Ella

EXPANDING! Advertising and Giveaways ect...

2010-12-19T00:08:00.000-08:00

I'm going big or going home. I've been receiving a few emails lately about advertising and other type of product placement opportunities and hey, I'm looking for more partnerships and advertising opportunities.
If you are a business, please contact me and we can work something out.

ADVERTISING/SPONSORS:

If you feel you or your company would relate to my readers email me with details of how you would like to advertise. You may email me your own proposal for rates if you wish; I am open to your ideas.

Ella is currently accepting sponsors and advertisors of all types. Let me know how you would like to sponsor my blog or any other ideas you may have.

GIVEAWAYS:

If you would like to donate an item for a giveaway, please let me know. I am always happy to give back to my readers and giveaways are a great way to do that, as well as to advertise your company.

PRODUCT PLACEMENT/REVIEWS:

I will be happy to feature and showcase an item sent to me as desired. I will only accept items I feel will relate to myself and my viewers. Email me with how you would like me to feature the item (outfit post, review, both, etc.)

OTHER:

If you have any other partnership ideas feel free to email me with a proposal. I am willing to work with you to find a solution that works for both of us.

WHAT?! Roitfeld leaving French Vogue!

2010-12-18T23:11:00.000-08:00

Carine Roitfeld at Isabel Marant show

BREAKING NEWS!!

The ever so stylish Carine Roitfeld is LEAVING French Vogue at the end of January! Please Fashionistas, take out all your black now and wear in mourning. The incredibly stylish 56 year-old started as a model, moved into styling and became Tom Ford's muse. She has been the Editor-in-Chief of French Vogue since 2001. So why only ten years Carine?! Well Roitfeld told New York Time's, " I think it's time to do something different. I had so much freedom to do everything I wanted. I think I did a good job. When everything is good, maybe I think it's the time to do something else." Her last issue will be March 2011 (Now i need to subscribe to ensure I get an issue!) after which she has "no plan at all."

Of Course, the next question is, who will replace her?! Me!!! HAH! Don't I wish!
Well, her sucessor has not yet been announced, but I'm sure it'll be announced in the next couple of weeks. And when it is, I'll let you all know!!!

Till then my fellow fashionista's lets wear our LBD's in the most mournful and fashionable ways.

Source:
http://www.stylelist.com/2010/12/17/carine-roitfeld-leaves-french-vogue-after-10-years/

Tom Ford -The Truest Definition of a Fashion Designer

2010-12-10T20:04:00.000-08:00

Photos By Steven Meisel, Dec. Vogue

       I've been experiencing the worst writer's block lately. I have been wanting to write something but i had just not been inspired. December's Vogue was the turning point. Writer Sarah Mower captured my heart in "Mr. Ford Returns" and Steven Meisel, wow, he photos were outstanding. Please, go pick up the issue NOW if you are a true fashion junkie. This will feed your needs for quite some time.

      Every Fashionista who was NOT invited to Tom Ford's comeback to womenswear show after 6 years, has been DYING to see photos of the collection Tom Ford truly brought back the exclusivity to fashion. His collection will be sold only in his sixteen stores until next season and there will be no repeat of the launch show. Only magazine editors will be able to view his collection in his showroom in London. He describes his collection as, "The seventies is what I love. Soft, touchable beauty is what I love."
    As a fashion lover and I suppose, blogger (isn't that what I am doing now) the Internet is our prime source to gather and consume all that is fashion related. I love it. But since the use of Internet in fashion, the Fashion Cycle has been on a cracked out speed. Tom Ford notices that, he explains, "I do not understand everyone needs to see everything online the day after the show. I don't think it ultimately serves the customer, which is the wohle point of my business-not to serve the journalist of the fashion system". I am, according to Ford, a part of the 'journalist' - in a small scale- who is pushing this fast pace fashion system who wants to see things NOW. It has been the ultimate stylist game to nab the hottest looks off the runaway for their clients on red carpets, but Ford says, "Ill wait to see who is nominated for the Oscars. Then I will offer to dress one person". This guy is a Renegade (although, I don't think he would not be too happy to be called one.)  On the flip side, as a designer (that being my ultimate fashion goal) I can totally understand and respect Ford's business savy thinking.
     The speed of the Fashion Cycle is something that fashion students are warned about. This cycle moves fast! Especially now because of the help from the Internet. Ford challenges that idea and aims to slow it down by creating classic, well made clothes of value. (Yes, that does mean expensive and likely out of my price range, but a girl can dream right?!) After designing for Gucci, and even calling the Gucci Girl being, "too trendy", Fords women's collection was made for his muses who he says, "beg" him to make them suits because they "cant find that anywhere!" (on a side note, how awesome would it be to have Tom Ford as your bestie?) Ford wants to make something of "intrinsic value". "I don't think fashion has to change every five minutes. I'd like these to be clothes you can wear for a long time- ten 20 year; pass on to your daughter". -I always tell my dad that buying designer, would be an investment!
                     Ford has lived the high-speed fashion lifestyle because of his work for Gucci, YSL- even designing fifteen men's and women's collections in one year!!! He knows what sells and has even shined a light and believing in Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Balenciaga and Bottega Venta! If you weren't certain before, know, Tom Ford really knows what he is doing! Now that he is no longer working for mega corporations like Gucci, he is really coming back and controlling his brand. "My goal is to be like Armani and Chanel." He is soo involved with his branding that he even sold an Andy Warhol self portrait for $32.6 million and spent the profit on his stores in Hong-Kong, Beijing and Shanghai after rejecting outside investors! This guy, he is doing things his way! I totally respect that!!

Photos by Steven Meisel, Dec. Vogue

Tom Ford was known for being somewhat of a fashion bad boy. but as he said, "inhibitions are there for a reason." He has "cleaned up" his act and for once, can truly see that he is in fact a talented designer. "Maybe it is because I've learned over the past five or six years that I do have certain talents and gifts I maybe wasn't sure of before." -Crazy right!-. Tom Ford has built a business that I admire. He is creating, everything from makeup, men's and women's, even movies (A Single Man and a second movie, a comedy, in the works!)

"The day i don't love to do it, I'll sell it. because we're only here for a little while, and nothing we do or make has any permanence at all. I care now because I'm doing it. I want to be proud of what I do. Which may be ten or 20 years; who know?"

Photos by Steven Meisel Dec. Vogue

As a designer, I am looking forward to the day I gather the confidence that Mr. Ford has gained of the years. This article was beyond inspiring. If you are even remotely interested in the industry, (which i assume if you are still reading, you MUST be) then this article is a MUST read. I only touched on the surface. I love reading things like this because it only further assures me that I am in the right field.

