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Agatha Ruiz de la Prada – Dream To Seam – Video Interview

Agatha Ruiz De La Prada is Spain’s most important living fashion designer. The Spanish people, and in fact the Spanish government, treat her as a national treasure. Her career began in the post-Franco glow of the La Movida cultural moment of the early 1980s and her revolutionary beginnings are fitting for a fashion designer who creates such radical designs. Her clothing is incandescent and filled with whimsy and joy, but to hear her speak is to know that she is a serious artist and a true champion of self-expression.

videography by Stephen Bodi and Daphnee Fortunate
produced by Adrianna Favero and Charles Beckwith
hosted by Seth Friedermann

Agatha Ruiz De La Prada is Spain’s most important living fashion designer. The Spanish people, and in fact the Spanish government, treat her as a national treasure. Her career began in the post-Franco glow of the La Movida cultural moment of the early 1980s and her revolutionary beginnings are fitting for a fashion designer who creates such radical designs. Her clothing is incandescent and filled with whimsy and joy, but to hear her speak is to know that she is a serious artist and a true champion of self-expression.

This is the second episode in the Dream To Seam interview series.

Dream To Seam – The Ralph Rucci Interview

There are often glimpses of innovation or the potential for greatness in any collection, but rarely do we see one come down the runway that is replete with magnificence. And yet, every time we see this man’s work we are in complete awe.

hosted by Seth Friedermann
videography by Stephen Bodi and Daphnee Fortunate
produced by Charles Beckwith and Adrianna Favero
edited by Charles Beckwith

modaCYCLE has been dedicated to a search for exceptional design since it was started in 2008. There are often glimpses of innovation or the potential for greatness in any collection, but rarely do we see one come down the runway that is replete with magnificence. And yet, every time we see this man’s work we are in complete awe. Continue reading “Dream To Seam – The Ralph Rucci Interview”

Norma Kamali – Fall 2010 – New York

Is there a secret to staying on the forefront of fashion innovation?

story by Alexandra Dawes
interview by Brandon Ruckdashel
photos by Freda Henry
photo editing by Alexandra Dawes

Legendary designer Norma Kamali took on yet another new direction for her Fall 2010 collection, and we were lucky enough to be able to ask her a few questions about her career-long innovation streak.

Continue reading “Norma Kamali – Fall 2010 – New York”

Georges Chakra and Adam Lippes Interviews

Here are five previously unreleased interviews from New York Fashion Week back in September. Adam Lippes, George Chackra, and their stylists.

Here are five previously unreleased interviews from New York Fashion Week back in September. Adam Lippes, George Chakra, Yannick Dias (lead hair stylist for Adam Lippes), Amy Farid (lead hair stylist for Georges Chakra, and Gregory Arlt (lead makeup artist for Georges Chakra) Continue reading “Georges Chakra and Adam Lippes Interviews”

Dangerous Mathematicians – Designer Dossier

“For my ready to wear, I prefer cottons with a little stretch and a little sheen. Cotton sateen is my favorite. I like its hand, and its subtle sheen. It’s thick enough to hold you in, but flexible and soft enough to keep you mobile. For fancier custom work, I like silk taffetas, iridescent shantungs, jacquards and brocades. The jaquards and brocades give my shapes character. The iridescence and sheen of raw silk give my shapes brilliance. Colors and patterns can make a design beautiful. But they should never overtake the design, or the fit of a garment.”

interview and lookbook shots by Sandy Ramirez
designer portrait by Darrah Leffler

Designer: Karen Patwa
Astrological sign: Leo
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Labels: mspatwa 2002-2005, Dangerous Mathematicians 2005-
Web Site: dangerousmathematicians.com Continue reading “Dangerous Mathematicians – Designer Dossier”