Endovanera collaborated with their good friends and contemporaries, POSSO The Spat for their FALL 08 fashion show at BOX Eight, during LA Fashion Week. Combining Endo’s fine tailoring, slim silhouettes and sleek yet disheveled gentleman style juxtaposed with the debonair polish of a spat was a killer touch! Handmade meticulously detailed metal sash necklaces made by ISHI 1451 using found treasures and metal scrap, added an intricate bygone-futurist look to the line. Read the full story

Thursday, January 31st I attended Catherine Holstein’s Fall 08 Presentation Party. It was held at Thom Bar at The Thompson Hotel. The models were on display in two of the private cabanas. The Collection was well color blocked and very wearable. There was a strong sense of nostalgia in her designs, with reference to uniforms from private school days or perhaps a sexy l’ hotesse de l’air from the 60’s. Apart from the silhouettes, she developed a beautiful print which was subtly screened onto her jersey pieces and printed on Large canvas’s arranged throughout the room.