Tag: LAFW
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Style Speaks with Kristin Vartan: Demobaza brings Dystopian Cool to the LAFW runway

Written by Kristin Vartan Demobaza christens their clothes, the “reconstructed uniform.” One look at their Spring/Summer 2024 collection at LAFW, and you’ll know they favor rebellion over conformity. “It’s fresh it’s new, and they don’t conform to any kind of fashion that’s going on at the moment,” music artist, Goldiie Lux told Style Speak’s Kristin…
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LAFW: Claude Kameni Brings Cameroon-inspired Ready-to-Wear to the Runway

Written by Kristin Vartan | Photo by Chase Hanssen Walking into The Gallery at Nya studios was like stepping inside a kaleidoscope: Layers of flowers in orange, baby blue, and white bloomed on the walls in an otherworldly projection. Claude Kameni’s encapsulating world continued to come alive, once models cascaded down the LAFW runway in…
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LA Fashion Week Day 1: Naeem Khan and the Walter Collection

I traded the red carpet for the runway during my LA Fashion Week debut. The entertainment world and the fashion world are more alike than onlookers may expect: designers are just as dedicated to their craft of telling narratives through needle and thread as film directors are through the lens of a camera. And when…
