Hollywood’s Frederic Fekkai Salon and Spa in late August played host to dozens of fashion and style companies, as well as more than 70 film and TV elite, who celebrated emerging couture and trends at the Style 2006 Garden Party.
Natalie Martin
GenArt’s Access to Emerging Art rocked downtown Park Plaza on March 17, announcing L.A. Fashion Week with “New Garde 2006 . ” The three designers featured—Kit Pistol, Mandula, and Unhee—represented a spectacular eclectic range of fashion philosophies.
Making it to every show with a decent view while noting the designer’s vision and execution is not always a cinch. But happily, I was able to sit down and soak up some of the most anticipated runway shows this season.
Elana Pruitt
Whether lingerie has become your recipe for success behind closed doors or is worn for thyself to feel oh-so-wonderful, King’s line LaVande SWK offers numerous vintage-inspired numbers that are designed to accentuate the female figure.
Elana Pruitt
Feminine and fierce, with the scent of flamenco spirit—ah yes, Alan Del Rosario’s fall 2006 fashion show was ultra-sexy! From the sway of the models’ hips to their face-off strut with camera flashes, his sophisticated collection has the kind of international flair that makes you want to skip out on your 8 to 5 and visit that exotic land you’ve been dreaming about. With such extravagance and dressy detail worth witnessing, Del Rosario’s fall collection is definitely not designed for the tame and timid.
Ah summer! As we shake off sheaths of clothing in favor of showing some skin, the summer sun can scorch, especially if one opts to head out sans sun protection. The outer layer of one’s skin is comprised of dead cells on the surface and live cells right beneath, which repeatedly replenish the surface of one’s skin with dead cells.
(Written By Patricia Lee )
Ty-Ron Mayes is a stylist, hair and make-up artist, and fashion editor with a celebrity client list that includes Oprah Winfrey, Tyra Banks, Iman, Heidi Klum, and so many more. He has styled covers for Vogue and Cosmopolitan, and has shot with the legendary photographer Francesco Scavullo. He reveals to us some of his tricks of the trade.
Ford model Adrienne Janic is the hottest grease monkey you’ll ever see. She is TLC’s Overhaulin’s popular co-host who’s traded in her stilletto heels of the runway for work boots in the garage, and the ratings prove that we’re loving every minute of it!
The Lisa Michelle Collection may have only debuted last spring, but designer Lisa Felsenthal herself is not just stepping into the fashion scene. Having designed for names like Rozae Nichols and Monique Lhuillier, this designer has a resume to envy. Establishing her own line just moves her one step closer to achieving her dreams of having her designs worn by models strutting down the runway during Fashion Week.
At the Showtime Style 2006 Retreat, celebrities like Angela Bassett, Darryl Hannah, Andrea Bowman, Kathy Hilton, Kristen Bell and Tichina Arnold were spotted testing products, getting treatments, and walking away with bags and bags of goodies, from micro-dermabrasion kits to cashmere hoodies to laptops to exquisite and exotic jewelry.
