INDIVIDUALISM, INDEPENDENCE, please, NO LABELS! When you are of mixed culture, how do you define and identify yourself without the input of society?
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The EDGE Look Book: exposure on the runway.
INDIVIDUALISM, INDEPENDENCE, please, NO LABELS! When you are of mixed culture, how do you define and identify yourself without the input of society?
Read moreWhen it comes to composition, storytelling, or pure emotional grit, designer graduates are unhinged in their creativity. A “Look at EDGE” presents Neo.Fashion.’s showcase of emerging talent from Germany university graduates. They dream (and execute) the improbable, the impossible, feeding our desires of want, although more clothes we don’t need, the visual consumption of the […]
Read moreUkraine’s BE SUSTAINABLE! Fashion Summit is in its third year of presenting an international event aimed at increasing the level of expertise of Ukrainian professionals working in the field of design and production of clothing. The Summit took place during Ukrainian Fashion Week No Season 2021 [UFWNS]. Did you notice “no season”? One of the […]
Read moreAgainst the backdrop of unprecedented store closures, bankruptcy, and excessive inventory throughout the supply chain, is fashion week necessary? Mckinsey & Company suggests the global industry’s economic profit will fall by 93 percent in 2020 after rising 4 percent in 2019. In a worst case scenario, the industry won’t get back to 2019 levels until […]
Read moreArt as fashion. Fashion as art. Get on board to a movement that counters the out-of-control ‘cut and sew’ robotic-produced fashion thrown our way with no artistic and sustainable values. London Fashion Week’s On|Off runway show sent a message to shake up the status quo. All Power to the Imagination. . . a little known […]
Read moreFashion is universally cited as being one of the most polluting industries in the world. Thank you to conscious consumers and to environmental activists such as Greta Thunberg for their demands on attacking the environmental crisis. Putting sustainability at the forefront of business models, strategic plans, supply chain infrastructure, etc., is long overdue. But all […]
Read moreFashion is an art form. Performance art – live mannequin presentation – at its best. Central Saint Martins’ Design Students Present Fashion in Motion. To coincide with the V&A’s exhibition, ‘Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams’, the Fashion in Motion event presented a unique selection of 20 outfits, created by students in the Central Saint Martins’ […]
Read moreFashioNxt Week, Portland, Oregon’s version of Fashion Week with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest, showcases designers from around the world.
Read moreCrystal chandeliers, embroidered tapestries, carved marble fountains and columns, and frescoes and murals were the backdrop to Woodbury University’s popular fashion runway event. The fashion design students shared the runway with famed fashion duo Badgley Mischka at the historic landmark, Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.
Read more. . . And to Those Still Trying to Break Through the ‘Noise’. There are no impossibilities. In a world where we are taught to conform, we must be diligent in using our creative power for change. Many new to the fashion industry will see the difficulty in challenging the status quo. If you work […]
Read moreThe experience of a fashion showcase doesn’t always come in a neat package of theatrical runway drama, museum exhibitions, or retail display windows. Fashion in the alley has a personality, energy, and engagement all of its own when witnessed in “the alley” as the behind-the-scene back stage to a fashion show. The Kulinary Kultuur Experience, presented by Hezekiah Da Costa “Chef […]
Read moreA ten minute catwalk? How about a ten month campaign of exposure! Why not leverage this very short window of exposure to maximize your business long-term. Here are 10 steps of keeping your brand prominent in the eyes and buying power of your audience: Tell your story – document your design and development stages by […]
Read moreFrancesco Rasola is on the EDGE Radar for a very good reason. He thinks, he makes you think, he uses fashion as messaging – as an art of language. Our last connection with Francesco was from his collection, “It’s Just Matter of Time” [please reference our Stop! In Front of Time interview with him]. Here, […]
Read moreEmerging designers get exposed [E D G E]! With the thousands of fashion shows worldwide, very few expose up and coming designers with the prominent and consistent platform that Nolcha Shows at New York Fashion Week does. Nolcha Shows is an award winning event, held during New York Fashion Week, for independent fashion designers to […]
