L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Candice Held
For Candice Held, scarves are not an accessory—they are the entire outfit. Since 2004, Held has found success fashioning vintage scarves into dresses and tops. At her Spring 2008 fashion show, held Oct. 18 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, Calif., Held proved she has an eye for designing prints, as well.
“They are like little paintings,” said Held of the centerpiece scarf-like print of her dresses that “tell a story.” This season, the story was a whimsical summer in an original silk “summer sky” hot air–balloon print and an original floral “rose garden” print.
She continued to offer the one-of-a-kind mismatched charm of her vintage scarf designs in the new styles through vintage-inspired color combinations and mixing a number of prints on one piece. Held expanded her range to a point, while staying true to the line’s roots. A group of cotton “dish towel” dresses was based on a dress Held constructed out of actual dish towels for a trip to Mexico. Another dress featured cotton handkerchiefs patched together like a quilt. —Rhea Cortado
