Ansel Adams was not only a photographer, he was a leader, activist, author, artist, innovator and a hero. He was one of the most well-known photographers of the 20th century and from gorgeous landscape photography to iconic photographs like his photography in California's Yosemite Valley, Adams inspi
Roger Vivier was one of the most iconic shoe designers of the fifties and sixties. He first came to prominence for the elegant stilettos he designed for Christian Dior's New Look of 1947, and was employed by the couture house until the early 1960s. His Pilgrim shoe for Yves Saint Laurent is perhaps
Los Angeles writer Aimee Bender, known for her poignant portrayals of eccentricity, has published two short story collections and one novel. Her first collection, 'The Girl in the Flammable Skirt' (1998), received rave reviews and was a NY Times Notable Book of the Year. Her second book, a novel titl