The LAFASHION Spring

LETTEREDITOR
from the
photo by john skalicky
Jeffrey Scott puts the final
touch on model Bryce Draper
as photographer Zeke Ruelas
watches on.
making a makhazin
RANDY DUNBAR
A
magazine is a process. It starts with an idea and
reaches out to others to join in the process—because
no magazine is done alone. There is the writing, the
photography, and the design: the three essentials ingredients that
go into making the stew we call a publication.
The word “magazine” is derived from the Arabic word
“makhazin” or “storehouse,” and was generally thought to mean a
collection of loosely-related stuff all bundled together in one big,
beautiful package.
A story often begins with a notion, a drawing on a sheet of
paper, an inspiration (frequently from other magazines!) and a
collaboration begins between a team of people.
We borrow heavily from friends, mostly photographers who
give gracefully their time and talents to an endeavor. We cajole
companies, writers, parking lot attendants to help create what can
only, in the end, be called a vision.
This issue is visionary, picking from some of the most talented
individuals that LA has to offer. Young fashion designers on their
way up, to masterful imagery by, yes, visionaries. This issue holds
the promise of the future.