Event Coverage: Street Fashion Week Spring 2018
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This was my first (and possibly my last) time attending Street Fashion Week. I’m not usually quick to count out an event. However, there was a lot of fuckery going on here. I’ll explain. The event was held at Evolve Project LA, an event complex. Most of the space is open and can be designed to the client’s specs. But a third of the space is dedicated to an indoor soccer field where a tournament is held. One would think that the show would be held in the virgin space. But nope, the soccer field was the runway. I could have just chalked this arrangement up to the organizers trying to be ‘different.’ Butt after I realized that the net separating the field from the audience was going to stay up the entire time, I was over it.
The seating situation was also a problem. There were names of VIP ticket holders taped to most of the chairs. But these VIP people either didn’t show up or showed up late leaving the non-VIPs to wait to be seated. Eventually the names were taken off the chairs and everyone seated, only to be asked to stand up to go to the other side of the event space while organizers finished prepping the show.
There was a press release promising named celebrities as well as a live musical performance. I didn’t see a single celeb…not even D-list. And even though I hate rando performances during a fashion show, you should at least follow through with what you promise.
With that said, even if the organizers of a fashion show screw up the event, that shouldn’t take away from the actual fashion. Let’s take a look at what walked the runway, and you can decide for yourselves if this event is worth the trouble.
Significant Problems
This is your standard run of the mill streetwear collection. And while there was nothing particularly outstanding about the line, I appreciated the fact that the design wasn’t too ‘try hard,’ like they were being different just for the sake of being different. Sometimes you just want a bomber jacket to be a bomber jacket, you know?
Melian J
This line has a very club kid feel. Any one of the models would have been right at home at Limelight circa 1990. While I couldn’t relate, I can appreciate the work that had to have gone into this line. I mean, turning a pair of coochie cutters into a halter top can NOT be easy.
David Giampiccolo
This designer, a Project Runway alum, brought a lot of color, mixed prints and textured fabrics. There were several pieces that I would actually wear. And I thought that this was one of the most well made collections to walk Street Fashion Week.
Summer Soulstice Boutique
This designer also had a vendor table before the show that showcased their Ankara accessories, which were super cute. What walked the runway, however, were flowy BoHo dresses and onsies. I would categorize this collection more as beachwear than streetwear. I wish that the accessories would have made more of an appearance on the runway.
Majeeda Monae
This collection was FULL of color. There was a lot of activewear inspired pieces as well as the use of unconventional materials (i.e. a basketball purse and a vinyl bubble skirt).
Raw Hollywood
Ankara print fabric + metallic lame + lace-up pants. I thought everything was extremely well made. I really liked a good 75% of the entire collection. However, I was a little confused about the style choices and I couldn’t tell what kind of story was being told here. The addition of the chintzy fabric and lace-up pieces to the Ankara print was confusing and at best read more club than street.
For more info on any of the designers please visit the below links.
Significant Problems
Melian J
David Giampiccolo
Summer Soulstice
Majeeda Monae
Raw Hollywood
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