New York Fashion Week Spring 2023 starts off with a reflection on the styles and crafts that dominated the pandemic- crochet and knitting, quilting, smocking, and all those awful Target cottage-core dresses which can only serve as The Handmaid’s Tale‘s preparatory wardrobe. I do believe we should move away from fast fashion and toward handmade,…
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Pattern Drafting Week Two | Parsons
Pattern Drafting After tediously measuring the body and drafting our patterns last week, we arrived this week ready to perfect our drafts by comparing them to a master block, making adjustments, and cutting them out of muslin. We handed in our sewing samples shown in my previous post, Pattern Drafting at Parsons. I ended up…
Pattern Drafting at Parsons
Upon entering the J Building and heading to the MFA area for class, I observed student projects on looms and plant matter growing through muslin. I’m in my second week of classes at Parsons for technical design. I started my pattern drafting exercises Tuesday. Although I’ve drafted sleeves and simple garments before, perhaps draping on…
Moving To Brooklyn, Fashion Design Job Hunting, and Returning to Parsons
In this video, I discuss my experience in moving to Brooklyn and pursuing a fashion design career, what it’s like apartment and job hunting, and my return to studying at Parsons following my certification from the Parsons X Teen Vogue Fashion Industry Essentials program, for which I was the Ambassador, as well as two certifications…
Mens Fall 2022
Men’s Fall 2022 is the most exciting season for menswear since the dandy movement years ago– as menswear has remained unchanged for well over a century, it’s high time we have at least a fraction of the options our female counterparts have in fashion. It’s about time menswear shed the basic-bitch mold it cast itself…
Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 2022
Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 2022 was seemingly a send-off to the late Virgil Abloh, with veiled caps and bucket-hats: Abloh’s designs sought to subvert fashion and its gender bias, as made evident by the kilts and men’s skirts. The standout looks and pieces from the collection include the Damier suit, aforementioned veiled hats, prints, signature chains,…
The Met In America a Lexicon of Fashion
The Metropolitan Museum’s The Costume Institute 2021 Exhibition, In America A Lexicon Of Fashion All Looks shown at the Metropolitan Museum’s The Costume Institute 2021 Exhibition, In America A Lexicon Of Fashion can be seen in the video above. Some of my favorite garments include the voluminous blue Rodarte gown and the black Tom Ford dress which was so striking in…
Le Gitan (The Gypsy) Fall CLO3D Fashion Show by Fashion Designer Perry Uwanawich
Le Gitan (The Gypsy) Fall CLO3D Fashion Show by Fashion Designer Perry Uwanawich, created in Marvelous Designer 11 and After Effects. I wanted to design a capsule collection that represents where the Gypsies, Rom, my people, descended from and migrated to, from Asia (India to China/Korea/Japan, etc.) to Europe, Spain, and the United States. The…
Working In Fashion Industry Jobs: Experience and Advice
This video covers different positions I’ve held in the fashion industry, from Fashion Design, to Graphic Design for T-shirts, to Retail, to Certifications and College Education. Support my small business, shop Auric Wear https://AuricWear.com, follow @AuricWear on social media, and use the hashtag #AuricWear. Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle Blog: http://Subversive.Style -Skincare, Makeup, Beauty Product Reviews…
Winter Beauty Regimen for Hair, Skin, and Nails
Protect Your Hair, Skin, and Nails from the Winter Climate. Although winter is almost over, with the temperatures falling below the freezing point, there are increased opportunities for damage to skin, hair, and nails. As Covid-19 has imposed upon us the daily use of hand-sanitizer and masks, many have discovered that we’re not just combating…