Desyn: Jack Rabbit

Friday, March 28, 2008

LA Style - March 2008

By Veronica Viljoen

In Los Angeles, March 2008 was fashion delight. New lines to view; buyers and editorial decisions on overload; the Fall 2008 Collections finally came to LA and then Socialite, Paris Hilton, (L) suprised us all by attending the runway show of her sister, Nicky Hilton, during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios, Tuesday, March 11 at 8:00pm.

Unfortunately, for some of us, Paris Hilton did not stop on the "arrival area" at the event, nor did she stop for any photographers in The Lounge inside The Tent. Surrounded by about 7 people in her entourage, Hilton was whisked right thru to her final destination, backstage to Nicholai. I was one of those photographers that only got a few images of her in passing. However, LA Photographer, Glenn Francis, Pacific Pro Digital, made good on been at the right place in the right time. Francis landed numerous images of this timely event as Paris Hilton came out in support of her sister. Also, at the collection were the parents to the Hilton sisters, Kathy and Rick Hilton.

Images: LA Style

Jack Rabbit Clutch

Designer, Mollie Culligan, Jack Rabbit

Ralph Pucci Showroom, LA

Montanari Living

Kathy & Rick Hilton

EM & CO - Zachariah Bryant, Fall 08

Headline Image: Paris Hilton - Photo: Glenn Francis

Links:
Pacific Pro Digital http://www.pacificprodigital.com/
Jack Rabbit http://www.thejackrabbitcollection.com/
Zachariah Bryant http://www.zachariahbryant.com/
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week http://www.mbfashionweek.com/
Ralph Pucci http://www.ralphpucci.net/
Additional photo credits: Johnny Sims & Veronica Viljoen

Friday, March 21, 2008

Style File - March 2008

Gives Back To Africa!

Los Angeles, CA.
By Veronica Viljoen.

Who: United Colors Of Benetton

What: Donated T-Shirts

Where: Two Sisters Orphanage, White River, South Africa

When: February 2008

"The t-shirts were a gift from The United Colors Of Benetton for the children associated with Dancing 4 Kids at the Two Sisters Orphanage run by Patrick Chamusso. In the photo, (above), taken by D4K Photographer, Red Baklava, we felt it fitting to capture their enthusiasm and share the image with the world as Benetton aided in giving the children something to show that they matter. The t-shirts are a symbol to the children that they are not forgotten", Chrissi Theodorakakos, Project Manager D4K.

Jack Rabbit Trunk Show
Fall 2008

Viljoen: "What has been the highlight for Jack Rabbit Fall 2008?"

Volk: "We saw our Lulu quilted bag (above) styled for Actress, Lucy Liu in Cashmere Mafia that aired on ABC".

One day after the Fall 2008 Trunk Show, the Los Angeles Times featured The Concord bag (tan bag in photo) in the lead section of the fashion review segment. http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-bags9mar09,1,4605004.story

LA Direct Mag - Feb 2008 Launch Party, GOA-Hollywood

Editor-at-Large, Andre Leon Talley, Vogue (above) attended Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios, Orthodox Fall 2008, Sunday, March 9th. After the showing, I noticed that Talley opted to exit and not visit the designer back stage. In the lounge, a fellow critic described the Orthodox Collection as "underwhelmed", a far cry from leaving us overwhelmed.

On the other hand, Founder & Director, Sanlam SA Fashion Week (SA - South Africa), Lucilla Booyzen described the Fall 2008 Collections at her event as follows when I interviewed Booyzen the last day of their fashion week on the phone:

Booyzen, (L), "For me, the Collections were extremely exciting. I saw designs that highlighted individuality. The designers presented us with designs that were not ethnic in nature. Instead, the designers delivered workmanship that spoke of a new sense of direction that make our fashions sure to fuse on the international runways of high fashion".