Chilling rain and thunderstorms could not keep LA?s fashionable set away from the 9th Annual Fresh Faces of Fashion Show.
Gracing the runway were highlights from the collections of emerging local fashion designers, Augustine, Crispin & Basilio, Katy Rodriguez, Anzevino & Florence, Trasteverine, Ziji, Fremont, and Haverhill?s swimwear line with accessory installations by Hollie Ten, Jack Rabbit, L.D Tuttle and Marcello Toshi Creazoni.
What happens when an actress and an architect decide to put their creative bobbles together to create minimalist masterpieces
Three?s Company? Fremont designers Devin Carlson, Brittany Pham and Jessica Loria channeled the pleasure loving excess of the late 1960?s and early 1970?s for their line of playful plaids, fearless florals and silken swimwear. We envisioned it as an ideal wardrobe for a hip, young, future WASP?s vacation attire.
Newbie? This may have been the first year Katy Rodriguez had shown a collection for her own label, but a newcomer to the fashion scene she isn?t. In mostly yellow satin with bold violet florals, the billowing silhouettes of her satin like signature pinafores were breathtaking. Cocktail dresses, some with rich purple bubble skirting, were featured in mostly blacks and grays. To sum it
Augustine designers Mitzi Guidry and Kelly Lynn Jones design more for the professional city woman who wants to be fashionable, yet practical. Adorned with buttons made from coconut, models looked shockingly comfortable strolling down the catwalk in
Let?s hear it for the boys! East Coaster William Anzevino and West Coaster Richard Florence, first combined creative forces back in 2000 for and Andy Warhol Museum project, and have since presented fashion groupies with avant guarde men?s attire. Startling, but wearable in luxe fabrics such as Bamboo and Modal, the modular collection was Star Wars meets Movie Stars with asymmetrical lines.
With so many fresh faces of fashion with unique design elements, there was one common denominator shared from collection to