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Pop Up Event at Grad's Boutique Makes the LA Times

We recently told you about costume designer, celebrity stylist, and Visual Communications Graduate Tashiba Jones-Wilson’s new retail space, Matte Argyle. The boutique, located at Runway in L.A.’s Playa Vista, was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times for a fall 2021 runway collection pop up event with designer Claude Kameni of Lavie by CK. 

“Dubbed the Royal Empire, the line was inspired by the Lavie by CK wedding gown worn by actress Nomzamo Mbatha as Mirembe in Coming 2 America, which was released on Amazon Prime Video on March 5,” writes the L.A. Times. “In the mix are gowns, cocktail and day dresses, turbans, cover-ups and more in colorful African prints, ranging from $45 to $300.”

The designer has celebrity fans like Viola Davis, who wore a Lavie by CK off-the-shoulder gown to for the 2021 Golden Globes. The Lavie by CK at Matte Argyle pop-up is happening on March 27, 2021 and March 28, 2021 at 130 Runway Road, Playa Vista. Matte Argyle is open noon to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5:00 p.m. Sunday.

Learn more at matte-argyle.myshopify.com and on Instagram @matteargyle.

Photography: Sammy Oguejiofor / MC Gregor Lapierre

Categories:  Visual Communication Alumni