Partygoers Fall Down the Rabbit Hole in Laurel Canyon

Host Ariel Sands in a stunning feather headdress
Host Ariel Sands in a stunning feather headdress

Laurel Canyon is legendary.

Books and films have covered the infamous parties, rock stars and tragedies that gave this Los Angeles mecca its reputation. But even before the 1960s, I bet there was always that ethereal, mysterious feeling among the cabins shrouded by eucalyptus trees and coyotes howling through the night.

The home in the hills was decked out as The Rabbit Hole
The home in the hills was decked out as The Rabbit Hole

Ariel Sands threw a knockout Alice in Wonderland-themed bash, turning her Laurel Canyon abode into The Rabbit Hole. The spread included mystery potions that guests were encouraged to drink. And if visitors dared to show up sans costume, they were given sandwich boards to wear, resembling a deck of cards.

Guests relished the chance to dress up as characters from Alice in Wonderland
Guests relished the chance to dress up as characters from Alice in Wonderland

What Los Angeles neighborhood could have been better suited for this psychedelic fete?

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Tweetledee (or dum?) flanked by two guests who dared enter without costume. They were punished and adorned with deck of cards sandwich boards.
Tweetledee (or dum?) flanked by two guests who dared enter without costume. They were punished and adorned with deck of cards sandwich boards.

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