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RETAIL 

Eva Franco, Apolis 

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SHOPLIFT 

Our editor’s picks for November 

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LA “IT” GIRLS 

Young models make their mark in LA 

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MEN’S STORY 

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GO BOLD! 

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Winter clothes make the man 

How color can make it happen 

PAJAMA GAMES 

One couple tell a bedtime story in style 

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GET PACKING 

CANDY SHADES 

Beauty so good you could eat it! 

A his & hers guide to the art of leaving 

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PATTERN CONNECTION 

Tweed, Houndstooth & Herringbone 

RUNWAY REPORTS 

October’s busiest fashion month 

ON THE COVER 

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MATTHEW MITCHELL 

STYLED BY LAURYN McCULLOCH + TALIA MILLWAIN 

MAKE UP BY JULIANA LANDIS + KALE TETER 

MODEL HANNAH FROM NEXT MODELS 

SWEATER BY ANN DEMEULEMEESTER + SHORTS BY GROWZE 

NAILS BY CHROMEGIRL.COM 

PHOTOGRAPHED NOVEMBER 2013 BY LA MARTA FASHION ELENA 7 

STYLING BY KAT FORD

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF + DESIGN DIRECTOR 

RANDY DUNBAR 

PUBLISHER 

CSABA FIKKER 

MANAGING EDITOR 

DIANE LIEU 

ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR 

ALEJANDRO CHAPA 

ASSOCIATE FASHION EDITOR 

LAURYN McCULLOCH 

EXECUTIVE BEAUTY EDITOR 

BETH CARTER 

BEAUTY EDITOR-AT-LARGE 

CLARISSA BURT 

CREATIVE DIRECTOR 

MATTHEW MITCHELL 

CONTRIBUTING BEAUTY EDITOR 

JULIANA LANDIS 

PHOTO EDITORS 

KAI HE 

KELLY WEBB 

CONTRIBUTING VIDEO EDITOR 

KIKO MEILY 

EVENT CORDINATOR/COMMUNICATIONS 

YANA KOVALEVSKY 

ADVERTISING MANAGER 

MARCO MELANO 

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS 

SARAH BERKES • NICOLE RUNNINGEN • JULIANNA MARANON • MARIKA BASTRMAJIAN • MEGHAN WILSON 

STACI ADAMS • YASMIN SANTANA • MADAME MP • CECEE McDANIEL 

VIVIAN MONTOYA • JESSICA VALLADARES • EMILY WILSON 

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS 

ALEJANDRO CHAPA • ALEXIS CHONG • MARTA ELENA • RICK DAY • RANDY DUNBAR • WES KLAIN 

DIANE LIEU • MATTHEW MITCHELL • KAI HE • SCOTT NAIDE • ZEKE RUELAS • NINO VIA • KELLY WEBB 

CONTRIBUTING STYLISTS + MAKE UP ARTISTS 

BRUNO LIMA • CATHY HIGHLAND • TALIA McILWAIN • ESTEVAN RAMOS • FELIX BUSTAMANTE • KAT FORD • HARPER 

BRIAN PRIMEAUX • MYNXH WHITE • WILLIAM WILLIAMS • MITZI SPALLAS • KIMBERLEE BARLOW 

VICE PRESIDENT / OPERATIONS 

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LEGAL CONSULTANT 

JULIAN CHAN 

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letter from the 

A magazine is never the product of one person or company. Like 

a movie, there are so many people involved in the creation that we 

hardly have a moment to thank them. Our small staff is comprised of a 

dedicated, talented crew of people who work long hours out of a sheer 

passion for the world of fashion and magazines. I’d like you to get to 

know them. 

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design director 

KELLY WEBB 

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associate art director 

TALIA MCILWAIN 

assistant fashion editor 

LAURYN McCULLOCH 

associate fashion editor 

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contributors 

THE NOVEMBER ISSUE 

SARA BERKES 

Sara Berkes is currently a Graphic 

Design student at FIDM’s Los 

Angeles campus. Born and raised in 

Vancouver, BC, Sara switched coasts 

to complete her Bachelor of Arts 

with Honors in English and Creative 

Writing at the University of King’s 

College in Halifax, NS, in 2007. 

Returning to the west coast in 2012 to 

study at FIDM, Sara currently looks 

for any opportunity to combine her 

love of writing and design. 

MARTA ELENA 

Marta elena was born and raised in 

a remote area of Venezuela until the 

age of 20. After a stint in the United 

States, she then went to Europe where 

she was based in Paris as a model for 

10 years. 

She then returned to the US 

where she began , with the exception 

of a few classes , teaching herself 

photography. At the moment she lives 

in Los Angeles... 

CECEE McDANIEL 

I was raised in the bosom of the 

Bible Belt, in the suburbs of Atlanta 

Georgia. I grew quite opinionated 

by age 7 and haven’t seemed to shut 

up since. After recently obtaining a 

major in English I switched gears to 

writing all things fashion and design, 

and their roll in the take over of the 

millennials/Gen Y. 

BRUNO LIMA 

Bruno Lima is a proven and highly 

successful stylist and fashion 

designer with over 10 year’s expertise 

working for leading global fashion 

brands. 

Bruno Lima is also a member 

of Fashion Group International, 

a world-renowned organization 

for established fashion executives. 

Bruno seeks inspiration on arts 

in successful entrepreneurs and 

industry professionals, current 

global events, pop culture, and all 

facets of fashion. 

Currently, Bruno is part of the 

Exclusive Artists Management team 

of stylists, with offices in Los Angeles 

and New York. 

BETH CARTER 

Beth has been working in the beauty 

industry at some capacity for over 

20 years. A licensed Esthetician by 

trade, she left retail cosmetics to pursue 

a career in Entertainment. For 

the last 13 years she has freelanced 

all over Los Angeles. She’s worked 

with Celebrities from Janet Jackson, 

Britney Spears, Sharon Osbourne 

and more. She continues to juggle 

her makeup career while raising 

her 11 year old daughter. “ I love all 

things beauty and feel blessed everyday 

to work with the talented and 

gifted artists that I have met along 

this journey” Her work and resume 

are available at www.bethcartermakeup.com 

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KAT FORD 

Kat Ford is an American artist, 

author, designer, and stylist who 

specializes in mixed medium sculpture, 

tin art, costume design, and line 

drawings. Her aesthetic blends the 

worlds of Country Western and Rock 

and Roll infused with Latin American 

and American folk art. November 

1st she released her first children’s 

book, “Giddy-Up Fairytale Cowgirl”, 

encouraging girls and women alike to 

follow their dreams. Examples of her 

work can be found at www.corpirate. 

com. 

JULIANA LANDIS 

Make-up artist and eyelash expert 

Juliana Landis grew up in Liverpool, 

England, and it was there 

where her love affair with fashion, 

beauty, and glamour began. With a 

Malaysian father in the Navy and a 

Scottish mother in the theatre, Juliana 

was exposed to many different 

cultures as well as backstage life at 

a very young age. 

Prior to starting her own 

business in the Los Angeles area, 

Juliana had a coveted “station” at 

the renowned Beverly Hills Salon, 

UMBERTO, where she attracted 

a large and loyal following who 

sought out her services. julianalandis.com. 

