RTW & Streetwear Design presents at Fashion Week Brooklyn
Fashion Week Brooklyn continues to curate and produce various shows featuring different designs with ranging styles and stories. The RTW & Streetwear Design featured designs by Millie “Sequoia” David from Ites International, Alex Musicci, Mary Jaeger, TY Scott, Hood Goodie, and Sheryl Roberts with Indigo Vintage.
This virtual presentation began with Millie David’s design, describing her collection and sense of fashion as politically and socially inspired. Most of her designs were African inspired, but she made sure to note her reasoning behind this was not because it “is hip,” but because it is her life. Her designs included African-printed fabric on pants, skirts, dresses, shawls, jackets, and vests. Fashion is a beautiful thing, allowing people to share their culture and general inspiration in garments, all while making a statement.
Following David’s designs was Alex Musicci, who initially started designing clothing and fashion for his music videos. Releasing his first collection in 2018, his love of music and history with computers helped start this journey. All of his designs and garments are created in Brooklyn, emphasizing Fashion Week Brooklyn’s sustainable element. His edgy collection featured dresses of both men’s and womenswear. The standout element of his show included jackets featuring famous musicians and pop-culture icons, playing homage to Alex’s love of music.
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Something special about virtual shows includes the opportunity to film and create different types of shows. While most of the designers showcased their garments at the Soccer Rooftop in Brooklyn, designer Mary Jaeger worked at her studio. Jaeger’s collection included natural fibers and textiles with simple silhouettes creating couture designs. All loose-fitting and incredibly comfortable looking, Jaeger’s designs could only be described as something your cool aunt or bohemian grandmother would wear. If quarantine taught me anything, you don’t need to wear something tight to be beautiful- Mary Jaeger’s designs are just that.
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Afterward, TY Scott featured his urban-inspired designs featuring fringe on jackets, pants, and shirts with green, muted brown and cheetah print patterns. Following that was Hood Goodie’s designs “inspired by hood chicks” and modern fashion trends today. Everything within the collection was super trendy, with oversized sweatshirts, sweater dresses, tracksuits and even skirts.
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Sheryl Roberts, a curator from Indigo Vintage, closed the show with a curated collection of vintage, repurposed and handmade garments from her show. Her shop, which features 40 plus Black-owned designs plus her own designs, helped style her show for Fashion Week Brooklyn. The theme “all Black everything, Wakanda.” While most of the garments within the collection were black colored garments, what stood out the most to me was the African-inspired pieces ranging from jackets to pants to gowns.
Fashion tells a story; it can share a culture, and Fashion Week Brooklyn RTW and Streetwear brought different cultures to the Soccer Rooftop of Brooklyn.