Raven + Lily Dinner at David Arquette’s Draws Angela Lindvall, Amy Acker

“Tonight’s theme is about slow food and slow fashion,” Dickerson said. “I feel like what happened with farm-to-table and slow food really took off. Slow fashion is the same idea of who made it, how it’s impacting the planet and valuing the production process. The opposite would be fast fashion, like fast food. Fast fashion is the number-two polluter in the world and people don’t realize that.”

The evening continued with hard facts and heart-tugging stories behind each piece of clothing, shared by those who wore them, including Amy Acker and model Angela Lindvall. On her look, Lindvall said, “The dress I’m wearing is made by women in Cambodia who are survivors of slavery and HIV positive. To give these women an opportunity is so amazing to me. Maybe 100 years ago we could give excuses about why a certain community isn’t as successful, but the world is so connected there’s no need for anyone to suffer. If we can help people through our luxuries, it’s a plus.”

The brand is not limited to clothing. Guests were also greeted with bamboo and lemongrass scented candles that perfumed the outside dining area and got a peak at the home decor collection, which was used to serve David Arquette’s grass-fed beef ribs, yogurt marinated chicken, couscous pilaf, organic vegetable tagine and orange compote.

Unlike most catered celeb affairs, the Arquettes, along with Christina’s mother Shelley McLarty, took a slower approach to prepare for the dinner. “We’ve been cooking for three days [and] we woke up at five o’clock this morning to make sure everything was set,” Christina said.

The dinner was also held at their historic O’Melveny home in Los Angeles. “In the south, southern hospitality is so important,” she continued. “We wanted to bring that same feeling to the dinner party and it’s better to do it in the home.”

A newcomer to Raven + Lily was Rosanna Arquette, who was all for the brand’s mission to employ and empower women around the globe saying, “This is really inspiring. It’s refreshing to be at a dinner where people are talking about real issues other than boring Hollywood stuff.”

Erin Wasson on Jewelry Design Inspiration, Staying Sane and Best Vacation Spots

At Thursday night’s party to celebrate the launch of LPA by Lara Pia Arrobio in downtown Los Angeles, Erin Wasson took a moment to speak with WWD about the creative process for her jewelry line, staying zen and her favorite vacation destination.

WWD: The one-year anniversary of your jewelry line is coming up; how does that milestone feel for you?
Erin Wasson: You know, it feels really beautiful. I’ve worked in so many capacities. I’ve spent years working for other people, I spent years doing licensing deals and to start something from the ground up that is mine, it’s something that I get to put my entire self into, it’s up to me how it’s going to come out, it’s up to me how the business is going to be run. And yeah, you’re writing your own poetry. You write words for other people and then you become a ghostwriter and then you pick up the pen and you write your own story and it becomes yours.

WWD: Do you feel any pressure?
E.W.: I try not to live in that space. I believe everything up until this point is an experience. You’re tapping into memories, you’re tapping into experience. I think all of the knowledge that you need to do what you love, if it’s a passion, it just comes through.

WWD: What memories did you tap into during the creative process?
E.W.: I mean, there’s millions. You know? It becomes surrealist at the end of the day. Sometimes in the design process you don’t even know what’s coming out of you because all of the information you’ve soaked up is through osmosis and then somehow it surfaces and you don’t really know where it’s coming from, but you’ve brought it with you somewhere along the way.

WWD: How do you tap into that energy?
E.W.: You sit down and you have a quiet moment with yourself and you pray to yourself and you say, “Conjure up some sh-t, b—h.”

WWD: What will we see from the line in the future?
E.W.: You know it’s interesting. Creating a line from the ground up, when you’re really creating and trying to find this identity of the brand, this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It was very easy to make things in other capacities and sort of be, like, “Hey cool, I’m going to make that for now. This is a moment of now.” I’m looking for a moment of permanence now. I’m in our third collection and we’re going to be going to sales in New York in a month, then Paris. I’m figuring out my identity now. I came out the gate hot with these really big pieces with a lot of bravado, a lot of personality. The second collection, I freaked out, I got a little scared. It got a little commercial, dainty, not me. But that’s fine. You hit your stride. You find your voice and that’s the beauty of the journey. It’s all you at the end of the day and you get to [f-up] along the way, too.