ZEKE RUELAS 

Proud to be from the city of LA, this 

metropolis is one of Zeke’s favorite 

cities to work in. If he’s not traveling 

shooting lifestyle, advertising, editorials 

or interiors you can find him 

indulging in one of his favorite guilty 

pleasures. “ I love to go the movies, order 

a bag of popcorn (no butter) with 

peanut M&M's and a diet coke”. 

zekephotography.com 

WES KLAIN 

Wes likes to take pictures and learn 

about taking pictures by taking more 

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EVA FRANCO 

FROM FLEA MARKET TO FAME, LA’S COLORFUL FASHION DESIGNER 

BY SARA BERKES 

PHOTOGRAPHED BY ALEXIS CHONG 

Her clothing is sweet and whimsical with a retro 

twist. She clearly has an eye for prints - sweet bows 

to bright florals to edgy geometrics. Many of which 

she develops herself, working with fabric mills 

around the world. Designing and constructing her 

garments entirely in Los Angeles, Eva Franco’s 

clothing is sold in over 800 stores worldwide—quite a departure 

from her humble beginnings as an ethnic Hungarian political 

refugee to America at 10 years old. 

Coming from the communist country of Transylvania, clothing 

was one of the first things Franco noticed about America. “I came 

from a communist country where we just had uniforms. Clothing 

for me has always been a way to acclimate and kind of to express 

myself,” she says. “If I had been born here, who knows? I’m sure I’d 

still be doing something creative, but I think that clothing was just 

such a huge impact at the age of 10.” 

Knowing she wanted to study fashion by the age of 13, Franco 

attended FIT in New York after graduating from high school, moving 

two years later to Paris where she worked for a year as an intern. “It 

was good for me to go back to Europe and realize that there’s such a 

huge difference between Europe and America,” she says. “America is 

a country where there are so many rags-to-riches stories and there’s 

a reason for it, the spirit of America is very much about that. In 

Europe I faced a lot of closed doors and the burden of history.” 

After Paris, Franco returned to New York, where she was 

approached by one of her former professors. She was encouraged 

to go to the Philippines and open her first company with him, 

which she says was great, “because I failed. And you learn a lot, so 

it was great. Failure’s great—it’s part of the journey. I realized that 

I do not want to live in Asia and have this huge commute and be 

so disconnected, and I just couldn’t see how I could ever make a 

product that could really bear my name, so that was the reason that I 

went back to New York.” 

Still reeling from her failure in the Philippines, Franco 

decided to take a break from fashion and got into acting, which is 

how she ended up in Los Angeles, the city that would later be the 

source of her success. 

“I came out here to do a soap opera—I thought I was going 

to go down that path, and for about 5 years I was doing both. I just 

thought, okay - I’ll do clothing on the side.” 

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Franco started selling a small rack of clothing at the Fairfax Flea 

Market, which was right by her house at the time. She thought, “oh I’m 

just going to take five dresses, ten dresses and see what I can sell. To me 

it was always like, well, I’m acting, and I’m going 

to do this on the side. And then the two went 

“I can’t imagine if 

I lived in New York 

that I would be as 

colorful. As much as 

LA is known for its 

casualness, I feel like 

that’s even more reason 

to be needed here.” 

down a path where they were competing and 

it came to a point where I had to decide and I 

chose fashion.” 

For Franco, the choice was easy. “They’re 

both creative, they’re both expressing oneself,” 

she says, “but I liked the control of being 

creative when I wanted to as opposed to being 

cast in something.” 

She quickly moved into a studio space, 

just a few blocks away from the one she has 

now, taking care of every aspect of the company 

herself. “Every job at this company, at my 

company, I’ve done myself,” she says. “I’m kind 

of like a person that thinks, oh, how do you 

produce this? And I figure it out on my own, which a lot of designers 

probably don’t want to deal with. I think it was the only way that I 

could really understand the industry from all different points. It forces 

your creativity to get more in tuned with understanding this industry, 

not just from a creative standpoint but also like, what can I create that 

will actually sell?” 

Although undeniably successful, Franco’s experience has taught 

her that nothing is guaranteed, and nothing should be taken for 

granted. “We’re up against so many big labels and corporations, and 

the only thing that I have is the freedom to create and to be nimble and 

to be doing things that I believe in,” she says. “I think if I was designing 

for a big company I might not put a fox on my shirt, or a penguin, 

you know, creatively explore things and then see if it resonates with 

customers.” 

As for her key customer, Franco prides herself 

on the fact that any woman, from an 18 year old to 

her mother, can find something in the collection to 

suit her. “I definitely try to make things that are not 

just for size 0 women and I think I understand that 

if she’s going to go out for dinner she doesn’t want 

to have to worry about sucking in her stomach in 

a tight dress. I think I use myself also, like, would 

I wear this? Would I feel comfortable? I have a lot 

of Eva Franco in my closet,” she laughs. “Too much 

actually.” 

And how big a role has the sunny city of Los 

Angeles played in the success of the Eva Franco 

brand? “Living in Los Angeles I can’t imagine if I 

lived in New York that I would be as colorful,” she 

says. “As much as LA is known for its casualness, I 

feel like that’s even more reason to be needed here. There are so many 

t-shirts and denim out here, that didn’t appeal to me at all. I really 

wanted to create whole looks that are really structured and tailored and 

sort of this 50s vibe, where people are put together a little bit more.” 

Clearly, her customers feel the same yearning for a less casual 

LA. “It really started with me walking around in my dresses that I 

would design for myself. Seeing the world react to me, it inspired me 

to do more of it. I mean, if I walked around and nobody said anything 

about what I was wearing, maybe I wouldn’t be here today.” 

Eva Franco can be found online at shop.evafranco.com and at 

stores across the USA. 

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APOLIS 

TWO BROTHERS, ONE STORE, WORLD MESSAGE 

MEET RAAN AND SHEA PARTON, two brothers from Santa 

Barbara who had an idea, a big idea: merging commerce with cause. 

Located in the heart of the downtown Arts District, they serve as a 

model for a new kind of retail experience; not only a store but a 

gallery and a concept that empowers communities. 

The store is called Apolis, can you explain the meaning of the word? 

The term “apolis” means global citizen, can you explain the concept 

behind the store? Apolis, in Greek translates to 'Global Citizen', 

embodies our brand in many aspects, and now also our retail store 

as well. We co-design products with artisan groups around the world 

(15 countries and counting...) to create products that gives them access 

to a larger marketplace and the opportunity for growth and skill 

development. In the store, this can be visually seen with our changing 

messaging on the walls, showing the impact of one item as it goes 

from artisan to the end buyer in a process we call “Advocacy Through 

Industry”. We also showcase our films that we have documented about 

each international partner on the shop wall, which adds the faces and 

sounds of the artisans to the overall brand story. 

Raan and Shea 

Parton at the 

entrance to Apolis 

Working as brothers, who does what? We work well together, taking 

very different daily roles within the company and business. Raan 

focuses on product design, sourcing and manufacturing. Shea focuses 

on the operations, brand strategy and messaging. Our amazing small 

team all wears many hats so no two days are ever the same. 