I hope that you get the same feeling. Ultimately, LOVE WHAT YOU DO! and keep doing it until you don't love it anymore.

Xoxo,
Lidia.

Betty the Builder

2010-11-29T22:06:00.000-08:00

Can we fix it? Yes we can!! Cynthia Rowley Tools Picture this, you are living in your gorgeous town house in hip trendy Los Feilz in Los Angeles, or maybe in your beautiful loft apartment with a perfect view of the Marc Jacobs store in SoHo in NYC and BOOM, you have a tiny leak in your sink, be you don't sweat, your totally prepared to handle a situation like that, and of course in the most fashionable way.

Just because we may live and breathe fashion and everything in between, it doesn't mean we aren't capable to do other things. Even if we aren't handy with the tools and fix-it things we’d still want to look as fashionable as we could! Cynthia Rowley has just the tool set for us. We love that they include everything from a staple gun (who doesn’t appreciate a staple gun?) to an oh-so charming tape measure, level, and flashlight set. So not only can you impress others with your amazing DIY skills, but you can also save yourself from looking like a tool when doing so.

The Genuine Article by Cynthia Rowley Tool Sets are available at CynthiaRowley.com and in Cynthia Rowley stores. Each set is $25, as is the tote bag, while individual items are $10.

Printed Tool Set Tape Measure, Level, Flashlight

Printed Tool Set Hammer, Pliers, & Screwdriver

Printed Tool Set Craft Knife & Staple Gun

Tool Bag

Sans Stylist?

2010-11-24T11:27:00.000-08:00

"Who are you wearing?" is really the most important question when stars walk down the red carpet. Often times the answer to that question is rehearsed. Celebrity-Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe, is most "it girls" go to stylist for most events and press tours, yet, a few celebrity fashionista are refusing to use any stylist (or so they say-Blake Lively.) ;]

These ladies have great style without the help of a stylist and really have a style of their own.

Who: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen

Say: Nothing. But it’s assumed.

Reality: Despite the fact that everyone thinks this dynamic design duo does it alone, they actually have worked with several stylists over the years, including Annabel Tollman and Estee Stanley.

at the MET Ball 2008 - thee most important fashion event ever!

Who: January Jones

Says: She loves fashion so much that she doesn’t want a stylist.

Reality: This, for the most part, is true. Jones is an avid vintage collector–which was evident long before she appeared on Mad Men–and she works with the same designers again and again, like Versace and Lanvin. While an assistant of some sort–whether it’s her own or someone at the network–surely traffics the samples, we’re confident Jones is making the decisions.

one of her best red-carpet looks

Who: Blake Lively

Says: She doesn’t need a stylist.

Reality: No, it doesn’t seem that Blake needs a stylist, because she has Eric Daman, Gossip Girl‘s costume designer, who clearly “helps her out” for big events. Eric thinks Blake is the next Jackie O, so I’m sure they collaborate quite often off-the-set.

She is famous for her "right of the runway" style

Who: Chloe Sevigny

Says: uses stylist for big events, but her style is still innately her own.

Reality: Chloe uses celeb stylist Ezra Woods for big events, but when Chole really gets it right, its usually because she styled her self.

Chloe wearing Chloe at a store opening

for more: http://fashionista.com/2010/11/stars-sans-stylists-what-it-really-means/

Where Has The Exclusivity Gone? I'll tell you!!!

2010-11-23T14:32:00.000-08:00

FowardFashion.biz asks where the exclusivity has gone

"While the gen pop rages over designer collaborations with discount or high-street retailers, the message that is being sent could be seen at a stab at high fashion. While most are able to go to H&M and get a taste of Alber Elbaz for under $100, most would never dream of going on such fashion binges on the real thing.

Average folks storm the shelves of H&M and Target to get the likes of Alexander McQueen, Lanvin, and Sonia Rykiel, but where has the exclusivity gone? It is rare to find such brands on closeout/ sample sale sites like HauteLook or Gilt, for reasons of brand image for these fashion houses, but wouldn’t it be better to see these looks at highly discounted prices rather than at stores that everyone has access to?

Not that I am against the collaborations at all, but in a way it demeans the value of the real thing. People buy high fashion for many reasons, but the main outlining reasons are for the quality, the perfect fit and fabrication, and to be able to flaunt how much money you have dropped on such merch! While the popularity of H&M rises, what is happening to labels like Lanvin? People swoon over the images bloggers post with fashion icons like Anna Wintour, Agyness Deyn, or Karl Lagerfeld, because they are being offered something unattainable. What happens next- when the unattainable is absolutely attainable? The interest is lost.

Although this could be a bad analogy, imagine if you called the guy you just went out with 3 times in a row because he didn’t answer. The line would probably be dead from the evident desperation and neediness.

We buy luxe because it is something we can pride ourselves in. News has just broken out that Karl Lagerfeld will be designing a line for Macy’s. Karl Lagerfeld is no stranger to collaborations, being one of the pioneers for such collaborations with H&M in 2004. I am sure that the line will be amazing, but for such fashion fanatics it is sheer disappointment."

Well, I'll tell them!!
Personally,
I have to disagree with this post. Personally, as a young fashion lover who doesn’t have the expendable income to buy Karl via Chanel, I appreciate these collaborations.
Fashion is not about what you can afford, it is about how the you wear the clothes and personalize it. Fashion is personal.
Collaborations don’t demean the ‘real thing’ they challenge the high end lines to push the boundaries further! Can you imagine that fashion world. The cycle will never end, even if plain jane from the middle of nowhere Kansas sports Karl for Macy’s (which im tottallly excited for!! eeep!)
Fashion shouldn’t only be for some based on socio-economic status, it should be for everyone and anyone who appreciates it and makes it their own.
And on that Note, I can not wait for Karl Lagerfeld's line for Macy's!!

The Sexification of Fashion

2010-11-23T13:50:00.000-08:00

Author and every Fashionista's best friend, Derek Blasberg writes about fashion and its close ties with sex, what is sexy and why there is such a focus on sex in Fashion. Where is this coming from? Why is everyone so obsessed with sex and being sexy? Derek explains:

The Sexification of Fashion

photo by Flynet Pictures

January 12, 2010

THE SEXIFICATION OF FASHION

The tighter, the better; the shorter, the racier. Let's face it, these days, less seems to be more. How to wear sexy new trends without looking ridiculous.

By DEREK BLASBERG

Fashion editors are used to answering all sorts of sartorial inquiries: Who makes a good black trouser? Why does a handbag cost so much? How does anybody walk in those shoes? But at Paris Fashion Week in October, one stylist, inquiring on behalf of her very famous, very stylish celebrity client, was marching around the shows with an entirely modern question, one that left more than a few blushing: "Can someone tell me where the good sex shops are in this town?" For once, the editors were at a loss.

