L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Juuml;nker
Juuml;nker designers Tod Waters and Giuliana Mayo took to the streets for their Oct. 18 fashion show. You had to be in the know to find the show, dubbed the “Street Massacre,” which was held in a desolate alley in downtown Los Angeles. Guests who RSVP’d received a text message with the cross street a few hours before the show. The dark alley was soon lit by the headlamps of custom Powerplant Choppers motorcycles, and music blaring from a hatchback car provided the soundtrack for the show.
And while the look was pure Juuml;nker—plenty of corsets, second-skin leather pants and tiny skirts trimmed with leather and D-rings—there were new variations on Waters and Mayo’s signature style. Jean-cut pants and a vest were offered in an Italian lamb printed in a blown-out plaid, Juuml;nker’s miniskirt was re-created using remnants of an American flag, and a leather vest and skirt came in Union Jack colors.
Juuml;nker model and fetish pinup Courtney Cruz opened the show in a leather-trimmed, tea-stained white silk organza dress that draped daringly in the back. She also closed the show in a T-shirt that read “Corporate fashion sucks,” which she ripped off before her final walk. —A.A.N.
