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Quiksilver Women's x Club98 Capsule Celebrates Female Surf Community
By Dorothy Crouch | January 21, 2022
Celebrating the female surf community, the QQuiksilver Women's x Club98 Capsule was recently released as a collaboration between the Huntington Beach, Calif., brand and the global organization of ocean lovers.
Bodyrock Sports Launches Bespoke Activewear
Southern Californian designer Kelley Dooley creates stylish fitness apparel. Her Los Angeles-based company, Bodyrock, is well known for donning pop music sensation Britney Spears with the infamous diamond skull tassel and 18K gold zippered bra.
(I Always Feel Like) Somebody's Watching Me
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but perhaps not in the fashion business, where designers strive to strike the right balance between innovation and salability, while building—and protecting—their brands.
STYLE FILE: Priscella Shum
Texworld USA friend, PriscellaShum, buyer for Jessica Simpson Outerwear, shares her thoughts on New YorkStyle, her one item she can’t live without and trends she plans on rocking forthe upcoming holiday....
Holiday Window Displays Light Up NYC
There's no place like New York for viewing holiday lights.This year is no different. I was recently in New York City and couldn't help but snap a few photos of the incredible window displays seen at all the department....
Apparel News Daily Reader
A short history of NYC's 5th Avenue Holiday Windows (New York Times)The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: A Two-Minute Video Recap (The Cut)Chanel Highlights:...
CNN’s Fashion Museum Roundup Falls Short
CNN profiles fashion museums around the world--but overlooks California's stellar examples.
Church On The Edge
Some of the revelers at Church Boutique's Edge of Evolution party. Photo by Felix Salzman/LookBookLA.Church Boutique in West Hollywood represented fashion’s avant garde and art-inspired looks since its debut in 2009. On Oct. 4, Church co-owners Rodney Burns...
Burton's Long, Strange Trip
Sign at the Burton party tells it all.The snowboarder’s cry of ’Pray for Snow’ might join the credo of classic rock band Grateful Dead, ’What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been.’The Burlington, VT.-headquartered snowboard label Burton debuted...
Boutique Notes; Civilianaire, Ed Hardy, Mattison
Civilianaire's new Melrose Ave. digs.L.A. is a jeans town and L.A. area label Civilianaire is staking out more space in the City of Angels.The workwear-inspired jeans line recently moved into 8251 Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood. The...
Frankie B is Having a Sale!
That's a good reason to celebrate. Los Angeles denim line Frankie B pioneered the ultra-low-rise super-sexy jean, which has garnered celebrity fans like Sienna Miller, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria and Fergie. If you, too, are a fan—and...
A Current Affair Is This Saturday!
Vintage lovers, brace yourselves. The Fall edition of A Current Affair: Pop Up Vintage Marketplace is this Saturday! Stop by for a treasure trove of vintage finds – including designer - from over 30 premier vintage retailers and private dealers. In case you...
Restaurant Population Exploding in the Fashion District
Terroni on Beverly BoulevardYou know the Fashion District is on the upswing by the number of new boutiques and restaurants flocking to the area.Spring Street, which used to be known as the Wall Street...
Octavio Carlin's Party Keeps Going
Octavio Carlin and Kaylene Peoples at House of Blues. Photo by Arun Nevader.L.A. designer Octavio Carlin threw a soiree for his new, self-named Octavio Carlin atelier last week. But the party continuedwhen singer, Agenda magazine editor and...
Isabel Marant, Bottega Veneta to Melrose Place;Topshop
Isabel Marant, photo by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, via Isabel Marant website.Marni, Carolina Herrera, Monique Lhullier built boutiques on Melrose Place in West Hollywood, the Isabel Marant and Bottega Veneta fashion houses...
Octavio Carlin's Party
Octavio Carlin Fall 2012 styles. Courtesy of Octavio Carlin.There’s a new Octavio Carlin boutique at 309 N. Kings Rd.and a lively soiree celebrated the debut of the new studio on Sept. 27.This atelier also could be called a loss for Los Angeles’....