WWD: Do you feel fine about making mistakes?
E.W.: I feel fine about it. Mistakes are inevitable and that’s where all your greatness come from.

WWD: How has your summer been so far?
E.W.: I’m like the boring girl that’s all about a staycation. If I can get in the car with my dog, I’m happy. I spend my whole life traveling. So for me to have some sort of exotic getaway it doesn’t get my rocks off. I want to be with my friends. I want to sit at home. I want to be in my bed. I want to go kick it with my horse, ride my horse. My idea of freedom is not looking outward. Everyone’s, like, “Oh I’m on a boat in Greece or I’m going to Thailand.” I’m sitting at home. I’m in the car, I drive up the coast and hang out, come back.

WWD: Is that meditative for you?
E.W.: Yeah, it’s freedom. You book a plane ticket. You go somewhere, you’re only there for a certain amount of time, it’s temporary. The magic ends at a certain point. If you’re with yourself and you’re with all the things you love and adore there’s no end to that. You can keep it going as long as you want.

WWD: If you could give people advice on being present, what would you tell them?
E.W.: It’s just wherever you go, there you are. Make the most of wherever you are. Talk to everyone. Hear everyone’s stories and be inspired by everything.

LPA Fete in L.A. Draws Emily Ratajkowski, Erin Wasson, Alana Hadid

Los Angeles’ cool kids convened for a downtown fete on Thursday night to toast the debut clothing label LPA by Pia Arrobio. “This is so random, I love this,” one guest said after trekking up the unassuming warehouse driveway in heels. Her final destination was an open space teeming with street art, plenty of room for dancing to music from Virgil Abloh — and the obligatory taco stand.

“A lot of people say, ‘I want to move to L.A., but it’s so boring there.’ So I thought, ‘If you think L.A. is boring, let’s make it not boring,’” said Arrobio, former creative director of Reformation. The Revolve-sponsored party had the vibe of California skateboarders, Arrobio’s hometown of Pasadena and her favorite era — the Seventies — because the designer had dressed guests Erin Wasson, Emily Ratajkowski and Alana Hadid in her creations.

“I have watched my girl Pia create magic from the moment she arrived in New York at 18 years old,” said Wasson. “What she has done is inject her personality into all of these pieces and it makes you feel good.”

Ratajkowski echoed, “Pia and I happened to be on vacation last year in Italy. I had just come from doing something with Revolve, and they mentioned wanting to work with her, so it’s amazing to be here a year later and see how it all came together.” The line is currently available on Lpathelabel.com and Revolve.com and retails for $58 to $1,500.

Other guests included Los Angeles Laker Jordan Clarkson and model Jasmine Sanders, who might have been one of the few who didn’t visit the bar. “It’s Day One of my juicing cleanse. It’s going pretty well,” the model said with a smile before heading into the packed crowd, which was collectively bopping to a set from Diplo.

“What Pia’s doing is amazing,” noted Alana Hadid. “I love the brand already. It fits me well and I have a real body. I think if it fits a girl with a real body it’s a real brand.”

Kate Hudson Honored at Fourth Annual Kaleidoscope Ball

Kate Hudson was the evening’s honoree at the fourth annual Kaleidoscope Ball by Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, held Saturday night at 3Labs in Culver City. Dressed in a midnight blue Amanda Wakeley dress and a fortune in borrowed Harry Winston bling, the actress and ath-leisure mogul said the event was “humbling, always. When you come to events like this you get to meet some people who are doing extraordinary work in these fields. You feel a little bit like you want to be honoring them, but it’s nice to be able to bring awareness to this because this is incredible.” Gene Simmons and Randy Jackson were also in the mix for the event.

