{"id":17756,"date":"2013-05-20T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/?p=17756"},"modified":"2021-10-28T16:44:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T16:44:12","slug":"l-a-for-budding-fashionistas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/l-a-for-budding-fashionistas\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. for (budding) fashionistas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fashion is as much a part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/Los-Angeles.d178280.Destination-Travel-Guides\">Los Angeles<\/a> culture as traffic, juice bars, and plastic surgery. Naturally, then, when my older daughter started sketching couture dresses during \u201cart time\u201d at home, I knew some trips to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/Los-Angeles-Hotels.d178280.Travel-Guide-Hotels\">L.A.<\/a> had to happen. Quickly.<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Our first trip was all about Rodeo Drive. The two of us stayed at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/Los-Angeles-Hotels-Four-Seasons-Los-Angeles.h300.Hotel-Information?chkin=05%2F23%2F2013&#038;chkout=05%2F26%2F2013&#038;rm1=a2&#038;\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> and spent a day wandering past boutiques, ogling spendy dresses, and daydreaming about princesses and modern-day balls. On a stop at Badgley Mischka, a salesperson invited us inside to sketch a dress or two between customers. The experience remains one of the high points of my daughter\u2019s young life (You can read more about it <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/familyholidays.fourseasons.com\/fashioning-father-daughter-fun-on-rodeo-drive-four-seasons-hotel-los-angeles-at-beverly-hills\/\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">here<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">.).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div class=\"vertical-image-container lansdscape-872032a7-50ee-63e1-bbde-ff000073f150\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/default-source\/user-matt-villano\/lacouturecontent1-[size_235x380].jpg\" id=\"landscape-872032a7-50ee-63e1-bbde-ff000073f150\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Title\">Sketching L.A. fashion couture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Since that initial foray, the Big Girl and I have returned for two other fashion-focused visits to the City of Angels.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">On one of the follow-up trips, we spent a day at the Fashion Institute of Design &#038; Merchandising Museum, strolling through gallery after gallery of haute couture, film costumes, and one-of-a-kind accessories.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Her favorite: a turquoise-and-sequin Christian Dior evening gown from the 1960s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During our time at the FIDM we also swung through a special exhibit about elaborate footwear, gloves, purses, and hats, some of which date back to the 19th Century. Special exhibits change every six months or so; the next one opens July 30, 2013, and focuses on the art of television costume design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On our most recent fashion-focused visit to Los Angeles, I tried to make fashion even more accessible, and took my 4-year-old to American Girl Place at The Grove shopping mall.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Think of this store like a theme park for American Girl dolls. They sell clothes. They take pictures. They even have a \u201csalon\u201d area where staff stylists (gladly) will wash and blow out a doll\u2019s hair.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">I\u2019m a sensitive guy, but, to be honest, I was a little overwhelmed by the place. Doll overload! More clothes than Macy\u2019s! A line of humans primping plastic girls! Still, my daughter literally was jumping for joy at the idea of being in the presence of so many dolls. So I swallowed my reservations and helped her pick out a few fancy outfits for her American Girl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We capped our visit to American Girl Place with afternoon tea &#8211; a surprisingly formal affair that included a three-tiered tray of scones, finger sandwiches, and tiny little cookies, as well as pink lemonade for my daughter and coffee for moi.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Technically, we enjoyed this at a table for two. Of course the two of us weren\u2019t alone; my daughter\u2019s doll had its own chair and joined us for the entire affair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>Viewfinder tip: Bring washable crayons so your kids don&#8217;t ruin tables (or couture dresses) while they draw on trips. <br \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I\u2019m already thinking about our next fashion-focused trip to Los Angeles. Maybe we\u2019ll hit the L.A. Fashion Show (scheduled this year for June 2-5). Maybe we\u2019ll try to score front-row standing spots at an awards-show red carpet. Heck, we could just head back to Rodeo Drive and keep our eyes peeled for celebs.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">So long as there are fancy and sparkly dresses, I\u2019m pretty confident my daughter will have a good time. And any trip that facilitates daddy-daughter bonding is a win for me.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How do you like to reinforce your kids&#8217; passions while traveling?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring Los Angeles with kids for the best in fashion 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