LAFW: The lineup for lowercase ‘fashion week’

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Honestly, we’ve been dragging our feet on putting together the definitive list of fashion-related events scheduled to unspool around town for the next nine days. Partly because it involves an eye-glazing number of acronyms and creepy-sounding labels (as a general rule of thumb, you should avoid naming your clothing line after a medical procedure), and partly because the crazy-quilt of upstarts, one-offs and seemingly random events doesn’t appear to have much in common with the format or purpose of a traditional Fashion Week. (Back in October we offered up one possible solution). In its current state it hardly feels deserving of the initial caps afforded to other cities. No, it may technically be a week of fashion, but it’s no Fashion Week.

Maybe that will change. Perhaps BOXeight will stop railing against the corporate suits long enough to be the unifying force the city’s fashion industry needs. Or maybe COLA or the long-incubating DLAFW will surprise us. In the meantime, here’s the lowdown on the rundown:

Friday, March 13

Gen Art/BOXeight “kick-off” to Los Angeles Fashion Week (sold out)
Los Angeles Theatre, 615 S. Broadway
8 p.m. Grai, Society for Rational Dress and Raquel Allegra
BOXeight solo shows (Tickets available to the general public):
11 p.m. Sonia Vera Swimwear
12 p.m. J. Gerard presentation

Saturday, March 14

BOXeight, Los Angeles Theatre, 615 S. Broadway (Tickets available to the general public)

2 p.m. Jen Awad
4 p.m. Smoke & Mirrors
5 p.m. David Alexander
6 p.m. COA
7 p.m. Future Heretics
8 p.m. martinMARTIN
9 p.m. LAEKEN
10 p.m. SkinGraft
11 p.m. Young Hollywood presentation featuring UNIF, KIN, World Coco, Dim Mak, YHBF CO, Cody Kennedy

Sunday, March 15

BOXeight, Los Angeles Theatre, 615 S. Broadway

3 p.m. Mike Vensel
4 p.m. Hayley Starr
5 p.m. The Battalion
6 p.m. Sahaja
7 p.m. Yotam Solomon
8 p.m. Sjobeck
9 p.m. Maxine Dillon
10 p.m. Li Cari by Jazmin Whitley

7-10 p.m. Whitley Kros art installation/Fall 2009 presentation hosted by Erika Christensen, 1201 S. La Brea Ave. (Note: Unlike the BOXeight events, this is not open to the general public.)

Thursday, March 19
11 a.m. Kevan Hall Fall 2009 runway collection and charity luncheon, Beverly Wilshire
7 p.m. Downtown Los Angeles Fashion Week (DLAFW) hosts ‘An Evening of 20th Century Glamour,’ hosted by Cameron Silver and Rachel Griffiths and a presentation of Louis Verdad’s Louver line. Both at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, 152 North Central Ave. (Tickets available to the general public).

Friday, March 20

City of Los Angeles Fashion Week (COLA), 843 Los Angeles St. (open to industry trade by invitation only)
7:30 p.m. Eksempel
9 p.m. Fremont
10:30 p.m. B.Son

Saturday, March 21

City of Los Angeles Fashion Week (COLA), 843 Los Angeles St. (open to industry trade by invitation only)
7:30 p.m. Joyrich
9 p.m. Brian Lichtenberg

In addition, the California Market Center is hosting a handful of runway shows as part of its market week lineup, all of which are open to industry trade only. The complete schedule can be found here.

-- Adam Tschorn

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