JENNIFER ANISTON CAN BUY ANYTHING HER HEART DESIRES
Another surprise visitor at the LA Modernism opening night gala was Jennifer Aniston. Her exhusband Brad Pitt used to bring her to this show to shop and apparently some of his design appreciation rubbed off on her. Now she shops with her decorater and two very subtle bodyguards who could be mistaken for friends. Jennifer was very casual in jeans and a black puff sleeve blouse. She selected some 1940’s pieces, some Hollywood regency décor and some totally eclectic stuff. Among her purchases: matching Italian brass shelving units for $18,000, a pair of large Mediterranean metal lamps for $1400, and an Italian sculpture of an ostrich that included a real ostrich egg for $1500. Our favorite was a delicate French standing ashtray trimmed with Hermes leather for $2500. Looks like she hasn’t quit smoking yet.
Isaiah Washington caused quite a buzz at the LA Modernism show gala Friday at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Mainly because of the incident on Grey’s Anatomy when he was perceived as being ” insensitive” to gay people by using the f—-t word. At the time he apologized and supposedly received some sort of counseling (word rehab?) but it was a surprise to find him at a primarily gay event. The place was loaded with gay decorators and gay antique dealers and gay shoppers who can afford and appreciate exquisite vintage furniture and art objects. The LAST person they expected to see browsing was Isaiah. He arrived early, stayed to the end and schmoozed all night. He looked at everything and chatted amiably with everyone. He’s really mending fences.