We're not at liberty to divulge just who was trolling naughty stores for kinky fashions, but, shockingly, a famous face looking to spice up her leather leggings with a nipple tassel wasn't the most scandalous occurrence in Paris. It seemed everyone had tapped into his or her erogenous zone, from Karl Lagerfeld ending his country-western Chanel show with a full-on haystack ménage à trois of models Freja Beha Erichsen, Lara Stone, and Baptiste Giabiconi to the endless banquette-hopping nights at the French capital's late-night hot spots, like Le Baron and Le Montana. Before I excused myself from a late-night rager in a suite at the Ritz in Paris, I witnessed the debauchery firsthand when a certain fashion photographer started drawing a bath for himself and three male models.

To say that modern culture — in our wardrobes and beyond — has reached a sexual crescendo is not an overstatement. Lady Gaga flat-out refuses to wear pants, and Shakira calls herself a she wolf, writhing around a giant cage wearing a flesh-colored body stocking. Recently, the hemlines on Gossip Girl have crept even higher (which some thought impossible) and fabrics got more sheer. Sienna Miller even brought sexy to Broadway, not an arena exactly known for its provocative style choices, when she sported a teeny-tiny peekaboo Balmain minidress to the opening-night party for her play After Miss Julie.

The formerly prim and proper social set has also deflated its over-the-top eveningwear for something more sexified. Hedge funder Julie Macklowe used to be the girl in the room wearing the biggest, brightest, loudest dress (who can forget the paint-splattered Dolce & Gabbana with a circus-tent skirt she purchased for the Costume Institute Gala in New York two years ago?), but now she sports Jason Wu minidresses and Louis Vuitton's over-the-knee boots. Same with social gadfly Lisa Maria Falcone, the brunette who swanned into society wearing not Oscar de la Renta or Carolina Herrera ball gowns but rather slashed metallic minidresses by Roberto Cavalli and Balenciaga.

The poster girl for Hollywood's new sexuality is Megan Fox, a woman many wrote off a few years ago as a loose-lipped Angelina Jolie look-alike. In these lean times of sexual expression, however, she's now box-office gold and the new face of Emporio Armani Underwear, a gig that she took over from Victoria Beckham and that reportedly paid her in the $2 million range after a bidding war with Versace.

The new modern sexuality has even made its way to Oprah Winfrey, who recently dedicated a whole show to the increased interest of women in pornographic materials. Discussing a woman's right to shop at sex stores, Oprah announced that reportedly one in three people watching porn online is a woman. Perhaps the most shocking part of the episode was that porn star Jenna Jameson, sitting on the same chair as so many previous illustrious Winfrey guests, looked super stylish in a blue one-shouldered cocktail frock.

A woman tarting up her lifestyle, according to many, can be traced back to a very familiar recent event: the Great Recession. Simon Doonan of Barneys New York explains, "Sex always looms large during a recession. The 1970s were an economically depressed time, but it was also a time of wild shagadelic abandon!" He adds that in times of monetary uncertainty, the most basic act of sex isn't expensive at all. "Maybe you can't afford a new condo or a couture blouse," he teases, "but hanky panky is free!" Estée Lauder executive John Demsey put it best. "When the going gets tough, the tough get sexy," he told me at a party in Manhattan.

New York's Upper East Side novelist Jill Kargman argues that a woman feeling a renewed sense of sexual energy and power in the light of the recession shouldn't be surprising. "Since men's egos are so wrapped up in their bank accounts, maybe their sex drive mirrors the Dow?" she wonders. "Perhaps women are trying to play into their fantasies more to lift spirits and electroshock them back from the dead? Maybe the excesses of the neo-Gilded Age numbed us all a bit and we're trying to whip up — pun intended! — some excitement."

"Why dress meekly when things look bleak?" the designer Antonio Berardi asks. He amped up the sexuality in his fashions, from a lace cutout dress Gwyneth Paltrow slithered into at a premiere in Paris to his collection of sheer-paneled pieces for spring. He agrees with Kargman that in this economy, it's all about a sexual woman and says, "Every once in a while fashion is dictated not by trends but by the need to feel sexy, to be adored, and to be wanted. Now more so than ever it's about playing the female card."

As is typical of the fashion industry, the revolution is being broadcast on its runways. Alexander Wang's entire spring collection could be described as a team of female football players as nymphomaniacs. Joining Wang's corset and miniskirt brigade, which included Jasmine Di Milo, Temperley London, and of course Jean Paul Gaultier, was designer Christian Cota. "I like corsets because they're the foundation and what's closest to the body," he says. "I wanted to strip it down to that, to just that sexual shape of a woman."

What is good to remember, for anyone trying to DIY her own sexiness, is that one needn't dress up like Rihanna, fashioning a top out of black barbed wire, as the singer does on her "Russian Roulette" CD cover. Instead of the heart-shaped glitter nipple pasties that were at Lindsay Lohan's debut collection at Emanuel Ungaro, why not try an over-the-knee boot? It's official: They're not just for prostitutes anymore! Or do like Julia Restoin Roitfeld and Daisy Lowe have done and invest in some garters and thigh-high stockings. Girl-about-town Byrdie Bell thinks we're in a completely new sexual climate: "I honestly think that if Janet Jackson's boob poked out during the Super Bowl this year, it wouldn't be such a big deal." Hence her go-to piece this fall, a girdle that she wears as a skirt and whose garter clasps she affixes to boots or tights (not to mention her I-slept-at-his-house hair). "Yeah, that was a good find: $38 in the underwear bin at Star Struck Vintage on Greenwich Avenue," she explains of the garment that is her trusted last-minute look.

Perhaps the biggest confirmation of these heightened sexualized times is Tom Ford's impending return to designing a women's clothing line. This is the man who shaved a Gucci logo into a model's nether regions for a 2003 ad campaign and once asked, "Why do we think being a slut's bad? Sluttiness is just a lot of freedom."

Meanwhile, Berardi says, "Sexy is about enticing, showing just enough to stimulate the imagination. Erogenous zones are a good start: a glimpse of thigh, the collarbone, a little cleavage." But he warns novices there's a difference between that and overshooting one's sexiness: "Slutty is just too much and totally wrong." In other words, ladies, wear underwear!

Fashion In Downtown.

2010-11-22T02:19:00.000-08:00

So I honestly had one of the best Sunday Afternoons of all time. Seriously. You should be jealous. :)

I went to the ReVamp Vintage Fashion Show this Sunday Afternoon. All I can say is that I was sooo happy. It was the cutest thing ever!

Champagne was served...I had two glasses :)

These were some of my favorite looks of the show. It really was lovely.

