In L.A., retro culture is just part of the thing you do. When we were kids, we didn't have allowances, and it was not cool to wear designer clothes. So it meant that we were into 1920s dresses when we were 13. Liz Goldwyn More Quotes by Liz Goldwyn More Quotes From Liz Goldwyn I can't write about people I don't feel some sort of connection to. Liz Goldwyn connection some feel people What I always loved about vintage clothes is that you let the woman who wore it before you live on in some way. Liz Goldwyn woman you vintage clothes A 1920s dress I wore on my 21st birthday... literally disintegrated on me. I had the most wild debauched night. And that disintegrated dress sits in my closet - such a great memory. Liz Goldwyn dress me birthday night I don't just buy a dress because it's pretty - it has to be evocative of a mood, a character I want to take on. Liz Goldwyn dress mood want character Los Angeles is a true postmodern city. Here, we celebrate with equal aplomb the high and the low. I am just as influenced by the punk rock attitude of local skate and surf cultures as I am by old-school glamour and stardust. Liz Goldwyn i-am city celebrate attitude