FASHION WEEK LOS ANGELES, APRIL 2003

The GenArt crowd always throws a great party, and their seasonal runway shows in New York and Los Angeles are not to be missed.  Generous corporate sponsors provide entertainment and an open bar, while the member-driven guest list pulls from a genetically gifted gene pool.  Held at the graceful Shriner Auditorium, the lineup showcased both newcomers and alumni in the GenArt program.  Highlights included sharply tailored and sultry suiting from Louis Verdad, featuring boy-meets-girl detailing like menswear pinstripes and covered dressmaker buttons.  The accessories were perfect and the urban dandy-diva attitude sizzled.  Jared Gold stormed the audience with his coven of Goth vixens, which took to the catwalk en masse; shedding their capes to reveal tweedy skirts, convent-inspired knits and transfixed stares peeking through eerie kohl eyeliner and perfectly sprayed ringlets.  A true alter-LA moment!  DJ's from GIANT got the after-party started, which featured delicious potions by Bacardi and an installation of the Reconstruct project by Nike.  Thanks to Megan Griffith and Lee Trimble for their passionate support of LA artists and designers.