The studio was also something fun to explore:

My Sunday afternoon was soo pleasent. Much of the audience were dressed in their most appropriate time piece clothing.It really felt like I was in a different dimension for a moment.

Fashion Show Sunday

2010-11-15T22:07:00.000-08:00

Fashion Shows Sunday.

Sure, traditionally sundays are meant for Church, well, Fashion Shows are kinda like Church Summons. So this counts! :

-Sunday Afternoon Fashion Shows-

Sunday, November 21st

12:30pm

reVamp Salon

reVamp is pleased to showcase their 2010 New Releases in this Sunday Afternoon Fashion Show at the reVamp Salon on Sunday, November 21, 2010. Sip complimentary Champagne while models display reVamp’s latest designs and favorite silhouettes in their new fabrics. The fashion show is Free. But reservations are necessary in order to secure a place to sit.

Call 213.488.3387 to reserve your space.

-Events Location-

reVamp
834 South Broadway
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Located next to the Orpheum Theatre between 8th and 9th Streets downtown.

Flat rate parking lot is located between the Orpheum & Rialto Theatres. Sunday metered parking on the street is free.

Select “reVamp” at the security box, and dial #230 for entry into the building. Take the elevator to the 12th floor.

Roitfeld. "Who is this girl"

2010-11-15T15:27:00.000-08:00

Julia Restoin Roitfeld has been my "Girl of the moment". She's incredibly stylish,but I mean, of course! Do you know who her mother it? Carine Roitfeld. Editor-in-Chief of French Vogue.

I am currently obsessed with all things Roitfeld. (Son, Vladimir Restoin Riotfeld is a total art-cutie too BTW!)

I have recently came to realize that they are yet another family who has made a significant impact in fashion. Carine, for example, basically 'discovered' Mario Testino!

I was browsing the interwebs and found these two (rather old) articles.

Carine Roifeld, "The Anti-Anna" on NYMag.com

http://nymag.com/fashion/08/spring/44215/

and

Julia Restoin Roitfeld talks about her life in fashion with The UK Times.

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article652568.ece

ENJOY!!!!!

Lidia's Favorite Pictures of the Day:

2010-11-03T22:12:00.000-07:00

So Follow my Tumblr account, I use that to post random photos/irrelevant things.
This is where I'll post things of a little more substance.

Here are some photos I totally fell in love with today! :D

Anna And Karl. I die. :D

Drew in Chanel Couture

Karl at the Spring2011 show.

and, with no relevance at all, my Halloween costume this year :D

And Follow me on Tumblr : http://ella-clothing.tumblr.com/

Who Said Fashion Didn't Have a Sense of Humor?!

2010-10-14T19:04:00.000-07:00

Check this guy out! Kobi Levi is a ~~shoe designer~~ Artist!

He has designed ~~wearable~~ normal shoes for various companies, but thats no fun!

Check out some of his more artistic work!

"Blow"

Check out these Puppies below!

"Dog 2010"

"Miao 2010"

This is a Banana Peel you DO want to step on!

"Banana Slip On 2010"

You probably wont mind Stepping on Gum with these shoes!

"Chewing Gum 2009"

"Market 2009"

Check out more of this BRILLIANT work on his blog,

http://kobilevidesign.blogspot.com

XoXo,

Lidia

Fake it Till You Make It.

2010-10-12T23:58:00.000-07:00

Can yo smell it in the air???

LA FASHION ~~WEEK~~ MONTH IS HERE!!! WOOHOO!

So, I've been spending time RSVP-ing. I'll

be writing a review on each show I attend.

I love Fashion Shows. There is just something special about fashion shows that you can't get anywhere else.

here is the link to all the shows that are posted on FashionWeekLA.com

http://fashionweekla.com/calendar/

Calendar

Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring 2011 Collections are slated for October 13-20, 2010 which will dovetail with Los Angeles Market Week October 15-19, 2010. The Fashion Week LA fashion calendar covers special events of interest to fashion buyers and press October 11 through October 24. LA Fashion Week venues are centered in Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood. The calendar will continue to evolve with details updated weekly through showtime.

Spring 2011 Collections are October 13-20, 2010. Calendar of Fashion Events October 11-24.

MONDAY, October 11

Eyewear designer CLAIRE GOLDSMITH of legendary Oliver Goldsmith at Gogosha Optique 3pm-8pm. www.gogosha.com @gogosha
It’s “DINE LA” Restaurant Week Oct 10-15 with great deals at participating restaurants.discoverlosangeles.com @dine_LA

TUESDAY, October 12

GEOFFREY MAC Spring 2011 at Skybar in West Hollywood. 8pm-10pm. Invite only. Presented by the Gen Art Foundation. Media contact Jen Egan. www.geoffreymac.net
NATHANAELLE Couture at Celebrity Center Pavilion Hollywood. 8pm. (7pm doors.) Invite only/RSVP. www.nathanaelle.com
It’s “DINE LA” Restaurant Week Oct 10-15 with great deals at participating restaurants. discoverlosangeles.com @dine_LA

WEDNESDAY, October 13

SIMPLY STYLIST pop-up showroom connecting celebrity stylists and brands. 10am-7pm. Invite only. Media RSVP to Caro Marketing. www.simplystylist.com @_simplystylist
SETH AARON SOLARWORLD conceptual fashion presentation by PFW Productions featuring “Project Runway” winner Seth Aaron Henderson at the LA Convention Center. 1pm. Open to Solar Power International convention attendees. www.solarworld-usa.com
PAVONINE Spring 2011 at Skybar in West Hollywood. 8pm-11pm. Invite only. Deluxe gift bag raffle benefits Chrysalis. Media contact China Moss rsvp@wearpavonine.com www.wearpavonine.com @wearpavonine
SIMPLY STYLIST access for aspiring fashionistas special event. 8pm-11pm. Tickets $75simplystylist.eventbrite.com
Trend Magazine LA presents RUMPLEMUNKEH, BTFL PEOPLE and ISHIZUKA YUSA at The Libertine on Sunset (at Havenhurst). Red Carpet arrivals 8pm. Show 10pm. Tickets ($25 or $195 with bottle service) at www.trendmagazinela.com.
BEACH BUNNY SWIMWEAR Spring 2011 at The Colony in West Hollywood. Doors 10pm. Show 10:45pm. Media contact Cassie at www.beachbunnyswimwear.com by Oct 12. @beachbunnyswim
It’s “DINE LA” Restaurant Week Oct 10-15 with great deals at participating restaurants. discoverlosangeles.com @dine_LA

