Totally Nostalgic: Style & Music with Lala Romero
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Hi guys, I'm Lala Romero. I am former singer, songwriter, a creative director, co-founder of a few brands. One is Bella Doña, which is a lifestyle streetwear brand that some of you may know. I have a cosmetic brand called Sweet Street Cosmetics and I'm working on a new project that's about to launch in a month.

So yeah, just kind of do all of the things. I think at the core of like all my endeavors and every pivot has been sisterhood. And it's given me a career for the last 20 years. It sounds crazy to say that. But especially if we're going to be talking all things Y2K, a lot of listeners who may not know who I am will kind of understand why. But yeah, the through line has really been like homegirls and sisterhood.

Now, when you hear 2000s, Y2K, early aughts, what immediately comes to mind for you? Low rise jeans. And I never want to wear them again. No, but honestly, I think I've been thinking a lot about that era, even in terms of I feel like the TikTok algorithm has like figured out who I am and now is marketing me memories, you know, and especially like the clubbing scene during that time and the way L.A. felt during that time.

It's very different than where then where L.A. is at now. That's a whole other podcast. Yeah. To go into like what the city was like and the energy in the city. But I think that things were a lot of fun. And, you know, being online, like chronically online, like I am now, it really wasn't a thing. We had MySpace. And when I launched my career, it was kind of more towards like

the end of MySpace. But it was just a different time and a little bit more of a carefree time. There were a lot of artists at that time that launched their music careers through MySpace and kind of built their following and fan base. Would you say that that was similar for you? Yeah, I think MySpace and social media has been my, like,

savior in so many ways. I know there's so many negative things that we can say about it, but it helped me find my community like decade after decade. A lot of artists launched there. I think it was the perfect platform for a music artist to launch because music was such a big part. And in fact, I think I've I've struggled with every other platform since because for me, like being online, a lot of it, I wanted to really like show my creativity and show my art. And it was the best place for that.

I remember Lala texted me and was like, I don't like the Reels and the TikTok because they're all about trends. I don't want to follow a trend. I start trends. I do my own thing. I don't know. I think at that time with a platform like MySpace, everyone was curating trends.

their own pages, right? Right. And now we kind of do that with like posts and reels, but there was that creativity that MySpace allowed us. I think so. And I think what I struggle with personally is I think that, especially TikTok, I feel like the algorithm rewards you for sameness. Mm.

And I think whether it's, you know, like with the brand, there might be songs that are trending that don't fit what we do. And so I think we've had we've really I mean, we've gotten hacked now. And if there's a whole there's a whole other situation going on with our TikTok.

But I was like, I'm not going to do this dance. It's not who we are. But I feel like there's a lot of pressure, especially for young artists to do things, to go viral, to connect with people that maybe they wouldn't necessarily want to connect with in real life just for kind of like social equity reasons.

So, yeah, it's tricky. MySpace, it really wasn't like we didn't understand social equity yet. Right. It was kind of like a new frontier in so many ways. Whereas now, like everything is about like that social equity exchange. Maybe your friend group, your online friend group, you're going to live in a TikTok house with other people who can boost you. So it's just it's just different.

It's different. I also notice like, it seems to me that the farther along we go with TikTok, the less original or creative you need to be to become super viral and famous. Like I feel like the TikTok live streamers who just like sit in front of the camera are

Like all day and all night have become like our new online celebrities in a very strange way. Yeah, no, I definitely agree with you. And I think, you know, for me, again, like the struggle is what does that mean for art? Like, what does that mean for art?

And that's kind of just it's tricky because I don't want to say that it's wrong or that it's right or that those, you know, those people don't deserve that platform. I'm not sure how how to really where to put it because it's here and it's our reality.

But what does that mean for art? And I think for me as a creative, because even though now I've pivoted into like entrepreneur and I run businesses and at the core of everything that I do, it's like kind of always art first. And so that's just where things are a bit of a dilemma. But I think that we also are seeing the rise of some really interesting artists. And I think the people who really stand out.

in a world like this and in like in a platform like this are people who really lean into that creativity and are kind of doing things different. I think especially in the fashion space. If I think about like Latino creatives who are doing things that are really interesting and beautiful and impressive to me online, I think of

the belladonnas right and you have really interesting campaigns and the way that you put your work out there and the models you choose and the creative direction also like persona the shop I think they're doing a beautiful job and I love Jasmine yes we had Jasmine on the podcast last season and I think that in all of those examples I do see some echoes of the 2000s and the 90s and the early aughts

And I'm wondering if like, what are some fashion trends from that time period from the 2000s that you think are just really translating beautifully right now that have come back in a gorgeous way? I think that...

