I can’t put into words, I realize into my work.”
Paula Goldstein
The founder and adventurer beyond the digital travelogue Voyage D’etudes reveals how she got her start—and the most memorable place she’s visited thus far
