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Design and Architecture

Meet L.A.'s Ugly Sweater Queen

By day Chisa Iwuagwu teaches in an elementary school. By night and weekend, she is the Ugly Sweater Queen, greeting anti-style seekers in a tiny pop-up storefront in Burbank, which grew out of demand for her vintage and handmade sweaters on Shop Ugly Sweaters.com.

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    By Frances Anderton • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    By day Chisa Iwuagwu teaches in an elementary school. By night and weekend, she is the Ugly Sweater Queen, greeting anti-style seekers in a tiny pop-up storefront in Burbank, which grew out of demand for her vintage and handmade sweaters on Shop Ugly Sweaters.com.

    She and customer Gilbert Riposa tell DnA what makes a truly beautiful ugly sweater, and discuss why LA might be late to this particular trend.

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Chisara Iwuagwu

      Shop Ugly Sweaters

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