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Spotted! Sandy Richman high atop these bad boys.

The always fashionable president of the Directives West buying office and retail consultacy told me her shoes are vintage Isabella Fiore which she bought a few years ago at the brand's showroom in The New Mart.

New Era's Los Angeles flagship set aside space for different artists' takes on the New Era cap.

Streetwear’s place on the corner of Melrose and Fairfax avenues is assured.

On Dec. 8, one of the favorite cap manufacturers of the streetwear set, New Era, held a debut party for its West Coast flagship store at 8001 Melrose Ave.

If you haven't uploaded a video for WikiFashionista.com's Street Style Video Contest, you need to know that Jackie K. just got her 15th Facebook "Like." Just like the latest trends, you should be on top of these kinds of things or you'll be wearing an "out"-fit. And no fashionista wants that.

These are the times that try men’s soles. The recent U.S. federal court ruling that shot down shoe designer Christian Louboutin’s contention that red soles are his soul domain has Brazilian brand Carmen Steffens kicking up its heels.

Esquivel from David Hubert on Vimeo.

Designer George Esquivel knows how to make a good shoe. The fact that his shoes are all made by hand in L.A. makes them even better in our book. The Council of Fashion Designers of America and, um, Anna Wintour agree. In 2009, Esquivel was nominated for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award. Here's cool video about the making of a pair of Esquivel's shoes. And turn the volume up. It sounds as cool as it looks.

722 FIGUEROA - Fall Collection Release Event from TIGER TIGER on Vimeo.

The 722 Figueroa Showroom took a novel approach to Fashion Week - which is to say it opted out of the runway scenario in favor of hosting stylists and editors during the day and hipsters and retailers for a party at night. Held Oct. 14 at the downtown showroom (which sits on the very edge of Echo Park), the event was fun and cool and so L.A. - everything Fashion Week should be.

Not quite socks, but not quite shoes, Gypsyz are a hybrid of cozy cotton knit socks with rubber soles. The unisex footwear was inspired by South American handmade booties and comes from the same makers of Gypsy05 clothing. The Los Angeles-based clothing line is known for its unique dying techniques that resemble tie-dye, marbled and ombre effects with a California-casual style of summery dresses, drapey cut sweaters and upscale sweats.

Dressed in a knit tank, summery shorts and super-high heels, N.Y.-based shoe designer Ruthie Davis is fitting right into the L.A. lifestyle at Kitson.

We’re helping Brazilian shoe brand Carmen Steffens kick off the Fall/Winter season with a party on Aug. 12 at the company’s U.S. flagship store at Westfield Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Events are planned throughout the day—and online—with plenty of goodies for Carmen Steffens’ fans.