You found the Arts District fairly early—what year did you move in? In 

2007, we moved our offices to the Arts District and at the time it was 

nothing like it is today. Much more gritty and desolate, there was a 

neighborhood of creatives that have been in this area for decades. We 

felt that in most metropolitan areas, the arts community continues to 

revive and be the center of change so we established our business here, 

hoping and expecting change. Our retail store opened in 2011 around 

the corner from our original offices and the Arts District and now it 

hosts some of the best new coffee shops, retail and restaurants in the 

city and it’s fun to be a part of the growing area. 

In addition to the retail space, you also have the Common Gallery. Can 

you explain what happens there? Our Apolis flagship store is called 

Common Gallery. It is one and the same - retail shop in front, 

offices in the back. More than just simply a storefront, we host many 

community events there to extend our passions of global citizens 

doing great things through film premieres, hosting international 

guests, music and book signing events, photo exhibits, etc. Our 

goal with the store is also to have a true feeling of hospitality when 

someone walks in, offering them a coffee or place to sit and have a 

friendly conversation while they shop. 

In terms of style, what are the major influences? We are most 

influenced by our own personal global travels and the process in 

which we all take to get to the end destination. Also our coastal 

upbringing and love for the ocean keeps the items refined but 

casual, approachable with a west coast feel. Our Standard Issue 

items, mostly made within 10 miles of our downtown LA office, 

are well designed basics for everyday wear. Our Transit Issue and 

Development Projects are products thoughtfully sourced with the 

various groups around the world. 

For more more information visit www.apolisglobal.com. 

—WRITTEN+PHOTOGRAPHED BY RANDY DUNBAR 

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PAGE TURNERS 

ROCK STAR CHIC 

The Dark Side of Fashion 

CURATED by Patrice Farameh 

CREATIVE DIRECTION 

by Susanne Schaal 

This month, Barney’s 

will team with the 

Jay Z collection and 

offer an edition of 

Rock Star Chic: The Dark Side 

of High Fashion with a limited 

250 numbered copies. The book 

is a visual journey of over 300 

photographs with fashion’s most 

cutting-edge photographers, designers 

and stylists exposing the 

“ominously beautiful obsession 

with the bad boy aesthetic and 

reveals what draws us into the 

darkness, providing a daring 

testament to the love affair with 

the gloomy, sultry side of Rock 

‘N Roll.” 

To better understand the 

concept we aked editor Patrice 

Farameh to explain: 

What is the concept behind the book? 

The book explores the dark side of 

high fashion with visual imagery 

provided by photographers, stylists 

and designers who embody this aes- 

thetic in their work. This fashion phenomenon 

has usually been attributed to the modern-day 

“rock star” style - the performance acts of rebellion 

set to music. 

Rock Star Chic has many meanings, organized 

by its 5 chapters: Tribal nomads to portray 

the modern-day bohemian gypsy, feathers and 

fringes, leather and python. Sometimes the 

symbols elude to death, but again mainly as a 

symbol of rebellion, such as the use of skulls 

and the color black, in the chapter Dark Angels. 

Some of the fashion is inspired by the new 

“gothic glamour” revival, or the current obsession 

with the dark underworld and vampires,

ROCK STAR CHIC 

or dark fetish fantasies, as in the chapter 

Vamp Glam. This book is set up like 

an art exhibition in printed form, as a 

catalog of all the people who create their 

artwork with these themes in mind. 

We are visually presenting the 

obsession in the current fashion world 

with the “dark side.” You saw it on the 

runways with some of the world’s most 

prestigious fashion houses in the last two 

seasons, including the new Punk: Chaos 

to Couture exhibition at the MET. Some 

of the fashion accessories are laced with 

emblems of sorcery and eroticism, which 

attracts many designers alike. 

Tell us a little about the Curated Collection. 

I launched this small publishing house 

about 2 years ago as a way to create some 

very limited edition exclusive publications 

after a decade producing books for 

other publishers and corporate clients. 

It was a way to let the creative energy 

loose without any economic restrictions 

and editorial rules; as a way to provide 

a platform for other creative people to 

showcase their work. We usually have a 

good mix of the established designers and 

artists, but mainly strive to give a stage for 

the emerging visionaries to shine in our 

books and have the exposure they deserve. 

Our vision is that you defy the aphorism 

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We put 

a huge amount of effort into the covers of 

each book and already launched two limited 

edition art book projects that have original 

works of art on the the covers by six 

international contemporary artists (SKULL 

PHOTO BY KENNETH WILLARDT MODEL: NIK DE BERRY 

STYLE and FOR WHICH IT STANDS). 

ROCK STAR CHIC will also be available as 

a limited edition version sold exclusively at 

Barney’s New York as one of the exclusive 

products featured in the BNY SCC Gallery 

curated by Jay Z. This was a great compliment 

to have one of our limited edition 

books included in this exciting exhibition 

of the most prestigious companies in the 

world. 

For more information: 

http://thewindow.barneys.com/a-new-yorkholiday-shawn-jay-z-carter/ 

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ARTS DISTRICT 

DOWNTOWN’S NEW BOHEMIA COMES OF AGE 

Blink and you could miss it. It is after all, a dense, small 

neighborhood situated in the lower end of downtown 

Los Angeles. It looks and feels like New York’s Meat 

Packing district, but it is earnestly LA: graffiti is 

everywhere, parking is nearly worth fighting over. The good 

news is, there are parking meters with 10 hour parking. 

It runs from the eastern side of downtown and borders 

Alameda Street on the west, the 101 freeway on the north 

and the LA river to the east. An industrial neighborhood, it 

still houses a rail yard, cold storage, furniture and fashion 

design and merchandising studios, government facilities 

and film locations (The 6th Street Bridge has been featured 

in productions such as “Terminator 2”, the classic musical 

“Grease”, “Lost”, “The Amazing Race” and music videos for 

Madonna, Kanye West and Kid Rock, among others.) 

In the 1970s the neighborhood became popular with the 

arts community with large spaces for live/work to buy and 

rent. 

In 1981, the City of Los Angeles passed the AIR ordinance 

(artist-in-residence), which allowed former industrial 

buildings to be used as art spaces, which up until this time 

had been done, but was illegal. As with much of LA, the area 

soon gentrified bringing a host of new residents, not so much 

artists but those attracted to the artistic lifestyle. 

At night, the place is transformed into a crawlers paradise. 

There are lines for The Wurstküche on East 3rd, an exotic 

sausage grill. Villains Tavern is the ideal night pub, remotely 

located on Palmetto St., it houses numerous abbey-like bars 

and an outdoor patio. 

Get out the GPS and head out for a day or an evening 

of fun in the quickly-changing Arts District before it gets 

swallowed up and there really will be no place to park. 

—RD 

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art+design VISUALS 

ERIC NASH’S LOS ANGELES 

PAINTER OF THE ORDINARY REVEALS THE EXTRAORDINARY BY SARA BERKES 

How do you choose your subject matter? 

