Made in LA Designer Flee Market. Where its happening and how you can be part of this movement

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Q&A’s straight from MEX

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Graduate of Woodbury University

Interests: Fashion, health and wellness.

Favorite brand from LA: Clover Canyon

The Contributors

Graduate of Woodbury University

Interests: Fashion, music, and movies

Favorite brand from LA: American Apparel

Nita Panosian Valerie Brugueras Editor in Chief Creative Director

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Who is Factory LA and why YOU

should support them.

overseas

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Merican Lifestyle

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Come join us every last Sunday of the month at the Melrose Trading Post to discover new emerging LA brand owners and designers who support manufacturing products in LA.

Fairfax High School 7850 Melrose Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90036

Help bring awareness and encourage other emerging LA designers to be part of the Made in LA movement.  

Some of LA’s Designers you can find

at the Melrose Trading Post

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to  stay  current  with  emerging  designers  from  L.A,  events,  and  our  monthly  flee  market  @  Melrose  Trading  Post      

Visit    Youtube.com/MadeinLA/SelenaGomez    to  see  an  insider  interview  with  Selena  Gomez  and  why  she  

supports    Made  in  LA  

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1. How often do you travel to L.A to shop?���2. How much money do you spend on shopping apparel?���3. Do you prefer to shop from boutiques or department stores?���4. Do you mostly shop for yourself? Family? Friends? ���5. Why do you prefer coming all the way to LA from Mexico to shop ?

Shoppers Q&A straight from Mexico

Samantha Guevara 28yrs old – Model/Actress

Paolina Martinez 21yrs old – Student

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Spanish   English  

1. Dos veces al ano 2. Muchisimo dinero, no

sabria decirte 3.  Boutiques 4.  Para mi 5.  Por que en Mexico no

hay moda!

1.  Two times a year 2.  A lot of money, I

wouldn’t even begin to know what to tell you

3.  Boutiques 4.  Myself 5.  Because in Mexico

there is hardly good fashion  

1. Viajo a LA de compras approx. dos veses al ano 2. Approx $7,000 pesos 3. Por mi edad (21) he ingresos prefiero departamentales 4. Compro para mi familia, para mis amigos en sus cumpleanos y para mi 5. Por que hay mucha mas ropa en tendencia y es mucho mas barata.

1. I visit LA approximately two times a year 2. Roughly about $600 US Dollars 3. Because of my age (21) I prefer to shop from department stores 4. I buy for my family, for my friends on their birthdays, and for myself 5. Because there is a lot more fashionable clothes in LA and its a lot cheaper to purchase in the US 9

1. Una vez al ano 2. Approx. $10,000 pesos 3. Boutiques 4. Para mi 5. Cuando me da chanza a viajar a LA me voy de compras para los productos que acaban de salir de moda.

1. I visit LA once a year 2. About $800 US Dollars 3. Boutiques 4. For my self 5. When I get the opportunity to travel, I go to LA to shop for the latest trends

1. Cada par de meses regreso a LA de compras 2. Gasto approx. $18,000 pesos cuando voy de compras en LA. 3. Yo prefiero boutiques. 4. Para mi 5. Prefiero hacer mis compras en una ciudad como LA porque tienen un estilo bien hipster y la moda alla esta bien chevere y relativamente barato.

1. Every couple of months 2. On shopping I spend $1,500 US Dollars. 3. I prefer boutiques. 4. For myself 5. I prefer shopping in LA because they have a very hipster style and the fashion in LA is really cool and relatively cheap.

Marcela Canchola 30yrs old - Fashion Sourcing

Alecca Marcos 27yrs old - Assistant Attorney

Spanish   English

Spanish   English  

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Volaris.mx © 2013

“Hi my name is Rolando Correa I am 24yrs old and I am a Fashion Designer based

out of LA”

Los Angeles Fashion Influencer

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Nuria is a 45 year old woman who lives in Mexico with an admiration of trendy fashion and clothing from Los Angeles. She comes to L.A to shop about twice a year and spends roughly about $1,200 every visit just on apparel. Her favor i te p laces to shop are boutiques in Rodeo drive as well as Melrose, where she fulfills her love of luxury designer goods. Nuria buys full price on all her products and rarely visits the sale rack, she loves to spend her money on good quality apparel, as long as it is comfortable and long lasting. Our customer Nuria would be the best target because she doesn’t mind spending her money on quality goods and loves to come to Los Angeles to shop. Nuria is also very conscious about sustainability and goes fo r produc ts t ha t are ecofriendly.

Nuria Casanova, 45 Nutritionist Brand Owner of Collagen+ Guadalajara, Jalisco

A day in the LIFE of a hardworking Mexican wife, mother, and business owner

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