THURSDAY, October 14

SIMPLY STYLIST pop-up showroom connecting celebrity stylists and brands. 10am-7pm. Invite only. Media RSVP to Caro Marketing. www.simplystylist.com @_simplystylist
SIWY Spring Summer 2011 Presentation with designer Michelle Siwy. 1pm-7pm at the H’Wood. Cocktail reception 8pm in the Tea Room. Invite only. Media inquiries tallers@greatpress.com.www.siwydenim.com @siwydenim
EM&Co presents UP NEXT LA DESIGNERS at EM&Co on W Third St with EM Reconstruct, Jordan Klein, and Mariska. 7pm-10pm. RSVP & media inquiries rsvp@emandco.com www.emandco.com @EMandCoStore
CONCEPT Fashion Week through October 17. Invite only exhibition and runway shows kick-off with a Fashion for Passion OPENING NIGHT PARTY 8pm-1am at the Crocker Club downtown.rsvp14@conceptfw.com www.conceptfw.com @conceptfw
ARTWALK monthly gallery crawl and food truck fest returns to downtown Los Angeles.artwalkla.wordpress.com
It’s “DINE LA” Restaurant Week Oct 10-15 with great deals at participating restaurants. discoverlosangeles.com @dine_LA

FRIDAY, October 15

Showrooms open for Market Week through October 19 in downtown LA. Open to the trade only. 9am-5pm. www.fashiondistrict.org
Designers & Agents Trade Show through October 17 in downtown LA. Open to the trade only. 9am-5pm. www.designersandagents.com
CONTEMPORARY runway show at the California Market Center Penthouse featuring VOOM by Joy Han, Mavi Jeans, XCVI, Soraya by Rozi, and Eileen Fisher. Noon. Open to qualified buyers, with Mavi-hosted luncheon following. www.californiamarketcenter.com @calmarketcenter
LA MILLINERY GUILD “Hollywood Legacy” Spring 2011 featuring Project Runway’s Armondo Guerra at the Biltmore in downtown LA. Invite only. 6pm-9pm. http://www.millineryguildsocal.com
CONCEPT Fashion Week at Spring Arts Tower downtown through October 17. Invite only exhibition and runway shows 5:30-9:30. www.conceptfw.com @conceptfw
SUE WONG 5:30pm-8:30pm at Atelier Sue Wong in the historic Wilshire District. Invite only “Glamour Goddesses” red carpet preview. www.suewong.com @suewongfashion
Directives West presents “FIRST:LA” cocktail reception and contemporary-themed runway presentation at the California Market Center Lobby. 5:30pm. media contact events@laurenstillmanpr.com www.directiveswest.com @directiveswest
KUCOON 6pm at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only runway show. www.kucoondesigns.com
MIKE VENSEL 7:30pm at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only runway show. rsvp@mikevensel.com www.mikevensel.com @mikevensel
martinMARTIN 9pm at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only runway show.www.martinmartin.net @martinmartin
VALERJ POBEGA 5:30-9:30pm at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only presentation.www.valerjpobega.com
LA FASHION WEEKEND at Sunset Gower Studios, Hollywood. Invite only runway show featuring KOOEY, A.CHE & TEEKI. 8pm (6pm doors). www.thegalleryla.com @thegalleryLA
It’s “DINE LA” Restaurant Week Oct 10-15 with great deals at participating restaurants. discoverlosangeles.com @dine_LA

SATURDAY, October 16

Showrooms open for Market Week through October 19 in downtown LA. Open to the trade only. 9am-5pm. www.fashiondistrict.org
Designers & Agents Trade Show through October 17 in downtown LA. Open to the trade only. 9am-5pm. www.designersandagents.com
F2 FOCUS runway show at the California Market Center Penthouse featuring House Rossil, Island Edge Designs, Rebekah McKinney and more. Noon. Open to qualified buyers. www.californiamarketcenter.com @calmarketcenter
Vintage Fashion Expo at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Early bird admission 9am-10:30am $20. Admission $10 thereafter. Open until 6pm. Admission paid at the door. Details atwww.vintageexpo.com
THE GREEN INITIATIVE at LA FASHION WEEKEND at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood. Invitation only runway show featuring EMILY FACTOR, JONANO, KEO KJAY, KRISTINIT. 2pm. (doors at noon.) www.thegalleryla.com @thegalleryLA
LA FASHION WEEKEND at Sunset Gower Studios, Hollywood. Invite only runway show featuring JOY RICH, BALTHACZAR, JL MARKS. 8pm (6pm doors.) www.thegalleryla.com @thegalleryLA
DNA (designers+artists) and Smashbox present “The New Garde for Spring 2011″ presentations & pop-up at Space 15 Twenty Hollywood featuring designers TBA. 7pm-10pm. www.designers-artists.com @designersartist
CONCEPT Fashion Week through October 17 at Spring Arts Tower. Invite only exhibition and runway show 5:30-9:30pm. www.conceptfw.com @conceptfw
ANGEL JOHNSON 6pm at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only runway show.www.angeljohnson.us @angeljohnson_
FREMONT 9pm at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only runway show.www.fremontapparelco.com
ELMER AVE 5:30-9:30 at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only exhibition. www.elmerave.com@elmerave
ISM MODE 5:30-9:30 at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only exhibition. www.ismmode.com
ALAKAZIA ”The Art of Fashion” at Bang Art Gallery downtown. 6pm-10pm. Fashion show of fetish hats at 7:30pm. Invite only. www.lechapeaudesigns.com @alakazia

SUNDAY, October 17

Showrooms open for Market Week through October 19 in downtown LA. Open to the trade only. 9am-5pm. www.fashiondistrict.org
Designers & Agents Trade Show through October 17 in downtown LA. Open to the trade only. 9am-5pm. www.designersandagents.com
DESIGNER LAUNCH PAD fashion show presented by Fashion Business Inc and Focus Trade Show. California Market Center. Open to qualified buyers. noon. www.fashionbizinc.org
Vintage Fashion Expo at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. 11am-5pm. Admission $10 paid at the door. Details at www.vintageexpo.com
CONCEPT Fashion Week through October 17 at Spring Arts Tower. Invite only exhibition and runway shows 5:30-9:30pm. www.conceptfw.com @conceptfw
BRYAN HEARNS 6pm at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only runway show.www.bryanhearns.com
JEN AWAD 7:30pm at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only runway show. Media and buyers contact info@jenawad.com www.jenawad.com @jenawad
MILA HERMANOVSKI 9pm at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only runway show.www.milahermanovski.com @bravenewfrock
CURLY-V 5:30-9:30pm at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only presentation. www.curlyv.com @curlyvee
POLY CHIC 5:30-9:30pm at CONCEPT Fashion Week. Invite only presentation.
WHITE TRASH BEAUTIFUL at LA FASHION WEEKEND at Sunset Gower Studios, Hollywood. Invite only runway show by Richie Sambora and Nikki Lund. 8pm (6pm doors.) www.thegalleryla.com @thegalleryLA

