LEGENDS Returns

Written by Cary Schultz

Photography by Peter Christiansen Valli

From May 9 to 11, 2023, Los Angeles' La Cienega Design Quarter's anticipated annual design festival, LEGENDS 2023, was in full swing. Celebrating the interplay of fashion and interior design, this year's theme "The Fashion of Home" stole the show. The kick-off at Catch Steak set the stage for a dazzling event where acclaimed design powerhouses Ken Fulk and Alexa Hampton received the coveted Living Legend Awards. Elite designers including Jake Arnold and Noz Nozawa dressed LCDQ showroom windows in haute couture style. An intriguing highlight was Eric Hughes' replication of Sarah Jessica Parker's dressing room in the window of Mecox. Thought-provoking panels, book signings, social events, and a star-studded Closing Party at Ben Soleimani punctuated the successful three-day festival. A portion of the proceeds from event registration will be donated to Art of Elysium.”

LEGENDS 2023

Row 1:

Left: Farrow & Ball window designer Meg Lonergan and team Kelsey Ralph, left, and Becky Duca.

Right: Designer Jaqui Seerman’s vision for “LEGENDS 2023: The Fashion of Home” at Harbinger.

Row 2:

Left: 2023 Living Legend awardee Ken Fulk’s window design at The Rug Company.

Right: Living Legend awardees Ken Fulk and Alexa Hampton, 2nd and 3rd from left, with LCDQ Board members l to r: Matt Costigan, Jennifer Gracie, Elizabeth Kaplan, Tamar Mashigian, Philip Stites, Joe Lucas.

Row 3:

Left: Michael Siplin and Molly Malloy of Erika Brunson Couture Living.

Right: LCDQ member Sasha Masjedi with Penny Parvizian.

Row 4:

Left: Renowned San Francisco architect John Ike flew in his design team to celebrate his window design for LEGENDS 2023.

Right: Peti Lau, window designer for Collective Form