Designer Quotes

2017-09-152020-08-25 by Rhonda P. Hill

I often compare my runways to the album release or a movie premiere; so much design, work, and planning goes into it and its meant to be enjoyed as a complete body of work.

Michael Ngo

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Neo.Fashion.: The Vanguard of Fashion Emerges from Germany

"Look at EDGE" Showcases Neo.Fashion. | A Curated Showcase of Emerging Talent.

“Although fashion has it’s utilitarian purpose, we can view it more than just a consumptive object. That’s what the new generation of designers are doing. They are feeding us an intelligent dialogue on fashion’s contribution to art, culture, and practices of sustaining earth’s resources.”

-RP Hill

Aryanization and the Destruction of Berlin’s Fashion Industry

Memorial in Hausvogteiplatz, the center of Berlin’s fashion district, marks this history.

“Today, Berlin only teaches fashion as far back to the 1950s; they don’t go further back. Talent is lost from the 1920s and ’30s, and when you don’t pick up on that, you lose a new generation of designers.”

– Uwe Westphal, as told to Atlanta Jewish Times

The “Good Influence’ Of Fashion | 김보민 Bomin Kim

블루 탬버린 BlueTamburin

“What is important to me is how much ‘good influence’ you have on society through fashion.”

-김보민 Bomin Kim, designer for 블루템버린 BlueTamburin

Museum Destiny: The Case for Contemporary Fashion

Inspired by Hokusai's "The Great Wave", The 'White Feather Dress' by Hera Zhou | Exhibited at Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris; GraySpace Gallery, Santa Barbara

“Let’s keep fighting the fight for fashion as art.”

– Hera Zhou | Shanghai

“Blurred Boundaries: Fashion as an Art”, curated by Rhonda P. Hill

"Blurred Boundaries: Fashion as an Art" installation | Santa Barbara

NPR Here & Now showcases ‘A Study of Eight’

Jane Clayson, host of WBUR, interviews Rhonda P. Hill

“African Americans have contributed historically to fashion in ways that we just don’t know about. ‘A Study of Eight’ highlights those hidden figures and events.”

-RP Hill

“A Study of Eight, The Untold American Story”

W.E.B. Du Bois' Exposition des Nègres d’Amérique Transformed the World's View of Black in America

Oregon ArtsWatch | Rhonda P. Hill and the EDGE of Design

Stage & Studio Dmae Lo Roberts looks at the Black contributions to fashion design throughout American history with writer, publisher and fashion expert Rhonda P. Hill.

Fashion Study | EDGE Suggested Resources

A Study of Eight
Aryanization and the Destruction of Berlin’s Fashion Industry
Black Past
Fashion History
Fashion History Timeline
Ikats from Central Asia
Patrick Kelly: A Retrospective
The Fashion and Race Database
Traditional Dress from East Asia
Willi Smith: The Creative Intersection of an American Genius

Fashion and Society, A Constant State of Interpretation| 배혜진 Hyee Jin Bae

배혜진 HYEE JIN BAE exhibit at CICA Museum, Seoul, Korea

“Typically, the visual form or design is based on the functionality, but the function of the clothing that I make differs from looking posh or preventing the cold. My clothes are designed for people to focus on the act of wearing the clothing.”

– 배혜진 Hyee Jin Bae | Seoul, Korea

A Fashion Story Honors Women in Combat | Isabella Diorio

The Ashley Coat, The Cathay Dress, The Brewster Bolero | Photo: Emily Warfield

“It’s not just about the garment itself but about the story behind it.”

– Isabella Diorio | New Orleans, Louisiana

Current State of Affairs Sparks a Creative Revelation

"Vulnus Cura" collection by Yvonne Lin

“I feel there are so many things happening in this society that are wounding. I wanted to reflect that process in my design, reveal what is broken and confront the problems affecting us.”

– Yvonne Lin | London

Preserving the Art of Shibori

Shibori, a modern look by Jun Nakamura

“I think the process of developing design by working on a form, sketching, and collaging is similar to that of creating art. It all challenges our creativity, striking a balance as a whole piece.”

– Jun Nakamura | London