When did you move to Malibu and why? 1974, I wanted to live close to Nature and grow my own food. I remember hanging out in Topanga as a teenager, and driving up the coast to check out the surf. I’ve never lost the love of that feeling of freedom. I started doing leatherwork, designing and making...
Little 10 year old Taryn Van Vleet had her leather show outfits for Western Horse Competitions custom made by Jackie Robbins at Leather Waves. Taryn went on to win three championship prizes with her horse, "Cody", and there is no doubt about it, she wore those outfits with the confidence of a Champion. We so enjoyed watching her grow and compete through the years and making...
Lovely Ellen Heuer wore "Leather Waves" to the Academy Awards Ceremony at the new Kodak Theatre in Hollywood California Sunday night. The two-time Oscar recipient in Best Sound, was thrilled to be adorned in the one-of-a-kind Evening-Gown designed especially for the event by Jackie Robbins. The designer described the dress as "Marie Antoinette meets the Rolling Stones at Sunset on the Beach." The Cut-Away...
Alma Petula the night of the Malibu Film Festival "Gala" opening night at the Lilly's Malibu Castle. Alma wore a custom made leather outfit designed for her for the event by Jackie Robbins. The designer stated the outfit was a collaborative effort between client and designer to create a personalized look for the black-tie event that reflected the client's very hip and sexy style with class and grace. The outfit...
I was very lucky last month to get the opportunity to visit Paris, oui! Paris, France! Needless to say, Springtime in this city is intoxicating. My focus was art and fashion, of course. It's been at least a dozen years since my last visit, so it felt like visiting dear old friends to see certain works of art, sculptures and gardens again, and to re-experience the rich architecture and...
The following was a two page article written about Leather Waves, in the December 1989 issue of Harley Women Magazine, the interview was written by Carol Mott-Wall: About a year ago as I was paging through one of those large Los Angeles type fashion/entertainment magazines something caught my eye... an ad for customized leather fashions, but this ad seemed to stick out from the other leather fashion ads,...