Fashion Week LA - Jen Awad

Venue: Beachwood Studios
Producers: Concept Los Angeles
Fashion Designers: Jen Awad
Season: Fall/Winter 2015   

I love Jen Awad's disco inspired "Dream Electric" presentation with electric pops of color. 
The micro-mini skirts sets with over the knee boots were delightful and sexy as hell. 

Also in the collection, Awad had a few embroider looking metallic items such as skinny trousers and a mini skirt.  Closing the presentation of the collection Awad presented two off the shoulder lamè dresses both in silver and gold.

Fashion Week LA Is Here Again!

We are getting ready again to start our journey into the realm of Los Angeles during Fashion Week. Its my time to check out the fashion for the upcoming season, and it's the closet we west coasters can get to Fashion Week in the big apple.

The first round of designers we will see will be at the ever cool and hip Concept LA venue. This season we will see Mike Vensel, Camila X Castillo, Elaine Marie, Jen Awad and Camilia Skikos.

Mike Vensel, who is also Concept's co-founder is a  fashion designer, an artist, and a photographer. His designs are known for having a sleek and sexy minimalist aesthetics,  which I am sure being an artist and photographer gives him a different perspective in creating a collection. Vensel 's FW2015 collection "Power" will be revealed this Saturday. www.mikevensel.com

Will LA ever be taken seriously in the fashion world?

A WRAP-UP ON LA FASHION WEEK FALL/WINTER 2013 COLLECTIONS

I decided to write things a little different this season after my experience with fashion week in Los Angeles this March. I guess this is the first season that I am a little disappointed with some of the designers and with some of the venue producers.  I sometimes wonder if Los Angeles is taken seriously in the rest of the world as a fashion leader?

I did not do Concept LA this season, mostly due to how it was ran last season. I absolutely love the venue, but hated the wait between shows in the hot sun and did not want to experience that again. (My photographer who is a red head and fair skin did not fair too well in the sun) I did not want to chance it again this season. I am not sure if they improved on that part of the event, if anyone knows if they did I would love a feedback in comments. The runway shows feature the following designers Jen Awad, Nikki Rich, Mike Vensel, B:Scott & Sarah Scott. I did score a few images from the shows.

Day 1 Los Angeles Week-Jen Awad

Jen Awad Spring-Summer 2013 Collections

This is the second time for me at a Jen Awad runway show, and I am pleased to say that I was not disappointed. Simple love the mono-chromatic mod dresses, a throw back to the sixties.  The cocktail dresses were very feminine & flirty, my favorites of these were the black fringe dresses.  She ended with the show with several beautiful evening gowns, including a very daring lace black dress.

Concept Los Angeles Ace Gallery Fashion Show Fall Winter 2012 Collections

Saturday March 10, 2012

By Shawn Kelly

From the moment I walked into The Concept Los Angeles Ace Gallery, kindly hidden in an area I once called home, I caught a real retro feel, and was pleasantly welcomed by a gentleman kindly escorting me upstairs in a classic vintage elevator.

The galleries featured artist was Mary Corse and I have to admit, was an extra bonus! 

Stylist/Fashion Blogger Shawn Kelly  Photo Credit: Kiyoki

 The ambiance of it all was art meets chic, and with added fashion exhibits by, Curly-V, Zu Bauen and other LA designers ones need for fashion and art was definitely met in every way! 

(To see the runway images stroll down) 

Installation: check back for the name

Installation: Curly V

Installation: ZuBauen

Installation: ZuBauen

Installation: ZuBauen

Installation: ZuBauen

Installation: ZuBauen

Installation: ZuBauen

3:00pm Runway Show: Gypsy Junkies 

The vision of a dark angel falling in love with a flower child came across quite clear in the Gypsy Junkie fall winter 2012 collection. Flower silk prints and dark velvet bell-bottoms were some of the collections key components. 

I've never been a fan of light colors under-toned with black, however the designers’ touch impressed me... 

Photo Credit: Shawn Kelly