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Is there a fabric shortage in L.A.? The season's top trends were extremely short and very tight.
Designers from sculptor-turned-knitter Kate O'Connor to Theresa McAllen and Beverly Klein of Tree adorned their outfits with extra-long scarves, dangling sashes and wafting fringe.
Unfinished seams, asymmetrical hems and other forms of deconstruction are much beloved among the city's artsier labels, like Alicia Lawhon, Martin Martin and Grey Ant (whose designer, Grant Krajecki, created the week's most fascinating footwear: chopped-up Nikes made into slingback platforms).
Showing in L.A. for the first time, Ghost designer Tanya Sarne saturated her runway with girlish berry-toned dresses, while Petro Zillia gave the color wheel a smart spin with combinations like peach and blue, orange and turquoise, and magenta and purple.
Both Richard Tyler (the de facto godfather of the city's designer community) and his protégée, Michelle Mason, split their shows between their elegant top lines and zippy secondary collections (Tyler even slipped in a few bridal gowns at the end).
It is the home of the body beautiful, but not all of L.A.'s fashions require multiple liposuctions. Rebecca Rich and Corey Lynn Calter showed spiffy separates and pretty dresses cut for real women. (With tans, of course.)
—Janet Ozzard
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