L.A. Fashion Week Spring '08: Yotam Solomon
Newcomer Yotam Solomon debuted his eponymous collection Oct. 18 at the Nuni Gallery in Los Angeles.
The 20-year-old designer from Israel just graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and didn’t waste any time breaking into the business. He based his designs on natural and cultural symbols found in his native land and put a bit of a California spin on it.
That translated into wrapped skirts and dresses as well as strappy footwear and swimwear. The designer embellished a number of pieces with the same PVC straps used on his footwear.He used colors such as olive and bright blue, as well as lots of white, and sometimes color-blocked them onto dresses and other pieces. Solomon is a former child violin prodigy. —Robert McAllister
