Maggie Barry - tops...

Maggie Barry, circa 1981, was studying design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, while working as a doorwoman at Studio 54. Her other odder job was that of a geisha at a popular, low-lit Japanese bar. "I was the punk rock geisha" she says with a big smile, as if that explains everything. Fast forward to present-day Silver Lake, where Barry keeps a modest studio in which she designs three unique lines: Maggie Barry Black Label, a collection of eclectic cocktail dresses, Maggie Barry Collection, a more modern and sporty women's line, and BarryMoore, a men's collection created with good friend Lee Moore. "We like to do unexpected things here," says Barry, explaining her range. "You never know what will inspire a different direction."