Articles by Max Padilla

CALL IT recession-era chic, but fashion is not immune to the current nostalgia for the good ol’ days – the time, to paraphrase Bill Maher, when America made made something. Read more

IF THE gloomy economic forecast has you looking for less pricey alternatives to this season’s “It” bag, British accessories designer Anya Hindmarch’s collection at Target might appeal. Read more

MILANESE designer Alberta Ferretti chose image-obsessed Los Angeles to open her first U.S. flagship boutique Sept. Read more

IF YOU haven’t sported an Eastpak backpack since you were an undergrad, you should take a fresh look at the carryall, now that white-hot designer Raf Simons has brought a chic sensibility to the brand’s new line of packs, knapsacks and duffels. Read more

HOW DID you spend your summer vacation? Read more

IT’S NOT teen and tween boys who are dressing like their favorite Jonas, it’s teen and tween girls, right down to the last pair of red jeans and that ethnic scarf. Read more

At Bodega, a wine bar inside Pasadena’s Paseo Colorado, patrons, the majority of them female, are perched at outdoor tables and on Philippe Starck sofas to gab, flirt and sip on a warm Thursday. Read more

Over the loungecore set of DJ “Cousin” Roy Gittins, Charles Dixon, a 39-year-old suited movie industry professional, names the No. Read more