Models walk the runway during the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif., Monday, March 10, 2008. Mentored by the legendary Paco Rabanne, Jeanvie first showed her new collection in Paris in January, but said she created a few more colorful dresses for her L.A. debut "for the celebrities."
Veronika Jeanvie
Models walk the runway during the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif. on Monday, March 10, 2008. "I use both metal and soft materials like silk, a contrast showing that women are strong and soft at the same time," the 28-year-old designer said.
Models walk the runway during the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif. on Monday, March 10, 2008.
A model walks the runway during the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif. on Monday, March 10, 2008.
Actress Dania Ramirez, left, and singer Kelis pose for photographers before the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif. on Monday, March 10, 2008.
Models walk the runway during the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif. on Monday, March 10, 2008.
A model walks the runway during the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif. on Monday, March 10, 2008.
Models walk the runway during the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif., Monday, March 10, 2008. The designer says her inspiration came from the ocean, sky and green plants she saw while on vacation in England and France.
A model walks the runway in gold hotpants during the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif. on Monday, March 10, 2008.
A model walks the runway during the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif. on Monday, March 10, 2008.
A model walks the runway during the Veronika Jeanvie Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif., Monday, March 10, 2008. The influence of her mentor, Paco Rabanne, was obvious in the blankets of linked of silver hoops several models sported. Rabanne's dresses made out of round metal discs, created a buzz in 1966.
Ukrainian designer Veronika Jeanvie, left, walks the runway with a model after her Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif. on Monday, March 10, 2008. The first Ukrainian designer to present a collection in the United States, according to the show's publicist, Jeanvie made her U.S. debut without mentor Paco Rabanne by her side.