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This Weekend's La Jolla Motor Car Classic features Rita Hayworth's Cadillac

As if you needed another reason to go to the beach, or another reason to go the beach in La Jolla, this weekend provides: La Jolla Cove will again host this weekend's La Jolla Motor Car Classic. And while the gathering will be doing its best to honor the works of the hands of some guy by the name of Carroll Shelby (yes, that one), it the honor accorded to Rita Hayworth that you might truly be interested in.

Or at least, that of her Cadillac. Understandably taken with the charms of Lady H, Prince Ali Khan bought her a 1953 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe that was custom built by Carrozzeria Ghia. There are only two of them in the world, and only one of them was owned by the woman who helped Tim Robbins swim through a mile of you-know-what (hint: Shawshank). And yes, it's purple.

There will be other cars there from other lands so you can get your vintage on – British, Italian, German marques, horseless carriages, vintage motorcycles, et al. And there's always that Shelby guy. But come now, we all know that you go for Rita, and stay for the rest. The show begins Sunday, January 10th, at 9:00 a.m.

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Stuart Weitzman Creates $3 Million Shoes

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Celebrity Shopping

Each year shoe designer Stuart Weitzman creates one-of-a-kind shoes for the Oscars. This year he is using jewels that were once owned by Rita Hayworth to create a pair of jeweled shoes. Hayworth's daughter, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan has given Weitzman permission to use the jewels. The Oscar shoes and the actress who will wear them will be revealed on March 2. The shoes will be worth around $3 million and will be decorated with Hayworth's earrings. After the party, the shoes will be fitted with with a replica of the jewels by Swarovski Crystals and will be auctioned March 6, the day after the Oscars, with proceeds going to the Alzheimer's Association.

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