As for her burgeoning Fabletics empire, the company just opened its seventh retail store in Mall of America, and hopes to be nearing 18 by year-end. “It’s really nice to get into retail because our customer can look and touch and experience the product overall that we’re doing,” she said. Swimwear launched in April, and Hudson said she plans to be wearing some of her own bikinis on her summer vacation, to be spent in Europe visiting with ex-Matthew Bellamy’s family.

“Matt, Bing’s dad, is English so we like to have the kids spend some time in England because there’s a whole other family over there. So we usually hunker down on the other side of the pond.” Sisters Sara and Erin Foster, whose show “Barely Famous” returns for its second season on June 9 — with more guest appearances by Hudson — were on hand to present Hudson with her award. Joked Erin, “I feel like Gwyneth [Paltrow] wasn’t available, so they asked us.”

Five Minutes With Lady Mary Charteris: The London Transplant Shares Her L.A. Secrets

Move over, Mary Crawley. There’s a real-life Lady Mary in Hollywood, Lady Mary Charteris, daughter of Catherine Guinness and James Charteris, the 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March. The 29-year-old model, DJ and “It” girl has just moved to Los Angeles from London with her rocker husband Robbie Furze and their band The Big Pink. At last night’s Barneys New York dinner for L.A. designer Robert Rodriguez, she dished about her old and new cities, her style secrets and her music.

WWD: You’re sporting a very L.A. manicure. Is that your new West Coast nail look?
Mary Charteris: In England you can’t do cool things like this, so now that I’ve moved here I’m obsessed with all this glitter. I thought it was kind of glitter-diamondy and we’re going to see Rihannaso I thought it was kind of appropriate.

WWD: What’s your connection to Robert Rodriguez?
M.C.: Well I’m new to L.A. so I’m just discovering new L.A. designers and the L.A. vibe. I just wanted to come check it out. I looked at all of his stuff [online] and loved it. That’s what brought me here. He just caught my eye.

WWD: What brought you across the pond and across the U.S.?
M.C.: We moved here, my husband and I, with our band The Big Pink. It’s just better received out here. People are so passionate about music in L.A., well, [in all of] America actually. They’re not so about what’s a hit at the moment, they find a song they like and they invest in it and they remember you forever whether you haven’t been on tour in three years or you just were on tour yesterday. They just don’t forget about you, and I love that about America. We came here to finish up, do our album, tour and we love it.

WWD: What’s the touring experience been like for you?
M.C.: It’s so fun. Touring America was everything so new and different for us. The food is great, everyone is so friendly and the fans are so lovely. You don’t get to spend too much time in one place because you’re always moving around, but we did the East Coast and the West Coast and I can’t wait to carry on doing more.

WWD: What’s your favorite destination in America?
M.C.: I love Texas. Although, we just played [in Austin at] South by Southwest. It was a little bit intense, a lot going on. I loved vintage shopping there. At the cowboy boots store I went into, there was a dog wearing sunglasses. I kind of miss that when I’m [in L.A.] because in London I like walking around and discovering secret spots. Here, everything’s word of mouth.

WWD: If we wanted to cross the pond to London, what secret spot would you send us to?
M.C.: London’s my home and I’m so comfortable there, so I just stick to what I know. I’m really bad at checking out the new things, so I always worry when I get asked that question. But I like Portobello Road. Every time I go there, there’s new restaurants and new shops, and on Friday and Saturday there’s the market, so I would probably tell someone to walk up and down Portobello Road and see what catches their eye.

WWD: What’s your fashion M.O.?
M.C.: I like to set my own trends and the best way to do that is to get a cool piece from someone like Robert and mix it with something that you’ve found, a one-of-a-kind thing. It just makes it look totally different from how you’ve seen it on a computer screen or magazine.

