Doris Bergman (1955–2023): an appreciation

February 19, 2023/10.37

Publicist extraordinaire Doris Bergman and her husband passed away earlier this month. Elyse Glickman pays tribute to her […]

Oscars 2018: Saturday afternoon live

February 27, 2018/10.33

From top: Presenting sponsor Curtis & Co. with Oscar winner Viola Davis. Jon Mack (Pandora’s Box) with sponsor Precious Vodka. Title sponsor Buywine.com with multiple Grammy Award-Winning artist, Anita Pointer. Twenty seventeen was an epic roller-coaster year for Hollywood, between the watershed #MeToo movement, all-encompassing political turmoil, and changes in the public’s moviegoing habits and […]

A 2017 Academy Awards suite that’s all heart

March 1, 2017/9.00

Above, from top: Dancing with the Stars (the US version) Karina Smirnoff with Footmate. Title sponsor Buywine.com with Allen Maldanado (Black-ish, 2017 Golden Globe-nominated series). Jewellery from Twisted Silver. Who says you need Valentine’s Day to show a little love? As event planner Doris Bergman sees it, every day should be Valentine’s Day—with the flair […]

Art Lewin Bespoke: when crowd suits the occasion

November 24, 2016/20.30

Above, from top: Art Lewin with Daniel Simons. Interior at Art Lewin’s Santa Monica store. Eugenia Kuzmina. With Kelsey Scott. Patrika Darbo. Whether you’re going for an audition or a job interview, the first impression is critical. With a guest list that included actors, attorneys, and LA power-brokers, nobody understands this better than Art Lewin. […]

Turned on, tuned in: Doris Bergman’s seventh annual Emmy Style Lounge & Party

September 25, 2016/21.48

Elyse Glickman Above, from top: Art Lewin works the room with celebrities on hand. Fibrum’s revolutionary virtual reality technology. We fell in love with True Love Skincare. It just goes to show that you can’t stop progress. A decade ago, everybody in Hollywood was marvelling about how cable television was drawing some of the spotlight […]

Doris Bergman’s Style Lounge and Party: style and substance before the Oscars

February 29, 2016/7.42

Felix Salzman While the presence of an ultra high-tech Maserati Ghibli and a customized McLaren 570S Coupe make a strong first impression, I was more interested in finding out what Doris Bergman had in store for VIP celebrities and talent involved in the 2016 Academy Awards. I was looking for items that would appeal to […]

Revved up for fall: Doris Bergman’s sixth annual Emmy Style Lounge & Party

September 21, 2015/13.16

Elyse Glickman Doris Bergman’s sixth annual Emmy Style Lounge & Party at West Hollywood Fig & Olive offered many of her familiar hallmarks, from a freshly prepared Mediterranean-inspired lunch (Cæsar salad, penne with shrimp, chicken with couscous) to ice cold Hint water to a bevy of respected talent (Emmy nominee Khandi Alexander [Scandal], Steven Bauer […]

To the Oscars with love: Doris Bergman’s 2015 Valentine Romance style lounge

February 19, 2015/11.54

KVR Creative/courtesy Doris Bergman Even if seasoned Hollywood PR pro and impresario Doris Bergman asks for feedback on her events, the truth is that with her Oscar-Valentine and Emmy events, she consistently “knocks them out of the park” (as we say in the baseball-crazy USA). Once again, West Hollywood’s Fig & Olive restaurant played host […]

Summer heat and cool trends, at Doris Bergman’s Emmy Style Lounge at Fig & Olive

August 23, 2014/0.23

Top Kate Burton with MD Sun Skin Care. Centre Bling It Hat Designs with Khandi Alexander. Above R. J. Mitte of Breaking Bad with Honest Tea. With no end to summer in sight, and Labor Day two weeks away, plucky, savvy Doris Bergman was back to work with a flourish, celebrating the coming fall season, […]

Doris’s day (in celebration of romance, fashion and the movies)

February 21, 2014/13.26

Doris Bergman has done it again, cramming an astonishing mix of philanthropy, fashion and famous folks into an afternoon at the sixth annual Valentine Romance Oscar Style Lounge & Party at West Hollywood’s Fig & Olive restaurant. The inventive and innovative organizer of Oscar month’s first major style lounge welcomed celebrities such as Eva […]