I have always spent a lot of time driving around. And 

I’ve always been into movies. I have always loved what 

is called an “establishing shot” which is an image to 

introduce a scene or start a story or hit home an idea—a 

simple visual reference or icon that is worth a thousand 

words. As soon as I got my driver’s license I hopped into 

the car and started driving wherever my mood took me on 

the laconic Illinois prairie where I grew up. During a drive, 

I’m in a sort of twilight mode of half aware and half in a 

dream, and every once in a while on the open road there’s 

that moment in the periphery of your vision that somehow 

comes into focus for a split second and sears itself into 

your memory, and you say “That’s it.” And usually that’s 

the essential moment or icon that no matter who you are, 

you’ll recognize it anew. 

Capturing mere moments of LA in his hyper-realistic 

style, artist Eric Nash paints the mundane glances 

from the human eye. Often cropped against the sky, 

Nash’s studies of freeway signs, palm trees, traffic, 

and the ubiquitous orange “76” ball render ordinary 

moments both beautiful and melancholic. Working in oil, 

charcoal, and photography, everything Nash creates is influenced 

by what he perceives as the darkness hiding beneath the sunny 

skies of Los Angeles—the dichotomy between dark and light 

that is the essence of human life. 

I noticed you work with a variety of mediums. Do you have a 

favorite? 

Drawing is my first love so it has to be charcoal. It’s the 

most primitive of media—charcoal sticks on the cave 

wall. It’s of fire, carbon, earth, and universe compacted to 

create an unbelievably dark hue. I don’t believe in black, as 

there’s no such thing in nature. Charcoal is a deep, insane, 

crazy purple ashen blue red gray. 

How did you begin making art? 

At age three and a half I was finger-painting a battleship 

in preschool in the basement of the Methodist Church in 

Urbana, Illinois. It felt good and I said, “This is it.” And that 

was it. 

Do you work from a photograph? Life? Memory? 

I work from all of the above. I take pictures constantly and 

use them as starting points. I’m also on a constant search 

for those right moments or icons. I remember things that 

stand out and if they pop up in my mind over and over 

again I sketch them out and then go looking for visual 

references to make it happen. For me, photography is a 

form of sketching and a definite part of my process, but 

only as a base layer to build from, enhance, or edit down. 

Once you go to a canvas, anything can happen. 

Can you describe your artistic process? 

If something such as an image or place sticks in my 

subconscious mind and re-emerges over and over again, 

I want to make it or recreate it. It’s like a thing I have 

to do to get something out of my head. To do this I am 

constantly looking for that key image. I love images. I am 

an image whore and so in love with images that I like to 

paint or draw them to create my own little world. That’s all 

I really care about aside from friends and family. 

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What other artists influence your work? 

Edward Hopper did it for me at a 

young age. I was 14 years old and I 

went to a retrospective of his work 

at the Art Institute of Chicago. When 

I saw the work, it was a complete 

transfiguration. Here were paintings 

that were more real than real. And 

these were moments that everyone 

saw and felt no matter who you 

were. It was deeply human yet 

very distant and lonely at the 

same time. After Hopper it would 

have to be Cindy Sherman for her 

utter sense of humanity, story and 

drama in one image. It was her 

nod to Hollywood cinema. Hopper 

was also a fan of cinema and of 

saying as much as you could with 

one image. Then, of course, there 

is Ed Ruscha and his conceptual 

singular graphic sensibility, which 

is brilliant. I could go on and on. 

I noticed you’ve done various studies of the 

“76” sign. What is its significance to you? 

I’ve done 76 signs for about 8 years 

now. I don’t know what it is, but I know 

exactly what it is. I think, firstly, it’s the 

intense orange hue vibrating against 

the utterly blue sky of California. Then 

there’s the fact that it looks like a lollipop 

and everyone who has ever been in a 

car recognizes and remembers it. It’s 

like a pin on the vast and never-ending 

landscape of the West. It’s both nostalgic 

and completely contemporary at the 

same time. And, of course, there’s the 

idea of ’76, which is when the United 

States was founded, as well as the idea 

that it is a giant oil corporation, which is the underlying 

reality to our existence. In no way do I mean anything 

political. As with most art that I love, it just is. 

How long does it take you to complete a piece of art? 

Well, to paraphrase Mark Rothko, a lifetime. Seriously, 

anyone who really paints doesn’t think about time. But 

good question. I love paintings because they somehow 

make things more real and alive whether they take one 

hour, one month, or one year. Soul is timeless. 

You grew up in Illinois and live in Palm Springs, yet most of your 

paintings are scenes from Los Angeles. 

I did grow up in central Illinois but in reality I grew up in 

California in my young mind. My mother was an Army brat 

who went to high school in San Luis Obispo and out of the 

15 other places she lived before age 18 that was the only 

one she loved and talked about. California. It’s a lovely 

place. Plus, every TV show and movie that I liked seemed 

to be filmed in California. It was like the ideal—hyper-real 

in light and clarity. And that’s what I 

want my paintings to be. The mood, 

space, and light of LA are almost 

surreal. I use both places as my 

muse. LA as a stand in for all places. 

Palm Springs and the West have that 

epic, ancient, wide-open lonely feel I 

love. These places in addition to Las 

Vegas are so utterly American and 

they do it for me like no other place 

visually and emotionally. “Welcome 

to LA, a dark and sunny place,” is 

what I always say. And since I’m into 

painting dark and light both literally 

and figuratively, it works. 

Much of your art, especially your 

studies of skulls and ravens, has a sense 

of darkness and melancholy. Is this a 

reflection of your own life? 

Where do we begin? I did 

experience a lot of death and 

insanity at a young age within my 

family and that left a mark and made 

me appreciate black comedy, morbid 

beauty, and the like. Life in general 

is a contrast between darkness and 

light and there is intense beauty 

in both. It is the core essence of 

the universe. And in some sense, 

they are one, as many philosophies 

from around the world point out. 

Both of those icons, much like the 

76 sign is an icon, are so common 

as to be ignored—the skull, which 

is ubiquitous, and the raven, which 

appears in every single culture from 

the desert to the arctic. And yet both 

are about life in the larger sense, 

immortality and humanity. The raven 

is among the most intelligent creatures. It mates for life, 

yet cheats on that mate. It steals. It loves. It hovers above 

us. It has been a subject of poetry from Poe to the Bible 

to the caves at Lascaux. The skull for me is the essence of 

LA. It is the last material item left of our existence. They’ve 

found skulls that are millions of years old. It’s Goth. It’s 

death. It’s morbid and scary. Or it’s life. It’s like Hamlet 

talking to the skull. The skull is the longest and most 

singularly important human icon because it reminds us of 

our mortality. Everyone has used it. But I chose to do it as 

straightforward as possible. The Mexicans have blessed 

death-phobic North Americans with the idea of the skull 

being the symbol of memories of loved ones, spirit, soul, 

and eternal life. And in my skulls I try to bring this sense of 

morbid happiness and eternal life. After all, in LA, isn’t that 

why we all come here? 

Life in general is a 

contrast between 

darkness and light 

and there is intense 

beauty in both. It is 

the core essence of 

the universe. 

See more of Nash’s work at Skidmore Contemporary Art 

at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, Stephen Archdeacon 

Gallery in Palm Springs, Marcel Strouk: Galerie Rive Gauche 

in Paris, France, and online at www.ericnashart.com. 

