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THE 16TH BAR PETITE WOMENSWEAR LAUNCHES ITS DEBUT FALL 2012 COLLECTION
THE 16TH BAR PETITE WOMENSWEAR LAUNCHES ITS DEBUT FALL 2012 COLLECTION AND ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THEIR NEW ONLINE STORE
The 16th Bar Petite Womenswear Launches its Debut Fall 2012 Collection and Announces the Launch of their New Online Store
Los Angeles, CA October 17, 2012 – The 16th Bar, the only Petite Womenswear Brand of its kind, launches its debut Fall 2012 Collection with a runway show, and announces the launch date of their new online store.
The 16th Bar Fall 2012 Ready-To-Wear Runway Show took place in Downtown Los Angeles on October 17, 2012. The fall collection, designed by petite designer Frankie Ortiz, consisted of petite dresses, skirts, a trench coat, and a leather jacket.
The 16th Bar is the first high end label to focus strictly on the petite fit. With more than 40% of the world’s female population standing at 5’5 or shorter.
The collection was inspired by the Sumerian culture, connecting the brand’s beginning, to the beginning of mankind’s first civilization. The culture’s cuneiform symbols for ‘power’ and ‘god’ were used as it’s main inspiration, and mixed bright hues like baby blue and salmon pink with military green, burgundy, and black. The collection focused on simple cuts emphasizing a slimmer, taller, and curvier silhouette using high quality wool gabardines, raw silks, and leather.
On November 15th, The 16th Bar will launch the new highly anticipated online shop, located at www.the16thbar.com,and will be featuring the Fall 2012 Collection that was showcased during their debut runway show, and will include more products within just a few weeks. This shop will be the very first retailer to sell designer garments in petite sizes. “Our focus right now is to build brand value. We want to provide a great quality garment that fits, and we’re already targeting high end boutiques here in Los Angeles”, says designer Frankie Oritz.
“We’ve been receiving such an incredible response since the runway show! The entire evening was a complete success. But we could not have done it without our family, friends, team, and sponsors, and we want to personally thank Seed Theory Advertising, Hubert’s Lemonade, Sylvia Sylver PR, Boudoir Vodka, Stages of Beauty, Fidoo, Action Nutrition, Sara DeMuri and Nina Dumpa for providing makeup, celebrity hairstylist Cindy Chamberlain, Sheila Monaus for providing nails, and Campbell Darkroom. We’ve made our first impression, but this is just the beginning.” – Chief Designer Frankie Ortiz.
About The 16th Bar
The 16th Bar is a Designer Petite Womenswear brand which recognizes key issues in fit for petite consumers. Using correct proportions of prints and creating illusions with stylelines to give a slimmer, taller silhouette, and infusing these important design features with high quality fabrics, fabric manipulation, and innovative designs, with selective distribution and an incredible story, The 16th Bar marks history’s first petite luxury brand. For more information visit www.the16thbar.com
©2012 The Los Angeles Fashion
Spot Light - Featuring Ita Design
WWD MAGIC 2012 Spot Light Featuring Ita Design
When you actually hold a bag from the Ita-Collection you truly see first hand the detailing, and artwork that goes into creating each one. Bita took a moment and explained the construction of one of the bags to us in detail.
“For this particular style we were interested in developing a fabric that becomes the structure of the bag and as well as delivers the aesthetic of it. We developed this outer skin that you see. It’s all hand-made 14k-gold plated metal, woven with a mirror finish leather.”The bags are as unique as the women who wear them. Like most of the women who set their eyes on an Ita bag, I found myself obsessed with acquiring one. The design and construction of each can only be described as one-of-a-kind.
Rouzita adding to Bita’s explanation described the snakeskin gussets to us, “We call this Jade-Shimmer because the snakeskin gives a feel of precious stone. We also carry it in a sapphire color with a gunmetal finish. It’s great for an evening where you just want to add a pop of color on the side, it’s a nice little accent piece.”
Looking over the entire collection one would classify the bags in appearance as timeless, elegant pieces that can be passed down from generation to generation. In fact, the sisters shared with us how one mother did just that.
