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Kelly Croteau was born and raised in Southern California and currently resides in Manhattan Beach. She's had the experience of living in three major cities including Los Angeles, Boston and New York City. She earned an Associates degree at Dean College outside of Boston and then went on to attend Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Her expertise lies in the fashion industry, working for such designers as Catherine Malandrino. She enjoys writing, frequent visits to museums, long lunches and extravagant dinners. If you have a Los Angeles charity or cultural event, restaurant, boutique, spa, or salon you would like covered on Miss A, please contact Kelly at kcroteau8@yahoo.com.

WILL Leather Goods Opens Flagship Store In Venice Beach

WILL Leather Goods Flagship Store Grand Opening

(Photo Credit: Christina House)

Bill Adler’s WILL Leather Goods flagship store celebrated its grand opening Wednesday, October 17 on the ultra hip Abbot Kinney Boulevard in downtown Venice Beach. The decision for the location was as simple as it was unpretentious, the new shop sits just blocks away from the Venice Boardwalk, where [...]

Wright’s Manhattan Beach To Host Melissa Joy Manning Jewelry Trunk Show

Melissa Joy Manning earrings

San Francisco native and renowned jewelry designer Melissa Joy Manning will host a trunk show this Saturday, September 29 at Wright’s boutique in Manhattan Beach.

(Photo Credit: Melissa Joy Manning)

Manning, whose work has been featured in such publications as Harper’s Baazar and Nylon Magazine, will unveil a selection of one-of-a-kind pieces including [...]

LA’s Hammer Museum Debuts New Exhibition, Graphic Design: Now In Production

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Los Angeles’ Hammer Museum presents their latest exhibition, Graphic Design: Now In Production, beginning September 29, 2012 and running until January 6, 2013. The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York, are both the initial coordinators of this new demonstration.

(Images Credit: cooperhewitt.org)

Key curators include [...]