Los Angeles - August 29, 2006

Dress Code

Katy Rodriguez

One singular sensation is hard enough to come by.

Two? Pshaw. That’s no-line-at-Pinkberry/no-traffic-at-5 p.m./free-diamonds kind of talk.

But thirteen? Only designer Katy Rodriguez, co-owner of vintage style mecca Resurrection could pull something like that off — and that’s exactly what she’s done.

Her thirteen-piece debut collection started with the Criss Cross dress, an empire-waist jumper, and grew from there. Hints of the thousands of garments she’s handled over the years show up in the ’20s drop-waist Coco, the mod North Africa shift, and the Tunic. The line winks at the past but definitely belong to today.

Most fabrics are French and Italian from the ’60s. Peau de soies, crepe de chines, and silk linens are year-round staples; cotton batiste and voile show up when it’s warm, and wool boucles and unusual knits come around when it’s cold outside.

The effect? Peripatetic, poetic, and sweet. Every little step you take.

Available at Resurrection, 8006 Melrose Avenue, between Edinburgh and Laurel Avenues (323-651-5516 or resurrectionvintage.com); Diavolina, 156 South Robertson Boulevard, between West Third Street and Alden Drive (310-550-1341).