EM: Occupation and Position
NGUYEN: Apparel designer and Creative Director/ Founder of LoveMade

EM: What neighborhood do you closely identify with? What makes your community so unique?
The neighborhood that I closely identify with is Fountain Valley in Orange County, California. It’s where I grew up and lived until recently (I currently reside in LA). It’s the home to my parents and best of friends.

From the outside looking in, Fountain Valley is just another suburban neighborhood but what makes it unique is that there is a very close-knit creative community that is present who are very supportive of one another.

EM: What’s the greatest item that you found at your local garage/estate sale?
An original vintage Kodak Polaroid camera case.

EM: If you could interview one unsung hero, who would it be? Why?
Marc Jacobs. He’s not my favorite designer but I admire his career path and how influential he’s been in American fashion. I feel like I can learn a lot from him.

EM: What’s your favorite youtube video?

EM: Where are your favorite local spots to eat?
Bloom Café (on Pico)
Royalty Café (on Washington)
Cobras and Matadors(on 3rd)
Milk (on Beverly)
Joans (on 3rd)

EM: What songs are at the top of your playlist at this very moment?
Lykke Li: A little Bit”
Pacific: “Break Your Social System”
Milosh: “Warm Waters”
Talking Heads: “This must be the Place”
Karin Krog: “The Meaning of Love”
Badly Drawn Boy: “Magic in the Air”
Feist: “I Feel it All”
Adele: “First Love”
Slum Village: “Fall in love”

Including our exclusive Lovemade Mix by Elsewhere (listen here: myspace.com/fromelsewhere)

EM: What is your current bedside read?
No bedside reads at the moment, which reminds me that my bookshelf is full of partially read books. The one I’d like to finish next is “The Tipping Point”.

EM: What is your favorite city to visit when you travel abroad? And why?
Tokyo is great for design inspiration. Saigon,Vietnam to humble me and get me back to my roots.

EM: What new projects you are building on right now?
Designing Lovemade apparel which will be Launching Fall 2009! As well as, helping with coordinating a Ladies Lotto & Charity Water event which be held in LA and NYC in December 2009. We just sponsored a 55DSL pop up store in-store event with Lykke Li and currently designing Tokidoki Holiday 2009 juniors apparel.

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For more on Linda’s current projects visit: http://love-made.com/

via EM Staff, 6 November 2008 8:00am | |