You know, I think Persona does such a good job at curating those styles. I think when she goes to buy at market, she's bringing in styles that are really cute and really on brand. When we had our BD birthday party, some of the looks that I was just super obsessed with is like...

like even though I said I don't personally necessarily want to wear low rise but seeing like low rise velour with like something rhinestone on the butt I think is like super cute like the two piece set you know it's giving juicy couture and you have to think like in that era

There was like there was a Forever 21. And actually, I don't know what year Fashion Nova popped up. I grew up in Panorama City. So I grew up in the 818. And it's like one of the original Fashion Nova's way before like it was even online. But there wasn't tons of places like if you couldn't afford Juicy Couture.

You didn't really have that thing. You know, maybe like months later, like the callejones, like you could go downtown and get something kind of like it. But there wasn't as many dupes. And these things weren't necessarily like as accessible and for everyone. And even in terms of sizing.

right? Like sizing was very limited. Body types were really, really different than even now when I think about that 2000s fashion. And I think like when I go back and like watch my old videos, like I thought I was fat then. Like it was such like I would be told like you need to like lose a little bit of weight. It was like my weight was very, very centered because those looks really showed your body. And it was just everything was so different. But I think like

You know, the thing about, like, Latinas and I think Latino culture in general is we're so nostalgic. So I feel like we kind of always have a little bit of, like, tooth out. Like, we're maybe, like, in other communities, like, they're just catching on. So, like, that's fine. But, like, certain things, like, it just never goes out of style for us. It's like...

baby hairs, you know, since the 90s, like with all of our favorite, like, you know, black artists or even Selena rocking her baby hairs. It's like it stays with us. And I don't know that we're as trendy in some ways because some of the nostalgia. And I think when you think of like Willie and when you think of Jasmine or you think of what we do, I've kind of

My style has evolved to some degree, but I've always stayed very true to my core component. So I think there's something interesting about Latinos and nostalgia.

And, like, you know, we could go on a deep dive about that in another episode. We are nostalgic people. Yeah. It's so true. I really thought about it when we got the Betty Boop license. And we've been working with Betty Boop for, like, the last year. And we have some fun things coming with her. But when I'm trying to, like, explain to some of the partners that these collaborations are, like, what, like, why? They're, like, why do Latinas love her so much? Like, where did this come from? And I'm, like, going back to, like, grandmas and tias and bros.

decades ago. You know what I mean? Like, why is this character sticking with us and what do we love about her and why are we so nostalgic about her? Latinas, like, we like what we like and we do what we do and we'll, like, you know, incorporate a little bit of the trends into what we do and, like, maybe lean into it heavy one day, but we, like, we know who we are. Don't go anywhere, Locamores. We'll be right back. Brought to you by Malibu. My advice for those mommies to enjoy this summer is

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our generation of millennials and probably even Gen Zers that are listening to like ballads, like boleros in Espanol, right? Because we're thinking about our grandmothers, we're thinking about our mothers. And so it is that constant nostalgia. So I'm glad that you named that. And I think also, I think culturally, we're always looking for...

I think that we, a lot of times in the media, like, lack our heroes, right? And I know you guys know this. A lot of times, like, even for me, like, a lot of my style was, like, informed by La Doña, right? Maria Felix. And...

