Anime Los Angeles 2020 Fashion Show Report & Gallery

Anime Los Angeles is home to one of the best Convention Fashion Shows in SoCal and its 2020 show was no different! Featuring eight brands, and a performance by BLACK ROS3, this show had something for everyone. You'll find many different styles and looks among this year's brands and we're excited to show them to all of you!

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Kristin Costa

Kristin Costa creates couture costumes with low waste and sustainable methods. Inspired by fantasy, history, folklore and high fashion, her pieces have been featured in films, stage shows, and were recently seen at NY Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week. Each collection is a research project, and this season inspiration is being drawn from the Book of Revelation.

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THECOMMERCIALKID

Thecommercialkid is a collection of designs by Heather Stevenson. These collections are based in theatrical storytelling, and often have some kind of narrative or theme created by the clothing or costumes presented. This season’s collection is based on the story “Red Dragon” by Thomas Harris, and the William Blake painting “The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun”.

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Darling Army

Darling Army is dedicated to making easy, cosplay alternatives for the cute enthusiast. Creator, owner, and one-woman-army Amanda not only designs every piece, but sews and constructs them, too. Well known as the original cosplay pinafore and kimono dress designer, the Darling Army has recently branched into children’s-wear in the side business Geeks In Training with her mother, Laurie. Today’s show features handpicked designs that are ready for the streets and the masquerade stage alike. Girls don’t need to wear pants to cosplay their favorite shounen characters nor do they need to squish them- selves into a tight bodysuit to be their favorite super heroine. The Darling Army wants you! Join the fight for cuteness today!

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RONOVA

RONOVA (rō-nō-vä) is an independent fashion design house focused on creating handmade styles inspired by the Rococo and Baroque period. We strive to create styles that reflect and combine our love for both the vintage and the modern with continued focus on quality (and in most cases, handmade) fabrics and materials.

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TOSHIKIGIRL

​With a background in graphic design, the creator of Toshikigirl wanted to share her love for clean graphics and cheeky humor. From the beginning, her main source of inspiration was from Japanese Pop culture and fashion. What would happen if you put it all together? Toshikigirl! The goal of this brand is to create minimalistic apparel that is relatable, funny, and cute. It’s important to love what you wear AND look cute!
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Starting off as a starving artist, living minimally to make ends meet, the creator earned her bachelors in Graphic Design, which further fueled her research, blood, sweat, and tears towards cute designs for the public.

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House of Ryura

Damion Ryura became a fashion designer through his love for video games and anime.  Started his career in his late 20’s Looking for more of a unique inspiration he found his way to San Diego where he started to network with cosplayers FashionXCosplay bridging the gap between cosplay and fashion to ultimately create his own galaxy.

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VENIA

Made in LA. Inspired by stories.

VENIA : Ancient Latin for the English word Grace. Noun; elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action.

Los Angeles based design duo Eni and Nigma created VENIA, a multi-platform fashion label dedicated to pursuing grace through the science of dress. Drawing inspiration from architecture and engineering, the duo designs in the form of seasonal stories imprinted with deeply personal impressions about society and postmodern phenomena.

Modern technological luxury, effortless elegance, and intentional utility are three fundamental principles the brand is committed to portraying. Ethically made in the United States, all pieces are engineered and cut specifically to suit our wearer’s individual physical intricacies.
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Our mission is to tell stories of the present, crafting each collection as the zeitgeist.

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There you have it. For more info on Anime Los Angeles' Fashion Show you can go HERE. See you in 2021!

All photos by Ivan Aburto.