lol, perhaps no one wants to shop much in L.A. because of their massive mortgages on their Beverly Hills mansion? Besides, I just spent 1 1/2 months in L.A. at my uncles house in Beverly Hills, and there were PLENTY of people crawling all over Rodeo, Robertson, Madison, etc etc. I don't know where you've been shopping in L.A., but the first day I was there, I went to Prada and the woman infront of me dropped 10 grand without batting an eye...so, I think a reflection of what's going on is that the rich get richer, the poor are getting poorer. I'm not saying that no one who has wealth doesn't care about the war, but they have no idea what the middle-class/lower-class go through at all. Those people are so far apart from reality.
But, anyhoo. I like her outfit at the BAFTA's or whatever it was called, but her daily style lately has been less than stellar. Although, she always had sub-par style. Everyone acted as if she was so original, yet she was just a plain copy of what people wore in the 60s and 70s.