I remember when I was like becoming the artist I was becoming and working on like, what was my look going to be? And like, how was I going to appear to the world? I was like looking at like my grandmothers in like in the 40s and the 50s. And then when I saw her and then I saw I understood her career and things that she navigated. And then when she became like, you know, like the face for Cartier and worked with mainstream brands and the

like you know the glass ceiling she shattered i was like this is like a really remarkable woman let me incorporate a little bit of her style mixed with like my grandmother's style

And so I think we're a lot of times looking back, Pinteresting back to artists and times to find like our greatness and moments in time because they seem to be a little bit fleeting and few and far between where like Latinas are propped up and given like the respect, the money and the flowers that they deserve. So I think sometimes when we find that icon, we really are like,

we're never letting her or him go or we're never letting those songs go because we're just like kind of always like exploring our identity and our history. Yeah. And it's not a trend. It's a true appreciation and a true love for the person, the project, the look. Yeah. It's just not fleeting. You know, like our love for these things, it, it,

It surpasses the trend cycle. Absolutely. That's how I feel about leopard. Same. My personal trainer, I like walked in with my little leopard bag and it was like 6 a.m. And he's like, I've been noticing a lot of women wearing leopard. And I was like, oh, this is not a trend. This is a leopard thing. Was it the mob wife trend or something? I'm like, no. Shut the fuck up.

Yes, my wives are fantastic. And the women on Sopranos had amazing style. But, you know, like culturally, some of these things are just, you know, that's our it's a neutral for us. Yeah, I don't necessarily agree with the way that gatekeeping is used in like the social media context. But I will say some things if we are using that word, some things do need to be gatekept. Like, yeah, stop putting everybody on to the things that we do. Yeah.

Yeah. You know? The secret sauce. Yes. Well, sometimes people pander with gatekeeping. Like, I'm not going to gatekeep this. You know what I mean? But it's like you're doing it for likes. And sometimes it's like that wasn't even your thing to gatekeep or not gatekeep. Right. Yes. Why are you at the thrift store in Canoga Park? You're not from the Valley. Yes. Good point, girl. Yeah. So I want to ask you because you have been such a, I think,

of giving Latinos, U.S.-born Latinos, their flowers and their due. So I want to ask you about maybe any artists or like culture shifters of the early 2000s that maybe aren't around anymore, maybe didn't take off the way they should have, didn't have the industry support that they should have had, that you feel like deserve their flowers. Yeah, I think, you know, when, if we were to go into that conversation, I think first and foremost, like Amanda Perez, right?

is an artist because I think unless you really understand the context of the music business in the industry and

radio and the politics involved with like having your single played on terrestrial radio which is like you know the kiss fm and the power 106 like all of the mainstream radio stations we were listening to growing up they're like polydienda like they were signed to major labels i was an indie artist and like in that time like now is like the era of indie and you even have like major label artists pretending to be indie because it's like cooler and you know maybe like

easier for them to connect with their audience. But during that era, you had like those women were signed to major labels getting major radio play, you know, and it should have kept going like their careers. And some of you listening right now might be like, like, who the fuck is she talking about? You know, hopefully not or not.

pause and go listen to their record whether it's with like phenomenal voices or presence as an artist like they were shaping and shifting culture in ways you know amanda with like just a whole bunch of aspects of her that i think if you were to like examine her as an artist like she was really ahead of her time she was she was yeah she was one of the the

you know, aspirational guests that we've been trying to track down to get on to talk about this. I'll see if I can find her. We would love that. I mean, she's really like... She had a phenomenal voice. She wrote those songs. She could play the piano. Like, I hate doing, like, the comparison with, like, the general market artist, but it's like, was she like our Alicia Keys in some ways? You know what I mean? She should still be here. And she is still performing, and she's still, like...

a lot of these artists have like had big beautiful careers and you know been able to like take care of themselves for years but they should be in a different income bracket and they should be like still performing on the Grammys and things like that in my opinion. Yeah there's a few artists that we really want to have on the show and they're still performing they're still doing their thing we think about like

the Paula Deandas who performed recently with Nina Sky and Nina Sky they performed at the Belladonna like anniversary party and I think about even like who was the one the guy from up north the man what's his name um

What? I forget his name. Should I just start naming people? Baby Bash. Baby Bash. Frankie J. Frankie J. Well, Bash, I think he's from Vallejo, maybe. Vallejo, yes. Like, originally. Famously. But it's funny. I always thought he was from Texas. Me too. Because that voice. That accent. And when I met him, he was, like, really based in Texas. I remember he, like...

Yeah. He was in Texas. Yes. The podcast. Yeah. So he like and in a lot of ways, I don't know if people know this about Bash, like a phenomenal writer. Because again, like I think unless you're really digging into like album credits, you're not realizing like when someone's writing like 100% of a record or when someone's writing other people's records or other people's hits, right?

