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===Walk of Style=== {{main article|Rodeo Drive Walk of Style}} [[File:Model_crosses_street_in_Beverly_Hills.jpeg|thumb|right|Model crosses Brighton Way at Rodeo Drive during a [[photo shoot]], 2013.]] [[File:Rodeo drive, 01.JPG|thumb|upright|A "Torso" sculpture featured on Rodeo Drive]] In 2003, Rodeo Drive was given an $18 million makeover which included widening the streets and the addition of crosswalks. The ficus trees lining the street were taken out and replaced with palm trees. In September of the same year, the Rodeo Drive Committee developed the [[Rodeo Drive Walk of Style]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=Daisy|title=Rodeo Drive Gets Needed Makeover|url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sr&csi=156942&sr=HLEAD(RODEO%20DRIVE%20GETS%20NEEDED%20MAKEOVER)%20and%20date%20is%202003|access-date=1 April 2014|newspaper=The Augusta Chronicle|date=24 December 2003|page=A13}}{{subscription required}}</ref> The Walk of Style features plaques set in the sidewalks along Rodeo Drive. Fashion icons are honored with the award for their work in style and fashion.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schmidt|first=Ingrid|title=Designer Catherine Martin to get Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award|url=https://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-xpm-2014-feb-05-la-ar-catherine-martin-rodeo-drive-walk-of-style-award-20140205-story.html|access-date=1 April 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=5 February 2014}}</ref> At the intersection of Rodeo Drive and Dayton Way is the nude sculpture entitled "Torso." This statue was created by sculptor [[Robert Graham (sculptor)|Robert Graham]] and is the symbol for the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style. Recipients of the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award receive a "Torso" maquette also designed by artist Robert Graham.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roug|first=Louise|title=Armani is first to get star on fashion 'Walk of Style'|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20030304/rodeowalk04/armani-is-first-to-get-star-on-fashion-walk-of-style|access-date=1 April 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=4 March 2003}}</ref> The French fashion firm [[Lanvin (company)|Lanvin]] opened a store on Rodeo Drive in 2011.<ref name=lanvin>{{cite journal|last=Brown|first=Rachel|title=Lanvin Lands On Rodeo.|journal=Women's Wear Daily|date=31 January 2011|volume=201|issue=20|page=3|url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA248664907&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=19078ed3462ec00b2f0af8fcd56f7f92|access-date=7 April 2014}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
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