Fashion

CENTRAL GLENDALE — Hundreds of young fans gathered Saturday at the Glendale Galleria for a chance to meet Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast Nastia Liukin. "We thought it would be really cool to get her autograph and see her," said 14-year-old Glendale resident Anna Hall, who came with her mom and 9-year-old sister Adella. "We really admire her passion. " At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Liukin tied the U.S. gymnastics record for most medals in one Olympic Games by medaling in five events, including the gold medal in the all-around competition.

At their clothing design studio in Costa Mesa, Holly Sharp and daughter Amber Sharp chatted about fashion and prepared for their next trip to Hawaii. There they plan to soak up sun and beachwear inspirations. Holly Sharp, 45, and Amber Sharp, 25, acted like best friends. Michael Sharp, Holly Sharp's husband, was surfing and wasn't due in until noon. This laid-back family clothing headquarters looks like a beach studio, but don't be fooled. The Sharps rule over a beach fashion empire, with their Lucy Love clothing line and the Holly Sharp Boutique clothing shop.

She loves fashion, but hates famine. And Rosetta Ragusa us doing something about both. The 16-year-old wrote an interview that is coming out in Seventeen magazine next month, and founded a student club that has raised $5,000 for Uganda relief. Rosetta, a Crescenta Valley High School junior, interviewed pop singer Christina Aguilera for a Seventeen magazine article that will appear in the September edition of the teen fashion and entertainment magazine. "It was a lot of fun. A lifetime experience," said Rosetta, who aspires to be editor of the magazine one day. "She's into the Marilyn Monroe look.

Ever since Mademoiselle boutique owner Rima Bedevian was a little girl, she has dreamed of opening her own little shop. ?I?ve always been interested in fashion, ever since I was a little girl,? Bedevian said. ?So I decided to open one up in La Crescenta, since we don?t have much choices up here as far as stores are concerned.? Mademoiselle, at 3442 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta, had its grand opening in April and caters to a European sense of fashion. Its modern decor features polished hardwood floors with pink walls partly covered with black and white damask wallpaper.

It was a commonly held belief while growing up that I was the worst dresser in my entire family. Flip through one of my mom's family albums, and you'll know what an accomplishment that was. Even my brother Luis, who almost never left his room and was rarely seen in anything but overalls, was considered a snazzier dresser than me. I'd wear anything. Polka dots, plaids, polyester or polyurethane -- if I saw it lying around and I needed to get dressed, I'd put it on. To give you an idea of my fashion sense back then, my favorite outfit for about a year was a tattered beige winter coat and the blue dress pants my mother bought me for my sister's wedding.

1924 – 2010. Born in Brooklyn, NY; came to adulthood in Bayonne, NJ. She moved to CA in 1952 and was a resident of Glendale for over fifty years. Preceded in death by husband of forty years, Joseph Dominguez, mother of six, grandmother of 13, great grandmother of five, great-great grandmother of one. Marion retired from fashion retail at Webb’s and The Broadway. Survived by her children: JoAnna Ferber of Murrieta, CA, John Dominguez of Mission Viejo, CA, Marian Toerge of Burbank, CA, Joseph Dominguez of Laguna Niguel, CA, George Dominguez of Escondido, CA, and Diane Bynum of Murrieta, CA. 

Rima Shah About 300 teenagers and young adults catwalked at the JCPenney and Seventeen magazine modeling tryouts at the Glendale Galleria Thursday, sashaying their way toward a fashionable future. For some of the 13- to 21-year-olds, it was a chance to have a good time. The rest hoped to make a name for themselves in the world of glamour. "I want to be a model, and this seems to be fun," said Fatima Trujillo, 16, of Alhambra. "Fashion and glamour just attract me."

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR BIKE, PEDESTRIAN COUNT As part of the PLACE Grant: Safe & Healthy Streets project, The L.A. County Bicycle Coalition and city of Glendale will count bicyclists and pedestrians at multiple locations throughout Glendale in September. The count will establish a baseline of information that will help to determine how many people are walking and cycling in Glendale and where. Volunteers are needed to record the count 7 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 16 and 10 a.m. to noon Sept.

Robert Chacon A New Zealand-based retail chain is counting on the Glendale Galleria's clout to break into the U.S. market. Long known as a premiere mall in the U.S. for first openings, the Glendale Galleria is the first American turf for Pumpkin Patch Ltd., a children's fashion and maternity wear retail chain. The 15-year-old company's store made its debut at the Galleria Saturday after a four-year test run of its clothing line in U.S. department stores, Chief Executive Officer Maurice Prendergrast said.

