H&M navy blazer and shirt; J. Brand skinny jean leggings; Forever 21 earrings

It’s Oscar weekend in LA! It’s been a whirlwind few days, primarily because one of my best friends (the famous KSned!) is in town from London, so I’ve been juggling all the Oscar activities with her visit.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Force 2010 CLS63 AMG

On Friday, I spent the afternoon riding around town in the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Force car. My ride was the brand-new 2012 Mercedes CLS63 AMG, a 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8 beauty with 516 lbs of torque. (I grew up a Mercedes baby; my family had two 600s that my dad was obviously enormously proud of.) Everywhere we went, heads turned, jaws dropped, and several people flashed us thumbs-ups and stopped us to talk about the car.

Giorgio Armani interns in Beverly Hills; wearing fabulous labels head-to-toe!

The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Force had previous tooled through the streets of New York during fashion week, as I read on my friend Jordan’s blog Ramshackle Glam. I wasn’t sure how this experiment would translate–we were searching for people with the best street style–since nobody walks in LA.

On Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills; Marc Jacobs trench, Coach bag, Ray Ban aviators, and Australian jeans

But lo! My trusty driver and I put our heads together and decided the best bet was Rodeo Drive: and, in the end, it delivered! All of the people I found looked absolutely adorable and super-stylish–I filled out questionnaires with what they were wearing, but had to turn them in at the end of the day, alas. Still, I was surprised to discover that most of the people I approached were Australian or Canadian–who knew? Also, I ran into Sofia Vergara on Rodeo Drive and Kris Jenner in the Montage Hotel, but wasn’t able to talk to either of them. Blast.

Still, all in all, a super fun day!

Outside the Louis Vuitton store (he's wearing a Louis Vuitton belt, plus Gucci glasses, Zara shirt and Perry Ellis blazer; )

These two (wearing Calvin Klein, BCBC, Philip Lim, Polo Ralph Lauren and Banana Republic) were shopping for outfits for the Elton John Oscar party this Sunday - lucky gals!

Originally from Romania, but now LA-dwelling, wearing Louis Vuitton and Free People

Here from Tokyo, and wearing Japanese labels head-to-toe!