Pacific Beach’s new hot top Move over T-shirt. California’s premier fashion-only college, Fashion Careers College’s new crop of budding designers are reinventing the corset as the hot top to wear for daytime and nighttime in Pacific Beach. When the boutiques on Garnet Avenue all start to offer the same old thing, Southern California fashionistas like Cecelia Felix and Erica Machado rely on local fashion design talent for unique looks to fit and flatter their individual styles. Dressing up is essential in Pacific Beach, because there is always something going on that you want to look cute for. like hanging out on the beach watching surfers rip like they did at the May 3 National Scholastic Surfing Association Surf Competition, where Mitchel McCullough won first in the men’s division. What about an evening out to enjoy a sunset view from Tower 23 Hotel, 723 Felspar St.? — Holly Lauren Beedle is an established designer who has designed for luxury brands in New York City and California since her graduation from Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia. She can be contacted by e-mail at [email protected].