It's beyond, like, our Latino market, you know? But he is a great writer and producer and put people on and still is in a lot of ways. But, yeah, and I think, like, it just topped out, you know? Like, it just should have kept going and going and going and going, you know, to where we had more icons from that era. Why do you think it topped out? I think a lot of times, like, when eras are kind of, like, put into, I don't know, like...

When, like, the initial one, like, in the late 90s when it was, like, the Latino explosion and we had JLo. But I guess, I don't know, because she kept going and Ricky kept going and was, you know, established before that. And Enrique, like, they kept going. But I think, like, there was probably a lot of other artists from that era that kind of, like, topped out. But I think sometimes when things kind of get put into a box and then general market doesn't receive that box or...

Really importantly, start hiring people that understand the culture to be able to keep like propelling those things. I know for me personally, every time I stepped into a room and I'm so sorry to have to even say this, but here we are like 15, 20 years later. I still feel like when I sit down with executives and I'm, you know, like I consult for brands for huge, huge, huge companies. They still don't really understand us culturally. Right.

And when I sit in a room, there is no one, you know, at the table, like advocating for us and for that space. So I think like a lot of times, like if you're at a label and there's no one inside fighting for you and there's 200 artists, like who's going to get to break through? Who's going to get that marketing money? Who's who's in there championing for you? You know, don't go anywhere. Locamores will be right back.

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So going back to the aughts and thinking about not only like radio and radio play and how important that is, but we had things like MTV, like for reals, you know, and like VH1, like really playing music videos and putting music on TV. And I'm wondering, like,

that piece of it that we don't have so much anymore. Well, it's just not even that we just had that. We had MTV3 and we had Mundoz, you know?

Can you tell us what that is for anyone that doesn't remember? Honestly, it was like it was just like our bicultural, like bilingual. It was like this podcast come to life in a music variety show. And you guys also play music videos. You have artists on. It was networks dedicated to music.

Very similarly, I feel like what you guys are doing, you guys, I think you guys approach everything with like a, you know, like an academic lens that maybe was missing from that. But it's this type of storytelling, this type of platforming of, you know, artists and creatives. But it was a space to really amplify that.

the voices and the songs and the videos that were coming out from both English-speaking Latino artists and Latin artists.

It was crazy. Like, you would go as a... Like, if you had your video in MTV3, you would go to Times Square to the same place that they did TRL and just shoot me TRL. So cool. Yeah. So fun. It's just wild that these things or nothing even kind of comparable exist. But I think, like, even when you think about, like, is music and our visuals even valued the same? You know, when they live for such a short breath, I'm sure you guys even feel it when you're...

shooting like I know at the start of every season you guys release a lot of creatives and there's usually like a big like film piece yeah and it's so like you put so much into things like that but when it when it only lives for the scroll the daily scroll it's it's really it's really tough so I think just things feel different I think the way music specifically is valued by listeners has

has changed a lot. I think people expect it for free. Not understanding that it costs a lot of money to be in a studio. I just think you guys relate on so many levels. Oh, totally. Oh, definitely. Because as the words are coming out of my mouth, I'm like, people don't understand. Like, it's studio time. Yeah. It's...

Our friend, I don't know where he went. Our engineer, yeah. Yeah, it's your engineer. You know, when you're in the studio, it's hours to make songs and build your background tracks. And these things cost money and people just expect them for free, you know. And something as special as a song, like it can change your mood, your day, your life. The money that is spent making the thing is not necessarily meaning that we're getting paid to make the thing. We're paying to make the thing.

Absolutely. And then figuring out how do you support yourself. So I do think about these artists that we're talking about in that time period, you know, and and sustaining themselves and.

It's really tricky. Well, especially even I was thinking when I was driving over here, I was thinking like, okay, what was my life like during that time? And I remember I had like a lot of back tax debt. And I was like, you know, something that's also really different is like creatives then you didn't have the access to like vast information on like how to set up your business as an artist because it's a business.

how to you know pay your taxes how to save your money there's just so much more information now I think for young artists too and in that respect that's like a benefit absolutely absolutely I'm thinking now like we talked a little bit about trends and the difference between like style and

something like having style and being trendy and like I there's a difference and I and in your descriptions of like our nostalgia versus what's trendy like I can kind of hear like you making a distinction between like style and trendiness and I wonder like how you might define that I

I feel like style has nothing to do with money. Like, zero, right? Because you don't have to hop on something that's right now of the moment. It's style is something that you kind of like...