Barneys Dinner for Robert Rodriguez Draws Jaime King, Mischa Barton

On Wednesday night at Lucques restaurant in West Hollywood, the farmhouse tables on the patio were set with personalized illustrations by Justin Teodoro to welcome a small flurry of guests coming to celebrate the launch of Los Angeles designer Robert Rodriguez’s R/R Studio collection for Barneys New York. The designer was also raising a glass to winning back the rights to his name.

“It feels like I got my baby back,” Rodriguez said. “Every designer wants their name. Unfortunately, it was something that I lost and it makes me feel complete that I got it back.”

Rodriguez chose Jaime King as his celebrity hostess for the evening, saying, “The collection is just her, and it’s her personality that comes out when she wears it. She’s carefree, easy; she’s my customer and she’s who I want to dress.” King echoed his sentiments saying, “I saw it as an opportunity to work with someone who is authentically me; that resonates as someone who loves fashion and cares about it in a way that he does.” The only request King had was bringing along her “ride or die” Lydia Hearst. Also in attendance were Barneys’ Daniella Vitale, stylist Jessica de Ruiter, Kyle Newman, Mischa Barton, Natalie Joos and new Angeleno Mary Charteris.

Barton, has made a comeback of sorts since her days as a child star and a teen “The O.C.” sensation, both acting and producing. Her next film, “The Pilot,” which she’s also producing, is based on the making of “Star Trek” in the Sixties and costars Rosario Dawson,  Kevin Connolly and Judy Greer. She’s also pitching a television show, called, ironically, “Pitching Town.” Said Barton, “I’ve been in this business forever and I’ve been wanting to do some things I know intimately, maybe too intimately. Sometimes you wish as an actor you could close your eyes and not see any part of that because it takes the fantasy aspect away, but I kind of know what needs to be done. I’m good at putting people together, too. I have friends [from] all walks of life.”

Five Minutes With Beth Ditto: The Singer-Songwriter on Her Fashion Line, Feminism and Fear

On Friday night, the inaugural Girls to the Front event benefiting the Girls Rock Camp Foundation drew cohosts Beth Ditto and Rachel Bloom, along with guests Hailee Steinfeld, Haim and Miguel to Chateau Marmont for a private dinner-turned-full-on-rager to honor Motown president Ethiopia Habtemariam and songwriting duo Justin Tranter and Julia Michaels, who are responsible for hits with Steinfeld, Justin Beiber, Selena Gomez and Gwen Stefani. Singer-songwriter and plus-size designer Ditto (in Vivienne Westwood) also sat down with WWD to chat about her fashion line, feminism and fear.

WWD: What’s next for your clothing line? It was polarizing for some customers because of the higher price range and limited sizes.
Beth Ditto: We’re working on the second collection now. It’s about learning from the mistakes that we’ve made and listening to what people are saying about price range. We’re still at the learning phase.

WWD: What are your thoughts on how the fashion world can be more inclusive to the plus-size community?
B.D.: Start thinking about how excluding an entire population of people is really counterproductive for fashion, creativity and style. Most designers I know grew up with big women, their mothers are big women, their aunts are big women. I think it’s a new idea in mainstream pop culture, but there’s a lot of consciousness shifting so hopefully it’s one of those things that’s included in the scope of fairness and marketing. We’re more than a number.

WWD: What’s your advice on becoming comfortable with your body type?
B.D.: For me, it’s remembering every negative feeling that you have. Everyone has them, no matter how big or small they are. Just because you’re thinner doesn’t mean you’re going to be happier.

WWD: What are your thoughts on music right now?
B.D.: I miss guitars. I miss live bands. I miss soul music. I miss something raw, but I’m really happy about Rihanna and I’m really happy to see Haim because it’s nice to have instruments.

WWD: Do you consider yourself a feminist?
B.D.: Since I was old enough to know the word. I didn’t know that I was. But I remember learning what the word meant and thinking, “that’s me.”

WWD: Do you remember the exact moment?
B.D.: My mother struggled a lot with seven [kids] and she was so giving and talented and smart and hard-working and underappreciated. I saw it as another piece of injustice and I never really understood that there was a word for it, but I think that’s how it started.

