Looks from COA; Smoke & Mirrors, Laeken, and Skingraft; click to expand
The first day at BoxEight continued on with the goth and grunge vibe that was so prevalent at Gen Art yesterday evening. Lots of blacks and greys (COA for guys, martinMartin for guys and gals, Skingraft for gals only); leather (Skingraft had some intricate, well constructed pieces, yet definitely not made for the mainstream); and tight, tight pants for men (COA had several good ones).
And following the trend of NYC, Paris and Milan, some ‘80s influences were present as well: stone washed jeans (COA had them tinted a soft rose color, patches of them were used in Future Heretics), off-the-shoulder dresses in bright colors (Laeken), and big hair (Skingraft and Smoke & Mirrors).
Though it was the more timeless pieces that left the best impression: a checkered uniform jacket with hood from Smoke & Mirrors as well as fluid, restrained ensembles, spider web knitwear from martinMartin.
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Dress from David Alexander and looks from martinMartin; Click to expand
— Photos and text by Christina von Messling
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1 LA Fashion Week—BoxEight Day 2 Proves Rocky, But Captures Indie Spirit // Mar 16, 2009 at 10:58 am
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2 LA Fashion Week—CoLA Day 1, Eksempel, Fremont, B. Son (and COA Second Showing) // Mar 24, 2009 at 2:05 pm
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3 Reviwer // Mar 25, 2009 at 9:32 pm
SkinGraft had men’s clothes in their show too…
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