The Supima Spring/Summer 2016 showcase and competition of emerging designers from top design schools across the nation was amazing! All of the fabrics are taken from a raw state, and the designers were coached and mentored by Bibhu Mohapatra. It was very interesting to see the designers processes and get a look inside the design studio regardless of the technical difficulties, including the lack of audio.
The fabric manipulation was impressive given the materials were given to them raw, as was the execution. We saw designs from some truly talented designers. The models had a hard time walking in the weaved looks, but they were breathtakingly gorgeous and elegant nonetheless. I loved the cut-away-shoulder mermaid dress, it reminded me of Zac Posen.
Regardless of the fact that Kate McKenna won, these young designers are all very talented winners in my eyes and I’m sure the rest of the world’s. Truth be told, I became a little emotional wondering how my life would be different if my family had not sabotaged my acceptance to the Fashion Institute Of Technology in New York, which was the only school I applied to. The standing ovation was a worthy one- we’ve seen less original collections hardly as well executed as these from more established designers.
(The winner is shown in the first two photos below, she is in black and white and her models are to her left)
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Perry Uwanawich is an American fashion designer and illustrator- AuricWear.com; fashion, beauty, and lifestyle blogger at Subversive.Style; and Spirituality Lifestyle Blogger at TheGypsyMystic.com. Perry has a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from The Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, two certifications in Fashion Design and Industrial Sewing, and has a background in graphic design, marketing, journalism, and fashion design.
Perry Uwanawich launched two fashion collections, the first called Deity Greek Wear, while enrolled full-time in college, and the second in 2020 called Auric Wear available at AuricWear.com and on Etsy. While pursuing a Certification in Fashion Design, Marketing, Public Relations, and Photography, he became the Parsons Teen Vogue Ambassador and created multimedia content which was included in the course. He completed another Certification in Industrial Sewing and was placed as an Industrial Sewing Machine Operator in a Rhode Island mill, working in production sewing for Military, Bags, and Medical Health industries.
Perry Uwanawich has worked in retail, acted as a graphic designer for multiple brands creating graphic prints for screenprinted garments. His marketing experience spans several industries from Fashion to Media, Medical Billing to the Medical Field- he's created graphics, logos, digital and print media assets, designed and managed websites (HTML, XHTML, CSS, WordPress…), managed social media accounts, and created marketing campaigns and ad campaigns which drove significant traffic in the local and national markets for respective industries. He has experience with photo and video editing, re-touching, motion graphics, and also worked as a freelance makeup artist working in Beauty as well as SFX makeup.
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