Our annual meeting is a time to gather for an update on ADSLA’s achievements in 2025 and a preview of the year ahead. Following a 30 minute meeting with ADSLA’s board of directors, we will offer a presentation on highlights from the 2025 World Congress on Art Deco in Paris, Reims and Brussels.
In the 1930s, countless Hollywood movies glittered with Deco sets, props, and costumes. Film audiences worldwide tended to assume that Los Angeles had been wedded to Art Deco since the style’s grand 1925 debut in Paris -- but they were mistaken. The road was slower, and the story behind it was lost and deliberately obfuscated. Creative genius, egotism, astonishing projects both open and hidden, and a self-aggrandizing lie which nearly buried it all for 80 years…this is how French Art Deco in its first, golden age, truly arrived in the City of the Angels.
Join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles for no-host cocktails at The Wolves in the 1906 John Parkinson designed Alexandria Hotel, once the most extravagant hotel in the city (it cost a whopping $2 million to build) and popular with the silent film stars of the day. The Wolves is a Belle Époque style bar with Parisienne flair. Cocktails feature a lot of house-made ingredients and the food blends French and American cuisine. Some participants dress in cocktail or vintage attire, but it is not required. No RSVP necessary.
What's better than making fabulous vintage inspired garments and accessories? Making them with the support of kindred spirits!
Introducing our monthly Art Deco Society of Los Angeles Makers Group, drop-in online socials. They are open to all members. Even if you don’t have a project to share, drop in and get inspired.
We're calling these virtual meetups “Snugs.” They are an opportunity to visit with our talented members - to share our creativity and offer peer support in working through challenges with our projects.
Step into a world where glamour was portable, craftsmanship was exquisite, and beauty lived inside objects meant to be touched, carried, and treasured.
Join beauty historian, celebrity makeup artist, former beauty editor, and product developer Hillary Clark-Mina for an immersive, salon-style evening devoted to the art, history, and romance of vintage makeup—from the late 1910s through the 1950s.
We’re off to visit the 1927 Greystone Mansion, a 46,000 square foot, $3.1 million Gordon B. Kaufmann designed estate with panoramic views stretching from downtown to the Pacific Ocean, hand carved oak balustrades and rafters, five chimneys each designed and crafted by a different artist, a movie theatre, a bowling alley and a hidden prohibition era bar. And did we mention that the Doheny’s Hearst Castle of Southern California is also associated with an unsolved murder-suicide and scandal?
The Avalon Ball, now in its 23rd year, is a fantastic journey into the past when Big Bands played for huge audiences via nationwide broadcasts from the 1929 Art Deco Casino Ballroom in the city of Avalon on Catalina Island. With the Avalon Ball Orchestra. Come for the evening or spend the weekend. See the FAQ button to learn more about the event and to see prices.
Welcome to the Inaugural Makers Group VIRTUAL Workshop presented by the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles! We are so excited to kick off the new year with a fun, easy sewing project and a how to create an Art Deco-themed delicious libation!
For this first class we are keeping it simple and social with a beginner friendly project. Make one or more Cloth Covered Cork Coaster and enjoy it with a delightful Art Deco style cocktail “The Eye of the Needle.”
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED.
Our annual meeting is a time to gather for an update on ADSLA’s achievements in 2025 and a preview of where it is going in the new year. Following a 30 minute meeting with ADSLA’s board of directors, we will offer a presentation on highlights from the 2025 World Congress on Art Deco in Paris, Reims and Brussels.
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Discover the birthplace of the film industry and experience the glamour and modernity that Hollywood Boulevard has to offer in this Art Deco Society of Los Angeles walking tour in and around Hollywood Boulevard.
Join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles for no-host cocktails at the historic Biltmore Hotel, a Cocktails in Historic Places® holiday tradition. Many members dress in cocktail attire, but it is not required.
Please join us for a swellegant, elegant virtual lecture celebrating the influence of Art Deco era Paris on the life and music of Cole Porter, one of America’s most iconic songwriters. Singer, theater historian, and ADSLA member Mary Stanford will trace the path of Porter's 40 year creative love affair with the City of Lights through video clips, historical commentary, and even a little behind-the-scenes gossip.
