Before the Dripped runway show, Viet Dang, pictured above, showed a dance performance. Photo by Andrew Asch.
Dripped’s Underground LA Fashion Week
The Dripped Fashion Soiree went big on March 18.
The longtime showcase for underground and outsider fashion produced the biggest gala of its multi-year run on March 18. More than 500 people checked out runway shows from four emerging designers at Lot 613, a venue at the gritty edge of downtown Los Angeles. Also on deck, 25 vendors selling outsider looks.
GGeisha, the Dripped founder/creative director, presented emerging designers from Los Angeles, all of whom were inspired by utopian and fantasy subjects. Samsara Collections offered a ‘Vapor Wave’ skin suit. Anika Perkins showed what she called a “sculptural” styles which featured drawings of mystical creatures “mindguards.” Kaley Giovinazzo’s Distilled Utopia line featured garments with sleeves covered with bottle caps. Oscar Utierrè designed a line inspired by Shakespeare’s character Ophelia. The last looks of his runway show featured gowns seemingly tailored for a Tudor-era princess.
GGeisha hopes to produce another giant Dripped Fashion Soiree in October. It will be right in time for the next run of LA Fashion Week.
