Paper Dolls Exhibit at FIFTY24LA - Opening Reception Recap

Last Thursday, the M.I.S.S ladies got on planes and hopped into cars to make our way down to Los Angeles for our first ever art show, “Paper Dolls” at FIFTY24LA Gallery. It was a great excuse to see the ladies since we mostly work over the phone and via email - when we’re all [...]

TONIGHT! M.I.S.S. Paper Dolls @ FIFTY24LA: Sneak Peek

Tomorrow I’m heading down to LA for the opening of M.I.S.S’s first-ever curated art exhibit, Paper Dolls!
Here’s a little sneak peek of what you’ll see there - and I hope to see YOU there!
“Paper Dolls” features new works on display at FIFTY24LA Gallery from January 14, 2010 through March 3, 2010.
Opening/Downtown LA Art Walk: Thursday, [...]

New M.I.S.S. Editorial: Office Tramp “Roses Aren’t Red”

A few months ago M.I.S.S. produced and art directed the look book for Office Tramp’s “Roses Aren’t Red” capsule collection. I love the way everything turned out - you can’t go wrong when you have strong product and a strong team. Many thanks to Gina Valdez at Office Tramp, Amanda Lopez, Liz Baca, [...]

M.I.S.S. and FIFTY24LA Gallery Present “Paper Dolls” - A Group Show

M.I.S.S., has teamed up with Upper Playground to curate its first ever art show at FIFTY24LA Gallery. In keeping with our love of fashion and art, we are very excited to present “Paper Dolls” - a group show displaying new works by artists and their interpretation of the paper doll.
Curated by M.I.S.S. editors Lexx [...]

GDK Mentions in Sneaker Freaker 16

I was mentioned in two articles in Sneaker Freaker 16. First, the lovely Sarah Jane Owen interviewed me for her research on an article devoted to the ever-controversial sneaker heels. Next, Sneaker Freaker interviewed Lori Lobenstine and Amanda Lopez on a project they’re working on called Girls Got Kicks. Since I helped [...]

Sneaker Freaker 16 - GDK Mentions

Sneaker Freaker 16 was recently released and yours truly is mentioned in 2 articles.  First, the lovely Sarah Jane Owen interviewed me for her research on an article devoted to the ever-controversial sneaker heels.  Next, Sneaker Freaker interviewed Lori Lobenstine and Amanda Lopez on a project they’re working on called Girls Got Kicks.  Since I [...]

The M.I.S.S. Week in Review: Week of August 3, 2009

The past week has been an exciting week for M.I.S.S. I attended my first ever press preview for a film I’ve been dying to see, Coco Before Chanel, we debuted our “Top 5″ series on M.I.S.S. TV with Amanda Lopez, and we had the most exciting interview to date on the site - Betsey [...]

Mama in “Protest T-Shirts” Book

About a year and a half ago someone contacted me about including some of my Mama tees in a book they were putting together about protest tees. The tees I did for my Operation: Saigon Sunset collection were perfect as they were born out of the frustration with what was going on in Iraq [...]

Mi Vida Loca - Mama Winter 2008

Photo by Amanda Lopez
It’s been over a year in the making but I’m finally releasing Mi Vida Loca, my winter ‘08 collection.  Inspired by the icon of west coast Americana style, the chola, Mi Vida Loca takes us from the Zoot Suit Riots of the 1940’s, to the low rider culture of today.  For those [...]

Mama in XLR8R

M.I.S.S. Liz “Busy Lady” Baca and M.I.S.S. Amanda Lopez got together to do a photoshoot for XLR8R called Diamond Girls. The ladies did an amazing job and included some Mama Fall ‘08 in the shoot. Here’s a peek - see the rest in the new issue of XLR8R out now!

Mama: “My Kit” [...]