MONDAY, October 18

Showrooms open for Market Week through October 19 in downtown LA. Open to the trade only. 9am-5pm. www.fashiondistrict.org
GABBITA Spring 2011 fashion presentation and champagne reception at the Standard Hotel Downtown. 6pm-9pm. Trade and celebrity stylists RSVP to cindy@gabbita.com www.gabbita.com @gabbitanyc

TUESDAY, October 19

ARIKAT “Wish Upon a Well” debut fairy tale inspired jewelry collection with an edge from Arianne Nicole & Katie Rose (Arianne formerly of Cartier….) at Lola’s in West Hollywood. 6pm-9pm. Invite Only. Media contact mmungovan@platformgrp.com www.arikat.com @arikatxoxo
LAUREN ELAINE presents “The Art of Fashion” Black Label Couture runway presentation benefiting The Art of Elysium. Invite only, downtown location. Doors 7pm. Show 9pm.www.lauren-elainedesigns.com media inquiries: swisemanpr (at) yahoo.com @laurenelaineLED
Showrooms open to the trade for Market Week through October 19 in downtown LA.www.fashiondistrict.org
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund invite-only event, 4pm at a private location. www.cfda.com @cfda

WEDNESDAY, October 20

ANTHONY FRANCO, SKINGRAFT and ASHTON MICHAEL presented by Cotton Inc + Exchange LA. Invite only. Doors 6:30, Show 8pm. Downtown LA. Produced by eM Productions. Media inquiries assistant@emprds.com
Pasadena Museum of California Art presents “Tailor Making the System” Fashion Confab hosted by fashion exhibition curator Rose Apodaca. 5pm-7pm. Tour of the California Design Biennial’s ACTION/REACTION show followed by a conversation with the designers in the exhibition about a new lifestyle and business model outside the fashion system. $7 admission. RSVP 626.568.3665.
FASHION GROUP INTERNATIONAL Celebrates 75 Years with red carpet gala, multimedia preview of FACES – 100 influential people in LA fashion, and a special performance by R&B artist Faith Evans. Cabana Club, Hollywood. 6pm-10pm. Tickets $75-$150 atfgila75.eventbrite.com and information at www.fgila.org @fgila
World Coast Management’s LA Fashion Week through October 24 at LA Production Studios downtown. OPENING NIGHT CHARITY BASH 8pm hosted by Brittny Gastineau to benefit OneMama.org. Opening night tickets $50/$100 at EventBrite. WCM|LAFW

THURSDAY, October 21

L’UNE 6pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Seating 5:15-5:45pm.www.lunecollection.com @lunecollection
PRISCY RATCLIFF 9pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Cocktails 8pm. www.priscyshouseofdesign.com
REDCAT presents “Reverend Billy and the Life After Shopping Gospel Choir” at the REDCAT. 8:30pm. Tickets at Redcat.org. @redcat
World Coast Management’s LA Fashion Week through October 24 at LA Production Studios.WCM|LAFW

FRIDAY, October 22

JEN AWAD 4pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Seating 3:15-3:45pm. www.jenawad.com @jenawad
KAREN ANSORGE 4pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Seating 3:15-3:45pm.
DAISY GONZALEZ 6pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Seating 5:15pm-5:45pm. Daisy’s Blog @daisy_gonzalez
MY CLOSET ITALIA store opening 6pm-9pm on Melrose Avenue. After party at Stone Rose Lounge 9pm-2am. Invite only. RSVP@firstlookPR.com. www.mycloset.it @myclosetitalia
PROJECT ETHOS fashion/music/art experience. 8pm-2am. Avalon Hollywood. Tickets available at www.projectethos.com @projectethos
RACHAEL BROUSSARD & KAMI SHADE at W Hotel Hollywood. Doors 7:30pm. Show 8:30pm. Tickets ($75, VIP $125) available at www.supastarworld.com www.kamishade.com
FASHION MINGA at Boulevard 3 in Hollywood. Doors 8:30pm. Show 10:pm. Tickets available atwww.fashionminga.com @fashionminga
AI Presents: Stand Out Designers 9pm at WCM|LAFW. Runway show featuring 4 looks each from 6 student designers at The Art Institutes. Cocktail reception 8pm.
World Coast Management’s LA Fashion Week through October 24 at LA Production Studios.WCM|LAFW

SATURDAY, October 23

JULIA CLANCEY Spring 2011 “Sensually Sorbet” collection. Rooftop at Palihouse in West Hollywood. 4pm show. 2pm doors. Invite only. www.juliaclancey.com @juliaclancey
ALANA HALE 4pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Seating 3:15-3:45pm.www.alanahale.com @alana_hale
PAULINA LOPEZ 6pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Seating 5:15-5:45pm.www.paulinalopez.com.mx @plfashion
J WHITLEY 9pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Cocktail reception 8pm.www.shoplicari.com @jazminwhitley
World Coast Management’s LA Fashion Week through October 24 at LA Production Studios.WCM|LAFW
Fashion Week Extravaganza at the Vanguard nightclub in Hollywood. Red carpet reception and private catwalk experience featuring Stevie Boi, Houstina Summers, Leondra Renee, Zuzanna Cermak, Taylrz Joynt, Joshua Bryon and Rochelle Carino. 8:30 doors. RSVP to lola_alexander@hotmail.com. fashionweek.foliosnap.com

SUNDAY, October 24

FRANK RICHARD OSHODI 1pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Seating 12:30-12:50pm. www.frankosodiforbunor.com
BORI TOTH & ANIKO NEMETH 3pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway shows. Seating 2:15-2:45pm. www.tothbori.com & www.manier.hu
SJOBECK 5pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Seating 4:30pm-4:50pm. www.sjobeckmalibu.com
BLESSED & CURSED 7pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Seating 6:30-6:50pm.www.blessedcursed.com @blessedcursed
LI CARI 9pm at WCM|LAFW. Invite only runway show. Cocktail reception 8pm.www.shoplicari.com @jazminwhitley
World Coast Management’s LA Fashion Week DESIGNER EXHIBITS on Monday October 25 with samples, look books, press kits, press interviews and buyer appointments. Details at WCM|LAFW

FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT! :)

Karl, I love you.

2010-10-06T13:17:00.000-07:00

CHANEL, SS-2011 RTW

http://www.chanel.com/fashion/8-chanel-fashion-show#8-spring-summer-2011-ready-to-wear-chanel-fashion-show-20,0

Los Angeles Fashion Guide

2010-10-05T10:55:00.000-07:00

I have compiled a list of stores and websites i love. I love these vintage stores, they are so fun! :) and those websites have been my life savers! :D

PLACES TO CHECK OUT!

