Omega Collektiv's Starman Styles
Omega Collektiv's cocktail dress and leggings. Photo credit Felix Salzman/LookBook LA
Omega Collektiv tried to storm the walls of a design ghetto with its fashion show on Aug. 3 Designer Ernie Omega wanted to prove avant garde clothes could be wearable with his label’s 2012 collection.
On first look, “wearable” seemed like a good description for the 22 looks of the collection. It included bike shorts, cocktail dresses, tank tops, and a collared shirt, all which were exhibited on the runway at the Red Zebra at Crocker Club, the late night club produced by painter Robert Vargas. Red Zebra is a fave of the L.A. Weekly alt-newspaper, its night club editor Lina Lecaro recently celebrated her birthday at art-obsessed club.
But there’s no escaping one’s past. With Ernie Omega’s background in costume and one-of-a-kind fashion design, the line’s fabrics and the silhouettes steered the line’s wearable pieces toward an avant garde edge.
The bike shorts had a green pattern inspired by space travel. The collared shirt featured drop shoulders and a bright gold zipper. The model wearing the very wearable tank top balanced the look with a hat made out of an industrial grating. Shoes used in the show were made by Japanese label B by Aperire, which also does not shy away from the outrageous.
Omega’s 2012 collection was inspired by space travel and the star Omega Centauri. If the fashion show’s midnight show time was too late for you, the Omega Collektiv will be exhibiting its 2012 collection during the Down Town Art Walk, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 11. The collection will be displayed in the lobby of the Downtown Independent theater.
Omega's collared shirt and bike shorts. Photo credit Felix Salzman/LookBook LA.
Photo credit Felix Salzman/Look Book LA.
Sheer jacket. Photo credit Felix Salzman/LookBookLA.
Described as "Mary Magdalene in space." Photo credit Felix Salzman/LookBook LA.
Omega chain mail dress. Photo credit Felix Salzman/LookBookLA.
Tank top and the infamous industrial grating hat. Photo credit Felix Salzman/LookBook LA.
