People are yearning and seeking for something which is out of the ordinary in all aspects: price, style, and end use.  Thus, I find myself standing in the midst of a Creative Recreations Sample Sale on Melrose Avenue, on a Sunday afternoon.  It was a different ambiance than other sample sales or markets — exuberant staff and a DJ whose sound reverberated between the neighboring brick buildings created an experience that only added to the deals one could find.  Today, as consumers, we are seeking a different experience in all …

 
Tatoos are not only an artform, they’re fashion, a way of life…at least in Los Angeles.  This was driven home yet again at the Velvet Grip Tatoo / Junker Designs event, which featured super-tall models wearing the latest collection from Junker Designs, art from various local artists, and a crowd that proudly displayed their colors, from tats to threads 
 
 
  
 …Tatoos mixed with leather, formal dresses, and everything in-between…
The Junker Designs models sported foreboding feathers and skulls hairdos, courtesy of Clark Nova salon.
 

The latest and brightest of L.A. talent, they take a crafted and architectural approach to clothing that’s truly refreshing…
Their fashion show was the highlight of the Emerging Designers Showcase, reminding us that fashion is also meant to inspire and provoke beyond mere practicality…Deftly exploring new materials (wood, metal, leather) to create stand-out pieces that are sculptural, conceptual, and push the limits as only fashion can…Who said you can’t wear a wooden skirt?!
And if the wooden skirts and metal bustiers are too much, the jewelry and accessories are easy to put on, perfect accent …

To some extent, witnesses of this season’s Los Angeles Fashion Week would mostly agree that not much has changed from previous seasons. Despite the hard work of many entrepreneurs trying to revamp the LA Fashion Week’s image, it’s going to take more than a few plastic surgeons to give the L.A. fashion scene the facelift it deserves. Organizations such as Downtown LA Fashion Week, along with an array of private events and productions gave it their all to put LA on the right track to becoming a city of importance …

Introducing Agenda Magazine, our content partner!  
The brainchild of Kaylene Peoples, now celebrating its 5th year, Agenda Magazine is a monthly online publication that covers arts, fashion, and culture in L.A. and around the globe. 
Agenda Magazine is one of the first online magazines to use streaming video as part of its content.  One of the leading online magazines, its 500,000+ monthly readership continues to grow…
Agenda has a wide network of resources that it can pull from to provide intelligent information that you can use…  Its interviews generally have a story within …

Aah, Paris, quelle joie!  Paris was abuzz with Fashion Week and the various fashion markets…Fashion was in the air, people were out shopping for fall clothes, the weather was still warm…
The big trends everywhere:  leather, black leather skirts, dresses, shorts.  Over-the-knee boots – every store had them. Big bulky knits. And studs – studded everything…
 I truly felt like one of the chosen few walking through the crowds lining the entrance at the Vivienne Westwood show at  the Hotel Pozzo di Borgo.
  The show started late, like all fashion shows, but not before …

Now let’s talk heels. Not just any heels, but custom heels. Custom, doesn’t the very sound of that word make your heart go pitter patter. Your heels have something no other heel has, your foot in them. So, why buy something that is made for the masses? 
Lately designers like Noel Hagman and KM2 have been pushing the envelope in the custom shoe department.
Noel’s shoes are all one of a kind, refashioning Jimmy Choos and Stella Mccartneys. There is only one size for every style. When the shoe fits, buy it!  …