“We call our bags modern-vintage because they have a feel like you don’t know what time period it’s from. We had one customer buy one and then had us sign the bag for her daughter for her wedding. We later came to find out she was only 18 and didn’t even have a boyfriend yet…”
The design duo plans to launch the bags this fall and come November 1st the collection can be yours. The line will be available in the Beverly Hills and Bal Harbor Saks Fifth Avenue stores. In addition to bags, the sisters also designed a line of cuffs, complete with buckle detailing. The cuffs start at $325. The Farah clutch, seen in Instyle is available for $950.
When asked if they planned to design a line of clothing, the talented pair stated, “We would love to tackle clothes but at a later date…the handbags will be first and then slowly we will build and develop further.”
The Ita-sisters have launched a collection that is as strong and bold as the women who stand behind it. With their background and talent there is no stopping Bita and Rouzita Vahhabaghai.
Photography by Kai He
©2012 The Los Angeles Fashion
NAMI shows her 2013 Collection at Siren Studios during LA Fashion Week
NAMI, just showed her spring/summer 2013 collection at Siren Studios as part of LA Fashion Week. NAMI is a brand based out of Los Angeles, CA and is made stateside in San Francisco, CA. Sarah Nami Ahn, a U. S. Army brat, and neuroscience PhD turned fashion designer graduated from FIDM Los Angeles, and will be showing at Spring/Summer 2013 Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week.
As soon as her Spring 2013 line came down the runway you could feel the combination of hard on soft. Ahn used accessories to combine textures throughout her collection. Many of her opening looks were black on black, and her use of princess panel detailing throughout the collection gave it an ocean vibe. Her seaweed inspired jewelry kept it light and airy. And to keep the edge NAMI inspired by her military background mixed hard buckle details with comfy knits and gave it a kick with skintight leggings.
As the show went on NAMI’s use of color and prints began to show. She started with a dark color pallet and then shifted the show into a rainbow of color and prints. The show went from dark to light, and in this way Ahn was able to show a wider range. NAMI’s spring show was like staring into the ocean and finding a chic mermaid staring back at you. Her use of accessories, textures, and color added another level of complexity to her simple silhouettes.
Photography By Scott Naide
©2012 The Los Angeles Fashion
Friday, October 26, 2012
Skingraft shows 2013 Line @Skybar for LA Fashion Week
Dressing the way you feel can be challenging sometimes. Skingraft designs pieces that make you look as cool as you feel. Their designs are at the brink of edgy, it gives a new meaning to the word style, and every piece can easily change your outlook on life. It is the modern day body armor, and being a warrior of the streets is what Los Angeles style is all about.
Skingraft is lead by designer Jonny Cota and brand manager Chris Cota in Los Angeles, CA. The line is considered art inspired, custom designed fashion and produces full ready to wear collections for both men and women. Johnny Cota showed his Spring/Summer 2013 collection this October poolside at the Skybar in the Mondrian LA Hotel.
He kept the tone of the night “bad ass” with leather android arm gear, garter belts, body armor, and fingerless gloves. Skingrafts collection was inspired by “a new generation of motorcycle gangs,” and included leather shorts with leggings for men paired with thick black gladiator sandals.
Keeping an urban esthetic the color pallet was made up of black, red, and white. Cota used leather, silk, and cotton jersey knit to combine texture combinations for every look. Styled with hats and visors as accessories, Skingraft kept a serious tone, as they stood along the pool side by side. The play on texture and color were perfectly balanced and achieved a minimal appearance within a variety of concealed details.
Photography by Kai He
©2012 The Los Angeles Fashion
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Ash Couture and Quynh Paris Show at Style Fashion Week
Thursday night at the Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles, Style Fashion Week hosted their second to last night of fashion shows. The two uniquely distinct female designers, Quynh Nhu of Quynh Paris and Ashna Karla of Ash Haute Couture, showed their collections back to back on the runway to a packed house of viewers at the historic Vibiana converted cathedral in downtown Los Angeles.
Quynh Nhu's line Quynh Paris featured bohemian inspired pieces and a blend of various cultures from across the world. Quynh, a graduate of the French Fashion school Mode' Art International in Paris, uses her Parisian background to blend different aesthetic elements together such as floral embellishments, oriental detailing, and galaxy inspired prints. Her niche for combining categories is even apparent in her haute couture and ready-to-wear collection names including: "We are the World," "From One Season to Another," and Blurred Nature. "Her collection seemed to transform from an underwater aquatic vibe to a futuristic space odyssey adventure. Next the pieces underwent a dip into an oriental phase and finally ending with a flowing bohemian style full of pastel colors and high to low hem lines.
