L.A. Fashion Week 2006

Rock & Republic: Premium denim label Rock & Republic launched an upscale new collection at a black-tie party Monday at Sony Studios.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Buffalo: Elaborate pocket detailing makes these jeans deluxe.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Antik Denim: Antik Denim’s pants represent a new, ultra-thin silhouette that’s galvanizing fashion, giving denim designers hope that they haven’t exhausted the creative uses for distressing, patching and dyeing.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Buffalo: The line from Montreal-based Buffalo had denim at its foundation but also included enough sly takes on current trends to mix well on store sales floors.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Antik Denim: The look for Fall is reed-thin and rockin’.  (Beatrice de Gea / LAT)

Antik Denim: Polished rock ‘n’ roll radiates through Antik Denim’s Fall collection.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Antik Denim: The Antik Denim collection on display at Smashbox Studios in Culver City also offered lots of tricked-up pieces to go with that closet full of jeans.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Jennifer Nicholson: A fur-trimmed coat over slim leggings had a futuristic Dr. Zhivago feeling on the runway at Jennifer Nicholson.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Jennifer Nicholson: Slim black pants were offered under a feminine blouse loaded with frills.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Anthony Franco: Debut collection featured an iPod holster.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Kelly Nishimoto: Red satin and princess sleeves give new meaning to a button-up shirtdress at Kelly Nishimoto.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Kelly Nishimoto: Schoolgirl styling with a patina of chic at Kelly Nishimoto.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Anthony Franco: A chocolate brown organza gown with streamlined embroidery from Anthony Franco.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Sue Wong: The designer loves her headgear, plunking parasols atop some models to be worn as hats. She revisited international themes as she seeks to expand her markets.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Agent Provocateur: This model vamps up the heat in a leopard-skin print bikini from Agent Provocateur’s Fall collection.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Agent Provocateur’s sexy lingerie set, complete with white satin gloves and a floor-sweeping veil, is for the bride who has everything.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Classic red satin and princess sleeves give Kara Saun’s sleek evening gown an Old Hollywood look.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Kara Saun: Pleated layers fall like rose petals.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Elsie Katz Couture pairs a fur cap-sleeved shell with a richly printed hourglass skirt.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Morphine Generation: A thigh-length sweater, by Morphine Generation, blends punk rock aesthetic with clean, symmetrical lines.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Morphine Generation’s jeans-and-polo-shirt ensemble vibes preppie-chic with attitude.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)