Fashion Week Brooklyn presented a bolder and stronger season
than ever before from March 13- 16, 2014 at Industry City! The aptly titled
collection theme “Be Bold, Be Strong” holds significant importance as FWB
recently received an endorsement by Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams as
the official Fashion Week of Brooklyn! Deemed as the Coolest borough on the
Planet, Brooklyn has officially stylishly arrived! For the past eight years,
FWB has showcased the collections of emerging and established designers based
around the world. This season, FWB presented the Fall/Winter 2014 collections
of designers based in the USA, South Africa and Finland.
Fashion has gone to the dogs!! Dog lovers enjoyed the latest
in pet couture on March 13 and March 15, by designers Warren R. Agee for My
Fabulous Puppy and the award-winning pet couturier, Anthony Rubio for Bandit
Rubio Couture.
On March 15, in an encore presentation, Bradley Douglas
Jordan, a men’s and women’s designer based in Los Angeles debuted his eclectic
collection of masks, denim and leather for the second time at FWB. On March 15,
Finnish designer, Marita Huurinainen won the crowd over with her lush and
colorful collection of fur and wooden wave clogs!
On March 16, 12-year-old designer, Tyann Williams opened the
finale show and showcased her Pinky Sez collection and entertaining line up of
child models! FWB welcomed South African designers, Richard Fitz and his
eco-friendly collection of raw wool garments and Nicole Anne Khoury's seamless
figure-hugging women's Ikhonic collection. Lina Teixeira (USA) debuted her
interesting, Something Borrowed bridal collection for every type of bride
imaginable ranging from sophisticate to bad-ass...and we mean it!
FWB continues to celebrate the local creative community and
provide a platform for emerging and established designers and artists. Guests
were encouraged to participate in the SHOOT
BROOKLYN campaign with sponsor Gotham Stages (a 10,000 square foot production
facility for film, television and photography shoots) and take selfies with
friends inside of their huge photo lens!
Guests also received complimentary portraits courtesy of
Jonsar Studios and luxurious gift bags filled with natural skin care products
courtesty of Love, Aunt Bonnie and Brands With Purpose.
Remaining designers included: Dario Mohr (USA), Iliana
Quander (USA), Bridgette Artise (USA), Malcolm Cannon (USA), Marcella
Jones-Penn (USA), April Walker (USA),
Thomas Lavone (USA), AKOU (USA), Alicia Pinckney (USA), Shaun Majola (USA).
Additional sponsors include: Industry City, Brooklyn
Tourism, Levy Lighting NYC, Creative NYC, Vaporin, Verizon Wireless, Yelp,
Duggal Printing, Berkeley College, Brooklyn Winery, Woodland Restaurant,
Fashion GPS, Brooklyn Brewery, Clique by Chef Roble’, Exclusiv Vodka.
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