Savage Style

Sisters with Savage Style

Fashion shows are all about the clothes. Whether its the clothing coming down the runway or the ensembles assembled in the audience, it seems like everyone pays extra close attention to their outfit. And this week's savage styler is no different. Or rather, savage stylers. The two ladies featured this week are not only fashionable, but sisters!

Spotted at last week's fashion show these sisters were not only stylish but dressed head-to-toe in wears available by local retailers. As you can see there is nothing but love in this picture. Love of family and more expressly, a love for fashion!

On the left:

Name: Mary, USC, Art History major

Wearing:

Dress: Tibi

Shoes: Tory Burch

Watch: La Mer

All available locally at VanJean

On the right:

Name: Catherine, USC, double major - Management and Marketing

Wearing:

Top: BB Dakota

Skirt: BB Dakota

Bandeau: Free People

All available locally at Bohemian

Shoes: Loeffler Randall, available locally at VanJean

Think you've got enough style to be considered a shopping savage? E-mail your photos to dwaun@shoppingsavage.com with a breakdown of your outfit and your photo may be our feature of the week!

USC Fashion Week Fashion Show

On Thursday, April 14^th, the USC Fashion Board put on their third annual fashion show, utilizing local retailers from the downtown area.

Just the Thing

Van Jean

Van Jean

Brittons

Aside from the great fashions that were graciously loaned from the local retailers, the fashion show featured a local up-and-coming designer, Laura McCall. McCall, a sophomore attending USC as a Fashion Merchandising major, learned how to sew her junior year in high school from her grandmother. She started sewing with her grandmother’s old draperies and has been designing with those fabrics ever since.

McCall in self-designed shorts

"I'm very inspired by interior design," began McCall. "I'm mostly attracted to upholstery and drapery fabrics. Places like the Biltimore Estate, Versailles and various other European castles and chateaus etc. have the most beautiful fabrics in their extravagantly designed interior rooms on everything from chairs, to beds, to walls. I find these fabrics intriguing and challenging."

Dress designed by McCall

Her designs give off a sophisticated, hobo-inspired chicness, which she hopes consumers can relate to and even draw a sense of pride and confidence from when wearing her pieces. "I know it sounds silly not to be confident and prideful in your sense of style and selection of clothing, but so many people aren't," said McCall. "Having a classic silhouette but with a knockout bold, different, yet tastefully standout fabric print speaks volumes about confidence and pride."

Top designed by McCall

"I want to eventually have my own line," McCall said in regards to her future plans. "I realize that takes a lot of work so I'm focusing on starting small and working my way up. Ultimately I'm all about the garment construction and what fabric goes with what silhouette, with what bag, shoe, etc. I enjoy making clothing so much and want to make a career out of that to the best of my abilities!"

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