And oh, the things that you can buy on Rodeo Drive, such as a silver-plated Leopard on a Log for $12,500 at David Orgell, which is "an adult toy store," says its vice president, Ali (a different one). Founded in 1933, Orgell is the oldest business on Rodeo Drive and offers a rich variety of gifts and antiques to the rich. Who else could afford the 1867 French centerpiece suite of three gilded sterling silver pieces calling for a cool $200,000?

Or an eight-ply cashmere cardigan sweater from Scotland displayed in the window of Sulka, a men's clothier. It was listed for $2,150 but is going on sale soon in case you want to dump that ratty old two-ply cashmere of yours. Sulka is where we learned that their $1,750 silk smoking jackets are cut shorter than robes so you can wear them over tux pants. And the Versace store was where all the sales associates seemed to be handsome young men with black hair, black clothes and an attitude, one of whom told us that the peach Versace gown on display cost 42,000 smackers, and a sale does not seem imminent.

(From top to bottom: Clothing and atrium window shadow at Versace store in Beverly Hills; men's clothing at Sulka; and window shoppers looking at antique glassware in a David Orgell store.)

More postcards:
Dec. 28: Westard ho!
Dec. 28: Thawing out
Dec. 28: LA scene
Dec. 29: Old Pasadena
Dec. 29: Roses HQ
Dec. 29: Petal pushers
Dec. 30: 90210
Dec. 30: 90210, cont'd
Dec. 30: A sea of red
Dec. 31: Venice Beach
Jan. 1: Rose Parade
Jan. 1: The Game
Jan. 1: The Game, cont'd
Jan. 2: P.S.

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Photos by Jeff Miller, text by Jeff Iseminger.