Designing High-Performance Clothing for Functionality

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Creating high-performance clothing is a challenging task that requires a deep understanding of fabric selection, functionality, design, fit, and garment construction. If one element is wrong, the garment may no longer function in the rigorous conditions of the activity. Adding to the complexity, some details may counteract each other, rendering one, or both ineffective. Every decision in the process is … Read More

Fashion Designer Spotlight – Lewis Remele

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Fashion designers are a best kept secret in the industry. As consumers we know the key figures behind Versace, Gucci, and Chanel, but the people within the fashion house designing the pieces remain nameless fixtures behind the scenes. Many of the masterminds behind these intricate concepts are highly educated individuals with a vast array of knowledge in both art and … Read More

Supporting Ukrainian Designers at NYFW | Kyiv Art & Fashion Days

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Forced to relocate and reinvent, six Ukrainian designers displaced by war are keeping their brands alive in the most dire of circumstances. These designers were part of the inaugural Kyiv Art & Fashion Days, held in Ukraine in October, 2021. The event was created to establish the city as a cultural epicenter where all forms of art exist both independently … Read More

What Came First: Fashion or Interior Design? The Chicken or The Egg?

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Header Image: The Times, photographed by Lorne Campell/Guzelian. Make-up: Lauren Curtis Generational Media Influence Coming of age in the era of social media accompanied by the rise of influencers, I learned about the worlds of fashion and interior design through a screen. I did not have Cosmopolitan, Elle, or Vanity Fair magazines on my coffee table, instead I would scroll … Read More