THIS THURSDAY: SUMMER COLLECTION DEBUT BY REPORT SIGNATURE AT FRED SEGAL FEET
Come join us for the debut of Report Signature’s Summer Collection at Fred Segal Feet (8100 Melrose Ave. LA, CA) this Thursday June 22nd! See invitation below for full details.
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REAL FASHION FOR REAL PEOPLE: THE FASHION GIRLS’ MAY PICKS
Let’s face it. We could all use a little help in the fashion department, whether it be a total make-over, finding the right styles for our body types, or even just help discovering the latest fashion by the next hot designers. Lucky for us the Brand Equity Showroom Fashion Agents Brandy Bustamante (“BB”) and Heather Ellis are here to help with Real Fashion for Real People!
Together they will show you how to get in touch with your inner TRAffIK Stopping Fashionista! Let’s see what they’ve decided to share for May!
Heathers Picks and Revisits:
Favorite Fashion Designers: Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood
Favorite Era(s) for Fashion: 30’s and 40’s, the 60’s, and of course the 80’s (can’t choose just one!)
Last Seen Wearing: Democracy of Nevermind dress, shiny leggings and Moschino Cheap and Chic Boots
5 Items I Never Leave Home Without: Blackberry, iPod 160GB, Kate Spade “Big Apple Neda” wallet (holds everything!), Cocoa Butter lip balm by Cococare, and my makeup bag (see below!)
Favorite Beauty Products: Lancome Maquicomplet Concealer, Fresh Freshface Blush Powder, Sephora Eyeshadow Colorful Duo No. 9, L’oreal Voluminous Mascara in black, and Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in black.
Favorite Stores: Bergdorf Goodman, Maxfield, Urban Outfitters
Favorite Fashionable Celebrities: Lady Gaga, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Pixie Geldof
BB’s Picks and Revisits:
Favorite Fashion Designer: Vivienne Westwood revolutionized fashion in so many ways. She started before the punk rock scene even hit and continues to wow her fans with adventurous flair. Before rock and roll was even played on the radio, Westwood was a couple steps ahead in introducing pieces that would become the only look for punk rock bands like The Sex Pistols and New York Dolls.
Favorite Fashion Era: 60’s – Jackie O and Edie Sedgwick were big fashion icons during this era. They set the fashion standards for both of the social groups they were apart of.
Last Seen Wearing: Black blazer with any old t-shirt or a floral print dress. Report Gladiator Sandals for my sunny days and my flat Report Signature Harper Over-the-Knee Black Leather Boots. I live in these boots by the way!
Five Items I Never Leave Home Without: Blackberry (yes I am addicted), my yoga bag, traveling mug for my morning coffee, pocket calendar.
Favorite Beauty Products: Nivea Sun-kissed Firming Lotion, AVEDA anything (I love the smell of Aveda products, Bra Converter (this always saves me when I wear racerback tanks/dresses), Vincent Longo Bronzer, Juicy Tubes Gloss and Nenette Lepore Perfume…that’s been my favorite scent for years!
Favorite Stores: www.ShopRobertson.com and Urban Outfitters
Favorite Celebrities: Gwyneth Paltrow, Edie Sedgwick, Joaquin Phoenix, and Andy Warhol.
Stay tuned for more from BB and Heather the TRAffIK Fashion Girls.
The Fashion Girls Want to Hear From You!
You can contact The Fashion Girls, BB and Heather, at thefashiongirls@intraffik.com with your questions that they’ll personally take some time to answer each month, your fashion dilemmas, or just to share your new style and beauty discoveries!
Friend them on Facebook here and follow The Fashion Girls on Twitter at http://twitter.com/fashiongirls513!
CLOSING OUT FASHION WEEK with THE FASHION GIRLS
Here is Good Day LA’s and Young Hollywood’s coverage of our (Brand Equity Showroom and The Gallery LA) fashion show March 21 that closed out LA Fashion Week featuring Civil Society, Zanerobe, Division E, and footwear by Report Signature.
