Unlike most menswear designers, which derive their focus from the anonymity of Ready to Wear, Hisham started by first building a private clientele with whom he works closely from selecting fabrics and designs to fittings, and final styling. After two years working solely with private clients, Hisham began showing RTW collections in 2007. He has since showed Seven collections during New York Fashion week, which have been featured in numerous domestic and international magazines including; GQ, Black Book, Details, Departures, Surface, City, Vanity Fair Italy, L’Officiel Brazil, and most recently, Actuel, Maroc D’Exception and GQ style Germany.
Graey
Artist/Designer Janet Kim has studied fashion and drawing all over the world, from Harvard University in Cambridge to the Chambre Syndicale in Paris. With work experience at Christian Dior in Paris and Proenza Schouler in New York, she is thrilled to now present her own line and welcomes you to the world of Graey.
Rock & Republic
Rock & Republic is an American jeans brand founded by fashion mogul Michael Ball in 2002. Although best known for its high-end denim wear, Rock & Republic's features clothing lines for men, women and children, including maternity wear, shoes and recent introductions of eye wear, handbags and cosmetics.
J Crew Men
J. Crew, one of the original prep suppliers, has become a creative reservoir for today’s most talked-about men’s wear designers, like Band of Outsiders, Gilded Age, Loden Dager and, especially, Tim Hamilton, who used to work for the company. These fresh labels reinterpret preppy basics for guys who may never have touched a copy of Lisa Birnbaum’s classic humor manual, “The Official Preppie Handbook.”
Helianthus Boutique
Owner Grace Wang opened the doors to the first Helianthus store in the Summer of 2007, right across the street from NYU. Just a block away from Washington Square Park, the store flourished after a year and a half, allowing for the opening of a second location in Soho on Spring Street. Helianthus is Zagat-rated and was featured in New York's Time Out magazine and New York Magazine's The Cut. They are also part of NYU's student discount program. Their stores carry a meticulously edited collection of designers from around the world. They offer a balance of both established labels and talented up-and-coming designers.
San & Soni
San & Soni is the collection driven by playful spirit and young attitude by the innovation duo Sonali & Jeet. It is no coincidence that couple has decided to debut there first collection in Spring 2009, sharing remarkable similar background, passion for art, creation, textures and details. Collection is been sold in specialty stores in US, Canada and Australia. Fans include celebrities like Tyra Banks, Alex McCord and collection has been featured in WWD, Daily Candy, Audrey, TOBE Report, Elle.com, NY Post, Stylecaster.
Daryl K
Located at 21 Bond Street in New York City. Daryl K and Kerrigan by New York fashion designer Daryl Kerrigan.
Superdry
Superdry Clothing is a UK clothing brand founded in 2003. It started in Cheltenham as Laundry Athletics and eventually opened its first store under the Superdry name in Covent Garden, London. The popularity of the brand grew rapidly after David Beckham was seen wearing its signature Osaka T-shirts and Brad leather jacket.. In 2008, a nationwide expansion of the brand took place, with stores opening in major cities all over the UK. Before the expansion, Superdry clothing was sold only in the London store, House of Fraser concessions and Cult stores. Superdry products fuse vintage Americana fabrics with pseudo-Japanese text.
OWL
Natski Nakano created OWL in early 2009 out of a need for sophisticated, effortless clothes that can be worn every day. They employ modern, timeless design and subtle functional details that will surprise after years of wear. Using her sharp knowledge of construction and craft - honed at TSE, Milly, and Tibi - the clothes are made with the highest quality and richest materials. A Japanese native, Natski studied fashion and art in London before landing in New York. While the focus of OWL is truly on the clothes themselves, the process of creating them incorporates elements of all these experiences into a timeless, easy luxury.
Sachika
Identical twin fashion designers To-Tam and To-Nya Ton-Nu breathe functionality into the most alluring key piece apparel found in a woman‘s wardrobe. It is the essential and eternally feminine garment known as the Dress; and the sisters from Montreal have arrived to introduce their own version of it to the fashion mainstream. The twin tandem have reinvented the dress with one thing in mind- to cater to the vibrant and active spirit of modern and busy women.
Unstoppable
Unstoppable's t-shirt designs celebrate life lived above fear, adversity and limitation. Their work honors characters who demonstrate such determination to achieve - those who see opportunity where others see only boundaries. Those whose greatest motive is to live fully and without regret. A great richness springs from the heart's realization that the only true failure in life is to be blind to its passions. Be Unstoppable.
Rent the Runway
Rent the Runway gives users access to high fashion without any of the headaches. There’s no need to scour 20 different stores, worry about a piece selling out, or stress over when you’ll wear an investment dress again. Pushy salespeople with intimidating attitudes? Not anymore. You can even shop in your pajamas. In addition to the convenience, RTR makes high fashion affordable. They buy pieces directly from top designers and then offer rentals at just 10% of retail prices. Their newly debuted jewelry line will be featured exclusively in our show!
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Cobu
Cobu, based in New York City, was created as a Live Rhythm Performing Arts Group in 2000. Yako Miyamoto, the founder of Cobu is a current member of the off broadway-hit STOMP. Cobu combines elements of the Japanese traditional Taiko drumming with rhythmic Tap dancing. The extremely positive impact of the performance has received rave reviews from The New York Times and The Chicago Sun Times. and has touched audiences through major festivals in Boston and Chicago.
Sophia Moon
Singer & Songwriter Sophia Moon is a rising starlet. She has been singing since the age of 10 and writing since the age of 15. Her music is a perfect hybrid between Pop and R&B and features catchy melodies and meaningful lyrics. For the last few years, Sophia Moon has been co-writing with producers Shin and Sean of A-Rex Productions. A-Rex Productions was recently signed to EMI after they caught the interest of L.A. Reid, Chairman and CEO of Island DefJam Music Group for their original sound.
NY Masti
Founded in 1999 by two students from New York University (although we are not affiliated with any university), the group is celebrating 10 years of success as it has grown to be an international sensation over the course of a decade with dozens of performances including those at The Loomba Foundation Charity Dinner at the United Nations 2007, Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (Central Jersey Chapter) Diwali Dinner 2007, Garden State Garba 2007 & 2008, Naach Nation 2009, other South Asian collegiate dance competitions, South Asian Conventions, Zee TV, MTV and more.
DJ Jonathan Koh
Favourite Music: stuff without acoustic guitars or real drums. Favourite Quotations: "if you want to have a chat fuck off outside alright?" -thom yorke
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