Nightranger Looks Back at '09 Fashion and Music

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The ubiquitous Lady Gaga, back in the day (meaning, March 2009) in WeHo

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DRESSED TO THE ’09s
We noticed a lot more red leather jackets out there after MJ passed, but other retro trends stayed strong after dark, too (acid wash, booties, torn tights). The headband finally died once Paris started sporting one (huzzah!), even if big ugly tees stayed strong/wrong. Designer collabs made it possible for recessionistas to partake in label-whoring (our fave was Anna Sui’s Gossip Girl–ie dresses for Target) even if some were impossible to get (H&M’s Jimmy Choo-zies) and others were just kinda meh (Charlotte Ronson’s line for JC Penney wasn’t nearly as zesty as the launch party at Chateau Marmont). L.A. Fashion Week was still trying to find itself, but some local designers did fine both with and without it. Jared Gold’s rainbow-bright Runway Train Tour’s first stop in L.A. had us blinded by its brilliance, as did his look-at-me Ribbon pin line with Clint Catalyst, featuring words like ”Epic” and “Hedonist.” Skin.Graft (which opened shop on 4th street downtown and hence became a fun monthly hub during ArtWalk) rocked the runway and gave everyone from the Black Eyed Peas to Adam Lambert a Mad Max-y edge for promo photos. Brian Lichtenberg’s body-conscious glam-rock frocks were a highlight on divas such as Katy Perry, and the catwalks of Los Angeles, too, especially when paired with Franc Fernandez’s otherworldly headpieces (no surprise, FF got a gig doing heady looks for Gaga in her “Bad Romance” video soon after). This year: Individualist L.A. style prevails and we all wake up and realize Ed Hardy was just a big, bad, bedazzled dream.