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2 

ARCHITECTURAL HEELS 

We love it when designers mix 

it up a little... or a lot. Charline 

De Luca's "Vitty" shoe is exactly 

what happens when art meets 

architecture; the nickel metal 

inserted into the heel provides a 

structured aesthetic. 

FALL 

SHOE 

FASHIONS 

Some of the season’s 

best looks for your feet. 

BY CECEE MCDANIEL 

3METALLICS 

What if your outfit is 

lacking? Metallics ought 

to do the trick! Whether 

it’s a cool silver, rich gold, 

or shimmering pink. 

1 

PEEP-TOE BOOTS 

We got a lot of peep-toe action last season during the warmer months, 

and it was pure bliss. Fortunately the trend is far from over. Peep toes 

are back and thriving just in time for fall. They’re a sexy addition to a 

leather skinny or a skirt of any lengths, and why not throw in a pop of 

color with a pair of tights. 

4 

CLEATED PLATFORMS 

Effortlessly work the sport-luxe trend in a 

pair of chunky cleated platforms. They’ll 

toughen up any floral ensemble or take 

any edgy look to the next level. We love 

Loeffler Randal’s Calla-HCVC shoe, 

because it’s so versatile. Day or night, 

work or play, this shoe will take you just 

about anywhere in one of this season’s 

hottest trend. 

5THE METAL TOE 

We’ve seen the metal toe 

in several collections, but 

it seems to be one of those 

trends that’s snowballing. In 

a great way. 

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Beautifully designed wall art for any Los 

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From Aerystar thisWilmington Grey camera bag with special 

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These B&W ceramic tile coaster set collection features bold 

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This Sumba mixing bowl in celery 

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Designed by Sarah Sherman, the 

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Leatherback Writer - X is the perfect companion for your 

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THINGS FOR THE END 

These Monolith bookends by We Are MFEO use reclaimed items to create 

unique and lasting furnishings for the home, this husband-wife team 

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It’s all in the details and 

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AS TIME GOES BY 

This 2014 Los Angeles calendar features deliciously dreamy 

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What’s cooler than a handbag lovingly for you? Not much. 

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corners. Nars YU is 

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1 

After a scrub 

& moisturizing, 

apply concealer 

all over lip and 

outside the lip 

line. Blend well. 

We used Clé de 

Peau Concealer 

in Beige. 

3Then you 

want to apply 

a lighter lip 

pencil to the 

center of the 

lips and feather 

out. Here, MAC 

Satin in Myth. 

4For a bit of 

shimmer, add a 

soft dusting of a 

light eyeshadow 

for that extra pop. 

Pictured: Color 

Revolution Glitter 

Shadow. 

photographer DIANE LIEU 

hair HARPER @ EXCLUSIVE ARTISTS MANAGEMENT 

make-up JULIANA LANDIS 

model AMANADA RAU @ Q MODELS 

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5To finish off 

this haute 

look, apply 

a clear gloss 

with a touch 

of shine. MAC 

Cremesheen 

Gloss in 

Fashion 

Scoop is 

perfect for 

this.

eauty 

There’s no 

hiding the fact 

that the ombré 

trend took the 

fashion world 

by storm. The 

gradient looks 

have long since 

transcended the 

catwalk and into 

everyday looks. 

We’ve decided 

to translate this 

look for lips. 

Here’s how: 

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TO TAKE YOUR 

CLEAN BEAUTY 

STRAIGHT INTO 

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NIGHTS. 

SCARLET 

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ROCK ’N’ KOHL 

turtleneck by Banana Republic 

Use a kohl pencil or try a creme liner pot and 

smudge. Try a color softer than black, like bronze 

or khaki. Line the entire eye and smudge away to 

give yourself a smoldering evening look. 

Want to incorporate shadow? No need for several 

shades to create definition. Try a complementary 

deep shade on just the lid and blend in an upward 

fashion. 

Remember to finish the look with lots and lots of 

dark mascara! 

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EYEBROWS USE A PENCIL 

OR A SHADOW AND FILL IN 

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FEATHERY STROKES AND 

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WITH PHOTOGENICS 

POST PRODUCTION BY 

ALEJANDRO CHAPA

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LA’s 

YOUNG 

“IT” GIRLS 

THE NEXT GENERATION 

OF MODELS IN LA ALL UNDER 21 

photographed by Matthew Mitchell 

styled by Lauryn McCulloch + Talia McIlwain 

make up by Juliana Landis + Kale Teter 

assisted by Diane Lieu + Alejandro Chapa 

Post Production by Alejandro Chapa 


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on her: top- Deepa Gurnani, 

bag- Me Char 

HANNAH 

NEXT AGENCY 

Q: Where were you born? 

Seattle, Washington but I grew up in LA. 

Q: What’s your favorite food? 

Tacos! Or chocolate-covered strawberries. 

Q: Which designer do you love most? 

Valentino. They’re classically girly. 

Q: Whose your favorite model? 

Abbey Lee Kershaw, she’s always herself. 

Q: Tell us about your ring? 

It’s been passed down by my family for 

many years in Uzbekistan. I got it on my 

16th birthday. 

Line & Dot white sweater 

Growze brown studded shorts 

Chrome Girl nail polish 

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RACHEL 

NEXT AGENCY 

Q: What do you want to do in the future? 

Eventually go to college for business 

& merchandizing or learn to design 

women’s wear. 

Q:Who is your favorite designer? 

Alexander McQueen. His work is so 

original and everything was a work 

of art. 

Q: Favorite brands? 

Free People. Brandy Melville. Top 

Shop. 

Q: Cats or dogs? 

Dogs. 

Q:Tell us about your necklace? 

It’s a fish necklace my grandmother 

gave to me and reminds me of her. 

Romeo & Juliet Couture charcoal 

zip-up sweater 

Chrome nail polish 

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LILY 

NEXT AGENCY 

Q: Who is your favorite label? 

Tom Ford. And Louis Vuitton. 

Q: Favorite food? 

Froyo. 

Q: Where are you from? 

Los Angeles, Mid City. 

Q: Who is your favorite model? 

Cara Delevingne, she’s a rule breaker and 

unconventional. 

Q: What’s your keepsake? 

My crown necklace. My mom’s best friend 

passed away from breast cancer and her 

husband melted down all her jewelry and 

made this crown charm. 

Growze black and white knit sweater 


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15 

ALEXIS 

HMM AGENCY 

Q: Do you have a favorite hashtag? 

#sorrynotsorry 

Q: What’s your favorite food? 

Italian pasta. Give me the carbs, 

it’s delicious! 

Q: What’re your dreams? 

To go to NYU to study criminal 

law. I want to make my own 

path. 

Q: Cats or dogs? 

Cats. 

Q: What’s your trinket? 

This little bear was given to me 

by a little girl named Andrea 

during a mission trip to 

El Salvador. 

Romeo & Juliet Couture beige 

sweater 


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ASHLEY 

HMM AGENCY 

16 

Q: What is your favorite song currently? 

Royals by Lorde 

Q: Where do you love to shop? 

Anthropology 


Keep traveling and eventually go into 

the medical field. 

Q: Boxers or briefs? 

Boxers. 

Q: Tell us about your necklace? 

My mom gave it to me when I was 

very young. 

