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My monthly online events continue in August, and this time we'll be celebrating the 1950s and beyond with GlamAmor-ous Conversations: The Hitchcock Blondes! The great Edith Head returns - played by the incomparable Susan Claassen - in order to delve into the costume designer's three decade partnersh read more

Last weekend, a couple hundred fans of both film and fashion came together online to celebrate the life and style of 1930s icon Kay Francis! I couldn't have asked for more excitement for the second event in my 6-part Pre-Code series The Style of Sin. The Pre-Code era of Hollywood refers to the yea read more

Hope everyone had a fun sunny holiday weekend! July gets even hotter with the next in my online Pre-Code series THE STYLE OF SIN. The second event in the 6-part series focuses on the early life and style of Kay Francis with stories behind the style of films like Girls About Town& read more

On Tuesday, June 30, Susan Claassen and I joined forces once again to do An Afternoon with Edith Head for the National Arts Club! It was such an honor to work with the iconic cultural institution, which boasts more than 120 years of history and continues to do so much to promote the arts. The event read more

Last weekend, more than 200 fans of film and fashion got together to celebrate the early life and style of Joan Crawford! I couldn't have asked for a better audience for the first in my 6-part online Pre-Code series THE STYLE OF SIN.  The Pre-Code era of Hollywood refers to the years be read more

As promised, I am bringing my 1930s Pre-Code series THE STYLE OF SIN to you online! I'm mixing up the order as well as the films I feature, so it will be slightly different than my series at the Egyptian Theatre last year. Case in point: the first event will focus entirely on Joan Crawford read more

Last Sunday a couple hundred fans of both film and fashion joined me as I interviewed actress Susan Claassen as she channeled legendary costume designer Edith Head. I loved every minute of it. Suz and I both heard from a number of people who simply exclaimed "WOW!" and expressed their joy at attendi read more

Sunday, May 15, 2020 GlamAmor-ous Conversations: Susan Claassen as Edith Head Online 4 pm - 5:30 pm PT (7 pm - 8:30 pm ET) Tickets are $15 - click here to register through Zoom Have you ever wanted to experience what it was like during the Golden Age of Hollywood and learn the style s read more

As soon as the 2020 TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) became a "Special Home Edition," I offered the same for my own annual Hollywood event. I'm thrilled to say that more than 300 people joined me on April 15 for a webinar version of Fashion in Film of TCMFF 2020! Now you can also enjoy this on read more

This past week has been a very busy one with the TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) taking place on air and my Fashion in Film of TCMFF 2020 event kicking everything off last Wednesday night. But right before I welcomed my audience, I received word that Entertainment Weekly's list of "The 2 read more

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 FASHION IN FILM OF TCMFF 2020 - Special Home Edition Guest speaker Online via Zoom webinar 4 pm - 5:30 pm PT (7 pm - 8:30 pm ET) Tickets are $5 - click here to register through Zoom Since this year's TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) is now a "Special read more

I'm very excited to share the working cover of my book Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s!  Film Noir Style is a deep dive into the dark side of 1940s style - celebrating some of the genre's most influential films and stars while also examining the historical context of the time. As the cover read more

Happy holidays! I realize I have been a bit quiet online because of my Pre-Code screening series The Style of Sin and working on my book Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s. The book will be on sale Fall 2020 and I'm very excited about it. Because copy is due by the end of the year, I've been buried i read more

Sunday, December 8 is the final event in my 6-part Pre-Code speaker/screening series at the American Cinematheque! THE STYLE OF SIN: JOAN CRAWFORD AND JOAN BLONDELL Pre-Code Film with Kimberly Truhler Sunday, December 8 Egyptian Theatre Hollywood, CA Talk starts at 1:00 pm  followed read more

Sunday, October 27 is the next event in my 6-part Pre-Code speaker/screening series at the American Cinematheque! THE STYLE OF SIN: CAROLE LOMBARD Pre-Code Film with Kimberly Truhler Sunday, October 27 Egyptian Theatre Hollywood, CA Talk starts at 1:00 pm  followed by screenings of read more

Sunday, September 29 is the next event in my 6-part Pre-Code speaker/screening series at the American Cinematheque! THE STYLE OF SIN: MARLENE DIETRICH Pre-Code Film with Kimberly Truhler Sunday, September 29 Aero Theatre Santa Monica, CA Talk starts at 1:00 pm  followed by screening read more

I am elated to announce that I am starting today as the Executive Director of the Woman's Club of Hollywood! It's been in the works for the past few months and I've been dying to share with you all. I will be leading the organization in many ways, from managing day-to-day operations to marketing, ev read more

Sunday, August 25 is the next event in my 6-part Pre-Code speaker/screening series at the American Cinematheque! THE STYLE OF SIN: JEAN HARLOW PRE-CODE FILM WITH KIMBERLY TRUHLER Sunday, August 25 Egyptian Theatre Hollywood, CA Talk starts at 1:00 pm  followed by screenings of Three read more

In 1994, the Southwestern Law School purchased the landmark Bullocks Wilshire department store. Instead of tearing down the building or gutting its interior - which is far too often the case with developers in Los Angeles - Dean Leigh H. Taylor worked with preservationists to painstakingly restore t read more

I'm very excited to announce that I am writing a book on Film Noir Style!  The book will celebrate some of the genre's most influential films and stars of the 1940s as well as examining the historical context of the time. The clip above is a not so subtle clue that Gilda (1946) will likely b read more