Read moreGregorio Sánchez showcases his colorful México heritage through his use of handmade embroidery and an artistic bent on simplicity through design. Of the 27 featured designers, Gregorio Sánchez is one of a handful of emerging designers/brands EDGE selected from Style Fashion Week New York runway that exhibits timeless elegant and pragmatic pieces. Investing in clothing […]
Read moreNon-conforming, fun, whimsical, graphically bold, socially charged, playful, colorful, daring. This is not your usual stuff, hmm . . . this potpourri collection stimulates conversation. Fashion should be a little lighthearted and make you take a pause. Brittany Allen, CEO and Creative Director of Brittany Nicole, who holds an MFA from Savannah College of Art […]
Read moreThe Korean American designer, Grace Moon, brings artistry to her designs with striking color block combinations, unconventional layering, and architectural cuts. A work of art! Her designs reflect her Korean heritage and are based from the Korean traditional clothing, Hanbok. Of the 27 featured designers, Grace Moon is 1 out of a handful of emerging designers […]
Read moreIf there’s a word to describe “GAiETY uP” it would be EXUBERANT – Patrick Kevin Francisco Patrick Kevin Francisco has been on the EDGE Radar for some time and is definitely an up and coming designer to watch. A fashion show award winner and recent graduate from the Art Institute of California – Hollywood, he […]
Read more31 fashion designers showcased their collection at The Art of Transformation Defined by You fashion show presented by the Art Institute of California [Ai]. For the first time, four southern Ai California campuses [of Argosy University] joined forces to produce one phenomenal show featuring final collections from graduating and recently graduated students. Claudine Papillon, CA […]
Read moreFashion shows have become a media spectator sport at a high cost of entry for the designer. Is the 10 – 20 minute catwalk worth the investment in exposing their work, but more importantly getting that order from buyers? Read what emerging designers think of fashion shows. A mixed blessing? How important is exposing your […]
Read moreEDGE’s selection of the best of Arts Hearts Fashion designer showcase are Patrick Kevin Francisco, Alena Sablan, Jovani, and Jessie Liu. Out of 38 designers, these 4 meet the EDGE criteria of design excellence. Photo Credit: BEVERLY HILLS, CA – MARCH 17, Arun Nevader/Getty Images, Courtesy of Art Hearts Fashion More of the Look at […]
Read moreDavid Tupaz, the Hollywood based Filipino designer, is a true example of one who channels his passion through art, culture, and design. He speaks the EDGE philosophy. I think being an artist somehow makes one feel responsible! Without artistry, we would have never discovered and understood the value of history and humanity from the prehistoric […]
Read moreAntonella Commatteo labels her brand as a “fashion disruptor – fashion that lets you be who you want to be”. The look of her prior collections have been disruptive, undisciplined with no continuity as a collection. With this collection, there was discipline and a cohesive vision. She took a simpler approach by mixing a primary […]
Read moreThe acclaimed designer, Richard Hallmarq, known for his star-making fame on Project Runway Season 11, presents his F/W 2017 collection at Style Fashion Week LA. Richard’s item driven line are vital elements of fashion with a fresh design – an upside down hoodie, a yoga knit dress, an oversized copper metallic sweatshirt, and both the grey wool […]
Read moreOriginality can be expressed in a designer’s artistic approach and/or in the brand’s cultural message. It can be as subtle as in the cut/make, color, and fabric. Creative originality and innovation start with the story, the concept, the purpose, and the “why” of the collection. Why should we be engaged? The EDGE Lookbook | The […]
Read moreDon’t let Fashion Week play you. What you should get out of Fashion Week. Designers/Brands A 20 minute catwalk gets you what? You pay to play. Think about what you want out of it [the return on your investment] and don’t settle. You should want orders, press, interviews, and dialogue about your collection/your work. Social […]
Read moreA bit of chaos and confusion may be expected in contrast to a slick, sleek, and orderly fashion show. We see the glamour and glitz in front of the stage, but what goes on behind-the-scenes [bts] requires precision ‘military like’ planning, enormous preparation, and an experienced team of professionals to pull it off. The goal: implement a […]
Read moreWho are the ‘ones to watch’? The next generation of emerging designers who have got the edge [EDGE] are, quite simply, coming from the art and fashion schools. The Art Institute of California showcased, what I would call, the ‘next generation’ of designers at the Art Hearts Fashion, international fashion week production, in Los Angeles. […]
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