CONCRETE CATWALK > FASHION STATEMENTS.Byline: SYLVIA MASUDA >L.A.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. While the paparazzi pa·pa·raz·zo n. pl. pa·pa·raz·zi A freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures for sale to magazines and newspapers. fixate To close. The term often refers to closing a track-at-once session on a CD-R disc. See disc fixation. on the tedious shopping schedules of David and Victoria Beckham, we check in with posh, and prudent, locals strutting their stuff on the Redondo Beach Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. pier: >ELIZABETH KIBLER, 18, GRANADA HILLS, GROCERY CLERK: Describe your style in three words or less. The classic '50s look. The "Greaser greas·er n. 1. One who greases, such as a worker who greases working parts in a machine. 2. Slang A tough young man, especially one from a white working-class background who is much involved with motorcycles or cars. " look. What fashion item do you buy compulsively? Cardigans and shoes. What fashion item can you not live without? My sunglasses. These are my favorite ones. My sister got them for me. >NADIA FURER, 21, MONTREAL, FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Describe your style in three words or less. Simple but girly girl·y adj. Variant of girlie. . I'm not the kind of girl who spends a lot on clothes. Who do you look to for fashion inspiration? Scarlett Johannson, Jessica Alba, Kiera Knightley. No Paris or Britney. What's your favorite store or designer? Guess (by Marciano). I could buy everything in the store. They're totally the best. What's a fashion trend, past or present, that you just can't stand? Gothic-style clothing, Uggs. The sunglasses are getting bigger and bigger. It's a bit too much. They're OK to a limit. >REBECCA KIBLER, 15, GRANADA HILLS, STUDENT: Describe your style in three words or less. Tight pants and makeup. What fashion item do you buy compulsively? T-shirts. I have ones with James Dean, Rosie the Riveter Rosie the Riveter popular WWII song romanticizing women workers. [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 395] See : Mannishness and Bettie Page. What fashion item can you not live without? A hairbrush. I have really long hair, and it's a nuisance. What's a fashion trend, past or present, that you just can't stand? Skirts with leggings leg·ging n. 1. A leg covering usually extending from the ankle to the knee and often made of material such as leather or canvas, worn especially by soldiers and workers. 2. leggings a. and chopped razor-cut hair. >ERICA OLMEDO, 18, GRANADA HILLS, GROCERY CLERK: Describe your style in three words or less. I love the '50s and rockabilly style. What would you never wear? All the recent trends. Everything from now. What fashion item can you not live without? Hair flowers and red lipstick. Flowers are something that complete me. What's your favorite store or designer and why? My Baby Jo's in Los Angeles. It's a rockabilly store (10418 1/2 National Blvd., Los Angeles, 90034, 310-558-9244). What fashion item do you buy compulsively? Flowers and Ruby Woo MAC lipstick. Sylvia Masuda (310) 540-5511, Ext. 390 sylvia.masuda@dailybreeze.com CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) ELIZABETH KIBLER (2) NADIA FURER (3) REBECCA KIBLER (4) ERICA OLMEDO |
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