Line Knitwear ivory and 

glitter sweater 



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LIZZY 

WILHELMINA 

Q: Who would you love to meet? 

Harry Styles, he seems really cool and 

I’d love to jam out with him, I play the 

guitar and sing. 

Q: Favorite hashtag? 

#YOLO 

Q: Favorite brand? 

Kate Spade. 

Q: Favorite model? 

Candice Swanepoel. 

Q: Tell us about your necklace? 

My dad gave it to me on my 13th birthday. 

Romeo & Juliet Couture blue sweater 

with skulls 


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16 

SCARLETT 

WILHELMINA 


I plan to go to college to study 

medicine. 

Q: Favorite food? 

Chipotle burrito bowls. 

Q: Favorite actor? 

Leonardo DiCaprio. He’s perfect. 

Q: Favorite song? 

I’m Yours by Jason Mraz 

Q: What’s your trinket? 

A bracelet my grandmother gave to 

me before she passed away. 

Romeo & Juliet Couture plum 

sweater with sparkles 


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CAROLINE 

DT MODEL MANAGEMENT 

Q: Where are you from? 

Newport Beach, CA 

Q: Who’s your favorite singer? 

Beyonce. 

Q: Favorite designer? 

Marc Jacobs. 

Q: Where do you love to shop? 

Where don’t I shop? 

Q: Tell us about your trinket? 

My grandmother and I have 

matching necklaces. 

Ann Demeulemeester cream 

button-up sweater 


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CLAIRE 

DT MODEL MANAGEMENT 

Q: Who’s your favorite actress? 

Blake Lively. 

Q: Favorite hashtag? 

#ohsnap 

Q: Where do you shop? 

Shopbop.com 

Q: Favorite model? 

Kate Moss. 

Q: Tell us about your trinket? 

It’s a necklace that fits into my mom’s 

necklace. She gave it to me when I 

went to college. 

Number (N)ine gray knit sweater 

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As though pure white 

snow flashed and 

sparkled with the color 

of bright ruddy wine, 

and was overcome by 

this radiance. 


THE PAPERBOY 

Cruise on the Westridge trail with Bryan 

as he delivers today’s news and style. 

Shipley & Halmos White Hounds tooth 

Pant; G-Star Raw Red, White and Blue 

scarf and Navy dress shirt; Ted Baker 

Navy Belt; Jacob Holston Dark Green 

Sweater; Gents Hat; Bacco Bucci Red 

High Top Tennis Shoe. 

Bike from www.elmaestrobicycles.com

Men from all walks of life come together to form a mélange of 

styles suited for the fall. 

PHOTOGRAPHED BY WES KLAIN 

FASHION EDITOR LAURYN MCCULLOCH 

STYLING BY BRUNO LIMA @ EXCLUSIVE ARTISTS 

GROOMING BY CATHY HIGHLAND @ AIM ARTISTS 

ART DIRECTOR MATTHEW MITCHELL 

POST PRODUCTION BY ALEJANDRO CHAPA 

MODELS 

BRYAN L@WILHELMINA 

EVAN W@WILHELMINA 

ERIK B@DT MANAGEMENT 

RAFAEL Z@WILHELMINA 

MIKE R@WILHELMINA 

BRIAN G@WILHELMINA 


THE INTERN 

& THE GRADUATE 

There’s no camouflaging the 

ambition of the Intern (LEFT) 

and the Graduate (RIGHT) 

as they sit and ponder how to 

climb the ladder of success. 

Evan (RIGHT) in G-Star 

Raw Black Pea coat; Agave 

Denim Camo Pant; Bally 

Black Turtle neck; Bacco 

Bucci Black Boot. Evan 

(RLEFT) Agave Denim Pant; 

Bally Camel Long Sleeve; 

G-Star Raw Black Blazer; 

Custom Brown Boot; Stylist’s 

Own Belt. 

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THE TRAVELER 

On his way to Union Station 

to catch a train, Eric is in the 

fashion fast lane. 

Bally Leather Coat with Fur 

Collar; Custom Brown Boot; 

Sandast Tweed Bag; G-Star 

Raw Gray Pant and Cream 

Cowl neck Sweater. 


THE HOPELESS 

ROMANTIC 

With an incurable 

commitment to romance 

and quality craftsmanship, 

Raphael knows you can’t 

hurry love but you can look 

your best trying. Agave Denim 

Blue Jean; DKNY Blue Tie; 

G-Star Raw Navy Sweater; 

Bacco Bucci Red High Top 

Tennis Shoe; Neiman Marcus 

Blue and Beige Bag; Mulco 

Blue Watch; Moods of Norway 

Plaid Button Up. 

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THE JOCK 

Mike won’t be making 

any heel turns away from 

the leather and knits this 

fall as he gets his mind 

ready for the gridiron. 

Custom Brown Boot; 

Fiftyfive DSL Khaki Pant; 

G-Star Raw Red Puff 

Jacket; Moods of Norway 

Plaid Shirt; Agave Denim 

Gray Button Up Sweater. 


THE PLAYBOY 

Blending in with the many 

familiar faces at the Chateau 

Marmont is no easy task for 

Evan when showcasing his 

sleek sartorial sense. Moods 

of Norway Navy Velvet 

Blazer; Shipley& Halmos 

Green Pant and White 

Dotted Button Up Shirt; 

Bacco Bucci Shoes, H&M 

Polka Dot Socks. 

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THE PRODUCERS 

Suave confidence exudes 

from these new wave 

magnates as they serve up 

fall freshness. Brian (LEFT) 

Bally Black Leather Bag; 

Ted Baker Green Bowtie 

and Blue Denim Button 

Up; Moods of Norway Blue 

Cardigan and Jacket; Reiss 

Navy Suit Pant; Custom 

Brown Boot. Mike (RIGHT) 

Zara Man Gray and Orange 

Polka Dot Tie; Moods of 

Norway Red Herringbone 

Pant and Jacket; Ted Baker 

Blue and White Checker 

Button Up Custom Snake 

Skin Boot. 


THE OUTDOORSMAN 

Always a good catch whether 

countryside or docked at 

Newport Landing, the Outdoorsman 

is stylish, warm 

and comfy. Bacco Bucci 

Black Boot; Ted Baker Olive 

Green Pant; Jacob Holston 

Oxblood Cowl Neck Sweater; 

Bally Charcoal and Brown 

Leather Puff Coat. 

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THE PROFESSOR 

Talents are a dime a 

dozen for this heralder of 

knowledge and fashion 

functionality. Custom 

Brown Boot; Agave 

Denim Black Pant; Bally 

Camel Turtleneck; G-Star 

Raw Gloves; Ted Baker 

Black Blazer.

