With fashion trends always changing, it can be easy to get behind on the latest in the industry. At Lifestyle of Leisure, we love fashion and love sharing brands that have caught our attention. Here are two brands that we are both chic and extremely well made, Alhem Eyewear and CQY Denim!
Alhem Eyewear
Ahlem Eyewear is the epitome of cool. Founded by Parisian born LA designer Ahlem Manai-Platt in 2014. After years in the fashion industry, she decided it was time to go out on her on and establish her own eyewear company, and we are so glad she took that plunge!
Her craft was born with an eye for detail. Full production is in France and each pair touches the hands of 9 skilled artisans each with a craft passed down from generations. The final result is a unique frame that is truly a work of art. At the moment there are two storefronts, one in Venice, CA on Abbot Kinney, and the second is in on Elizabeth Street in New York. If you aren’t local, they display their full collection online.
CQY Denim
Samuel Ku, the founder of CQY Denim, has had a hand in the LA denim industry for almost 20 years. Inspired to keep brands from leaving the Los Angeles area, he decided to make his stake with the founding of CQY. Being an avid believer in fashion trends that provide sustainability with fair pricing, he never wanted to sacrifice quality, and he didn’t.
Samuel Ku is a well-known fashion trend guru for his time as Creative Director of the famous denim company known as AG, or Adriano Goldschmied. His decades of experience make the CQY Denim brand one you will want to consider when investing in a new pair of denim.