The Fashion Girls Want to Hear From You!
You can contact The Fashion Girls, BB and Heather, at thefashiongirls@intraffik.com with your questions that they’ll personally take some time to answer each month, your fashion dilemmas, or just to share your new style and beauty discoveries!
You can also follow The Fashion Girls on Twitter at http://twitter.com/fashiongirls513 or friend them on Facebook here.
An Introduction: REAL FASHION FOR REAL PEOPLE
Let’s face it. We could all use a little help in the fashion department, whether it be a total make-over, finding the right styles for our body types, or even just help discovering the latest fashion by the next hot designers. Lucky for us the Brand Equity Showroom Fashion Agents Brandy Bustamante (“BB”) and Heather Ellis are here to help!
Together they will show you how to get in touch with your inner TRAffIK Stopping Fashionista!
We now invite you to learn a little more about both BB and Heather and discover why their motto is: “Fashion is our ART…Make Fashion Your ART.”
“Karl Lagerfeild may be a bit risqué with his opinions of fashion but he was right when he said, “Fashion is about dreams and illusions.” Fashion for me is collages that can be made up from the pages of magazines, artwork, or a scene from an old movie. I didn’t take the traditional path of attending a school geared towards Fashion to get into this industry, but several years ago the doors to this plethora of a career opened unexpectedly placing me in this wonderful world of designers and agents. Growing up, I never would have imagined that life would organically place me in this instrumental role within the Fashion Industry, an industry that I don’t see myself stepping out of for a long while.
There are so many big fashion-related dreams out there and you don’t necessarily need Fashion 101 from a fancy fashion school to make them come true. I am in no way shape or form bashing what a fashion institute offers, rather sharing career advice from one who has and continues to invest time to gain working knowledge and experience in this business of Fashion.
As I continue to piece together my career collage, I will lace you in sharing my experiences. Heather and I will bring you the imaginative and amazing people we may meet, the bright lights of colorful photo shoots we style, designers with innovative ideas, the action of runway shows and most importantly the real life and behind the scenes of a fashion agent – the sales, the grind and the showroom. Our main goal is to not only give career advice but to bring the inside of fashion OUT. We want to share the trends, the beauty secrets and the REAL FASHION WITH REAL PEOPLE. So whether it be a local fashionista we want to acknowledge for being smashing, how to wear a seemingly odd accessory, or just sharing our own beauty picks from our purse – we will be digging up new haute trends and recreating the “how to’s” for the old trends.
About Heather by Heather
The thing that really inspired me to want to co-create this column with BB is that I have a real desire to help people find themselves, and find freedom, in Fashion. To me it’s like art, it’s simply a matter of personal taste. Sure there are trends, and some aspects of Fashion may not work for every body type– but if you like it, you can make it yours. Fashion is everyone. You just have to know where to look and sometimes, how and when to take some risks.
This idea inspires me more than anything because I love to see people being creative with Fashion. I truly look at Fashion as an art form. Sometimes I paint myself with bright colors and sometimes I feel that black says it all. Either way I’m always expressing myself creatively through fashion– and that’s what BB and I would like to share with you. Sometimes it will be something exciting like a fashion show or a brand new line we just found. Sometimes we might offer advice about how to get the most out of your closet for the next six months while spending very little on new clothes (we know times are tough!). We might blog about a new Fashion School we find….or job opportunities in fashion that require no school at all (they do exist!).
We want to hear from you too– Maybe you know of a new line we haven’t found yet (maybe your own!) – tell us about it! We are constantly on the hunt for REAL FASHION FOR REAL PEOPLE and we are committed to sharing it with YOU!