GO 

FOR 

THE 

Oversized coats, velvet, leather and brave patterns with some of our 

favorite bold color trends of the season intersect with vintage pieces to 

prove a fashion forward girl can be eco-friendly 

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARTA ELENA 

STYLING BY KAT FORD 

MAKE-UP BY MYNXII WHITE AT THE REX AGENCY 

HAIR BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS AT THE REX AGENCY 

MODEL ELLA DIEKE AT HOLLYWOOD MODEL MANAGEMENT 

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audacious 

Ruby 

Designer: Pia Gladys 

Perey 

Style Name: Natalia 

Jumpsuit 

Price: $269 

Available at: www. 

piagladysperey.net 

Pink Jacket: 

Vintage, Surrey Classics

outrageous 

range 

Designer: Pia Gladys Perey 

Style Name: Cameron 

Dress 

Price: $230 

Available at: www. 

piagladysperey.net 

Patterned Tunic: 

Vintage, Stylists Own 

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deep 

urple 

Leotard: 

Designer: Ekaterina 

Kukhareva 

Style Name: Taupe, 

Violet, Moss Purple 

Leotard 

Price: 310 GBP 

Available at: http: 

www.kukhareva.com 

Fur Jacket: 

Vintage, Saga Fox 


auve 

moment 

Designer: Ekaterina Kukhareva 

Style Name: Thodora Coat (worn in 

reverse) 


Available at: http: www.kukhareva.com 

Belt: Vintage, Stylists Own 

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erulean 

sky 

Designer: Ekaterina Kukhareva 

Style Name: Knee Length Dress 

(KERMANSHAH Dress) 


Available at: http: Made to order 

Blue Jacket: Vintage, Stylists 

Own 


THOMAS IF YOU (LEFT) COULD 

BROWN 

READ 

LEATHER 

MY MIND 

JACKET: 

Drew’s relaxed in red 

CP COMPANY Houndstooth pajama bottoms 

from Bedhead , as is Mikayla. 

SWEATER: who is TOPMAN 

also wearing a safari 

HAT: BAILEY 

ring. 

OF HOLLYWOOD 

GIANLUCA (RIGHT) 

CASHMERE BLAZER: WOLSEY 

PLAID SHIRT/PANTS: MANGO 

MEN 

BUTTON KNIT SWEATER: J 

AND COMPANY 

POCKET SQUARE: CALVIN 

KLEIN 

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Pajamas meet the 

perfect pair in a feathery 

showdown between the 

sexes 

PHOTOGRAPHED BY ZEKE RUELAS 

STYLED BY LAURYN McCULLOCH 

HAIR+MAKE UP BY KIMBERLEE BARLOW 

CREATIVE ASSISTANT DIANE LIEU 

MODELS DREW KENNEY @WILHELMINA 

MIKAYLA @ HMM 


THIS LITTLE PIGGIE 

Mikayla in a sultry lingerie 

set by Valery Lingerie, gazes 

adoringly at Drew in red, 

white & blue checked boxers 

from Banana Republic. 

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THE MAIN EVENT 

Drew’s relaxed in Bedhead 

pajamas, as is Mikayla. 

Comfy and cute. 


POKER FACE 

Sneaking kisses and 

peeks. Mikayla in a Prêt 

a Porter sleep dress. 

Drew in N2N thermal 

pants. 

COMIC TIMING 

Dining on a breakfast 

of corn flakes and Berry 

& Veronica, Mikayla 

awaits her beau’s return 

from the laundromat in 

Mimi Holiday. 

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PILLOW FIGHT 

We don’t know who 

steals the show more; 

Drew’s Love is Earth 

Blart ensemble or 

Mikayla’s slip by 

Addiction. 


Inspiration comes from the unexpected 

in this candy-flavored beauty story 

PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARTA ELENA 

STYLED BY KAT FORD 

HAIR+MAKE UP BY MITZI SPALLAS 

for MITZISPALLAS.COM 

MODEL ANDREA WAHLGREN @ HOLLYWOOD MODEL MANAGEMENT 

*All props created by Stylist Kat Ford of rock candy and licorice 

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lumavera.com 

Purusa 

natural perfume gel 

sebasriansigns.com 

Maxi lip 

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gucci.com 

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factoryla.com 

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nancymeyer.com 

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PHOTOGRAPHED BY ALEJANDRO CHAPA 

STYLING BY BRIAN PRIMEAUX FOR ARTMIX 

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pattern 

A GUIDE TO LIVING 

recognition 

IN THE MATERIAL WORLD 

twisted tweed 

Tweed is a coarse woolen cloth of a soft, open 

and flexible texture. Suit sets are far from out. 

Pair this classically inspired tweed suit with some 

vibrant basics and watch these classic pieces 

twist into modern sophistication. 

PHOTOGRAPHED BY ALEJANDRO CHAPA 

STYLING BY LAURYN McCULLOCH 

MODEL JUDITH LOVINGFOSS 

NUR Tweed 2 Piece Suit; 

Buddha to Buddha Silver 

Bracelets 

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styling power 

Buddha Silver Bracelet; 

Goorin Bros. Pink Beanie 

and Blue Primo Scarf; 

Cailey XXII Julia Denim 

Shirt; Charlotte Ronson 

Red Duffle; Ecru Black and 

White Knit Coat; Everleigh 

Brick Peplum Knit; Grethel 

Tweed Shorts. 

Herringbone, 

the subtler 

sister of the 

pattern family 

gets her 

name from 

the fish called 

Herring. Bring 

traditional sets 

to a standstill 

when mixing 

this comfy 

Herringbone 

coat with 

denim and 

tweed for an 

upscale yet 

street chic 

look. 


Mixing bold, 

tweeds helps 

this beauty get 

in the groove 

even in the 

busiest and 

briskest LA day. 

Christopher & Thompson 

Thompson Olive/Plaid Pant; 

Foley & Corinna “Moriella” 

Tweed Tote; Insight Green 

Scarf; Neuw Crop Button 

Up Jacket and Candy Knit; 

Goorin Bros. “Maud” Cream 

Gloves. 

tweed in 

the swing of things 

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mod attitude 

Houndstooth 

is a common 

2-tone pattern 

that’s no longer 

just pupy play. 

Getting the 

right angle is no 

daunting task 

when wearing 

Houndstooth 

day or night. Being 

comfortable, 

while stylish is 

guaranteed. 

Lodis Houndstooth Clutch 

and Belt; TFNC London 

Houndstooth Dress; Hybrid 

Red Crop Blazer. 


profiles 

Greg LaVoi 

Los Angeles designer revives the iconic House of Irene 

By Diane Lieu 

photograhed by kai he 

Often times, American fashion houses fall prey to the quiet 

deaths. Unlike their European cousins, they don’t often go 

into redux with a big name designer at the helm. This was 

not the case with American Fashion House of Irene, the 

iconic American costume designer of the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. Her 

creations, known to be beautiful and well-crafted, were worn by the 

likes of Carole Lombard, Ginger Rogers and Doris Day. Lauded for 

beautiful cuts that accentuated 

female figures that turned heads, 

Irene pieces are prized vintage 

collector’s treasures. They were 

dubbed “California Elegance” by 

British Vogue; a true accomplishment. 

Unfortunately, she died at 

age 62 feeling rather forgotten 

by Hollywood. Fortunately, the 

fashion world welcomed her influence 

in the house’s re-launch 

for Fall 2013. Now under direction 

of Hollywood costume designer 

Greg LaVoi, whose crafty 

blend of understated classics and 

chic modern look gives his designs 

a certain glow, they made 

their way down the runway at 

the Kyoto Gardens Rooftop here 

in Little Tokyo. From the 50’s 

style slim pencil skirts in soft 

colors resembling Monet’s palette 

to the intricate lattice details, 

GREG LAVOI 

his collection felt like a dreamy 

stroll through a mid-century garden. 