COOL STORES:

Chantell

7309 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046

(323) 934-0204

Johnny Cupcakes

7959 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Le Joli Boutique

709 N. Sierra Bonita Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Luxe De Ville

2157 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

The Way We Wore

334 S La Brea Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Jet Rag

825 N La Brea Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Ragg Mopp Vintage
3816 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Cools Clothing Store

110 Japanese Village Plaza Mall
Los Angeles, CA 90012

(213) 680-1777

Important website:

www.ella-clothing.blogspot.com

www.ella-clothing.tumblr.com

www.senseofashion.com

www.imboycrazy.com

www.laist.com

www.viceland.com

www.itscorykennedy.wordpress.com

www.stylesectionla.com

www.stylebop.com

www.latfas.org

TIPS:

- go to every salvation army, Goodwill and Out of the Closet in your surrounding neighborhoods

-Don’t be afraid to go into store that is too expensive. Even if you cant buy anything, getting inspiration is free! J

Tweeting Inspiration to all those fashion dreamers.

2010-09-30T11:02:00.000-07:00

Today, I woke up with the fate to see a string of tweets by the Honorable, Jeremy Scott. My senior year of high school, I decided I wanted nothing more but to start my college career with fashion. My senior ditch day I interviewed to be Jeremy Scott's intern. While all my friends went to the beach, I drove my little car up to the Hollywood Hills where his studio was located. I had no clue what I was doing.
Unfortunately, I did not get the internship because, at that time, I had no sewing/pattern making skills. But since then, Ive continued looking for internships. I just felt proud of my self to land an internship interview period.

Jeremy Scott has since been an inspiration to me. This morning, he tweeted on about his start and I found it incredibly beautiful. I've gather all the tweets together:

YOU KNOW PARIS IS FUNNY I HAVE SO MANY MEMORIES HERE, LAST NIGHT I WAS TELLING MY FRIEND ROSSON HOW WHEN I CAME HERE I HAD NO PLACE 2 LIVE.

I HAD 6 SUITCASES FULL OF CLOTHES, I LOOKED AMAZING BUT I WAS HOMELESS, I DIDNT SPEAK THE FRENCH, I KNEW NO ONE & ONLY HAD $100 IN MY POCKET.

BUT BEYOND THAT I HAD SOMETHING MUCH MORE VALUABLE THAN CLOTHES OR MONEY, I HAD A DREAM ! I DREAM

SO BIG AND SO POWERFUL THAT NOTHING BUT NOTHING COULD STOP ME - I WANTED TO BE A FASHION DESIGNER SO BAD IT WAS ALL I COULD THINK OF EVERY BREATH OUT OF MY BODY

I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEVER MAKE IT I WAS TOLD TO GIVE UP DOOR AFTER DOOR SHUT IN MY FACE I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING BUT THAT I WAS GOING TO SUCCED

I WORKED HARD, I STAYED TRUE TO MY VISION, MY DREAM, MYSELF AND BIT BY BIT IT HAPPENED AND IS STILL HAPPENING TODAY - EVEN WITH ALL THAT

I VE BEEN BLESSED WITH I WORK HARDER 2DAY THAN I EVER DID & I LOVE IT, VACATIONS 4 ME ARE LIKE SANTA CLAUS I DONT EVEN BELIEVE THEY EXIST !

I WANTED TO SHARE THIS AS I HOPE THAT I CAN GIVE YOU CONFIDENCE & REMEMBER THAT YOU 2 CAN DO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO IF U JUST BELIEVE !

LIVE THE DREAM !!!

Hadji4ever asked:

@ITSJEREMYSCOTT How did u survive??? Where did u stay in Paris?

TO ANSWER THAT - I WOULD SNEAK INTO NICE HOTELS & THEN CRUSE THE HALLS LOOKING FOR FOOD THAT WAS PLACED OUT SIDE THE DOORS TO BE PICKED UP

ID FIND BREAD THAT WASNT EATED AND BUTTER AND WHEN I WAS LUCKY SOME PASTA AND FRENCH FRIES W KETCHUP ! THERE WERE NIGHTS I SPENT SLEEPING

ON THE METRO ONLY TO BE WOKEN BY COPS TELLING ME TO GET UP ! I WAS ALSO TAKEN IN BY SO MANY GENEROUS PEOPLE I MET ALONG THE WAY SOME FOR ANIGHT SOME 4 A WEEK & I COUCH SURFED MY WAY AROUND PARIS LEARNING THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS AND STREETS - NOW I NEVER GET LOST IN PARIS !

THE FIRST SHOW I S

EWED EVERY THING MYSELF I MADE EVERY PATTERN I EVEN MADE MY OWN SHOES BY HAND ! I DRESSED EVERY MODEL & CHANGED EM MYSELF

AS THE LAST MODEL CAME BACK & THE SHOW ENDED I BROKE OUT INTO TEARS - TEARS OF OF EXHAUSTION TEARS OF SHOCK TEARS OF JOY UNCONTROLABLE TEARS

WHILE WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT ...

I WAS BORN TO A FAMILY WHO COULD NOT AFFORD ANYTHING BUT LOVE

THE MORNING I WAS BROUGHT HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL IT WAS TO A HOUSE W A KITCHEN THAT HAD EMPTY CUPBOARDS - NO SLIVER SPOON - JUST LOVE

THE CHURCH CAME AND BOUGHT MY PARENTS GROCERIES AND FILLED THE CABINETS WITH FOOD - IM TELLING YOU ALL THIS AGAIN TO SO YOU DONT LET ANYONE

TELL YOU THAT YOUR NOT A ROCKEFELLER YOUR NOT A VADERVILT YOUR NOT A LAGERFELD YOUR NOT A WARHOL YOUR NOT A MADONNA YOUR NOT A JAYZ

YOU JUST FUCKING LOOK THEM IN THE EYE AND TELL THEM YES I AM - YES I AM -YES I AM !!!

I DISCOVERED ME !!! DONT WAIT FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO COME ALONG AND BELIVE IN YOU - YOU BLEIVE IN YOU !!!

---Inspiring TWEETs from @ItsJeremyScott

Perfect to wake up too.

So in Love....

2010-09-27T22:22:00.000-07:00

Im soooo in love with Downtown Los Angeles. I think when people think about LA they right away thing about Hollywood/Beverly Hills or ghetto Los Angeles. But downtown has sooo many hidden treasures. Here are some photos that I took on my most recent trip to Downtown Los Angeles.

