Category: Fashion
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Big Ideas from Little People
This 14 year old Designer, Animator, Philanthropist, and Entrepreneur is my inspiration. Not only did she give a flawless TED Talk but she showcased her diverse talents in a very personable way. Loved seeing this video and had to share. Maya Penn started her first company at the age of 8 and she has been…
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Fantastic Voyage: Diane Von Furstenberg’s Journey of a Dress
“I created the wrap dress but then the wrap dress had a life of its own.”~DVF Forty years ago, designer Diane Von Furstenberg introduced the wrap dress whose timeless style has become a staple in many women’s wardrobes. The simplicity of the dress’ construction coupled with Diane’s powerful graphic prints unite in a style that…
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Umit Benan Pays Homage to Jackie Robinson in Historic PFW Show
The power of a Hashtag. As I was looking through my Instagram feed this morning, stylist Elisa Nalin (who prolifically captures Fashion Week on Instagram), posts a rather blurry picture obscured by a fence with a hashtag that reads #NOTORACISM. I honestly ignore 99% of hashtags (while totally being guilty of overusing them myself), but…
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Vintage Vanguard Unites Designers on Moda Operandi for a Worthy Cause
“Confidence is a suit of armor”. The dignity and respect you gain when you radiate confidence is palpable. While we all grapple with our confidence at some point in our lives, for women who are struggling with rebuilding their lives (from abuse, chemical addition, or a myriad of life’s challenges), the support network they require…
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2013 “Rewind”
Whew! Before I look forward to 2014 (and I must say, it cannot come soon enough), I thought I’d take a quick look back on my digital footprints and share my favorite CultureShockArt moments of 2013. So I picked 5 posts from Twitter, Instagram, WordPress and Pinterest that were either popular, or made me squeal, “Eep…
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Better Late Than Never…Last Minute Gift Ideas
You know you’re a procrastinator when you procrastinate on your “Last Minute Gifts” post… I cleaned my house, washed my dogs, cooked, worked out and generally engaged in nonsense instead of writing today. I’ll tell you what though, these gifts are so good, I wouldn’t mind getting them after Christmas (and right about now I…
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DesignerCon 2013
I am forever on the lookout for new graphic artists and animators to follow, so we headed to DesigerCon at the Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday. DCON has been around for 8 years, and is a convention that fuses urban, underground, pop art with animation, vinyl collectible toys, and clothing. The result was a mass…
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The Sphinx and the Cronut: Why We Love Being Haters
In music, fashion, food and art there’s pop cultural phenomena so ubiquitous and so pervasive that I feel duty bound to write about them. Or hate on ’em.. Like roaches and bad heartburn these things just keep on returning eliciting both our collective ire and fascination. Really, they’re train wrecks and we can’t look away.…
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“Avoiding the Beach”- Einstein on the Beach at the LA Opera
Some of the best artistic experiences I’ve had in life come from situations where I have no context and no expectations. I walk into them blind and senseless and come out feeling disoriented, astonished and confused. It’s an exhilarating feeling! Saturday afternoon my husband and I decided to snag some tickets to the LA Opera. I’ve never been to the Opera…
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Design Goes “Elemental”- Parachute Market in Los Angeles
Thankfully L.A. does not suffer from a lack of unique design fairs; I tend to flock to the ones that combine good food, great design and a great story. Parachute Market is a relatively new kid on the block, and they promote seasonal fairs that revolve around a cohesive theme. Just in time for the…
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