Interviews with EM & Co's Eveline Morel and Emerging LA Designers: Queenie 4 Ever, Ventidue, and Vilaiwan Fine Jewelry EM & Co's Eveline Morel: Los Angeles's Pied Piper Who Spreads the Word about Local Talent in Fashion and Art Eveline Morel is the owner of EM & Co, and she absolutely loves anything that has to do with fashion and creativity. She hosts local art openings and local fashion shows and supports local talent in whatever they do. She spreads the news. Morel has always lived with fashion, fabrics, and fibers. She learned to knit when she was eight. Her grandmother was a dressmaker and pattern maker who taught dressmaking at one of the local schools. more: Tatiana McLane: A 16-Year-Old Fashion Designer of the Victorian-Inspired "Queenie 4 Ever" While most 16-year-old girls are hanging out at the mall, Tatiana McLane, the designer of Queenie 4 Ever is creating beautiful Victorian-inspired clothes for the upcoming seasons. Tatiana started designing at nine years old. It's hard to fathom, since I was skateboarding and still playing with Barbie dolls at that age. I certainly couldn't design an outfit, much less sew a hem. more: Barbara Rosin of Ventidue: A Creator of Unique Leather Designs with Her Own Unique Flair! Barbara Rosin is the creator of the leather label Ventidue. She recently came from Verona, a city in northeast Italy, near Venice. This is a part of Italy that has been involved in creating and cultivating leather products for years. New to designing, Rosin just started making her leather collection about a year ago, and her garments are refined and edgy. more: Vilaiwan Fine Jewelry - Semi-Precious Wearable Art That Complements a Woman's Charisma! Polthakorn Viboonviriyawong, aka Jo-Jo, was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. He watched his mother start and build a successful diamond business. His earliest creative memories are of his mother (Vilaiwan) asking him to use his own design skills to help design new settings for her jewelry. As a result of this new-found passion, his mother sent Jo-Jo to the United States to turn that passion into a career. In honor of her support, Vilaiwan Fine Jewelry was born. more: Kevan Hall • EM & Co Emerging Designers Columns & Articles • Travel & Entertainment Health & Fitness • Ash Gupta • Indie Hotspot Videos • Staff • Index