On the side of a shoddy industrial building in Berlin stands the image of an eight-story-tall headless man made entirely out of spray paint. Read more...

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Paris, France. Courtesy of Larry Yust.

Michelle Obama is preppy, because she went to Princeton and wears cardigans from J.Crew. Read more...

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The preppy fashion trend from the 1980s is still prevalent among students today. Gina Wanless, left, and Amy Ly describe their look as the modern version of this style.

Scott Anderson handcrafts his surfboards one by one in a workshop tucked away in an industrial district of Marina del Rey. Read more...

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Anderson team rider Chad Marshall showcases his Anderson longboard. Marshall and his brother, Trace Marshall, collaborated with Anderson to design The Brothers Marshall Model. (Photo courtesy of Chris Klopf)

For weavers like Sisilia Sii, the art of textile-making is far more than a simple pastime "“ it's an art form tightly woven in tradition. Weaving has been an intricate part of Sii's life in Flores, Indonesia, ever since her mother began teaching her the technique when she was a child. Read more...

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The Fowler Museum at UCLA will be exhibiting the textiles and video stories of weavers such as Luisa de Jesus of Tutuala, Timor Leste, in “Weavers’ Stories From Island Southeast Asia,” which will be on display through Dec. 5. (Photo courtesy of Fowler Museum)

Like its refined Italian Renaissance sister city, Venice Beach is an arts haven "“ just with a slightly more eclectic sense of style and a touch of Californian flair. Read more...

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UCLA alumna Nancy Louise Jones, a professional artist, is participating in the first monthly Venice Art Crawl. Jones’ monotype painting “Go” is pictured above. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Louise Jones)