Posts Tagged With "Competition for Emerging Designers"
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
SUPIMA ON BRAVO: Competition featured in new reality series
By CeCe Shelburne
NEW YORK —— If you’ve tuned into the Bravo TV network lately you’ve probably noticed something familiar in the promos for their next reality series.
It’s the runway segment of Supima’s Competition for Emerging Designers playing in promotional loop for NYC […] Continue reading
Sunday, May 17, 2009
MEET THE DESIGNER: Thommy Douglass
By Greg Wang
NEW YORK—Now based in Brooklyn, 22-year-old Thommy Douglass hails from the Houston area, where local media often cite him as a “designer to watch.”
Thommy started sewing for his mother and lifelong muse when he was 14. At 16, he began selling designs in stores throughout New Orleans. After moving […] Continue reading
Thursday, April 02, 2009
MEET THE DESIGNER: Andrew Dyrdahl
By Greg Wang
SEATTLE—“My driving force seems to be contrasts: hard/soft, textured/smooth, unique/ordinary, recycled/new, and historic/futuristic. I love the juxtaposition of it all,” says Seattle-area native Andrew Drydahl, who took home the prize for “Best in Knits/Design” at Supima’s 2009 Competition for Emerging Designers.
Those trademark contrasts played a part in both of […] Continue reading
Thursday, March 19, 2009
MEET THE DESIGNER: Ari Harris
By Greg Wang
NEW YORK —— His chic, skillfully executed, asymmetric designs made this finalist a far-and-away crowd favorite when Supima staged the runway segment of its recent Competition for Emerging Designers at Gotham Hall in January.
But the Brooklyn-based designer Ari Harris is getting used to applause.
His women’s wear collection, […] Continue reading
Friday, February 20, 2009
MEET THE DESIGNER: Courtney Yates
By Greg Wang
NEW YORK—The wit of her entry was every bit as appealing as her design.
For the gown that she showed in the runway finals of Supima’s second Competition for Emerging Designers at Gotham Hall last month, Courtney Brooke Yates deconstructed all the conventions of premium denim workwear.
And then rethought […] Continue reading
Monday, February 16, 2009
MEET THE DESIGNER: Victor de Souza
By Greg Wang
NEW YORK—Last month, when it was time to decide whose entry would open the denim segment of the runway show in Supima’s second Competition for Emerging Designers, the show’s producers were unanimous: Victor de Souza’s dramatic strapless evening look with its tented, trained skirt made from thick, beige Kaihara […] Continue reading
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
SUPIMA’S SPECIAL EDITION: Magazine devoted to Design Competition
By Greg Wang
NEW YORK—When Supima started its Competition for Emerging Designers last year, its mission was to bring emerging fashion talent to attention of a broader public.
And Supima continues to put its money where its mouth is.
After its initial contest in 2008, Supima produced a lush, special edition magazine […] Continue reading
Thursday, January 15, 2009
ON AND OFF THE RUNWAY: Photo essay by Giulia Piccari
By Greg Wang
Here, Italian photojournalist Giulia Piccari’s behind-the-scenes look at Supima’s second annual Competition for Emerging Designers, which had its grand finale in Gotham Hall last night.
Curious about the 30-year-old Rimini native’s own creative process, we also asked her how and why she became attracted to documenting fashion.
What do you […] Continue reading
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
PREFAB: Here’s what you missed!
By Greg Wang
NEW YORK — The January 13-14 edition of PREFAB, the Supima sourcing show that featured fabrics for Spring/Summer 2010, was the most dramatic to date: Buyers entered Gotham Hall’s soaring Rotunda Room to see a shower of Supima cotton curtaining Sergio Guadarrama’s winning wedding gown from Supima’s inaugural Competition for […] Continue reading
Thursday, January 08, 2009
READYING FOR THE RUNWAY
By Greg Wang
PHOTOS BY GIULIA PICCARI The 21 finalists in Supima’s Competition for Emerging Designers gathered in New York this week for two days of fittings on their runway models. Here, a look at the final fittings by Italian photojournalist Giulia Piccari.
Friday, December 19, 2008
POP-UPS, PREFAB, AND PUBLISHING: The year that Supima changed the paradigm of marketing luxury fiber
By CeCe Shelburne
PHOENIX — It’s been quite a year.
If you’ve been anywhere near Women’s Wear Daily, the New York Times’ T Magazine, the Internet’s top fashion blogs, YouTube, or websites like Elle.com, then you’ve been hearing plenty about Supima during the last 12 months.
At a time when textiles, […] Continue reading
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