Eduardo Lucero — LA Fashion Week, April 2003
A Los Angeles fashion week record from April 2003 — the Eduardo Lucero fall show at LA Fashion Week in April 2003, kept as the historical record.
True to form, the veteran of the LA design community showed a glittering lineup of cha-cha gone couture in April 2003: signature lace looks restrained and polished, bias cuts, asymmetrical edges, sheer insets and an earthy palette of evening neutrals. After years of personally draping and fitting his clientele, the proportions were perfect.
The review below was reported from the show by Debra Stevenson of The Skyline Studios, the West Coast Bureau for Apparel Search, during the first Mercedes-Benz sponsored LA Fashion Week. Eduardo Lucero returned to this section's runway coverage in October 2007, when his show was documented in photographs.
Illustrative image created for this guide — an artistic impression, not photographs from this show.
Made-to-Measure Glamour
Lucero's retail business was based entirely on made-to-measure, and the show explained why it worked: a designer who drapes and fits his own clientele cuts eveningwear that moves like it was poured on. The standouts named in the review — an iridescent ball skirt with beaded bustier, an outstanding leather embossed corset, and a series of sequined leopard jersey silhouettes with the attitude of an urban huntress — are glamour pieces engineered, not just decorated.
A Fixture of the LA Design Community
The review calls him a veteran, and the scene around the show supports it: a strong celebrity following and a mob scene of paparazzi. In a week designed to prove Los Angeles could do fashion week, Lucero was the local proof — a designer with an established house, an established clientele and a signature strong enough to recognize across a crowded tent.
The Review
True to form, this veteran of the LA design community showed a glittering lineup of cha-cha gone-couture. His signature lace looks were restrained and polished, focusing on bias cuts, asymmetrical edges, sheer insets and an earthy palette of evening neutrals. After all these years of personally draping and fitting his clientele, the proportions were perfect. Of particular note were his iridescent ball skirt with beaded bustier, and outstanding leather embossed corset. A series of sequined leopard jersey silhouettes bore all the attitude of an urban huntress. With a retail business based entirely on made-to-measure and a strong celebrity following, one can always count on Eduardo for high glamour and a mob scene of paparazzi.
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Common Questions
What did Eduardo Lucero show in April 2003?
A glittering fall lineup of cha-cha gone couture: signature lace in bias cuts with asymmetrical edges and sheer insets, an iridescent ball skirt with beaded bustier, a leather embossed corset and sequined leopard jersey silhouettes.
How did Eduardo Lucero sell his collection?
His retail business was based entirely on made-to-measure; he personally draped and fitted his clientele, and counted a strong celebrity following.
Who reported the April 2003 show?
Debra Stevenson of The Skyline Studios, the West Coast Bureau for Apparel Search, during LA Fashion Week in April 2003.