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November 21, 2008 11:48 am
“Where I went to high school, we didn’t even have a football team. We had a surf team,” recalls Alexandra Cassaniti. It’s not surprising then that the former Steven Alan designer has found herself back at the beach. After fleeing the monolithic surf culture of her native Hawaii for the urban environs of New York, Cassaniti recently relocated to Los Angeles in order to be closer to the water. “The only thing is I didn’t realize that Silver Lake was so far from the ocean,” she laughs. “[It] didn’t even occur to me. I mean, I love the neighborhood, but it was actually less of a hassle to get to my beach in New York.” No matter though, Cassaniti has devised the perfect fashion solution for her long surf commute. The latest addition to her likably random eponymous line is a range of neoprene separates that work as well making the scene on Hillhurst Avenue as they do on a board in Malibu. Certainly, a nouvelle vague-vibe neoprene bustier top and beret make a nice rejoinder to the typical beachy bodaciousness, though Cassaniti notes that she finds herself looking less and less askance at that so-called cheesy West Coast style. “I feel like it’s an interesting challenge to warp that look into something interesting,” she says. Next up: higher-end versions of the mirrored specs Cassiniti has been remaking from deadstock neon sunglasses, and beach clogs inspired by the ones she used to wear in Hawaii.
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