LA this past weekend, knocked out five of our
15 best LAFW events by attending
Concept Fashion Week
show at Ace Gallery. The two-day LA show was filled with experimental
installations and runway shows that catered to the city’s sartorial
game-changers, which made both the featured looks and invited guests
equally entertaining to watch.The LA
Chambers
show kicked it all off on Friday night with their signature
streetwear-meets-grunge menswear offerings. Just like our takeaway from
their
Gen Art show
last year, we’re happy to report that the fashion brand is still doing
an ace job in LA providing the average dude with foolproof options for
everyday layering.
Outerwear fashion was abundant and better than ever. Saturday’s line-up started with the
Gypsy Junkies
show, which had this ’90s boho thing going on. Think floral separates
and ethereal gowns mixed with crushed velvet and corduroy pants. Next,
we watched a
flurry of inventive silhouettes march down the
Laili Lau
runway, complete with loosely draped dresses, lightweight fashion knits
and harem pants that we wouldn’t mind mixing and matching this fall.
Fittingly, we ended our Concept LA trip with two highly conceptual
installations:
Belle N. Matisse and
Curly-V. BNM’s collection took the idea of strong shoulders to the next level by presenting a range of avant-garde looks that featured
pointy shoulder pads.
We likened the gray numbers to futuristic officewear. There was also a
pair of pants with pointed knee caps and a sheer shirt with wings.
Curly-V’s fashion display was by far the quirkiest of the bunch and felt
like we stepped into a trippy ’60s film. Titled “Big Mouff,” the
collection took a literal approach to the “tooth” in “houndstooth” by
using teeth to form the iconic print.
Jeremy Scott would approve this LA beat.
·
Concept Fashion Week [Official Site]
·
Best Shows and Parties to Hit During LA Fashion Week [Racked]
·
Meet Real Housewife Adrienne Maloof at Ace Gallery Tomorrow [Racked]