You find like within yourself and you curate over time and it stays part of your look like as all the trend cycles move. But I think like with trends, right, like there's something economic about that in a lot of ways because you have to have the funds. And I think for me, while I always was like better at developing my own personal style and even like it's something I have to think a lot about now.

When I'm creating products for BD is like I care about giving my customer things that are going to like last her. I want to make her the sweatshirt that she's not going to let her sister borrow because it's like a cold night out and they're, you know, coming home from the beach or something. Like I didn't grow up with a lot of money and I had to be very creative. And it was before thrifting was even popular. You thrifted because you were popular.

poor, not because you were even thinking about the planet in this way. And so I think that just like style is really about curating something that's really unique to you.

And you have to dig deep and be honest about things that you like. Trends. Sometimes, like, I'll catch myself buying something and I'm like, I can't, like, I can't go to Zara and get this coat that is going to not be with me in, like, six or seven months. And so I think it's just neither is right or wrong. I think to have, like, personal style, it just takes time and patience and not everybody has that in them.

But I think like when you're able to develop your own personal style and I think this especially for like content creators listening, I think that's how you're really going to stand out. It's like you're putting together you're telling your own personal story through what you're wearing versus mimicking like, you know, something that you're seeing on somebody else.

Love that. That's a fabulous answer. Yeah, absolutely. That was something I was texting Lala about like two weeks ago. I was like, I don't know how to dress right now. What do I wear? Because as you get older, you realize like, oh, the trends. It's not even about the trends anymore.

not wanting to follow the trends. I'm like, oh, these trends aren't even for me anymore because I'm in my 30s now and I don't want to wear that actually. Whether it's cute or not, I'm like, I don't want to wear that at all. I don't want to wear a mini. I run so cold. I will wear a mini in the summer. I'm not going to wear a mini right now in the winter. I think it is something interesting when we talk about nostalgia and staying true to who you are through all your style eras. It's like, what pieces do you retain and hold on to as you evolve? And that's like,

These are things that I'm constantly having to ask myself because I totally understand like baggy jeans are in like then, you know, skinny jeans are out. Like how like I care about I think I might have even told you this. Like, yeah.

fuck it all. Like, what looks good on you? Right. And that's kind of what I rock with. Like, it's just like, what looks good on your body? Because I feel like if you're caught up in trend cycles right now, you're, give up. Because they change so fast. It's already over. No, it's already over. Yeah, by the time you get it, it's over. By the time you get it, it's already over. And it's not worth it. You know what I mean? And listen, homegirls, there is much more important things to like, invest your money and your time and energy. So I'm just a big, like,

I just if I could encourage anything is like develop your own personal style and move at your own pace because you're never going to keep up with the pace that's out there right now. So I want to ask you because you talked about kind of the state of the country. We all know what's going on in the country right now. We're in the year 2025. And do you think that lends itself to the nostalgia that we're seeing now?

I think absolutely. And I think and I'm hoping that if there's anything good that comes out of right now, it's going to be art and creativity. Right. Because and community, because more than like between like just

my 2025 and I know for so many people has just been so rocky like for me personally I live in like Pasadena Altadena like right in the intersection of the cities like my whole neighborhood has burned down it's very sad to see just driving around it's been so much and like I've been just trying to hang on to like like every time I think something can't get worse or go more wrong it has this year so I'm like okay like

I've had enough. But I think that a lot of times arts, art community and creativity kind of flourish in a time like this. I think hopefully we'll see the rise of great artists. But I think that nostalgia, we have to hold on to the good eras and the good times and remember because how else do you have hope? You got to know that things can be better and they've been different.

And, you know, pendulum swing. But I think that nostalgia does kind of tie you back to better times, you know. And if that can be your sweet escape, even for a little bit while you're getting dressed and, you know, popping off for your selfie, then so be it. Locatora Radio is executive produced by Dios FM and Mala Munoz.

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