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The Al Malaikah Shriners open the doors to their phenomenal exotic 1926 building for an in-depth private tour for ADSLA members. Not only will we see magnificent historic movie theater architecture, we will also learn about the history of the site as the home of the Los Angeles Al Malaikah Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. The tour will include the museum of this Masonic fraternal organization, the theater, Expo Hall and other areas not normally accessible to the public.
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Discover the birthplace of the film industry and experience the glamour and modernity that Hollywood Boulevard has to offer in this Art Deco Society of Los Angeles walking tour in and around Hollywood Boulevard.
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For the 42nd year, the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles “digs up the dirt” on Hollywood history - including a few scandals - via a living history walking tour of the 126-year-old Hollywood Forever Cemetery at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard. Visit the gravesites of early Hollywood stars, movie moguls, and the pioneers who shaped Los Angeles, to hear fascinating tales about their lives (both their accomplishments and misdeeds) from historians and living history performances.
Tours will commence every 20 minutes, rain or shine, between 9:00 and 11:00 AM.
Celebrate F. Scott Fitzgerald’s September 24th birthday and the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby with the virtual presentation “Gatsby’s Women: Fashionable Ideals of the 1920s” by Kevin Jones, Senior Curator, ASU FIDM Museum.
The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles presents a two day vintage marketplace focused on authentic and reproduction mens’ and womens’ apparel and accessories, art, housewares and more from 1900 - 1970.
Join us for a casual, no-host get together at a restaurant bar in a historic building shaped like a barrel! If we didn’t have you at barrel, would it help if we told you that there is a giant bulldog on the patio at the 1933 Group’s Idle Hour in North Hollywood. Vintage attire admired, but not required.
In our partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive we explore Art Deco Art Direction in a Marx Brothers comedy (MONKEY BUSINESS, 1931), a pre-code horror film (THE BLACK CAT, 1934) and an early representation of the style in a 1924 French sci fi/drama (L’INHUMAINE) that was lauded for its modern design at the 1925 Paris Exposition. Marcel L’Herbier, the director of L’INHUMAINE sought to draw the various applied and fine arts together to create a visual feast of modern art using many of the key avant-garde figures of the era. In the director's own words, L'INHUMAINE is a "fairy story of modern decorative art." L'Herbier gathered some of the leading artists working in France, to craft the sets (Robert Mallet-Stevenson), the costumes (Paul Poiret) and the set dressing (René Lalique). Among them was forerunner of the pop art movement Fernand Léger (1881-1955) who designed and built the futuristic lab of the young scientist in the sci fi portion of the film.
SOLD OUT. Old California created the gorgeous vintage reproduction Craftsman lighting fixtures and hardware at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel as well as replicas for Pasadena’s 1909 Greene and Greene Gamble House, to name a few of their exquisite antique metalwork creations. Join us for a behind the scenes tour of their factory!
SOLD OUT. Old California created the gorgeous vintage reproduction Craftsman lighting fixtures and hardware at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel as well as replicas for Pasadena’s 1909 Greene and Greene Gamble House, to name a few of their exquisite antique metalwork creations. Join us for a behind the scenes tour of their factory!
In our partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive we explore Art Deco Art Direction in a Marx Brothers comedy (MONKEY BUSINESS, 1931), a pre-code horror film (THE BLACK CAT, 1934) and an early representation of the style in a 1924 French sci fi/drama (L’INHUMAINE) that was lauded for its modern design at the 1925 Paris Exposition. Marcel L’Herbier, the director of L’INHUMAINE sought to draw the various applied and fine arts together to create a visual feast of modern art using many of the key avant-garde figures of the era. In the director's own words, L'INHUMAINE is a "fairy story of modern decorative art." L'Herbier gathered some of the leading artists working in France, to craft the sets (Robert Mallet-Stevenson), the costumes (Paul Poiret) and the set dressing (René Lalique). Among them was forerunner of the pop art movement Fernand Léger (1881-1955) who designed and built the futuristic lab of the young scientist in the sci fi portion of the film.