Gary Moskowitz Fifteen-year-old Arpi Nazarian is probably not the first teenage girl to flip through a copy of People Magazine looking for ideas for a new outfit. The Glendale High School sophomore admits she likes to look at pictures of what famous actresses are wearing because it gives her ideas of how to be fashionable and stand out from the crowd. "You want to be different," Arpi said. "You want to feel unique, of course, and what you wear every day can help you do that."

The Queen of England has nothing on Glendale's Assistance League. The League created high tea in its Chapter House on April 17. Members and guests, all looking like very queenly, were encouraged to wear hats to tea. All that was missing were the white gloves and fascinators. Event Chairman Mary McVay royally conducted her Tea Committee to put on one of the League's most popular events of the year, the Queen's Jubilee Tea. Other event chairmen were Mary Lo Follett, in charge of reservations; Anne Wilson, who as treasurer, handled the $20 admission fees; Sylvia Kowal crafted the place card calligraphy; Sally Benson made the 22 centerpieces of spring flowers and Margaret Hammond (chapeau and all)

Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have doubled fines for illegal cellphone use while driving, Laist.com reported. The bill would have also held bicyclists accountable to the same laws as drivers. The governor said he supports discouraging the use of cellphone in the car, but didn't want ratchet up the penalties for such infractions. The bill's author, Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), said Brown's veto is “a lost opportunity to save more lives," according to the news site.

More than 120 members and guests of the La Providencia Guild of Children's Hospital Los Angeles gathered at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel for the organization's annual summer mustering and fashion show on July 16. Welcomed by the day's official greeter, Tomme Lenz, along with event chairwoman Katherine Richards and guild president Judy Gragg, attendees mingled during a social hour that also gave them the opportunity to peruse and bid in a...

Woodbury University now has examples of off-the-rack designer fashions of the late 20th century that integrate branding and menswear following a contribution from a high-profile entrepreneur. Lynda Resnick, billionaire co-founder of POM, has donated 40 items from her personal wardrobe to the university Fashion Design Department featuring labels like Geoffrey Beene, Chanel, Azzedine, Thierry Mugler and Yves Saint Laurent. Twenty pieces were recently unveiled in an exhibition titled “Ready-to-Wear, 1985-1995: Selections from a Donation of Lynda Resnick” in the Tamkin Fashion Center on campus.

Students in Woodbury University's couture class have taken various roads to describe infinity in their senior design projects. Their four-piece collections will hit the runway May 1 at the annual Fashion Show Benefit 2011 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles to raise scholarship funds. The theme this year is "Mobius: Infinite History" and combines the ideas of the Mobius Strip — going continuously around without going off the circle — and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Fashion Design Department at the university.

Even if the economy is still in a slump, the ladies at the La Crescenta Woman’s Club evidently don’t know it. The clubhouse was bursting with 180 members and guests for a full morning and afternoon of activities on March 26. After a brief business meeting, out came dozens of silent-auction baskets, tickets for opportunity prizes and lunch. And all that was before the live auction and fashion show. Co-presidents Genny Bundick and Carol Huntwork reminded their audience that this annual fashion show is one of many activities going on this year representing the club’s 100 years of community service.

It was the event Glendale socialites had been awaiting for two years—the Las Candelas Fashion Show, Boutique and Luncheon, held every other year. This year’s theme was “Reach for the Stars,” representing the group’s 58th benefit, its only fund-raiser. Approximately 650 supporters filled the ballroom of the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport for the four-hour event on Monday. Early birds shopped at a boutique filled with fashions, furs, jewelry and other ladies’ finery.

One of the highlights of membership in the Verdugo Club on Glenoaks Boulevard in Glendale was the fashion shows. The club, which opened in 1979, was a much larger facility than its previous gathering place in the old Stepper Auditorium on Broadway and provided a better setting for such events. The fashion shows grew out of ideas put forth by some of the members, including Walter and Margi Stolrow. He was general manager of Webb’s Department Store and Webb’s Store for Men and Boys for many years and took an active interest in community affairs.

LA CRESCENTA — From firsthand experience, the Crescenta Valley High girls' soccer team should have known as well as anyone that there's no security in a two-goal lead against Burbank. If they had forgotten coming into Friday's Pacific League rematch at Crescenta Valley, the Falcons got a harsh reminder in a 2-2 tie that was entirely reminiscent of the teams' first meeting on Dec. 15 at Burbank, which also saw the Bulldogs score two unanswered goals to steal a 2-2 draw. "It was exactly the same, except [this time]

Walk into the fashion merchandising class at Rosemont Middle School in La Crescenta and you might find yourself face to face with the next Anna Wintour or Alexander Wang. Students are poring over design textbooks, fashion magazines, how-to videos and historical references as they get to work on their most recent project — designing a one-shouldered top that they will fashion out of a worn T-shirt. Some have opted for a soft, feminine approach with lots of ribbons and lace.