EVENTS
GUESS JEANS Opens Los Angeles Homecoming Flagship
By Alexandra Romero, Contributing Writer | February 12, 2026
GUESS JEANS opened its Los Angeles Homecoming Store at Melrose Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard Jan. 31, signaling a return to the brand’s California roots and the next phase of its global retail strategy.
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Go Red for Women Celebrity Red Dress Fashion Show
Style Fashion Week LA closed its five-day run of events at Vibiana with the Go Red for Women Celebrity Red Dress Fashion Show, held March 16. The show benefited the American Heart Association’s Go Red...
L’une Collection
Anh Volcek is not your typical designer. Her materials include plastic and glass, and her work place is comprised of a ventilated space and a mask. Being fascinated with innovation and advances with fabrics and technology, she incorporated unusual...
Japanese Brand Growze Builds First Store in Los Angeles
The allure of celebrity is powerful enough to support a number of businesses, from magazine publishing to weight-loss schemes, and two Japanese entrepreneurs ar...
L.A. Independent Fashion Consortium
At The Echo nightclub on March 15, host Clint Catalyst said that the LA Independent Fashion Consortium was a showcase for an “alternative” breed of clothing that is locally grown. Indeed, there was a visible h...
Octavio Carlin
Octavio Carlin counted Ancient Egyptian culture and art deco as influences for his Fall 2012 line for his self-named Octavio Carlin line, but he also looked to find new angles and l...
Furne One
Red-carpet looks are the domain of Dubai-based designer Furne One, but for his March 15 presentation of Furne One Presents Amato at Style Fashion Week LA, Furne One stepped into science fiction.
LA Fashion Weekend presents AshleeBrooks, Sarahi, Laha and Skineez
LA Fashion Weekend at Sunset Gower Studios continued its three-day event on March 17, kicking off with producer Mikey Koffman greeting guests and showcasing her rendition of style with a video of clo...
Mila
“Project Runway” alum Mila Hermanovski presented a chic modernist perspective for the runway debut of her Fall ’12 Mila collection, held March 14 at Style Fashion Week L.A.
Dina Bar-El
Dina Bar-El’s fashions are a fixture on the red carpet. During the 2012 awards show season, fashions by the Los Angeles designer were worn by E! Entertainment news host Kristina Guerrero and Access...
Education Resource Guide
Fashion students at The Art Institute of California–Los Angeles work toward becoming tomorrow’s newest professionals, the next generation of skilled fashion employees. Our fashion design and f...
Synesthetic Fashion Show Featuring HOWL Clothing, Grayson Mitchell Kelly and First Communion
In a spare loft-like space in downtown Los Angeles, HOWL Clothing, Grayson Mitchell Kelly and First Communion made an earnest presentation. The invite-only event on March 16 was filled with art school–type sp...
Sue Wong
For her Fall 2012 presentation, Sue Wong hosted a champagne lunch and presentation at her Los Angeles atelier. “This is my place of business. This is where I thrive. This is where I do all my creative work,” Wong said. “I really like to invit...
Madisonpark Collective
Madisonpark Collective debuted its men’s Summer and Fall collections on the runway at Style Fashion Week LA at Vibiana. Male dancers opened the show, giving an action-packed energy to the runway prese...
Bella Dahl Introduces New Tencera Fabric
Los Angeles–based contemporary line Bella Dahl launched last year with a collection of jeans, tops and dresses in “super-soft” fabrications and wash treatments.
Gypsy Junkies
Designer Marcus Paglialonga was speaking to his inner gypsy when he created his Fall 2012 collection, which mixed a bohemian vibe with rock ’n’ roll glam. It was seen on the runway March 10 during Concept L.A. Fashion Week at the Ace Gallery, Los Angeles.
