Fashion
July 26
Announcing the Nominees & Honorees for the 2007 LA Fashion Awards Presented by Saturn
Max Azria, "Project Runway," and DailyCandy Take Honors
Nominations and special honors for the 2007 Los Angeles Fashion Awards were announced last night at a poolside reception at The Standard Hotel in West Hollywood co-hosted by Los Angeles Times IMAGE. The names were read in front of a VIP audience of current and previous nominees, honorees, nominating committee members, winners, press and special guests who listened as they sipped fresh mojitos, courtesy of 10 Cane rum.
Those selected for recognition this year include a dynamic mix of rising star innovators and globally recognized leaders that shape the energy, creativity and influence of California fashion and Los Angeles as a global fashion center. Selections were made at the recommendation of a stellar Nominating Committee comprised of more than forty editors, stylists, retailers, designers and industry experts with a keen understanding of the fashion marketplace. All of the Nominees and Honorees will be recognized at the third annual LA Fashion Awards presented by Saturn on October 26, 2007, at the beautiful Orpheum Theatre in the downtown Los Angeles Fashion District.
Winners who will receive honors in the categories of Fashion Achievement, Fashion Communication, and Inspiration were announced at The Standard reception last night. Winners in the competitive categories of Fashion Innovation, Retail, Marketing and Denim Design and will be announced at the Awards gala in October. Each winner receives a handcrafted artisan glass trophy specially designed by renowned artist Caleb Siemon, whose work has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. Each winner also receives a subscription to WGSN, the world's leading online research, trend analysis and news service for the fashion and style industries. The winner of the Moss Adams Fashion Innovator (MAFI) Award will also receive $5,000 worth of partner consulting services from Moss Adams LLP, and complimentary membership in Fashion Business Incorporated. Those announced at The Standard reception yesterday also received a limited edition steel cuff from Tattooed Steel, featuring artwork created by Design Tonic.
2007 NOMINEES & HONOREES:
Jasmin Shokrian - Moss Adams Fashion Innovator Award Nominee
Juan Carlos Obando - Moss Adams Fashion Innovator Award Nominee
Rami Kashou - Moss Adams Fashion Innovator Award Nominee
Thomas Wylde (Paula Thomas, designer) - Moss Adams Fashion Innovator Award
Nominee
BCBGMAXAZRIA - Marketing Excellence Award Nominee
GUESS by Marciano - Marketing Excellence Award Nominee
Kitson - Marketing Excellence Award Nominee
L.A. Eyeworks - Marketing Excellence Award Nominee
American Rag Cie - Fashion Retailer of the Year Nominee
Fred Segal - Fashion Retailer of the Year Nominee
Lisa Kline - Fashion Retailer of the Year Nominee
The Way We Wore - Fashion Retailer of the Year Nominee
DailyCandy, LA - Fashion Communication Award Winner
"Project Runway" - Inspiration Award Winner
Max Azria, BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP - Wells Fargo Century Fashion Achievement
Award Winner
Nominees for Supima Denim Designer of the Year will be announced in August after the Nominating Committee makes its selections in this new recognition category. Supima recently joined founding Award sponsor Moss Adams LLP and Award sponsor Wells Fargo Century in establishing a named Award honoring the best in California fashion.
Saturn is the presenting title sponsor of the LA Fashion Awards. Los Angeles Times IMAGE leads the slate of Official Media Sponsors, as the co-host of several VIP receptions leading up to the Awards. They join Los Angeles magazine, California Apparel News, NASDAQ and LA.com among others. Platinum Level providers include Design Tonic, WGSN and Marketwire. The Standard Hollywood is the Official Hotel of the LA Fashion Awards.
Visionary contributors in several fields provide select services to make this program possible. Music design by Daisy O'Dell, DJ in Residence for the LA Fashion Awards. Floral design by Krislyn. Letterpress by Traction Press, and commercial printing by Clear Image. PR courtesy of Much and House Public Relations and Evolutionary Media Group. Smashbox Cosmetics, Los Angeles Fashion District BID, and the Orpheum Theatre provide special services and support. Several fashion and business not-for-profit membership organizations, including the California Fashion Association (CFA), Fashion Business Incorporated (FBI), Fashion Group International of Los Angeles (FGI-LA), LA Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) and the World Trade Center Association endorse the event. The Scottish Fashion Awards are special friends of the LA Fashion Awards, with a creative cultural exchange program established in 2006. More information at www.LAFashionAwards.com.
