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EVENT NINETY SEVEN

THE DAILY FRONT ROW
LA FASHION AWARDS

THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL – SUNSET BLVD – 14 APRIL – 2026

MERLE'S CLOSET | FASHION COMMENTARY  | LOS ANGELES | MODERATES

Step into Merle’s Closet for an insider’s view of the inner world of L.A. style.

OUR SHORT FILM

| B. AKERLUND |
MERLE'S CLOSET

CAPTURING A RARE LA FASHION UNICORN

To B. or not to B. That’s never in question. B. Akerlund may be L.A.’s most fabulously dressed femme, but she’s no poseur. Among her eclectic accomplishments: styling icons Madonna, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyonce’, costume designing, creating the doggy canine line Boozy Couture (for her furry friend Bootzy); calling herself “a fashion activist,” she founded and is Creative Director of The Residency Experience, finding international indie designers and putting their avant wares on the likes of Celine Dion, Eryka Badu, Lady Gaga (the list goes on and on).

This bicoastal babe (her native Sweden and highly designed L.A.home is modelling a look from one of the staple of designers she reps: Viviano Studio. At nearly 150,000 Insta followers, she’s less an influencer than a fashion legend for her amazingly curated looks from head to toe, from hair styles to hats, sunglasses to makeup, outfits to shoes, she’s a self-curated walking work of art. Fashion IS her art, a very personal one; she’s almost a fashion performance artist.

B. BEST

When a Fashion innovator such as B. Akerlund approaches you and leads you away from your photo station during arrivals at the LA Fashion Awards to nab shots of her in her modern antebellum dress by Viviana on Sunset Blvd. during rush hour traffic you unhesitatingly oblige.  

LA Fashion Awards 2026

OUR B. AKERLUND MAGAZINE

VIEW OUR FULL PORTFOLIO OF B. BELOW

DAILY FRONT ROW 10th ANNUAL LA FASHION AWARDS
THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL

OUR B. AKERLUND PORTFOLIO: B. BEST

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EVENT NINETY SEVEN