WWD: Why do you think the word feminism gets a bad rap at times?
B.D.: I feel like people are so afraid of change and looking inside themselves and realizing that they’re capable of negative, racist, sexist or homophobic thoughts. It gets a bad rap because people are afraid to examine their real truths because of what we’re fed every day. It’s absolutely fear. Let’s change this to sharing. I don’t know why people think we’re man-haters; all we want is equality and empowerment and just as many chances as anyone else. What’s wrong with that?

Five Minutes With Hailee Steinfeld: Music, Miu Miu and Girl Squads

Hailee Steinfeld celebrated her debut as cover girl and guest editor for the sixth edition of harper by Harper’s Bazaar Friday at the aptly named Sunset Tower Hotel. With the pink-and-purple-streaked sky on the terrace providing the perfect backdrop, Steinfeld caught up with girlfriends Bailee Madison, Joey King and Kiernan Shipka and posed for photos with Bazaar’s Laura Brown. In between the flurry of activity, the 19-year-old singer and actress chatted with WWD about her new music, her respect for fashion designers and being in Taylor Swift’s girl squad.

WWD: What was the most memorable moment of the shoot for you?
Hailee Steinfeld: I got to bring my dream team for hair and makeup, Bobby Eliot and Stephen Sollitto. They have been with me for so long. Every time I’m with them, I’m reminded how lucky I am to get to do what I do.

WWD: You’ve just released your first EP, “Haiz.” What’s your reaction to the response it’s received?
H.S.: It’s been very overwhelming how positive everything has been. My fans have been so genuinely supportive having been with me since my movies and crossing over with me to music. Music has always been a passion and it’s always been a part of the plan to record it and put it out into the world, but I never could have planned the way it’s gone. It’s been so seamless and surreal.

WWD: We’re digging the second single “Rock Bottom” featuring DNCE. Where did the inspiration come from?
H.S.: The song was written by Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter. “Rock Bottom” is not a love song, it’s not a breakup song; it’s that perfect in-between of that type of relationship I feel everyone’s been in, where you love a person so much, but they drive you absolutely insane and you let them because you love them. And that’s what keeps you coming back for more.

WWD: Do you find it difficult to balance your acting and music career?
H.S.: It’s not easy. It can be frustrating when it comes to picking one, but it’s been done, so I will continue to do both and do whatever I can to make it work. Right now, music is my main focus and it’s where every part of me is at. So I’m working on my album, I’ll be going on tour this summer with Meghan Trainor, and we’ll see what happens.

WWD: Has your pal Taylor Swift given you any advice on singing?
H.S.: Watching her, I’ve learned so much and that is where the best advice comes from. Not necessarily her telling me or giving me advice.

WWD: What’s it like to be a part of her girl squad?
H.S.: It’s funny because I think people have a pre-conceived notion as to how they think that is. I wish I could see her a lot more than I actually do. But it’s really great knowing people who know your lifestyle and go through the same things as you because not everyone understands it. I mean, I’m still learning it and I don’t understand it half the time. So it’s nice to have a solid group of people who do get it.

WWD: Have you started researching the direction of your tour wardrobe?
H.S.: Being on stage, there’s so much you can play around with that you can’t necessarily get away with on a red carpet. But I’m really going to try to go comfortable because at the end of the day that’s what really matters, and I tend to forget that when I’m wearing really high, high heels.

WWD: You’ve been embraced by the fashion world for quite a while; how does that feel?
H.S.: When I was 14 years old I was asked to do the Miu Miu campaign; it all started when I was invited to their fashion show in Paris. I remember my appreciation for fashion, designers, models and everyone behind a brand, became so much higher knowing how much work goes into a show that lasts for less than five minutes. I really feel like the whole Prada and Miu Miu team is family. They introduced me to the real world of fashion, and I’m so appreciative of that.

