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EVENT EIGHTY FOUR

+ BERYLL - CHARLES ARNOLDI STUDIO | LOS ANGELES

ART OF TASTE – CHARLES ARNOLDI STUDIOS | VENICE –  9 DECEMBER 2025

MERLE'S CLOSET | FASHION COMMENTARY  | LOS ANGELES | MODERATES

Step into Merle’s Closet for an insider’s view of the inner world of L.A. style.

OUR SHORT FILM

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MERLE'S CLOSET

A DINNER FOR ALL SEASONS

Dinner parties are a dime a dozen in this town: those with houses in the hills hire private chefs, drag out gold Hermes dishes, the hostess dons her favorite  beaded caftan. But a recent dinner at the sprawling art studio of famed Venice painter Chuck Arnoldi had an inimitable one-in-a-lifetime combo of elements: a backdrop of colorful paintings galore, luxury fashion and a soon-to-be five star chef preparing delicacies like parmesan crisps with wine-infused grapes and blue cheese amd black and gold striped tortello filled with mushroom-ricotta creme, sauteed mushrooms, finished with microgreens.
 
Michelin star-trained chef Luis Dynamite, only 20 years old, founded “Art of Taste  with entrepreneurial mom Petra Berg  Not only do glam mother and son team up to host gourmet dinners all over the world, Malibu-by-way of Austria’s Berg designs brought along her lush line of cashmere and silks called +Beryll, hung on racks around the studio.  (Cont…)

Guests included major Hollywood agents (John Burnham), Chuck’s novelist wife Katie Arnoldi, designer Pamela Barish, artist Laddie John Dill, and Bof course art dealers and art world luminaries. By the end of the evening, over the Drunken Pear (soaked in spiced Amarone wine, filled with goat cheese), the many Malibu ladies present were all trying on +Beryll fuzzy cashmeres in soft neutrals that looked gread over jeans – but even with long skirts and boots. Chuck Arnoldi also sported a sailor blue men’s cashmere pullover. “I never wear sweaters,” the consummate artist laughed. “But I’ll wear this one.” You can check out +Beryll at +Beryll.com

THE HANDSOME CROWD

EVENT EIGHTY FOUR