Emerge Designer Collective I Fashion Designers:
Premya by Manishii, Atelier, Home Of Arti, Garcia Del Castillo, NH Alrabiah, Nahal Shad, Carson Fashion and Laura Lanzerotte.
My favorite designers from the first collective are Premya by Manishii and Garcia Del Castillo! Premya by Manishii had precise stiching of white, black and silver sequins that created movement, patterns and eye-catching sparkle when the light hits. The focus on detail, and exhibiting surprising fashionable risks, was in point. For instance, on what looked like a go-to black women’s tuxedo, turned into an open back, with swinging black horizontal sequins connecting the top. Another example is what looked like a sequined cocktail dress from below, was paired together with a shiny and formal crop top. Garcia Del Castillo’s show is for bold women who aren’t afraid to have eyes on them in a room! The colorful and neutral dresses with high thigh slits, were all paired with thigh high animal skin boots – bringing the outfit from fashionable to making a statement!
Emerge Designer Collective II Fashion Designers:
Casey Quinn, Vivienne Maestrado, Jasmine Schulte, Shay Anccomsey, Teonna Thornton, and Noelle Small.
My favorite designers from the second collective were Jasmine Schulte and Noelle Small! Jasmine Schulte was my absolute favorite designer from both runways, because the clothes were not just clothes, but rather art! The pieces were delicately crocheted with different colored yarn that created dream-like wood creatures with, long tails and sleeves. Being someone who is always drawn to haute couture, bright colors, textures and artistic concepts, I immediately fell in love with what felt like pieces that belonged in a museum! And I was curious to know how long it took the talented designer to create each look. The young designer is ready to go for the Met Gala, should they ever have a “forest nymph/creature/fairy” theme, and sign me up as the first client! Fashion Designer Noelle Small is also for clients who want “go big or go home!” The dresses will make you the “Belle of the Ball,” quite literally, with it’s exquisite Cinderella/ Disney fairy-tale large sleeves, shoulders, and puffy dresses that make a beyond magical moment out of any night in the week, guaranteed!
