Gen Art’s 2012 Fresh Faces in Fashion Releases Its Designer Line-Up for NYFW

Posted by , on August 24, 2012 at 6:15 pm

Canadian designer Amanda Lew Kee began her eponymous brand at age 19, while attending Toronto's Ryerson University School of Fashion, and debuted at Toronto's World Mastercard Fashion Week. She works [...]

 

Canadian designer Amanda Lew Kee began her eponymous brand at age 19, while attending Toronto's Ryerson University School of Fashion, and debuted at Toronto's World Mastercard Fashion Week. She works closely with the entertainment industry, designing looks for HBO's True Blood and custom pieces for Shenae Grimes and Deadmau5. The brand focuses on unique designs for the modern metropolitan woman.

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Born and raised in Denmark, Anne Sofie Madsen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Design. She has trained under John Galliano for Dior and worked as a Junior Designer for Alexander [...]

 

Born and raised in Denmark, Anne Sofie Madsen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Design. She has trained under John Galliano for Dior and worked as a Junior Designer for Alexander McQueen, after which she debuted at London Fashion Week in 2010. Praised by Hamish Bowles for Vogue, the eponymous label launched in 2011 after the debut of her Spring/Summer 2012 capsule collection in Copenhagen Fashion Week.

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Conceived in 2009, sisters Chloe and Parris Gordon founded the Toronto-based line Chloe Comme Parris as a contemporary fashion and accessories brand that transforms historical ideas of adornment into a [...]

 

Conceived in 2009, sisters Chloe and Parris Gordon founded the Toronto-based line Chloe Comme Parris as a contemporary fashion and accessories brand that transforms historical ideas of adornment into a modern and wearable context. The effortless designs embrace the unity between masculine and feminine, soft and hard.

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COMEFORBREAKFAST was created in 2009 by Antonio Romano, who designs the brand, and Francesco Alagna, who develops the brand commercially. The label focuses on the creation of original prints and a [...]

 

COMEFORBREAKFAST was created in 2009 by Antonio Romano, who designs the brand, and Francesco Alagna, who develops the brand commercially. The label focuses on the creation of original prints and a minimalist mood. Made in Italy, each design is the result of extensive research and the desire to attain a contemporary modern fit.

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Italian label COMEFORBREAKFAST also includes a range of menswear designs, incorporating the modern minimalist chic that characterize the womenswear collections.

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Brooklyn-based designer Gretchen Jones, best known as the winner of Project Runway's 8th season, focuses on rustic and artisanal influences (derived from her rural, Western roots) for her eponymous [...]

 

Brooklyn-based designer Gretchen Jones, best known as the winner of Project Runway's 8th season, focuses on rustic and artisanal influences (derived from her rural, Western roots) for her eponymous label. Collections are created primarily from natural materials and are produced domestically. The subtle color and print combinations in her designs are inspired by the American Southwest and fuse romanticism with an earthy feel.

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A-Morir is a line of hand-embellished eyewear created by Kerin Rose Weinberg. The designs are collectively inspired by her experiences studying classical music and her love of rock-and-roll. The label is [...]

 

A-Morir is a line of hand-embellished eyewear created by Kerin Rose Weinberg. The designs are collectively inspired by her experiences studying classical music and her love of rock-and-roll. The label is popular amongst influencers in the entertainment industry, including Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Debbie Harry. Anna Dello Russo has also been spotted wearing the label, and the avant-garde eyewear designs have been photographed in many Vogue editorials.

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GenArt‘s annual Fresh Faces in Fashion program returns to New York Fashion Week this September. Celebrating its 14th year in New York, the event propels emerging fashion designers into the industry spotlight; notable alumni include Rodarte, Zac Posen and Phillip Lim, and several past participants went on to win the CFDA Emerging Designer Award.

Announced earlier this afternoon, this year’s event will include Spring 2013 collections from: Anne Sofie Madsen, Amanda Lew Kee, Chloe Comme Parris, COMEFORBREAKFAST, Gretchen Jones and A-Morir. The line-up will also feature Kenyan designer Katungulu Mwendwa, who was selected from this year’s GenArt Global program. Designers were selected by Aurora James on a basis of design caliber, experience and industry buzz, among other specified criteria.

Program sponsor Moroccanoil will present the runway shows in New York and Los Angeles and will work closely with designers to create distinct hairstyles for their shows.

“We’ve made a lot of changes to GenArt this season and the way we are presenting the show,” commented GenArt CEO Marc Lotenberg in a press release. “It’s going to have a lot of energy–we’re making it more of an event than a simple runway presentation.”

This year marked an evolution for GenArt, with the launches of GenArt Global and an online contest for designer submissions. The program hopes to keep expanding its reach, spreading awareness about the world’s rising fashion talents.

Click through the slideshow to see looks from the selected designers, and keep your eyes out for updates after the show on September 9!

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