Stay tuned for more from BB and Heather the TRAffIK Fashion Girls. Here’s a little of what you can expect from them and from REAL FASHION FOR REAL PEOPLE :
- The Return of the column From our Make-Up Bags to Yours with BB’s and Heather’s (and if time allows her, Siria’s as well) must have Beauty and Style Picks
- How-to’s – BB and Heather will show you exactly how to wear some of the hottest new trends as well as accessories (brooches, belts, scarves) you may already own in great new ways
- Insider Info from the events that BB and Heather attend or are involved with, like Project Las Vegas (Feb.16-18)
- Q &A’s with Fashion Industry Insiders – So that you can continue to learn about the inner workings of the Fashion Industry. They will also tackle any questions that you may have.
- Special Features on What to Wear and Where – So you and your boyfriend/girlfriend have different styles? Maybe his/her look is a little too “rock ‘n’ roll” for that professional event you really wanted to attend. No worries, BB and Heather will show you how he/she can stay true to their own style while modifying their look to make it a little more event appropriate.
The Fashion Girls Want to Hear From You!
You can contact The Fashion Girls, BB and Heather, at thefashiongirls@intraffik.com with your questions that they’ll personally take some time to answer each month, your fashion dilemmas, or just to share your new style and beauty discoveries!
You can also follow The Fashion Girls on Twitter at http://twitter.com/fashiongirls513!
LOS ANGELES FASHION WEEKEND
This past weekend fashion lines within Los Angeles competed for our time and attention. In particular Saturday night
Unfortunately, I had to make the decision to miss the Elmer Ave secret fashion show downtown (you can read about it here), but was able to make it to the Division E, Raw-7, Tavik Swimwear, and Urban Republic show for a little while before grudgingly having to leave to attend another event I had previously committed to. These lines were all part of the The Gallery LA produced Los Angeles Fashion Weekend, where they showed off their Spring and Summer 2010 Collections
Although there are those that are quick to write off the LA Fashion Scene, at times forgetting how much really goes on daily in the busy lives of those who keep this industry alive, it was nice to see that all of those present did not share that attitude. They all filled the courtyard playing catch up and enjoying drinks from the open bar sponsored by Skybar (hosted by Marani Vodka, Asahi Beer, 1921 Tequila, Steaz Organic Energy Drinks, Smart Water and IZZE soda) while waiting for the fashion show to get underway.
Some of the Brand Equity Showroom team were seen sporting their Division E designer client’s designs (as well as Signature Collection footwear from Sponsor Report Shoes), giving a sneak preview of what was to come later during the actual show.
A noticeable and welcome change from the typical fashion show scene at the Sunset Gower Studios was that a lot of the general public and sceney fashionista mainstays were excluded, opting for a guestlist comprised of mainly buyers, designers, agents, and media.
The Gallery LA owner/producer Mikey Koffman had this to say, “People talk incessantly about the recession and the need to cut back, but the reality is that now, more than ever, local designers need to get involved to prove their worth to buyers, media and consumers across the world.”
This statement definitely set the tone for the evening, as this show had an underlying theme of “getting down to business.”
Here are a few shots from the show (I apologize for the poor quality, you can find additional much better photos here). Click on Images to enlarge. Hair by Elle Hoppenstedt and the Aveda Planet Salon team.
Here are some better photos:
all photos courtesy of Launchpad PR
Saturday October 17, 2009
(click on images to enlarge)
MODELINIA.COM PRESENTS : History of Models I: Society Girls & Hollywood Glamour
We thought we’d share this cool thing that Modelinia (All Models All the Time) has put together.
“Modelinia.com is launching the History of Models, an interactive timeline and original concept series that spans 80 years in the evolution of models. From the socialites who doubled as models to the faces that launched international brands, History of Models reflects and investigates how models represent the changing values of the general public. The idea of beauty has changed dramatically over time, so the “It girl” of the 1940s may have been considered a “plain Jane” in the 1990s.
To learn more about models on and off the runway and the fashion pages, check out the History of Models timeline at http://www.modelinia.com/timeline and the original video series at www.modelinia.com/history” — Source : Fashionnews.com
See more videos on modelinia.com