5:15-6:15pm Docents available to discuss the site at the Marion Davies Guest House
6:30-8:00pm Talk

Fashion historian and designer Kimberly Truhler discusses film costume, focusing on the early years of the Hollywood film industry and the female style icons that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s. Stills from the movies and images from fashion runways accompany a discussion of the designers whose work with stars like Gloria Swanson, Louise Brooks, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow and Marlene Dietrich continue to influence fashion and design today.

With over 20 years studying costume design, Kimberly Truhler is regarded an expert by cineastes and fashionistas – both Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) have called upon her services. She has written extensively on the history of fashion in film for her website GlamAmor and will be teaching the subject as a Professor at Woodbury University this spring. Drawing upon her knowledge of fashion past and present, and informed by her love of cinema style, Truhler operates a boutique offering a vintage collection as well as a new retail line of luxury casual clothing called “Time & Silence”. GlamAmor.com.

Stop by early for information on the Beach House by docents from the Santa Monica Conservancy.

Tickets are free but space is limited and reservations are required. If you would like to attend, please reserve online. Please plan to arrive by 6:15pm to retain your reservation. Late seating, even for reservation-holders, is not guaranteed. To adjust or cancel your reservation for this event, email beachhouse@smgov.net. We appreciate your keeping in touch!

Directions: The Beach House is located at 415 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica, CA 90402 on the west side of Pacific Coast Highway, a half mile north of the California Incline and a half mile south of Chautauqua Blvd. Plenty of public parking is available - enter off PCH at the Beach House Way traffic light. The facility is easily accessible by foot or bike from the beach bike path, although the Beach closes at sunset. There is ample bike parking at racks throughout the site - remember to bring your own lock.

Parking: For weekday evening Beach=Culture events October - April starting at 5pm, there is a special $5 parking charge at the park and pay machines available in three areas of the ACBH parking lot. Machines take cards and cash and this special rate is only for Beach=Culture attendees; please inform the attendant you are here for Beach=Culture and display your receipt on your dash. For regular fees and parking lot hours, please check the website for details.

Other events: To view & make reservations for future free Beach=Culture events, check http://annenbergbeachhouse.com/beachculture.

General Info: For hours, events and more, visit http://www.annenbergbeachhouse.com, or call 310-458-4904. Back on the Beach Café hours are subject to change but generally close by 3pm on winter weekdays - call ahead.