Irene’s couture standards are seemingly safe in the hands of 

LaVoi who started as a sketch artist for Bob Mackie before designing 

the wardrobes of country music superstars and A-list celebrities. 

This re-launch sustains an American art form with much history 

and thankfully creates a demand for further revival of American luxury 

fashion houses. 

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STYLE FASHION WEEK 

LOS ANGELES’ BIGGEST FASHION EVENT OF 2013 

BY LEI PHILLIPS 

PHOTOGRAPHY BY 

KAI HE 

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One week during the Indian 

Summer month of Oc tober, Los 

Angeles plays host to a series of 

fashion events called Style Fashion 

Week. The event brings together the best LA 

designers and provides a unique showcase to 

witness the best fashion LA has to ffer. 

Style Fashion Week this year was a daily fashion 

affair with each of the 5 days becoming 

progressively more exciting as high-profile 

celebrities made their appearances such as: 

Lindsay Lohan, Kendall & Kylie Jenner, Scott 

Disick, Alessandra Ambrosio, Dita Von Teese, 

Adam Lambert, Bobby Brown, Tia Mowry, 

Floyd Mayweather, Draya Michele and Jacob 

Busch. The impressive event was held at L.A. 

LIVE and received a strong endorsement by 

Curren D. Price Jr., Councilman for the City 

of Los Angeles, who gave praise to Style Fashion 

Week co-founder, Veronica Welch and a 

successful 6th season. 

The huge tent set up in the upper parking 

area of L.A. Live included a long red carpet 

entrance and housed 2 fashion runway areas, a 

large bar in the center and a private VIP area. 

Around the inside of the tent were sitting 

areas providing much needed rest between 

each of the 5 daily runway events running for 5 

consecutive days. The venue was indeed large 

enough to house many luxury product vendors 

including exhibitions of art and of course 

our very own LA Fashion Magazine. 

Each day of Style Fashion Week was dynamic 

and each collection was diverse. Starting 

with the likes of Octavio Carlin, Malan 

Breton and Michael Costello where lavish, 

elegant gowns and free flowing mesmerizing 

silhouettes were displayed. Marco Marco and 

Andre Soriano gave a show of excitement and 

fun. Betty Page is a moving force for women 

to celebrate their desires and their femininity. 

The last day of Style Fashion Week showed 

that fashion can excel at excess with Furne 

One’s concept of “good vs evil” which elated 

the L.A. Fashion week attendees. 

All of the designers were set in place to 

show Los Angeles is a fashion force not to be 

underestimated. Style Fashion Week continues 

to grow with events scheduled twice a year 

in March and October. 

DEXTROSE 

Michael Costello 

Malan Breton Sachika 


Andre Soriano 

Betty Page 

STYLE 

FASHION 

WEEK 

Vilorija 

“Each day of 

Style Fashion 

Week was 

dynamic and 

each collection 

was diverse.” 

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Malan Breton 


Silva Bours

Furne One 

Betty Page 

Michael Costello 

Dextrose 

Sachika 


THE RUNWAYREPORT 

CONCEPT: LA 

A VERITABLE FEAST 

FOR FASHION 

At the kickoff of Los Angeles Fashion Week 

SS14, Concept (LA) was an all-day event 

at Quixote Studios on Saturday, October 

12th in West Hollywood. Studio doors were 

opened to the hundreds of fashion’s younger 

cohorts - bloggers and fashionistas among 

them. Installations that showed apparel as 

art glittered in between the runway shows. 

Here’s a behind the scenes look at the magical 

moments in all the chaos. 

—written + photographed by diane lieu 

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SUNSET GOWER STUDIOS, the official 

title sponsor of L.A. Fashion Weekend 

once again rolls out the red carpet 

for another weekend of beauty, fashion 

and fun! Winding down the fashion 

filled week with an open bar, great music 

from L.A.’s 97.1-radio station and complimentary 

makeup consultations. Geisha Studio Makeup 

Academy provided the flawless makeup seen on the 

models. Planet Salon provided complimentary consultations 

and they provided the gorgeous hair seen on the 

runway models. The NOBU Hotel at Caesar’s Palace is a 

new luxurious hotel in Las Vegas where a cultural fusion 

of East meets West. The hotel was one of the sponsors of 

the night offering samples of their signature Sake wine 

to guests. The guests mingled and lounged before the 

runway show began. Rollasole offered samples of their 

adorable emergency slippers. The runway event kicked 

off with an introduction from host Mikey Koffman, CEO 

and executive producer of LA Fashion week followed by 

a runway show introduction from NOBU Caesars Palace 

featuring a few models in gorgeous gowns. As official 

sponsors of the event they offered five lucky guests a free 

night stay at the NOBU Caesar’s Hotel. 

Nathanaelle Couture opened the runway show with her Spring 2014 collection. 

Her designs are always so feminine, chic and classy. Using lace in most 

of her designs she adds a touch of femininity and vintage feel to the collection. I 

love how she recreates the old vintage style with modern glamour. Chloe Evangeline 

turned up the 

heat on the runway 

with sexy neutrals, 

soft flowing dresses 

and animal prints 

with a touch of turquoise 

blues. Her 

sexy safari prints 

made her comfortable 

yet chic designs, 

ready for that 

trip to a tropical 

paradise resort. The collection had a sensual yet bohemian vibe to it. 

Piper Gore was also one of my favorite designers of the night adding a 

California glam to her Spring Summer Collection 2014. Again going back to 

basics and staying with neutrals while adding a pop of color seems to be the 

trend. One of my favorites was the gold jumper, which is so glamorous and light 

enough to wear on a hot summer day yet so elegant. The white shorts and vest 

and the bubble gum pink short outfit with jacket are another favorite giving it 

that Malibu Barbie look, perfect for summer and giving it that youthful sexy 

look. After the show the crowd headed for an after party at the W Hotel where 

the party continued. 

THE RUNWAYREPORT 

LA Fashion 

Weekend at 

Sunset Gower 

Studios 

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LA legends 

It’s 1966 and a new TV 

series, Star Trek has 

just aired. The Beatles 

released the controversial 

“Yesterday and Today” 

album cover, and quickly 

pasted over the “butchered” 

covers with a more serene 

image. It was the year Vogue 

editor-in-chief, Diana 

Vreeland declared, “This is 

the year of do it yourself.” 

On the west coast, 

The Doors had just 

released their first album 

featuring “Light My Fire” 

and the Sunset Strip was 

experiencing riots due to a 

new curfew law of 10 PM. 

That was the year 

this image was taken by 

photographer Bill Claxton 

of his wife, Peggy Moffitt 

wearing an outfit by 

Los Angeles designer, 

Rudi Gernreich. This 

collaboration would 

become legendary as the 

threesome would produce 

some of the most iconic 

fashions and images from 

the 60s and 70s. 

Rudi Gernreich, Peggy Moffitt, and William Claxton. 

“Fashion will 

go out of fashion.” 

—Fashion designer Rudi Gernreich 

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