Rose Apodaca

A+R Design

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Fashion writer and co-owner of A+R Design

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Not long ago, Rodeo Drive was just another street in Southern California. Then along came Fred Hayman and Giorgio of Beverly Hills.

The Man Who Put Rodeo Drive on the Map

Not long ago, Rodeo Drive was just another street in Southern California. Then along came Fred Hayman and Giorgio of Beverly Hills.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA Fashion Week  launches this week. We look at the connections between LA and Berlin fashion, and whether the concept of a fashion week is still relevant.

LA Fashion Week

LA Fashion Week launches this week. We look at the connections between LA and Berlin fashion, and whether the concept of a fashion week is still relevant.

from Design and Architecture

Michael Schmidt has spent decades cladding Cher, Madonna, Lady Gaga and other supernovas in stunning costumes made of materials that don’t fit the usual definition of fabric: from…

Michael Schmidt Makes a 3-D Printed Dress

Michael Schmidt has spent decades cladding Cher, Madonna, Lady Gaga and other supernovas in stunning costumes made of materials that don’t fit the usual definition of fabric: from…

from Design and Architecture

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