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Pan of interior of Smashbox Studios tent 2. Executive Director of 7th on Sixth, Fern Mallis speaks to reporter 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Fern Mallis/Executive Director of 7th on Sixth: \"It has a...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, 19 March 2006\u003cbr/\u003e1. Pan of interior of Smashbox Studios tent \u003cbr/\u003e2. Executive Director of 7th on Sixth, Fern Mallis speaks to reporter \u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (English) Fern Mallis/Executive Director of 7th on Sixth:\u003cbr/\u003e \"It has a very unique personality. Very different than what we do in New York and Olympus fashion week and what the collections are in Paris and Milan and London. There's an L.A. vibe here. There's a kind of casualness. Even though they are professional shows, and the set-up and all of the structure is the same, world-wide pretty much.\" \u003cbr/\u003e4. Medium of model getting ready for show\u003cbr/\u003e5. Medium of gowns on rack \u003cbr/\u003e6. Designer Kevan Hall looks at gowns on rack \u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (English) Kevan Hall/Designer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"This particular collection is inspired by the 1975 film 'Mahogany.' Diana Ross in this character, dreams of bring a fashion designer, leaves Chicago her home in Chicago and ends up on the catwalks of Rome, wearing designer clothes and then eventually becomes a fashion designer.\" \u003cbr/\u003e8. Medium of model being prepped for show \u003cbr/\u003e9. Medium of MAC Senior make-up artist applying make up to model with zoom in\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Gregory Arlt/Make up Artist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The inspiration for Kevan Hall was Diana Ross' movie 'Mahagony.' You remember the movie from the seventies. It's the seventies version of what was considered natural. So a really contoured cheek, warm colours all over the skin, a lot of gold eye shadow, and definitely false eye lashes. So we out false lashes on the top and the bottom, with a really nude mouth. It's just really beautiful.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. VSA catwalk\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Taraji Henson/Actor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I just love color and he is right on the money with the blues, greens, pink. That peach. It was just delicious. It all looked edible (laughs).\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Designer Kevan Hall speaks with Evan Ross (Diana Ross' son)\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide exterior of Smashbox Studios \u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide of models getting ready backstage \u003cbr/\u003e16. Medium of designer Louis Verdad and clothes on a rack \u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE (English) Louis Verdad/Designer:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The inspiration is a collection called the punk 40s. It's a little bit of rock and roll. People think that I'm the endless romantic, and I do. My clothes are very romantic. Beautiful lines. Very girly. I try to mix a little bit of the girly with something a little bit edgier. The suiting is gorgeous, very sharp razor shoulders. Beautiful robe lines that are very sheik. A little bit of men's wear with men's ties, a little bit of clipping. Pants, pull-ups shorts, you name it. Any sort of silhouette that you can ever imagine.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Designer Louis Verdad speaks to reporter \u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNBITE (English) Louis Verdad/Designer:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Celebrities is a strong part of creating a good base for who you are. It's not the ultimate goal that I have, but it's amazing that they understand my sensitivity. And it's overwhelming. It's one of those things where you constantly have to pinch yourself and remind (yourself) of how luck you are of having all this following.\"\u003cbr/\u003e20. Medium of actor Matthew Perry sitting in the front row \u003cbr/\u003e21. Medium of celebrity sisters Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton sitting in the front row \u003cbr/\u003e22. Medium of musician Anthony Kiedis of \"The Red Hot Chili Peppers\"\u003cbr/\u003e23. Actress Carmen Electra poses for photographer \u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE (English) Carmen Electra/Actress:\u003cbr/\u003e\"He's just such a great designer. I just feel like his clothes, they are so well tailored. Even though some of the pieces are very classic, like really cool classic suits, pant suits, I just feel like there's an edginess to it. Even though it is very classic, they are really cool, hip and edgy.\"\u003cbr/\u003e25. VS catwalk\u003cbr/\u003e26. Wide of end of runway show with all models\u003cbr/\u003e27. Designer Verdad and model walk down runway\u003cbr/\u003eMercedes-Benz Fashion Week in L.A. kicked off yesterday with designers Kevan Hall and Louis Verdad amongst those showing their fall 2006 collection.\u003cbr/\u003eDespite the many fashion weeks throughout the world, Fern Mallis, Executive Director of 7th on the Sixth said there is a distinct difference between L.A. and the rest.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It has a very unique personality,\" explained Mallis. \"Very different than what we do in New York and Olympus fashion week and what the collections are in Paris and Milan and London. There's an L.A. vibe here. There's a kind of casualness. Even though they are professional shows, and the set-up and all of the structure is the same, world-wide pretty much.\"\u003cbr/\u003eEvery season Mercedes-Benz selects a designer to represent the brand. This year that designer was Kevan Hall. \u003cbr/\u003e\"This particular collection is inspired by the 1975 film 'Mahogany,' noted Hall. \"Diana Ross in this character, dreams of bring a fashion designer, leaves Chicago her home in Chicago and ends up on the catwalks of Rome, wearing designer clothes and then eventually becomes a fashion designer.\" \u003cbr/\u003eThe contemporary 'Mahogany' is timeless yet modern in granite and autumn tweeds with gold sequins and beads. Cocktail dresses were adorned with large 70s waist belts and gold bracelets on one arm. Rather than taking a peek into Hall's casual collection for fall 2006, he portrayed something much more glamorous. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Lots of gowns,\" explained Hall. \"The collection starts up with some suits. There's cashmere, that's mixed throughout the collection as well. And then it goes to really great party dresses and cocktail dresses. And then there's the red carpet gowns. Beautiful colours that we used this season. We used emerald. We used amethyst. All these beautiful either stone, mineral or hue colours.\"\u003cbr/\u003eLouis Verdad focused on a different era than Hall.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The inspiration is a collection called the punk 40s,\" explained Verdad. \"It's a little bit o rock and roll. People think that I'm the endless romantic, and I do. My clothes are very romantic. Beautiful lines. Very girly. I try to mix a little bit of the girly with something a little bit edgier. The suiting is gorgeous, very sharp razor shoulders. Beautiful robe lines that are very sheik. A little bit of men's wear with men's ties, a little bit of clipping. Pants, pull-ups shorts, you name it. Any sort of silhouette that you can ever imagine.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBlack and white were the preferred Verdad colours of the night. The black men's suiting included pinstriped, high collars, little jackets and again like Kevan Hall large waist belts. \u003cbr/\u003eVerdad is known for the large celebrity appeal he holds most years for his show. Although he is very appreciative, Verdad has other goals to attain for his shows.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Celebrities is a strong part of creating a good base for who you are,\"noted Verdad. \"It's not the ultimate goal that I have, but it's amazing that they understand my sensitivity. And it's overwhelming. It's one of those things where you constantly have to pinch yourself and remind (yourself) of how luck you are of having all this following.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAmong his celebrity followers is Carmen Electra.\u003cbr/\u003e\"He's just such a great designer. I just feel like his clothes, they are so well tailored. Even though some of the pieces are very classic, like really cool classic suits, pant suits, I just feel like there's an edginess to it. 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