Prada! Gaultier! James Veloria Brings Its Fabulous ’90s Vintage to Opening Ceremony L.A.
Angelenos are in luck: James Veloria, the one-year-old, once cult vintage shop turned New York fashion institution, is bringing its incredible selection of vintage to L.A. In April, Collin James Weber and Brandon Veloria Giordano staged a Jean Paul Gaultier pop-up at Opening Ceremony Soho, less than 15 minutes from the hole-in-the-wall shop they maintain in the East Broadway mall, followed two weeks later by a selection of Prada Sport and Miu Miu. It was, according to OC’s fashion director Carol Song, an unqualified success, and now the beloved duo will bring an expanded offering of all three brands to the West Hollywood store.
The pieces hail largely from the ’90s and include many carefully collected sets. Think a Prada Sport tank and matching calf-length skirt cut from a sheeny pink nylon, or a sweet powder blue jacket and baby duffel bag. There are of course plenty of JPG mesh tops, liquid stretch dresses, and a few statement belts. As per James Veloria’s MO, prices are quite reasonable—$150 for a nylon tank or frosted gray Prada sunglasses, $375 for a suede Miu Miu crossbody bag, $225 for a JPG mesh top—save for collector’s items like an ’80s Gaultier blazer with the iconic op art torso print ($1,250).
The month-long capsule will live in Opening Ceremony L.A.’s Little House, a clapboard cabin that showcases the store’s accessories—fitting, as Giordano notes that the bags take the forefront this time around. Indeed, there is a jaw-dropping assortment: A red gingham Miu Miu backpack that matches a perfect little red check dress, a black Prada Sport nylon tote backed with fur, and plenty of tiny nylon sacs to tuck over the shoulder. New Yorkers are no doubt gnashing their teeth in envy. Get it while you can.
James Veloria at OCLA Gallery
For information: openingceremony.com