Jerry Seinfeld’s Fatherhood Lunch Draws Sarah Michelle Gellar, Judd Apatow

On Wednesday afternoon, The Palm Beverly Hills closed its doors to the public to privately welcome Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld back for their second annual Los Angeles Fatherhood Lunch in support of Jessica’s Good+ Foundation, formerly known as Baby Buggy.

A rather dude-heavy crowd piled in for 14-ounce steaks and the opportunity to use their celebrity for a noble cause, Judd Apatow, Dan Bucatinsky, Bob Saget, Michael Richards, Rodger Berman and Cody Horn among them. “I know a lot of people here,” Horn said of the event. “It feels like a family affair, especially with Jessica and Jerry, I’ve known them for a long time.”

The familial spirit also matched the charity’s theme of rebuilding underprivileged families with supplies and engaging fathers, as told firsthand by one of the organization’s participants, Joseph Murphy, and via a video sharing stirring statistics of poverty.

There was also a speech from Jerry Seinfeld that naturally turned into stand-up.

The comedian mused, “Now, there’s a lot of annoying words and phrases that people use at these things like, ‘giving back’ is very popular. I’m not a fan of giving back because I didn’t take anything. I believe in just giving.”

The father of three also shared his thoughts on the positive effects of “Dadness” using The Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry as an example. “I was talking to Chris Rock the other day about Stephen Curry, and everyone is just in awe of what this guy is doing at this moment. He was telling me about [another basketball player] whose name I will not mention, who had similar talent but was much more fragile. Chris says to me, ‘Stephen Curry is the same guy, [but] with two parents.’ That was powerful. He’s right. That’s a very powerful unit.”

After Seinfeld’s call to action for donations, his wife echoed the importance of a two-parent home saying, “Maybe this father deserves a second chance at being a part of his child’s life. If you can get a parent to be involved with their child who wasn’t involved before, I mean, I feel like that does something for our country.”

Race to Erase MS 2016 Raises $1.6 Million, Honors Alex and Ani Founder Carolyn Rafaelian

Stars aligned on the orange carpet at the 23rd Annual Race to Erase MS Gala at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Friday night when Randy Jackson, Jaime Pressly, Ashley Tisdale, Garcelle Beauvais, Larry King, Camilla Luddington, Naya Rivera, Jillian Rose Reed and Katherine McNamara turned out to support the charity’s founder Nancy Davis. Said host LL Cool J, “None of us would be here if it wasn’t for Nancy. Twenty-three years ago she was given the shocking diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and made it her life’s mission to put an end to the suffering.” This year’s Medal of Hope award went to Alex and Ani founder Carolyn Rafaelian. The event raised over $1.6 million to benefit Davis’ Center Without Walls program, a collaboration of top MS research centers working to treat and find a cure for the disease.

“Awkward” actress Reed said she wanted to inspire her young audience. “I just wanted to show them that there are celebrities their age getting involved in important things. As a celebrity who has a platform, it’s my job to teach them.”

The night’s entertainment began with David Foster and Eric Benét, who honored the late songstress and longtime Race to Erase MS supporter Natalie Cole. “She’s a legend,” Benét told WWD before his rendition of the duet “Unforgettable,” which swapped his vocals with those of Cole’s father Nat King. He mused, “My first trip to Hollywood, when I was in my early 20s, my introduction to Hollywood was meeting Natalie Cole.”

Cole’s tribute was followed by a two-song performance from “The Voice” alum Jordan Smith and a mini concert by Kiss that caused the crowd to fill every inch of free standing room with their cameras aimed at the stage.

Before that, guests flexed their purchasing power by spendinghundreds of thousands of dollars on trips to Hawaii, Dubai, the Maldives, the Bahamas, Africa, tea time with The Osbournes and the traditional go-to live auction item, a puppy.

Pressly whose job it was to prep guests for the auction, quipped, “That’s the only thing that being a celebrity is really good for. That, and getting a table when you don’t have a reservation.”