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Verdad, Eviso Kick Off L.A. Fashion Week


By SOLVEJ SCHOU
CULVER CITY, Calif. Oct 16, 2006 Los Angeles Fashion Week opened in true L.A. fashion with celebrities, diversity, rock 'n' roll and irreverence.
Sunday night's debut at Smashbox Studios covered the design spectrum, from local-favorite Louis Verdad's fresh, sassy cuts, to Sue Wong's ornate dresses, and Japanese denim-maker Evisu's funky fits.
Featuring the designers' 2007 spring collections, the showings set the tone of Mercedes-Benz L.A. Fashion Week, a series of 32 shows over five days that continues to gain respect in the fashion world in recent years.
For Verdad, raised in Mexico and based in Los Angeles, inspiration for his cleanly tailored but flirty collection came from actress Natalie Portman and her Golden Globe-winning stint as a wig-wearing sex kitten in the 2004 film "Closer."

"I thought, this is a theme I should get inspired by. I love her beauty. Her aesthetic is gorgeous," Verdad told The Associated Press backstage before his show.
Models sashaying down the runway to the tune of "Hello, I Love You" by another L.A. export, The Doors, wore an array of short, cinched dresses, thigh-skimming shorts and cropped jackets all in a cream-colored palette with ankle boots and sleekly bobbed blonde and black wigs, similar to Portman's in the film.

"We're doing a younger silhouette. … The hemline is higher, much higher," Verdad said. "This collection is more a modern approach. I like it because it's sort of fun, playful."
Looks rooted in the 1980s are already on the street this fall, and Verdad plans for them to be around this spring too, as he offered straight, narrow pants, wide belts and gold metallic prints. Gold is better suited for spring than silver, the designer said.
"But still, there are a couple of my beautiful fitted dresses in there," noted Verdad, who is known for gowns and expert construction. Past collections of his have been influenced by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and curvaceous '50s starlets.
This go-around he featured a one-shoulder gold knit and linen bubble dress and an ivory mini-dress with sweeping bell sleeves and a plunging back.

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