Q+A with Cristina Martinez

  You went to school for fashion design before dropping out to pursue drawing/painting. Talk about your progression with art. How much of a role did it play in your life growing up and when did you start to pursue it (both the fashion design and the “fine art.”)    My love of fine art … Continue reading Q+A with Cristina Martinez

PRETTY GIRLS SWEAT

    “MAKE fitness fun, CULTIVATE a community of active women, UNITE + EMPOWER women through fitness, FLIP the ingrained negative perceptions that sweat holds, TRAIN future health leaders, FIGHT childhood obesity, and LAUNCH careers for the next generation of health journalists and media professionals,” reads the mission statement of PRETTY GIRLS SWEAT. Founded in … Continue reading PRETTY GIRLS SWEAT

Charity Spotlight: Inner City Arts

Founded by Bob Bates and Irwin Jaegar in 1989, Inner City Arts serves downtown Los Angeles youth, providing a safe, inclusive creative environment. Partnering with local schools, the program has served over 200,000 children and more than 10,000 teachers since it’s inception.   Programs and curriculum at Inner City Arts include: visual arts, ceramics, music, … Continue reading Charity Spotlight: Inner City Arts

Product品

  Founded in 2015 by Permanent Wave and Dos Global, Product品 (pronounced Product or Product House) is an American multidisciplinary creative studio and clothing brand. With a heavy emphasis on cut-and-sew garments and locally-sourced production, the brands’ striking graphics and unique construction represent the founders’ personal journeys and experiences.   Read more below and stay tuned for … Continue reading Product品

Please Respond: Ant Saunders

Shop the Look: Pants by Off-White     “Did you ask them to play this?”   Ant Saunders’ “Yellow Hearts” is pouring out of Pinz Bowling Center’s speakers on this Los Angeles afternoon, and the singer-songwriter is wondering if I encouraged a staffer to spin his hit single. It’s been played upwards of 330 million times on … Continue reading Please Respond: Ant Saunders