Las Vegas Cruise...Vintage autos on display! Freemont Street June 3rd - June 4th!

I stepped out of my Hotel at the crack-of-dawn this morning and was treated to an awesome sight - about 50 Vintage autos on display - on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas!

Las Vegas Cruise 2011 was given the nod by City Officials to park curbside, so they tooled in to town to show off their highly-buffed pricey collectibles for a two-day stint from June 3rd - June 4th!

The eye-catching beauties run the gamut - from rakish 1930's coupes - to classic American automobiles such as the Mustang, the Thunderbird, and the ever-popular Chevrolet (fins and all).

A handful of the owners have propped up the hoods, so tourists and locals alike can get an up-close gander at what all the fuss is about!

Quite a few of these exotic rare automobiles feature souped-up engines, a lot of gleaming eye-catching chrome (polished to perfection), and exotic neon colors in canary yellow, tropical turquoise, and fire-engine red!

In addition, a number of the stylish vehicles feature quite a bit of detailing on the body such as two-tone panelling, flame accents, you name it!

Personal favorites include a 1937 Terraplane Pickup (Red), 1932 Ford (3 Window Coupe), 1955 Thunderbird (Turquoise), 1925 Ford Motel T (Red with flame detailing), 1949 Mercury (Rose/Wine high-gloss exterior paint), 1962 Rolls Royce (Silver), 1934 Ford (5 Window Coupe in Silver), 1962 Corvette (Red convertible), 1932 Chevy (White Coupe), 1952 Chevy Belair (Red convertible), 1932 Roadster (Cream & Red flame detailing), 1924 Dodge (Neon Green), 1957 Belair (Wine/Red High-gloss exterior).

See 'ya there!

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Curtis Stone...Celebrity Chef hosts Penfolds Premiere Grange Dinner! San Francisco!



That - oh! so sexy! - top celebrity Chef "Curtis Stone" (TV personality extraordinaire!) - jets into the bay area next week to host a chi chi Vintage Wine tasting event and dinner.

The spikey-haired blond hottie - with the puppy-dog eyes and captivating measured speech - doesn't come on the cheap!

The glittering soiree - being pushed by his slick handlers as an ultra-tony "Premiere Grange Dinner" (sponsored by Penfolds Vintage Wine Cellars) - is selling out fast at $350 a pop!

The elite few who attend will have a delicous opportunity to sample a dazzling array of sought-after wines, such as Penfolds Grange Shiraz (2006), Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz (2007), Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon (2008), Penfolds RWT Barossa Valley Shiraz (2008), and Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay (2008).

The much-ballyood celebrity-studded event is slated to kick off on April 30th at 7 p.m.

The following day, on May 1st, a wine-tasting ceremony will follow-up at a humbler more-affordabe rate of $75.00 with Winemaking Ambassador Matt Lane at the helm.

Reservations and Information

Lily.Lane@penfolds.com

707.299.3252



Vintage Fashion Expo...is historically & culturally rich! Feb. 7th & 8th. Exhibit @ Santa Monica (CA)...

If you're into Vintage clothing, head out to the Vintage Fashion Expo in Santa Monica this weekend, where an extensive array of finery from the past few decades will be on display to excite the senses.

What exactly does Vintage mean?

For a collector - or wardrobe lady (or dude) who toils away on a TV or Movie set - it boils down to fashion periods.

In that event, a silhouette or flourish on the apparel, is generally a give-a-way.

Ensembles that point a finger at a specific time period are quite collectable, too.

Although some hold fast to the idea that an item need only be ten or twenty years old to be designated "Vintage" - discerning connoisseurs not only draw a line in that regard - but are often desirous of a couture label, too.

At the Vintage Fashion expo, browsers with a keen eye may stumble upon items from a wide range of periods.

Depending on demand and scarcity of a piece, prices vary accordingly.

Over the weekend in the quaint seaside town of Santa Monica, expect to sort through belle epoque finery to a flower child's bell-bottom jeans.

Remember those hokey old duds?


Those familiar with the style of top classic designers, may even ferret out European classics from the likes of Chanel, Schiaparelli, or even Lavin.

There will probably be a motherlode of quality designs by Bill Blass, Claire McCardell and Halston, too.

The Expo opening this weekend at the Santa Monica Civic Center follows a three-decade-long tradition that beefs up the mainstay vintage collections with accessories like purses, hats, gloves. shoes, and dazzling one-of-a-kind jewellery selections.

Pickers have searched here and abroad - high & low at estate sales, auctions, bazaars, and so forth and so on - to ensure their "digging" not only turns up a bumper-crop of Vintage creme de la creme treasures each year - but also advances their altruistic desire to preserve the treasures ensembles by virtue of state-of-the-art cleaning and restoring skills.

Notwithstanding, the Vintage Fashion Expo is a great shopping opportunity, too.

And, for most, amounts to a charming foray into a past which is culturally and historically rich.

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