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downtown weekly VOL 8 NO 16 ISSUE 116/ Sept 28th - Oct 5th 2017/ DTLA-WEEKLY.COM DTLA makeover malcolm alexander the future of fashion arthur chipman talks la fashion week / sparkl FAIRY couture / I love fashion / monkey pants 2 the designer wears of downtown weekly VOL 8 NO 16 ISSUE 116/ Sept 28th - Oct 5th 2017/ DTLA-WEEKLY.COM ON THE COVER page 10 PHOTO BY MAXIM SHAPOVALOV MALCOLM ALEXANDER: LOCATION: WELLS FARGO CENTER, BUNKER HILL Square One: Our Warmest Welcome.....................................................4 MONKEY PANTS: Clothes That Make the Kid........................................5 GET2DTLA: Event Stamps of the week...................................................7 Arthur Chipman Talks DTLA Fashion Week............................................8 LOVE FASHION.........................................................................................9 MALCOLM ALEXANDER.........................................................................10 Sparkl Fairy Couture................................................................................12 Arthur Chipman Talks About Taking Over LA Fashion Week.............13 Doing the Most: Tourist Guide...............................................................14 eat. drink. dance. sleep BAR REVIEW....................................................16 FOR ADVERTISING CALL: 888-732-DTLA [email protected] loose stitcheS >> WWW.DTLA-WEEKLY.COM DOWNTOWN WEEKLY LA sales & marketing KERI FREEMAN editor and chief SEAN HURTLE DOWNTOWN WEEKLY LA KERI FREEMAN NISA BRAZEAL 2017 © Downtown Weekly LA P.O. 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Clothing, toys, and other things Hardy has been giving cus- kets, Monchhichi Monchichi, and a lot of end up living with us for a long time. You tomers more access to qual- other tiny clothes for your tiny Harajuku might as well get cool stuff. And if you ity limited editions while in the making. The special accessories like didn’t know, Japan has some of the cool- the Pusheen the Cat collection are partic- est stuff around.” Monkey Pants is located forming the strongest bonds ularly darling and store favorites. at 131 Japanese Village Plaza Mall, Los with her overseas part- Beyond quality craftsmanship, Angeles, CA 90012. 213- 570-0980. mon- nerships. Bonds that have Japanese goods have artistic attributes keypantsla.com that are very appealing all wrapped in a made a strong impact on great big hug from the Nihon, a culture her brand. that has found its place in the heart of Americans for decades. Monkey Pants is proof that we can pass this love on to ith online sales and sales from the our kids. There’s a little something spe- Wshop here in DTLA, Monkey Pants’ cial about the lines of clothing at Monkey reach has stretched across the US and Pants, every little pun intended, as cus- around the world as Hardy successfully tomers have found a niche selection at creates a uniquely, curated, store of styled the local. wardrobes for our dearest. Customer feedback says it all. CLOTHES MAKE THE KID Parents have told Hardy that Monkey We’ve all heard the saying that the clothes Pants clothes are their kids’ favorite thing make the man. Well, the clothes make the to wear and older kids and teens appre- kid too. For five years now, parents have ciate the keychains and other accessories been using Monkey Pants to keep their that have long been the rave in Japan. kids looking fresh. Sure kids are dirty and they grow out of their clothes really quick. 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There’s so many talented people in the City of Los Angeles, while each city brings it own obstacles, the ARTHUR cities and layouts and the industry itself is very different from the east coast as they are backed by the city, the government and there’s a lot of larger organizations that CHIPMAN have programs that help curate and incubate upcoming and merging talents. As here it’s only recently that they have decided to say “I’m Here! I’m proud of it, as they did with the “made it LA” movement, for example. I was having a conversation with a bunch of creative directors at Marciano’s/Guess. We were talking about TALKS how the huge movement is and how its growing stron- ger and stronger. Everyone’s talking about LA. It’s no accident that designers like Tommy Hilfiger, Rebecca Minkcoff, Rachel Zoe, so many brands are now deciding DtLA We work with dozens of brands based in to leave NY and come here. downtown - dozens and dozens. And all over the city, and for the most part they always When Planning Events go wherever the showrooms are, where ever their clients and Having a Team. FASHION People show up, go on the red carpet to take pictures, are - LA is about servicing their clients. People have a lot they see a design show but and may not understand it of their offices in the city and a lot of them based down- takes months of preparation to be able to do it properly.