For over 10 years, Monica Corcoran has reported on L.A. style and the city's ever increasing power as a trend setting mecca. In her past working lives, she has interviewed almost every A-list actress for InStyle magazine and covered the busy intersection of Hollywood and style for Variety. She also regularly wrote on L.A. nightlife and culture for the New York Times. Corcoran lives in West Hollywood with her husband and loathes marzipan, air kisses and bad manners.