L.A. Style

The capital of the movie industry is known for glamour, but the stars generally buy their glad rags elsewhere. Los Angeles Fashion Week is an effort to change all that. With 35 designer shows, the event was a celebration of local designers from red carpet favorite Kevan Hall to jeans makers Antik Denim. Here are some highlights, starting with, at left, this glamorous red gown at the Kara Saun show staged March 20, 2006.

A model wears a design from Unhee by Suzy Yun in an installation at "The New Garde," a kickoff event for Los Angeles Fashion Week at the Plaza Hotel on March 17, 2006. The annual event is dedicated to independent West Coast fashion talent, and is used as a launch pad for young Los Angeles and Pacific Rim designers.

At the kickoff event for Los Angeles Fashion Week, a model shows a design from Kit Pistol by Christina Scarbo against the background of a monochromatic playground. The event, called "The New Garde," was presented by Gen Art and Acura at the Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on March 17, 2006. What's up with the little doll? Who knows?

Models vamp it up in designs from Kit Pistol by Christina Scarbo during "The New Garde" event at the Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on March 17, 2006.

What's L.A. without designer jeans? Antik Denim designers Philippe Naouri, right, and Alexander Caugant walk the runway after their 2006 fashion show during the Mercedes-Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif., March 21, 2006.

Sorry, but we just can't think of a single place to wear this outfit. A model walks the runway at the Antik Denim 2006 show in Culver City, Calif., Tuesday, March 21, 2006.

A model in a top that is artfully (rather than accidentally) ripped to shreds walks the runway at the Antik Denim 2006 show in Culver City, Calif., March 21, 2006.

This outfit probably works in L.A. A model walks the runway at the Antik Denim 2006 show in Culver City, Calif., March 21, 2006.

A seriously fashionable 5-year-old walks the runway surrounded by lanky grownups at the Antik Denim 2006 show in Culver City, Calif., March 21, 2006.

At the Kara Saun fashion show, models in short and long dresses pass each other in their way down the runway in Culver City, Calif., Monday, March 20, 2006.

A model in a shining red gown takes the runway at the Kara Saun 2006 fashion show during fashion week in Culver City, Calif., March 20, 2006.

A model in vivid green walks the runway for the Kara Saun 2006 fashion show during fashion week in Culver City, Calif., March 20, 2006.

A model in a ruffled short dress walks the runway at the Kara Saun 2006 fashion show in Culver City, Calif., March 20, 2006.

Every Los Angeles fashion show needs a celebrity in the front row. In this case, the celebrity is Dad. Jack Nicholson, third from left, watches a model walk the runway during daughter Jennifer Nicholson's fall 2006 fashion show in Culver City, Calif., March 22, 2006.

Dad probably really likes this dress. A model walks the runway at the Jennifer Nicholson fall 2006 fashion show in Culver City, Calif., March 22, 2006.

A model walks the runway at the Jennifer Nicholson fall 2006 fashion show in Culver City, Calif., March 22, 2006.

Designer Jennifer Nicholson, daughter of actor Jack Nicholson, prepares clothing for models before her fall 2006 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif., March 22, 2006.

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