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Last Updated: Feb 6, 2017 - 2:32:04 PM |
The judges with the winner, Theodore Sealy (back right) and models. Founder of IWFW, Owen Bethel (center back). Author of this article, Tyrina Neely (front right) .
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New York Fashion Week has Fashion’s Night Out and Islands of the World
Fashion Week (IWFW) created the Runway to Fashion Week - a designer
showcase for local novice designers to kick off the IWFW festivities. On
Sunday evening, the Runway to fashion Week was held at Mario’s Bowling
Palace with a packed house of fashion enthusiasts present to witness the
show.
I was honored to be selected as a judge along with textile
and fashion designer Pamela Burnside and fashion designer Percy
Wallace.
Dubbed the Bahamas’ “Project Runway,” 5 novice local
designers participated in this inaugural event. The designers vied for
two amazing prizes - the top designer winning an opportunity to show a
collection in Islands of the World Fashion Week with fabric donated by
Bahama Handprints as well as an opportunity to be entered into a wider
competition with the grand prize of a scholarship to attend Parsons The
New School for Design in New York City courtesy of the “Harl Taylor
Fashion Scholarship.”
The designers included Katherine Booth, Rudolph Brown, Treneil Hanna, Theodore Sealy, and Gloria Whymns.
Each
designer presented a 3-5 piece collection, followed by one design that
was to be representative of culture and fashion, challenging the
designers to draw their inspiration from Bahamian culture and execute
that vision using indigenous elements.
In the end, the competition was narrowed to the two strongest designers, Rudolph Brown and Theodore Sealy.
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Rudolph
opted for a tempered color palette for his collection, using deep
crimson and black lace. However, he lightened things up with his
cultural piece, a wedding gown with an asymmetrical one shoulder
neckline featuring an Androsia floral applique at the shoulder and an
Androsia panel around the waist.
Theodore went bold and bright.
Explaining that he drew inspiration from pop singer Solange Knowles and
her trendsetting african print inspired ensembles - his collection
featured deep necklines married with mixed patterns. His models sashayed
down the runway to middle eastern inspired music. Whether it was the
music or the shimmering wide legged peach colored trousers in his second
look, it was very reminiscent of Sex and the City 2.
Before the
final winner was chosen, the designers were also asked to describe their
fashion philosophy. Rudolph explained that his was to bring drama to
the runway, while Theodore expressed a desire to outfit the woman who
wants to be unique and chic.
Designer, Rudolph Brown with a model wearing his designs.
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In the end, bold and bright with
attention to detail prevailed and Theodore Sealy was announced the first
annual Runway to Fashion Week winner.
The Runway to Fashion Week
is just one of the events falling under the CariFringe Festival
calendar. CariFringe is a first annual cultural and regional arts
festival running from October 1st to October 11th here in Nassau,
Bahamas. The official IWFW runway shows begin November 11 at the British
Colonial Hilton.
Tyrina Talks Fashion
is your weekly serving of fashion forecasting, trend reporting, figure
analysis and helpful fashion tips and tricks. Email Tyrina with your
fashion questions and photos at tyrinaalicia@hotmail.com. Visit www.primadonasales.com
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