Local designers flaunted their work at the first-ever Brooklyn Made fashion show on Aug. 24.
Photo courtesy of Asa Williams
The trend is Brooklyn. Eight Brooklyn-born and Brooklyn-made designers displayed their creations at the first-ever Brooklyn Made fashion show at Industry City on Aug. 24. The pieces are now available at Brooklyn Made.
The selection of designers showed different extremes in styles, colors, and silhouettes.
“They each found a different face of Brooklyn swagger and they are now going to make it a trend everywhere else,” said Rick Davy, founder and director of the BK Style Foundation and the creative director of Fashion Week Brooklyn, who produced Thursday’s show. “Brooklyn styles are diverse but so recognizable. They are full of character and art-forward. Plus, the mix of cultures here makes for a huge creative pool. And now that these designers have a platform to display their work on, they are going to transcend.”
Another common denominator through the board, according to the producer, was the recycling and upcycling of previously cut or used fabrics.
“This wave of designers are aware and concerned about the impact of fast fashion and the amount of materials that end in landfills, and they are not interested in taking part is that,” said Davy.
Among the talent was Vogue Paris featured designer Adeleke Sijuwade, who kicked off the show with his collection “L,” a series made with African patterns reflecting his Nigerian heritage, influences from Western movies, hip-hop and the ‘dandy’ cuts the designer is known for. Sijuwande’s creations have been featured on L’Officiel Hommes, Oprah, Essence Magazine, Style Online, Sartorialist, Uptown, and The New Yorker.
“I used to spend a lot of time worrying about stitches not being straight and people not liking that,” said Sijuwade, who said he operates as a one-man show. “Now, this here was a liberation of my expression and taste of style,…
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