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The Contributors Nita Panosian
Valerie Brugueras
Editor in Chief
Creative Director
Graduate of Woodbury University
Graduate of Woodbury University
Interests: Fashion, music, and movies
Interests: Fashion, health and wellness.
Favorite brand from LA: American Apparel
Favorite brand from LA: Clover Canyon
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Who is Factory LA and why YOU should support them.
overseas
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Merican
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L i f e s t y l e
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. Help bring awareness and encourage other emerging LA designers to be part of the Made in LA movement. Â Fairfax High School 7850 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Shoppers Q&A straight from Mexico 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 ? Spanish
English
1. Dos veces al ano
1. Two times a year
2. Muchisimo dinero, no
2. A lot of money, I
sabria decirte 3. Boutiques
wouldn’t even begin to know what to tell you
4. Para mi
3. Boutiques
5. Por que en Mexico no
4. Myself
hay moda!
5. Because in Mexico there is hardly good fashion
Samantha Guevara 28yrs old – Model/Actress
Paolina Martinez 21yrs old – Student
Spanish
English
1. Viajo a LA de compras
1. I visit LA approximately
approx. dos veses al ano
two times a year
2. Approx $7,000 pesos
2. Roughly about $600 US
3. Por mi edad (21) he
Dollars
ingresos prefiero
3. Because of my age
departamentales
(21) I prefer to shop from
4. Compro para mi familia,
department stores
para mis amigos en sus
4. I buy for my family, for
cumpleanos y para mi
my friends on their
5. Por que hay mucha mas
birthdays, and for myself
ropa en tendencia y es
5. Because there is a lot
mucho mas barata.
more fashionable clothes in LA and its a lot cheaper to
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purchase in the US
Spanish
English
1. Cada par de meses
1. I visit LA once a
regreso a LA de
year
compras
2. About $800 US
2. Gasto approx.
Dollars
$18,000 pesos cuando
3. Boutiques
voy de compras en LA.
4. For my self
3. Yo prefiero
5. When I get the
boutiques.
opportunity to travel, I
4. Para mi
go to LA to shop for
5. Prefiero hacer mis
the latest trends
compras en una ciudad como LA porque tienen
Marcela Canchola 30yrs old - Fashion Sourcing
un estilo bien hipster y la moda alla esta bien chevere y relativamente barato.
Spanish
English
1. Una vez al ano
1. Every couple of
2. Approx. $10,000
months
pesos
2. On shopping I spend
3. Boutiques
$1,500 US Dollars.
4. Para mi
3. I prefer boutiques.
5. Cuando me da
4. For myself
chanza a viajar a LA me
5. I prefer shopping in LA
Alecca Marcos 27yrs old - Assistant Attorney
voy de compras para los because they have a very productos que acaban
hipster style and the
de salir de moda.
fashion in LA is really cool and relatively cheap.
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Volaris.mx 2013
Los Angeles Fashion Influencer
“Hi my name is
Rolando Correa I am 24yrs old and I am a Fashion Designer based out of LA”
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A day in the LIFE of a hardworking Mexican wife, mother, and business owner
Nuria Casanova, 45
Nutritionist Brand Owner of Collagen+ Guadalajara, Jalisco
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 f a v o r i t e p l a c e s t o s h o p a r e 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 g o e s f o r p r o d u c t s t h a t a r e ecofriendly. 14
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