There are a lot of reasons I like British designer Vivienne Westwood. The most obvious is the haute couture wedding gown worn by Carrie Bradshaw in the recent movie Sex and the City. That wedding dress has become widely recognized as one of the movie’s most iconic features. Westwood has won awards for her services in fashion, as well as her three-time win as British Designer of the Year. That’s why when I received an invitation to the Vivienne Westwood Trunk Show, held locally here in Los Angeles by EM & Co, I had to attend.

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.