L.A. is stepping into Fashion Week New York's shadow this week and we're cruising the catwalks, pop-up shops, and parties to see who's got style. Earlier in the week we visited the newly relocated FREECITYsupershop supermat and a pop-up shop that moved into the erstwhile after-hours Freak City storefront. FREECITY had a near-circus feel with bicycles hanging from the rafters and employees wearing pastel-colored T's emblazoned with similar Bohemian epithets. more ›

I recall a point early in the Bush Administration where I overheard an in-the-know friend dub Los Angeles “home of the $1,000 t-shirt.” I then heard it a few more times. It made me curious. But not curious enough to seek the pinnacle of casual couture. If a four-digit price-tag could be found attached to a t-shirt, I thought it best be discovered by someone else. more ›