Let’s face it: New York and European designers have been “referencing” (i.e., ripping off) SoCal cool—that hippie-glam-’70s thing we do so well—for years. High/low dressing, denim with sparkles, leather and lace, Hollywood grunge, yoga, streetwear, hip hop-meets-red carpet—all of it comes from L.A.’s magically mixed sartorial history. So it’s about time a local designer cashed […]