We feel like we should officially mention that it's LA Fashion Week.
Well, it's almost over now, but it's been highlighted by celebu-spawn designs by Lauren Conrad and Nicky Hilton, and front row appearances by Sean William Scott and Jenna Jameson (No love from Lisa Love, LC?). Even as an LA native, intern Jazzi has to admit she has never paid much attention to the West Coast mini to-do, and never had the urge to go hang outside of Culver City's Smashbox Studios or sneak into shows like she might consider for Bryant Park (Though this season Erin Fetherston did host a party she would have liked to attend).
We think the fact that the Pussycat Dolls' lingerie line showed in the closing slot says a lot about the way things go in LA. Well, that and the fact that LA's most notable talents, Monique Lhullier and Jenni Kayne, show in New York.
We get that LA is not a "Fashion Capitol" and more of a "Lifestyle City", but as hard as it tries to be legitimate, we wish we could expect a little bit more. We know there's a lot of talent to be had. After all, LA did give us the Olsens, Jenny Lewis, Santino, Jeffrey, and Rami.
Still, every season we wonder if LA will finally get its day in the fashion spotlight... but then we get back to daydreaming at the beach.
--JAZZI McGILBERT
posted by PJH
Mar 14, 2008 11:20AM
Hello, I'm a long-time reader, but this is the first time I've commented. What keeps LA fashion week from being the huge, beautiful spectacle that the other fashion weeks are is the fact that when someone talented emerges in Los Angeles, they leave. I've attended LA fashion weeks for a few years now here, and let me tell you, there is no sneaking in required. You go up, ask for standing room, you get in. Also, Los Angeles is so big, and Culver City is so removed and randomly plopped in the city that no one really knows about it. There is no presence of it being fashion week.