![]() “When my hometown was affected by devastating wildfires, it was easy to create my Rosette necklace as a design that would help raise funds for the local Redwood Empire Food Bank,” she said. Li said the piece was inspired out of necessity. Li’s Rosette necklace, named after her hometown of Santa Rosa, starts at $49, with 25% of proceeds donated to the Redwood Empire Food Bank’s pandemic efforts. California inspires my designs to be simple, colorful and ever-changing.” There is so much to experience and enjoy while living here. California also has an amazing diversity of people and cultures. “It has so much natural beauty, from richly forested mountains to wide open deserts to sandy ocean beaches. “California is endlessly inspiring,” Li said. Over the last 20 years, her pieces have become an industry favorite among costume designers and led to major moments on “Riverdale,” “Dead to Me,” “The Bold Type,” “Little Fires Everywhere” and cult classic “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Several of Li’s most recent designs are inspired by the West Coast, such as this California Lovin’ charm necklace, which ranges from $45 in sterling silver with a 16-inch chain to $60 in 14-karat gold-plated bronze with a 20-inch chain on. The collection is available on, with prices ranging from $150 (for socks) to $9,000 (for a leather suitcase).Ĭalifornia native Peggy Li’s jewelry has a long Hollywood history. However, the California Sky collection’s pièce de résistance is Vides’ unique take on Fendi’s iconic Peekabo and Baguette bags. ![]() The children’s collection offers windbreakers, cotton shirts, shorts, hyper-feminine dresses, slip-on sneakers, sandals and backpacks. Menswear designs include cotton jackets, satin blousons, embossed leather outerwear, sweatshirts, T-shirts, denim pants, cotton trousers and a Bermuda pant. Womenswear pieces cover nylon windbreakers, embossed cycling shorts, knits and printed denim pants as well as featherweight fur coats and cardigans, reversible padded blousons, perforated leather jackets and caftans and poplin shirtdresses. Designed in collaboration with creative director Silvia Venturini Fendi, the expansive line features the Guatemalan American contemporary artist’s signature monochromatic, cartoon-esque style on a range of women’s, men’s and children’s ready-to-wear clothing and accessories. Los Angeles visual artist Joshua Vides collaborated with Fendi on its new California Sky collection, released as part of the Italian label’s pre-fall 2020 collection. Both are available at a selection of Louis Vuitton stores as well as online. There is a political art form of having different opinions and different points of view and discussing them instead of falling into polarization, and that’s what California has to offer the world.”Ĭalifornia Dream, which is composed of mandarin, ambrette and vanilla-tinged benzoin, retails for $265, and the Israel-designed case is $625. “The positive attitude, looking forward, embracing the future. “There’s a bit of California that stays with me wherever I go,” Burke told The Times last year. As the leading European luxury brand turned to producing and distributing face masks to first responders, it made a sizable number of masks at its Los Angeles factories.Īsked about Louis Vuitton’s affinity for California, Chief Executive Michael Burke alluded to the region’s sunny sensibilities. In addition to debuting its “Louis Vuitton X” exhibit in Beverly Hills last year, the design house has two factories in Los Angeles. Louis Vuitton has had a close relationship with California in recent years. Additionally the store is featuring pieces by postconceptual artist Cory Arcangel. The colorful art installation, which appears on the boutique’s façade, was created from a children’s drawing. Through Friday, Louis Vuitton has its Rainbow Project at its Rodeo Drive location in Beverly Hills. (Cavallier Belletrud also created the brand’s other new fragrance, Nuit de Feu.)ĬOVID-19 hasn’t stopped the French design house from moving forward with other California-centric plans. ![]() However, plans changed because of the event’s cancellation amid the coronavirus pandemic. He explained that the new fragrance - from Louis Vuitton’s master perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud, a serious fan of California - was originally slated to launch during Coachella in April. sky at dusk, a natural phenomenon that has somehow become more beautiful and life-affirming than ever these past few months,” Israel wrote on his Instagram account. ![]() Los Angeles artist Alex Israel collaborated with French luxury label Louis Vuitton on California Dream, a new perfume and Israel-designed travel case.
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