NEW DESIGNERS:MURIELLE MAALOUF

Murielle Maalouf  was born in Beirut and she has graduated in May 2017 from Parson School for Design, New York, with a BFA degree in Fashion Design, focused on Womenswear and textiles. ​ Brought up in the Fashion world through her Mother, Gemy Maalouf who herself is a fashion designer, Murielle has developed her own style based on her own perspective and vision. By assisting her Mother in the business, Murielle was exposed to the Fashion industry in her early years through fashion events and exhibitions. ​
Being born and raised in Beirut, where turmoil was always present, she got used to being involved in conflicted topics, and she came to realize that her collections tell a story of self reflection/ collective reflection where the questions tend to be answered throughout the collection.
 Her latest collection Deux à Deux, which represents her thesis and graduating collection, is a reflection on Human relationships, how they start and evolve. It has also been a reflection of the designer's past and current relationships which led the collection to have multi collaborative aspects.

ELLEN CHRISTINE MILLINERY - HATS

Ellen Christine studied design school in Boston where she rans the costume department at Strutters, now Bobby’s from Boston. Back then, Bobby had just bought an estate that included hundreds of hats, still in their boxes, never worn. The darlings were crushed by time and gravity, and the restoration became her first major millinery project.
Moving to New York in the 1980’s, still making hats, she pursuedes a Masters and Doctorate in costume history at New York University. One of her favorite projects during those years was working in the studio of theatrical costume-maker Barbara Matera with the crew on Beauty and the Beast. From that groundwork came a little shop in Chelsea called Ellen Christine Millinery, where for 16 years, her jewelbox of a store provided stylists, editors and customers.
Ellen Christine ha studiato  design a Boston dove ha seguito il reparto costumi a Strutters, ora Bobby da Boston. Allora, Bobby aveva appena comprato una tenuta che comprendeva centinaia di cappelli, ancora nelle loro scatole, mai indossati. Questi tesori erano schiacciati dal tempo e dalla forza di gravità, e il restauro è diventato il suo primo grande progetto di modisteria. Trasferitasi a New York nel 1980, continua a fare cappelli, prende un Master e un  Dottorato in storia del costume alla New York University. In quegli anni  lavora nello studio teatrale della costumista Barbara Matera con la crew della bella e la bestia. Da lì nasce il suo piccolo negozio a Chelsea chiamato Ellen Christine Millinery, dove da 16 anni, fornisce stilisti, editori e clienti.

99 Vandam Street, New York City

Left:jute and buckram hat - Right: Feather head piece in tones of orange and peacock

Left: patent leather flower  nounted petal by petal, accented with green pieces leaves  - Right:top hat made of sewn straw milan braid,  trimmed  with silk flowers handmade 

  Left: Tweed cashmere hood and hat trimmed with a ranch mink trim - Right: Grey tweed cashmere hood and hat trimmed with a fox and mink

Left:Black Swakara Fedora trimmed with a Patent Leather Belt - Right:Mahogany Mink closhe trimmed with a patent leather belt.

Left: Dyed sheared mink "Aqua" headband trimmed with a long hair mink trim - Right: simple dish covered with a gold rectangular sequins base and trimmed with a veil

DANIEL STORTO-GLOVEMAKER

Big brands make use of the expert hands of artisans and designers to produce accessories such as handbags, gloves, hats, sunglasses, shoes, etc .. Often these artisans and designers also work with products that sell as their own brand, less known in the market. In this post I want to talk about an accomplished  Italian-American craftsman/designer who produces gloves.
 Daniel Storto designs Haute Couture and Ready to Wear gloves. He is the last remaining glove maker with the only storefront shop where you can observe him at work using tools all made in Gloversville dating back to the early 1800's and that were passed down to him from previous glove makers. The shop is a tribute to all of the glove makers that have come before him and he is proud to be preserving an important chapter of American history.
Daniel Storto has collaborated with fashion designers such as Alexander McQueen, Geoffrey Beene, Dries Van Noten, Isaac Mizrahi, Givenchy, Guy Laroche, Derek Lam, Andre, Oscar de la Renta, Duckie Brown, Bob Mackie, Perry Ellis, Vera Wang, Proenza Schouler, Diane von Furstenberg, Timothy Everest, Paul Smith and J. Mendel.
Daniel Storto's deep knowledge of glove history and the evolution of glove-making techniques. The Costume Institute at the esteemed Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto have made his work a part of their permanent collection.

 I grossi brands spesso si avvalgono delle mani esperte di artigiani e designer per produrre accessori come borse, guanti, cappelli, occhiali, scarpe, ecc..
Spesso questi artigiani e designer lavorano anche prodotti che vendono con il loro marchio, meno conosciuto sul mercato.
In questo post voglio parlare di un affermato artigiano/designer italo-americano che produce guanti.
Daniel Storto progetta guanti Haute Couture e ready to wear.  Daniel è l'ultimo produttore di guanti rimasto con l'unico negozio/vetrina dove è possibile osservarlo al lavoro utilizzando strumenti tutti realizzati a Gloversville risalenti ai primi anni del 1800 e che sono stati passati  a lui da produttori di guanti precedenti. Il negozio è un omaggio a tutti i produttori di guanti che sono venuti prima di lui e lui è orgoglioso di  preservare un importante capitolo della storia americana.
Daniel Storto ha collaborato con stilisti come Alexander McQueen, Geoffrey Beene, Dries Van Noten, Isaac Mizrahi, Givenchy, Guy Laroche, Derek Lam, Andre, Oscar de la Renta, Duckie Brown, Bob Mackie, Perry Ellis, Vera Wang, Proenza Schouler, Diane von Furstenberg, Timothy Everest, Paul Smith e J. Mendel.
 Daniel Storto ha una profonda conoscenza della storia guanto e dell'evoluzione delle tecniche di produzione del guanto. Il Costume Institute, il Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York e il Royal Ontario Museum di Toronto hanno fatto del suo lavoro una parte della loro collezione permanente.

NEW DESIGNERS:SANDY LIANG

Sandy Liang is a young designer of Chinese descent, she graduated at Parsons School of New York and her home based it's there. S.L. was press intern at Phillip Lim where she learn about how to run a business and how to communicate and now, at age of 23 she has her own line of clothes. Liang's pieces have been seen on several of fashion's heavy hitters such as the stylist Kate Foley.

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NEW DESIGNERS:ROSIE ASSOULIN

Rosie Assoulin was been selected as the winner of  2015 CFDA Swarovski Award for womenswear.
Clean lines and architectural silhouettes, clever plays on volume, modern and ladylike.
She's done internships at Oscar de la Renta, Lanvin, Adam Lippes and Brian Reyes. Now after lunching a namesake line for Resort 2014, Assoulin is going to need some interns of her own: the New York designer's collection was inspired of 1940s and '50s frocks and traditional Moroccan and Kazakh men.
Designer Rosie Assoulin lives in New York. Her entire collection is made in America, most of it in New York’s Garment District.

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