2005 Year

Andrew Gn Designer This Paris-based designer made quite an impression when he visited L.A. for the first time last month with his spring collection, inspired by the late style maker Tony Duquette. Gn (hard G, rhymes with "sin") already is a favorite with East Coast socialites; here, celebrity stylists for Jessica Alba, Cate Blanchett and Kate Bosworth are eating the designer up. Gn had never visited Duquette's Beverly Hills estate until retailer Tracey Ross hosted a dinner for him there.