Join us for a magical jazz age evening at the Pantages Theatre with the stage production of "Some Like It Hot!" Doors open at 6:00 PM to experience the history and exuberance of one of Los Angeles' only remaining Art Deco interiors (and what an interior it is!) before the theater opens to the public!
The organizers of the 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes invited renowned Paris jewelers Cartier, Boucheron, and Georges Fouquet among others to bring their most modern creations to the Exposition. Jewelry historian Lisa Schoening will speak about the treasures displayed at the exposition and the jewelers who exhibited there - many who are still in business today!
The 1929/30 E. Clem Wilson building has been submitted to the City of Los Angeles for consideration as an Historic Cultural Monument. We are now in phase two of this quest. Please join the cause by sending an email to the Cultural Heritage Commission to express your support of this nomination. We provide everything you need to accomplish this!
We're holding a virtual meetup of Art Deco Society of Los Angeles vintage makers to visit with our talented members. Join us to share clothing and accessories that you have handcrafted. Bring one item (or photo) that you made, to share with the group. Our fashion committee is planning to start some makers workshops, so we are interested in what you create and what skills you want to enhance.
From the strategic, investor driven demands that set the stage for the coachbuilt Delahayes to the mortality driven decisions motivating Andre Citroen, to the changes in global economics that ultimately ended the era, we'll gain insight into the unique convergence of demand, design and engineering incubating the Art Deco movement.
THIS SESSION IS SOLD OUT. SEE THE 3:45 PM SESSION FOR TICKETS. From the strategic, investor driven demands that set the stage for the coachbuilt Delahayes to the mortality driven decisions motivating Andre Citroen, to the changes in global economics that ultimately ended the era, we'll gain insight into the unique convergence of demand, design and engineering incubating the Art Deco movement.
In this intoxicating journey from Belle Époque to Art Deco, Jeffrey, the Aromatic Gourmet, will regale you with dazzling stories of the French perfume industry of the 1920s and 30s, while stimulating your senses through the iconic aromas of the era. This is not just a lecture—it’s a sensory celebration of sight, scent, and taste.
Join us for a casual, no-host get together at a restaurant bar in a historic building. This month we visit Tom Bergin’s pub.
Vintage attire admired, but not required.
Every building has a story and this one is about the tower that marks the gateway to the Miracle Mile district at Wilshire Blvd. and La Brea Avenue. Join us for a free virtual program about the history of the E. Clem Wilson building with preservationist Steven Luftman. The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles is in the process of trying to landmark the building through the City of Los Angeles’s Historic Cultural Monument program.
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.
The organizers of the 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes invited renowned Paris jewelers Cartier, Boucheron, and Georges Fouquet among others to bring their most modern creations to the Exposition. Jewelry historian Lisa Schoening will speak about the treasures displayed at the exposition and the jewelers who exhibited there - many who are still in business today!
Join us for a program on the Art Deco architecture of Los Angeles with architectural historian Alan Hess in conversation with author/photographer Robert Landau at the historic Blinn House in Pasadena in celebration of the publication of Art Deco Los Angeles (Angel City Press, 2025)..
Art Deco Los Angeles by Robert Landau is a stunning photographic tour through one of the most glamorous architectural eras of the City of Angels. We will have some tickets to sell at the door.
Celebrate Preservation Month with us! Discover the birthplace of the film industry and experience the glamour and modernity that Hollywood Boulevard has to offer in this Art Deco Society of Los Angeles walking tour in and around Hollywood Boulevard.
Join your fellow Deco-philes for a mellow, low-key gathering the day after the Avalon Ball at the historic Catalina Country Club. Cocktails and spontaneous dancing between the tables. The 2025 theme is French Riviera.
The Avalon Ball, now in its 22nd year, is a fantastic journey into the past when Big Bands played for huge audiences via nationwide broadcasts from the 1929 Art Deco Casino Ballroom in the city of Avalon on Catalina Island. With the Dean Mora Avalon Ball Orchestra. Come for the evening or spend the weekend. See the FAQ button to learn more about the event and to see prices.
SOLD OUT! Join us for an Avalon Casino VIP Backstage Tour, with exclusive access to explore the Stars' Dressing Rooms, Producers' Viewing Gallery, and the Directors' Projection Booth. This tour is the morning of the Avalon Ball.
