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Los Angeles is nothing if not colorful, and the bright lights this week are trained on the runways at L.A. Fashion Week. Take a look at the latest from West Coast style stars including the impossibly hip Heatherette, glamour pro Sue Wong, nicer sister Nikki Hilton, and award-winning Kevan Hall. At left, a close-up from the Sue Wong show on Oct. 14, 2007.
Sue Wong
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Sue Wong is known for vintage-inspired gowns, but this time she took a more contemporary path. She said she wanted to create "walking canvases that are hand painted on silks based on the works of Miro, Matisse, Vassarelly, Ruscha." At left, a model appears at Wong's Spring 2008 show on Oct. 14, 2007 in Culver City, California.
Sue Wong
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Models in evening outfits topped with extravagant headdresses walk the runway at the Sue Wong Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 14, 2007 in Culver City, California.
Sue Wong
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Models in bright-colored gowns walk the runway at the Sue Wong Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 14, 2007.
Sue Wong
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Models appear at the Sue Wong Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 14, 2007.
Sue Wong
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Models in bright prints stroll the runway at the Sue Wong Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 14, 2007.
Kevan Hall
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Africa inspired the latest collection from designer Kevan Hall. "I looked at the beautiful people there, the artwork, the gorgeous embroideries, the beading, and also the beautiful land--the sunsets and the colors," said Hall. At left, a model wears a brilliant print on the runway at Hall's Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 15, 2007 in Culver City, California.
Kevan Hall
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Kevan Hall has won the Gold Coast Fashion Award's "Designer of the Year" award, the Peacock Award for "Outstanding Fashion Design" and the NAACP's "Great American Designer" award. At left, a model walks the runway at Hall's Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 15, 2007.
Kevan Hall
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A favorite of the red carpet crowd, Kevan Hall gowns have been worn by Charlize Theron, Vanessa Williams, Angela Bassett, Renee Zellweger and Sharon Stone. Here, a model walks the runway at Hall's Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 15, 2007.
Kevan Hall
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A model poses on the runway at the Kevan Hall Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 15, 2007 in Culver City, California.
Kevan Hall
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A model wears a short dress on the runway at the Kevan Hall Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 15, 2007.
Heatherette
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The design duo Heatherette does not work for shrinking violets. They have made sequined minis for Shirley Manson and Paris Hilton, sewed tattered neon tees for Pink and Justin Timberlake, and dressed David Beckham, Alicia Keys, and Britney Spears. At left, former club kids turned design stars Traver Rains, left, and Richie Rich pose backstage on Oct. 15, 2007.
Heatherette
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The latest Heatherette collection was unusually bearable and even wearable compared to previous efforts by the stupefyingly cool duo. At left, model and "adult film actress" Jenna Jameson poses on the runway at the Heatherette Spring 2008 fashion on Oct. 15, 2007 in Culver City, California.
Heatherette
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Oh, well, let's say some of their latest outfits are almost wearable, but this is not one of them. At left, a model blows fairy dust, or something, during the Heatherette Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 15, 2007.
Heatherette
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In yet another unbeautiful moment, a model glowers on the runway at the Heatherette Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 15, 2007.
Heatherette
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A model walks the runway at the Heatherette Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 15, 2007.
Nicky Hilton
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Nicky Hilton--more civilized sister of Paris--aims for a young crowd with her casual Chick line. Her collection for Spring/Summer '08 was comprised of short dresses, baby dolls and tight knit shorts. Her inspiration: "the princesses of Disneyland, with the prince especially. There's a lot of subliminal messages." At left, models appear at the Chick show on Oct. 14, 2007.
Nicky Hilton
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Models walk the runway at the Chick by Nicky Hilton Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 14, 2007.
Nicky Hilton
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A model appears on the runway at the Chick by Nicky Hilton Spring 2008 fashion show on Oct. 14, 2007 in Culver City, California.
Nicky Hilton
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Designer Nicky Hilton rehearses her Chick by Nicky Hilton fashion show at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California on Oct. 14, 2007.
