L.A. Frock Stars

L.A. Frock Stars
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Charles Poe David Royle (producer) Judith Curran
Production locations	Los Angeles, California
Running time	26 minutes (season 1) 46 minutes (season 2)
Production companies	BBC Worldwide NHNZ Smithsonian Channel
Original release
Network	Smithsonian Channel
Release	March 7, 2013 (2013-03-07) – 2015 (2015)

L.A. Frock Stars is a documentary television series and reality show released on the Smithsonian Networks. The show stars Doris Raymond, owner of Los Angeles-based high-end vintage clothing boutique "The Way We Wore". ^[1] The first season was released in early 2013, and the second season was released in 2015. ^[2] The episodes follow the story of Raymond and Sarah Bergman, Kyle Edward Blackmon, Jascmeen Busch, Shelly Reiko Lynn as they shop at estate sales and auctions, and interact with celebrities and celebrity stylists shopping in the store.^{[ citation needed ]}

Reception

Calling the show an "engaging series", The New York Times television critic Neil Genzlinger said of the first season, "The staff members are amusing without seeming as if they are playing to the cameras." ^[3] In a review of the second season, Genzlinger called it "a mix of history and Hollywood glamour that is still a guilty pleasure but makes you feel a little smarter for having watched it". ^[4]

References

1. Allison Keynes (March 4, 2013). "'The Dukes of Melrose' and 'L.A. Frock Stars': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 23, 2013.
2. Tschorn, Adam (March 16, 2015). "'L.A. Frock Stars': Here's what on the rack for Season 2". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on April 12, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
3. Genzlinger, Neil (March 6, 2013). "The (Historical) Clothes Make the Reality Show". The New York Times . Archived from the original on April 12, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
4. Genzlinger, Neil (March 15, 2015). "This Old Thing? It's Back in Style". The New York Times . Archived from the original on April 12, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.