Outside of the Box

The fashion-hangover has finally faded. Please enjoy this weekend wrap-up looking as unstylishly comfortable as we do while writing it (in no makeup, old sweats and a ponytail). Ahhh.

Smashbox, trashbox. The real cutting edge designers were ultimately seen everywhere else. Leading the way, P. Ka Bu, an LA style boutique and house of fashion in downtown which showcased a slew of cutting edge designers over the weekend. We saw mohawked models stomp the runway for the raw, graffiti-inspired line Daenamon. See the dude in the third photo? That's the guy who played Hobie (David Hasselhoff's son) on Baywatch.

******************************************************** Buzzed-about shows at P. Ka Bu included Helen O, Maggie Barry and Sharagano. But it was the gorgeously decadent, kaleidoscopic club kid-meets-couture garmets of Jared Gold on Saturday that attracted the space's biggest crowd.******** ******************

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Gold's opening a store in LA soon (in either Echo Park or Fairfax) and he'll be extending his design style to offer more than just clothing. The shops will also carry home supplies and decor. Talk about a funhouse.***********

******************************************************** Gold's take on this week's shows and events summed it all up better than anything else we've heard the past several days.

"Every designer in LA is either a rockstar or an actor, or a rockstar or an actor's girlfriend or boyfriend." ***********************************************************************************************************************************

All of the above were present across town at The Morphine Generation show at Miauhaus Studio, which rocked its druggie chic screen-printed tees, jackets and skirts for the crude and tattooed set. Morphine designer Eric Hart showed his new punky pieces (which were cute and well-tailored, if not exactly innovative) and played a set with his band Suicide Club, while pals Rancid's Tim Armstrong and Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis looked on. Frock and roll will never die!

Posted by Lina Lecaro

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