SATURN
General Motors' Saturn brand markets vehicles in the U.S. and Canada through a network of about 500 retailers, with a focus on providing innovative products with solid value and excellent customer service. In 2006, Saturn undertook a major revitalization of its portfolio with four new vehicles: the Sky roadster, the Aura midsize sedan, the Vue Green Line hybrid and the larger Outlook crossover. Saturn continues its aggressive growth plans in 2007, with the all-new 2008 Vue compact crossover (now available) and the new 2008 Astra small car (Fall 2007). www.saturn.com
MOSS ADAMS, LLP
The tenth largest accounting and consulting firm in the U.S., Moss Adams offers specialized accounting, tax, financial and business advisory services to clients in industry groups such as apparel, manufacturing and distribution, technology, hospitality, professional services and financial institutions. www.mossadams.com
WELLS FARGO CENTURY
Wells Fargo Century is one of the largest factors in the country, providing a creative, entrepreneurial approach to factoring and trade finance, with the financial strength and stability of one of the nation's most respected financial institutions. The company has financed growing apparel companies for more than 50 years. www.wfcentury.com
SUPIMA
Supima is the world's finest cotton. Each year over 115 million bales of cotton are produced around the world. Of this total harvest, less than 1% or approximately 700,000 bales qualify to carry the Supima name. Supima, short for Superior Pima, is renowned for its superior fiber length, strength and natural luster. As the promotional organization of the U.S. Pima Cotton Industry, Supima' objective is to raise awareness of the benefits of Supima® cotton. www.supima.com
DESIGN TONIC
Design Tonic is a boutique design and marketing agency specializing in branding, marketing, public relations, events, and environments for fashion and style-oriented companies. For more, visit www.designtonic.com or call 213.687.3100.
WGSN
WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) is the world leader in online fashion trend analysis. Owned by Emap plc one of the UK's leading media companies, WGSN is based in London with offices across the globe including: New York, Los Angeles, Brazil, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Continuously tracking the market's mood is WGSN's strength, whether analysing catwalks, covering the major trade shows, following real-time information or forecasting major apparel trends. www.wgsn.com
MARKETWIRE
Marketwire is the industry leader in using the latest technologies to distribute real-time news, reaching all leading newspapers, broadcast outlets, financial newswires, disclosure points, analyst terminal systems, websites and online databases. www.marketwire.com
THE STANDARD HOLLYWOOD
The Standard, Hollywood is the Official Hotel Partner of the LA Fashion Awards. The Standard Hollywood, sister hotel to André Balazs' The Standard Downtown LA and The Standard Miami, sets the standard for young business and fashion-savvy travelers. The innovative design and irreverent, sexy appeal, has become the vanguard for the modern boutique hotel with features such as vibrating outdoor platform beds, the poolside desert café and blue astro-turf sundeck. www.standardhotel.com
LA FASHION AWARDS
Now in its third year, the Los Angeles Fashion Awards has become LA's signature annual fashion industry event. By illuminating the best in California fashion, the world is put on notice that LA is not just an entertainment capital, but also a true fashion capital. Indeed, Los Angeles is home to the largest Fashion District in the nation, with an apparel manufacturing industry that employs more people than New York's. This annual awards and honors program, multimedia portfolio, and runway stage production spotlights individual talents for public recognition and provides a benchmark of achievement for others. For more information, please visit www.LAFashionAwards.com.
DUSSAULT CUSTOM INK & GENE SIMMONS’ MONEYBAG ANNOUNCE
JOINT VENTURE
FIRST LIMITED EDITION MONEYBAG PRODUCTS AND WEBSITE
Vancouver, Canada (May 27, 2007) –GENE SIMMONS and Designer JASON “DEUCE” DUSSAULT, of DUSSAULT CUSTOM INK, are proud to announce the launch of the MoneyBag website and the first Limited Edition Line of their bold new Street Wear MoneyBag label. Both are the creations of designer Jason Deuce Dussault.
