Whatever inconsistencies may plague L.A. Fashion Week, you know you’re not in for amateur hour when taking your seat at Kevan Hall. The red carpet veteran staged an elaborate and tantalizing show deep inside Universal Studios on Saturday evening, with models materializing from a faux-Parthenonesque façade and descending black, plush-carpeted stairs in gold jacquard gowns and taffeta cocktail dresses with the origami pleats and folds. The show was hosted by auto dealer Rusnak, which exhibited a squadron of six-figure luxury cars on the lot, fawned over by scores of gated-community dwellers (Westlake Village? Calabasas? Hard to tell.) who attended with Jimmy Choos and ample cigars.
Taking their seats, the audience likely wasn’t in the mood to be challenged: They wanted pretty, with jeweled-and-sequined embellishment, and they clapped at any silk chiffon number exhibiting a hint of ethereal movement. It was hard not to join them; Hall knows how to put on a show. It may not be cerebral, but it’s hard to be cynical when viewing the craftsmanship that goes into a crystal-encrusted, silk satin gown or a scarlet bodice with impeccable lattice details. On the rack, it probably screams high-end boutique at the Wynn Las Vegas. On the runway, it was living, breathing art.
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