Gendy Alimurung

Crispin & Basilio, the line by Donny Barrios, is the kind of stuff you wear when you want to exude a relaxed, chic, slightly preppy air, yet not appear like you purchased the entire J. Crew catalog. Barrios's clothes are casual, fresh and clean looking, with construction interesting enough that......

Elmer Ave is what Gatsby would wear if he were into punk and black eyeliner. Pinstripe denim jeans over boots with spats (yes, Victorian spats!). Jackets--mens and womens--impeccably tailored to within an inch of their lives...then mucked up on the back with spraypaint and anarchy. Military coats worn over crisp......

Beach Bunny Swimwear couldn't have been more appropriately named. Unless you called it something like "What Hot Chicks Wear When They Pretend To Swim, Though What Are These Designs Doing At A Supposedly High-Fashion Event" Swimwear Collection. This show was extremely well attended. Some of the bunnies wore mittens with......

Julia Clancey was about flowing silhouettes and a kind of breezy, beachy Art Deco look. Kaftans with rhinestone details. Mini dresses in white, turquoise, lemon and orange sorbet. Hip-grazing, mod-ish 60's shifts worn with scarves tied around the head, ensembles Jackie O. and her sister might choose to lounge about......

The velvet ropes, that is. I was prepared to give "The Hills" reality telvision star-turned-designer LC a fair shake. Evaluate her designs on their own terms. Nevermind the rumors that she doesn't do any of the actual designing herself. Nevermind the lackluster critical reaction to the previous season. Had it......

That Whitley Kros! She's so hip, clever, funky, and well-traveled. She's kooky about how she mixes her prints, but she always looks good despite herself. For spring/summer 2009, she's wearing Africa-inspired chambray jumpsuits, tunic dresses, dip-dyed tanks, bloomers, and chiffon dresses. As her website says, she's "comfortable in cafes, or......

The Sheiki Collection was all about (1) jeans, (2) rock and roll, and (3) hooker hair. The girls wore tee shirts that said "Life Fast, Die Pretty." Your mother does not want you to wear these outfits. These are outfits you would wear to a bar fight or backstage at......

Kevan Hall is known for his red carpet gowns. Backstage, just before the show, as models were getting dressed and made up and having their boobs taped into place, I barely even noticed the gowns on the racks. It's amazing that clothes that look sort of lackluster on a hanger......

The other night was more Gen Art. Again at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Eight new designers showed collections, six womenswear (Nanushka, Quail, Peonie, Wayf, Laeken, Maxine Dillon) and two menswear (Wayne Hadly, KZO). My favorites were KZO and Laeken. This is KZO. It's designed by a bashful young man named......