GOLDSTEIN: I realize I’ve become somewhat of a legend, yes. But according to my research, not many people know your actual story. Lots of people know about me.īLASBERG: That’s true. JIM GOLDSTEIN: I can give you a list of people who could give you some perspective, if you want. But I couldn’t find anyone who knew much about you, Jim. I typically speak to friends or people who I know really well. He took me on a tour of the house, and then we returned poolside to chat.ĭEREK BLASBERG: This is a weird interview for me. Sure enough, after winding my way down his long, twisted driveway, I found him sitting in a folding chair bythe water, wearing a yellow John Galliano T-shirt and hot-pink Galliano running shorts that coordinated perfectly with his yellow, blue, and pink Niketennis shoes. When he called to give me directions, he told me the door would be open and I could find him out by the pool. I met Goldstein at his house on a sunny California day in November. His latest megaproject is a new structure in his backyard that will eventually contain his office, a fully functional nightclub, an offshoot terrace, and guest rooms-all located beneath a tennis court. “There has been construction going on literally every day for the past 30 years,” Goldstein says.
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It features all the accoutrements of a lifelong bachelor pad: TV screens come out of ceilings, portholes in the pool look into his bedroom, a JamesTurrell skyspace sits on the bottom of a hill, parts of the clear glass roof retract to reveal a private jungle planted around the manse, and photos of Goldstein posing with famous people line the walls of the interior. Goldstein bought the place in 1972 and has been renovating, updating, and expanding it since 1980.
Originally built by Lautner in 1963, the house juts out in concrete triangles and clear glass rhombuses over a panoramic view of the city. High in the hills of 90210 sits Goldstein’s humble abode. “It’s reflected in the confident and unique way he dresses.”Īs Goldstein’s lifestyle would attest, he is a man of considerable means, but he is cagey about how he made his money or what motivates him, which has spawned a variety of theories about him-that he once had an affair with a famous Hollywood pinup, that he made his money in the trailer-park business-with only disjointed bits of his biography confirmed, and his own admitted delight in the outrageous mystery of it all.
“And, he’s the most uniquely dressed fan.” “He has a true love for fashion,” adds Jean Paul Gaultier, whose shows Goldstein has attended for years. “James Goldstein is our largest investor in NBA tickets in the world,” says David Stern, commissioner of the NBA. in the early ’60s, and spends the better portion of the basketball season traveling around the country to attend games in different cities. He has also been a Lakers season-ticket holder since the team moved to L.A.
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is one of architect John Lautner’s legendary residential properties and has appeared in movies like The Big Lebowski (1998) and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003). Goldstein’s life, though, has become a sort of legend, born of three seemingly disparate occupations spelled out cryptically on his business card: fashion, architecture, and basketball.įor the past several decades-we’re not sure exactly how many, and Goldstein isn’t saying-he has traveled from his home in Los Angeles to New York, London, Milan, and Paris to view the international fashion collections, and he has become a fixture at the events and parties that surround them. He’s a slight, older gentleman whose daily uniform consists of a tight, tapered suit made of some sort of exotic skin-maybe it’s python, maybe it’s ostrich-and topped with an elaborate hat, which is also often made of an exotic skin. James Goldstein is easy to pick out of a crowd.
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