Photos by Kristin Vartan On the runway, street style and high fashion are separate entities. On the streets of Los Angeles, the lines can get blurred — through the trade of imitated and even counterfeit goods. This is especially the case in the hustle-and-bustle of The Fashion District’s Santee Alley in Downtown Los Angeles and Chinatown, Pepperdine senior Rebecca Franklin … [Read more...] about Counterfeit Culture is a Big LA Commodity
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Review: ‘Love, Simon’ is a Diverse and Inclusive Teen Rom-com
Photos Courtesy of 20th Century Fox“Love, Simon” is everything audiences have seen in teen rom-coms before. There’s grand romantic gestures, quirky best friends, clueless parents, legendary soundtracks and quick-witted narration. We have always been able to rely on these teen love story cliches. Hollywood keeps making these movies because people keep buying … [Read more...] about Review: ‘Love, Simon’ is a Diverse and Inclusive Teen Rom-com
Pepp Goes Mad Over ‘Mad Men’ Fashion
Photos by Kaelin Mendez"Mad Men" costume designer talked all things fashion at Pepperdine.Janie Bryant discussed working as a costume designer in Hollywood and her time designing for "Mad Men" during a question-and-answer session in the Surfboard Room, Wednesday, April 6 at 4 p.m. Pepperdine senior and Pepperdine Graphic staff writer Kristin Vartan led the discussion with … [Read more...] about Pepp Goes Mad Over ‘Mad Men’ Fashion
Review: ‘The Director’ Sheds Personal Light on the #MeToo Movement
Photo Courtesy of J.K. Stein In recent times, stories from Hollywood about sexual abuse and harassment flood the news. Some stories are more graphic than others, but J.K. Stein’s “The Director: a memoir” adds a particular rawness that forces the reader to take a step back from all the #metoo and #timesup press and really come to terms with these horrific experiences from a … [Read more...] about Review: ‘The Director’ Sheds Personal Light on the #MeToo Movement
Artists Corner: Marco Leong
Photos courtesy of Marco LeongJunior Marco Leong hopes to use his passion as a percussionist to help keep the art of musical performance alive. “I think that live performance is kind of dying, I mean technology is everything now,” Leong said. As a music major with an emphasis in education, Leong hopes pursuing a career in teaching music will allow him to share his … [Read more...] about Artists Corner: Marco Leong