Another Post of inspiring photos

2010-09-26T18:36:00.000-07:00

Lady Gaga Inspired photo shooot!

2010-09-24T01:27:00.000-07:00

I styled a photo shoot recently and our inspiration was Lady Gaga's Telephone video. Specifically the jail house scene. Here are some shots!
Allison Makup and hair,
Luftballoon Photography!

A Six Sense.

2010-09-20T20:50:00.000-07:00

One of the coooolest websites has allowed me to start a new project . (like i dont already have a billion that i need to finish)

but im doing it anyway.

Sense of Fashion. Its amazing.
Check out mine!

http://www.senseofashion.com/EllaClothing

Promise you'll find get things!

working....

2010-09-20T01:51:00.000-07:00

In honor of the World Cup... lets throw some fashion into this!!

2010-07-07T07:39:00.000-07:00

World Cup: Germany vs Spain by ModCloth featuring Jeffrey Campbell shoes

Easy Elegance Dress
$38 - modcloth.com
More dresses »

Florida Sunset Top
$58 - modcloth.com
More clothing »

S.S. Mini Skirt
$35 - modcloth.com
More skirts »

Red-y Mercury Boot
$188 - modcloth.com
More Jeffrey Campbell ankle booties »

10 Things I Love About Shoe-Mod Retro Indie Clothing & Vintage Clothes
$55 - modcloth.com
More shoes »

Stand-up Comic Ring
$12 - modcloth.com
More rings »

Oh What a Paisley It Was Scarf
$25 - modcloth.com
More scarves »

Wild Horse Hair Clip-Mod Retro Indie Clothing & Vintage Clothes
$9.99 - modcloth.com
More accessories »

Flags - spain - Public Domain Clip Art
pdclipart.org

Germany flag image by GravelessSoul on Photobucket
media.photobucket.com

....SPAIN!!!

My Girl of the Moment...

2010-06-19T12:54:00.000-07:00

Julia Restoin Roitfeld.

I love her hair.

Road Blocks....

2010-06-08T09:05:00.000-07:00

As I was becoming more and more excited for the Fashion Show on June 26th, I received terrible news.

Last night I was going through all the things I still needed to finish for my line. and then I woke up to a horrible email from the organizers at Endless Threads.

The girls who put together Endless Threads have been working tirelessly to make the show a success. and since they are a non-profit organization, they have had to compromise with a few things to get the best value.

One of those things was location. The Fashion Show is going to be at the Spearmint Rhino in Torrance. Yes, that is a strip club/bar. . Spearmint Rhino has a strict 21+ policy that applies to everyone. Even participants.

So that includes me. I am still just 19 years old.

I am Devastated. There is no other word to describe how disappointed I am.

But my hands are tied. I can't do anything about it.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to participate in the Endless Threads Fashion Show on the 26th.

That being said, I am looking at the bright side of things.
I will continue to complete my collection and add more pieces.

I am considering producing my own show. and I will be creating a look book as soon as my pieces are completed.

Also, I will be keeping my eyes open for any other fashion show where I can submit my designs too.

I am devastated, but I wont let this keep me down.

----I want to give my sincere thanks to Endless Threads for doing all they could to adjust Spearmint Rhino's policies. The girls have been a great help. I could not thank them enough. And I am looking forward to participate in more events in the future.

----I also want to thank all my girlfriends who have showed interest in helping me out by modeling/hair and make up.

Thanks ladies!!

----Lastly, I want to thank all my friends and family who have RSVP'ed and saved the date to attend the show and support me.

The Show Must Go On!!

I encourage those who are 21 and older to attend the show still! I know everyone involved is going to kick butt!!!

I know everyone has worked really hard and the show will be AMAZING!!!!

GOOD LUCK to all those participating!!

Another Shoot I styled....

2010-06-04T12:15:00.000-07:00

I had the great pleasure to style another shoot on Sunday. It was another incredible experience. I do not know how I even get these chances!! Like somehow I have convinced people that I know what I am doing. And these photo's kind of look like I do!! The shoot took placed in Santa Monica.

Photography by David Walden

I am so excited for the summer. I just have a gut feeling I'll be on set for a ton of photo shoots!

For my birthday, I want a really nice portfolio!

EEEP!!

Ella

EXPANDING! Advertising and Giveaways ect...

ADVERTISING/SPONSORS:

GIVEAWAYS:

PRODUCT PLACEMENT/REVIEWS:

OTHER:

WHAT?! Roitfeld leaving French Vogue!

Tom Ford -The Truest Definition of a Fashion Designer

Betty the Builder

Sans Stylist?

Where Has The Exclusivity Gone? I'll tell you!!!

The Sexification of Fashion

THE SEXIFICATION OF FASHION

The tighter, the better; the shorter, the racier. Let's face it, these days, less seems to be more. How to wear sexy new trends without looking ridiculous.

Fashion In Downtown.

Fashion Show Sunday

Roitfeld. "Who is this girl"

Julia Restoin Roitfeld has been my "Girl of the moment". She's incredibly stylish,but I mean, of course! Do you know who her mother it? Carine Roitfeld. Editor-in-Chief of French Vogue.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld talks about her life in fashion with The UK Times.

Lidia's Favorite Pictures of the Day:

Who Said Fashion Didn't Have a Sense of Humor?!

Fake it Till You Make It.

Calendar

Spring 2011 Collections are October 13-20, 2010. Calendar of Fashion Events October 11-24.

MONDAY, October 11

TUESDAY, October 12

WEDNESDAY, October 13

THURSDAY, October 14

FRIDAY, October 15

SATURDAY, October 16

SUNDAY, October 17

MONDAY, October 18

TUESDAY, October 19

WEDNESDAY, October 20

THURSDAY, October 21

FRIDAY, October 22

SATURDAY, October 23

SUNDAY, October 24

Karl, I love you.

Los Angeles Fashion Guide

Johnny Cupcakes

Le Joli Boutique

Luxe De Ville

The Way We Wore

Jet Rag

Ragg Mopp Vintage 3816 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026

Cools Clothing Store

(213) 680-1777

Important website:

www.itscorykennedy.wordpress.com

www.latfas.org

TIPS:

- go to every salvation army, Goodwill and Out of the Closet in your surrounding neighborhoods

-Don’t be afraid to go into store that is too expensive. Even if you cant buy anything, getting inspiration is free! J

Tweeting Inspiration to all those fashion dreamers.

So in Love....

Another Post of inspiring photos

Lady Gaga Inspired photo shooot!

A Six Sense.

working....

In honor of the World Cup... lets throw some fashion into this!!

My Girl of the Moment...

Road Blocks....

Another Shoot I styled....

Ragg Mopp Vintage
3816 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026