- Quynh Paris SS13 Collection
- Quynh Paris SS13 Collection
- Quynh Paris SS13 Collection
- Quynh Paris SS13 Collection
Indian designer Ashna Karla used her fashion branding background and Indian origins to create her beautiful line Ash Haute Couture. The bright colors, and Ashna's attention to detailing in her designs, grabbed viewers attention against the white backdrop of the state. The collection also featured intricate embellishing on the ruffled dresses and tops. Her pieces were fun and flirty, perfect for the modern woman looking for contemporary style made with age-old craftsmanship. Even the pants and matching tops made a strong, yet feminine statement. Ashna knows how to combine all the feminine aspects of ruffles, lace, sparkle and color into one to make the ultimate lady-like dress. Lace covered glasses and silver glitter lips gave each model a mysterious appearance and added to the youthfulness of the collection. The runway show also included Ash's intricately woven clutches with bright eastern patterns that a few of the models carried down the runway.
- Ash Haute Couture SS13 Collection
- Ash Haute Couture SS13 Collection
- Ash Haute Couture SS13 Collection
- Ash Haute Couture SS13 Collection
For more information on these designers, please visit their websites:
© 2012 The LA Fashion magazine
Photography by Kai He and Scott Naide
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The LA Fashion Magazine October 2012 Issue
On October 8th 2012 The Los Angeles Fashion announced its fourth Print Publication. This is the 1st monthly issue by the LA Fashion magazine. So far the LA Fashion magazine has published 3 issues on a bimonthly basis. Starting in October 2012 , The LA Fashion magazine will be available as a monthly publication, on both Print and Digital platforms.
Los Angeles, CA August 6, 2012
The Magazine’s print issue is available for purchase on The Los Angeles Fashion magazine’s website http://www.TheLosAngelesFashion.com as well as on some of the most popular Los Angeles News Stands. Yearly digital subscriptions are available for iPad readers on The Apple Newsstand, as well as free Digital versions trough Issuu.com
The Los Angeles Fashion magazine has released 4 issues so far and in a very short time has gained quite a momentum with the digital reader community. The combined readership of the LA Fashion magazine is over 180,000 people, and its still growing at a fast pace.
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- The LA Fashion magazine August 2012 Cover
This October issue is a 96 pages of jam-packed fashion and beauty content. Printed on high gloss, high quality 100lb paper, features one of the best of what Los Angeles has to offer. From Dina Bar-El's 2013 collection to Anthony Franco and gorgeous Kevin M. Schmitz editorials, the October issue is loaded with eye candy.
- Featuring Dina Bar-El's 2013 Collection
- Kevin M. Schmitz Editorial
The feature story in the October issue is an exclusive interview with Joe Zee about his "All On the line TV Show", where Je Zee talks about fashion in LA, and the designers who were picked for the show, such as Brooke Rodd, Ina Soltani and Domino Dollhouse.
- Joe Zee's "All On The LIne" TV Show Feature
- Ina Soltani's New Collection
In addition The LA Fashion magazine's October 2012 issue covers Sue Wong's 2013 Spring Collection, Basil Soda's new collection, Ita Design's amazing clutches, the best new shoes on the market, and beauty secrets from Natalie Getz .
The Los Angeles Fashion is committed to stay “green”. The printed publications are printed on demand. “We believe that paper publications should be considered Luxury items, not something you toss in a garbage can. Considering the natural resources used to create a publication, we should all look at alternatives when it comes to a magazine. But let’s not forget sometimes a printed magazine on a coffee table, in retail store, or a designer’s studio is just irreplaceable. After all, we all love the feeling of paper, looking at beautiful big images and so forth…, it’s just that we need to find the balance of what and when” said Csaba Fikker founder of The LA Fashion magazine.
The October 2012 Issue is available in many formats to satisfy all needs - in print trough www.TheLosAngelesFashion.com, - on Apple Newsstand for the iPad Readers, and as a free digital copy.
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The Los Angeles Fashion magazine launched its website 12 months ago. In a very short time The Los Angeles Fashion has gained a large base of readers and social media followers, reaching close to 2 million people monthly, becoming the fastest growing fashion source in the US . Social media presence and the website combined, provided over 20 million impressions monthly, and is expected double in the next 4 months.
©2012 The Los Angeles Fashion
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