West Coast Free

On a recent trip to LA I noticed how comfortable our sassy fashionista sisters on the West Coast really are. Up until a few years ago, maybe six or seven, LA was known for not really having much style of its own and for being notoriously behind the trends that New York eats up and spits out before LA even has time to wake up… that reputation has been put to rest in recent history. We’ve seen many trendsetters coming out of LA recently, i.e. our favorite crew of sisters whose names all begin with a K. Besides that old Hollywood glamor, there wasn’t much of a fashion contribution from the West side… or have we been sleepin on the Cali girls? I personally loved what I saw out there, it wasn’t that pretentious New York vibe of snooty high fashion, it was laid back and relaxed, comfortable and calm, the kind of comfort and calm that makes you feel totally ok with wearing Chuck Taylor's, boyfriend jeans and a tee-shirt – Anywhere! No visitor to LA should feel the fashion intimidation of NYC, feel free to wear flip flips (in the summer of course), a hat, anything goes – it is a lovely freeing feeling. Of course when the sun goes down, the glamor turns up, but its still a comfortable cool that is so chic and all LA. Here’s to you sunny California!