L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Bebe
Bebe kept it low-key when producing a fashion event Oct. 17 at the Social Hollywood nightclub in Hollywood. The party was held to celebrate the Brisbane, Calif.–based retailer’s Holiday 2007 collection, and it was a change from the company’s last two splashy runway shows, held at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, Calif., where the exclusive Collection Bebe line, designed by David Cardona, was shown. (Cardona recently left Bebe to join premium-denim and lifestyle fashion house Rock & Republic.) But for Bebe, low-key is still glamorous and sexy. At the Oct. 17 show, the 45 looks featured evening and special-occasion dresses as well as separates for the retailer’s upcoming “Dressed to Thrill” Holiday collection, which will bow in November. Collection Bebe will continue to be distributed to select Bebe stores in the next month.
Bebe’s fashion show also represented a dream come true for 16-year-old Kate-Lynne Pegg. She is living with immunity-deficiency syndrome, and it was her wish to model in a fashion show. Bebe worked with the Make-a-Wish Foundation to realize Pegg’s desire. Make-a-Wish raises funds to grant wishes to children whose lives are endangered by terminal illness. The Bebe fashion show also served as a fund-raiser, raising $16,000 for the nonprofit. —Andrew Asch