The website, a DUSSUALT CUSTOM INK Production, was created by Jason. He states, “My love of cinema combined with wanting to create a very cool interactive site brought about the idea of having videos on the site with characters showcasing the products. Our site launch introduces APPAREL FOR PLAYERS with characters Juan Love, Nick Dasher and Sugar. Watch for upcoming episodes and characters as our product line expands.
Visit: www.GeneSimmonsMoneyBag.com
The first MoneyBag Limited Edition product is a new line of T-shirts for men. Every piece is hand painted and detailed for a truly one of a kind custom feel. With nostalgic inspired materials, each T is two separate colors of cotton, woven together, bleached and hand dyed. They are enzyme washed to soften and appliquéd with the highest quality embroidery. No two are alike. Perfect for summer, these T’s are all individually signed by Gene and, if one desires, the signature can be cut from the label. The T’s are made in the DUSSUALT studio in Gastown, Vancouver, and are only available ONLINE. Jason states, “We have hundreds requests lined up for MoneyBag products and only 500 of this Limited Edition are available, so you can bet that these are going to go fast.” The T’s retail for $250. USD. Other upcoming MoneyBag products include hoodies, belts, wallets, purses and hats.
Simmons states, "I have owned the trademark MONEYBAG logo for over 25 years. I have used it on my magazines, book imprints, my record company and a few other areas. Until I met Jason Dussault, I held off on really going out into the marketplace in the street wear line. It has to do with finding a kindred spirit. And, Jason is it. He and I share a passion for only doing things in life that mean something. Together we are creating cutting edge, in-your-face fashions. The MoneyBag Line, at long last, has become a reality.”Dussault states, “One of the reasons my attendance in high school was almost non existent was due to a man who I have always looked up to as a role model, Gene Simmons. I spent hours a day dressing, singing and emulating my idol for an upcoming air band, or drawing Gene’s character as the Demon all over my notebooks. My teenage dreams became a reality when I got to meet the man himself and we hit it off, the result being the MoneyBag collaboration. It is my great honor to co-release the first products of our line.”
GENE SIMMONS co-founded KISS 34 years ago. It continues to be the Juggernaut of licensing and merchandising and has just come off of the 5x Platinum selling KISSOLOGY DVD Box Set, which debuted at #1, and the 3x Platinum KISS ALIVE I, II, III, IV box set. Among other activities: KISS COMICS GROUP joint venture, the SIMMONS COMICS GROUP joint venture, SIMMONS ABRAMSON MARKETING (which does worldwide branding/marketing for the INDY RACING LEAGUE), the tv series GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS, and the cartoon MY DAD THE ROCK STAR on Nickelodeon. Simmons is a Venture Capital advisor, Real Estate developer and the man with the most prodigious Tongue on the planet.Jason's company, DUSSAULT CUSTOM INK, known as DEUCE in Canada , is a unique high end urban street wear line from Vancouver . Surrounded by a team of fashionistas, rockers, tattoo artists, rappers, and graphic prodigies, Jason has created a line that blends a sense of nostalgia with a promise of the future. From Worthy-of-Royalty Chinese silk lining and ornate patchwork on the one-of-a-kind hoodies, hand-painted and embellished with elaborate tattoo inspired embroidery, to the individualized color coded stitching of the denim, DUSSAULT is designed to make wearers red carpet ready. Gritty yet luxurious, dark yet extremely comforting, DUSSAULT has recently designed hoodies for Pamela Anderson, Nelly Furtado, Carmelo Anthony, B.E.P., and Robyn Williams. This list is already long enough to make Santa jealous and continues to grow. DUSSAULT - Custom Made Stardom. http://www.dussaultink.com
The DEUCE, DUSSAULT and soon the MoneyBag Lines are available in Vancouver at the DEUCE store, 56 Powell Street in Gastown, and at L2 Leone, and at our new LA store opening this summer at 8010 Melrose .
