Dressed to a T

In a town so fashion-forward that even the health inspectors inspire trends, designer Dalia Vosylius is making the grade with a T-shirt line spoofing the rating signs local restaurants must display under the L.A. County Department of Health Services regulations. “Stacey Levno, who was my business partner, got a copy of a sign from a friend who owns a restaurant,” says Vosylius of the tees, which come with giant letter grades of A, B, C, D, F or X . “We matched up the font and did it on a computer program.”

“It’s a parody,” Vosylius says, stressing that her attorney concluded that the design does not violate any laws. “It’s legit.” To avoid confusion with the county’s official Food Facility Rating System, Vosylius’ shirts read: “County of Los Angeles Department of Health and Social Fitness.” The bottom of each garment says: “ This Individual Received a Score of --at the Time of Inspection.” Like the real-life health grades, the shirts also read “Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law” (except for the one with the X rating, which says: “Must Remove Under Penalty of Law”).

The shirts still confuse some people, says Vosylius, noting that a friend who wore one to a restaurant got the red-carpet treatment from nervous employees who mistook him for a county inspector. Vosylius, 32, an actress and ice hockey player who has skated on TV shows such as “Malcolm in the Middle” and “CSI,” says the shirts, which run from $15 to $20, are guaranteed conversation starters. “Sometimes it’s flirting. When I wear a shirt out, I always get comments like, ‘Why’d you get an F?’ or, ‘Only a D?’ or, ‘You’re slipping.’ ” She’s considering adding the letter U, for unsatisfactory.

The shirts are available through Daliadesigns.com, (310) 399-2242, or at the Daily Planet in Los Angeles.