Vecona

Vecona makes custom clothes and jewelery. Her style can be described as pirate-y, vintage, and most definitely dark. Her corsets are impeccable and truly flatter the body. Vecona had been featured in Vogue, Elegy, Gothic Lifestyle, and Gothic Beauty just to name a few. Vecona has so many good pictures it was hard to choose just a few...

Eirik Aswang

Eirik Aswang is an LA/ San Francisco based designer who's work can be described as couture fetish fashion. His background is in sculpting and painting and it usually shows through in his designs as the clothes look as if they were molded into the model's body. His work can be seen in movies, TV shows such as Dexter, and worn by rock stars. He has more work in his resume but refuses to say where until summer 2011, guess we gotta stay tuned......

Brian Lichtenberg

After much searching and persistence it all paid off because I finally got an internship. Living in LA has many advantages and having the best designers a short drive away is one of them. I will be working closely with Brian Lichtenberg to gain valuable industry experience. For those of you that don't know about Brian Lichtenberg here are some of the highlights of his career.



Brian Lichtenberg for Forever 21


Studio in LA.

Bibian Blue

I had come across Bibian Blue recently from a magazine and i instantly fell in love with her attention to detail. Her style is very dark and glamorous without looking too much like a costume. Some of her work has been shown in covers of magazines and you cant help but to stop and pick it up. Here are a few pictures of her work.

LACMA

LACMA had a temporary collection featuring clothing from periodic times. These are some of the pieces I photographed when I went. The collection was a pretty extensive one featuring women's, men's, and some children's pieces. I have to commend them on their beautifully crafted pieces without the aid of modern technology.

 1890's piece. The shape of this dress is very typical with the "S" curve and mono bosom.

 Judging by the flat front and exaggerated backside I believe this dress is from the 1870's.

1780's or 1790's dress

Crinolines were used to give shape to the dresses without adding weight. These were probably used in the 1880's as bustles and very detailed backsides were the fashion then.