On a recent trip to Fred Segal, I noticed a relatively new designer - L'Agence. I had seen their clothes before on an earlier shopping trip but didn't pay much attention to the pieces. This time around a black, silk, backless, wrap dress caught my eye. They didn't have my size but a week later I found the same dress in the correct size at Barney's Co-op in San Francisco. I wore it to the Entrepreneurs' Organization Charity Event at the Playboy Mansion on September 26th and I am patiently awaiting the next time I get to wear this wonderful piece.

(This picture shows the dress with a full back - my dress is backless.)

After my purchase, I was quite curious about L'Agence. The Fred Segal sales associate had informed me that it was a Los Angeles based designer. After performing some online research, I could not find a website for this designer but did find some pictures and posts about their debut.

In November of 2008, L'Agence was presented to the fashion elite at Fred Segal Melrose. L'Agence was started by Margaret Maldonado of the Margaret Maldonado Agency, which focuses on representing wardrobe stylists, hair and makeup artist, photographers and up-and-coming designers. She heads the designs with the help of other stylists: Simone Harouche, and Maryam Malakpour.

As some of you may already know or will come to find out, I am avid follower of anything in black; which L'Agence does well. Their pieces are best defined as basics with a twist; which I also love. My favorite pieces include the Wrap Dress, Black Bra with Studs, Cape Sweater, Long Sleeve Dolman Dress and the Blackberry Bag with Star Studs. 

These pieces and more are available at all Fred Segal Locations in the Los Angeles area and if you aren't as lucky as we are to live in Los Angeles, you can pick it up online, here.