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Recap: Summer in Space

June 11, 2009 Fashion

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Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the West 18th Street Fashion Show. Metallic accents, sheer fabrics, geometric angles, and even utilitarian pieces transforming right before our eyes took the stage in this year’s Summer in Space. As day became night on the outdoor runway we didn’t see Captain Kirk, but a much less literal, and more modern, interpretation of space by eighteen emerging designers.

Throughout the night, The Rathaus found three standout collections. These designers brought us cohesive collections with avant-garde pieces capable of catching my eye even after hours of high-end fashion internet browsing.

Katie Coble
Katie Coble is a Kansas City native but is currently a BFA Fibers candidate for 2010 at Maryland Institute College of Art with concentrations in experimental fashion and environmental design. Flux, instability, and the use of an object are what most interest her. She experiments mostly with material manipulation to transform garments and objects into different orientations. The wearer creates a performance using an object that does so many things that it can’t do one thing specific. Infinite possibilities do not equal one solution, but may just pose more questions and exploration. What drives Katie’s work is constraining the variables between these possibilities. Much of her fashion changes volumes and silhouettes and mixes very delicate feminine forms with heavier more massive ones.

o-katie-coble-2-neckpieceKatie Coble

o-katie-coble-3-maroon-pleaKatie Coble

o-katie-coble-4-blue-pleatsKatie Coble

o-katie-coble-5-knit-skirtKatie Coble

Glib Engrish by Sovannra Yos
Sovannra has a BFA in Fiber from the Kansas City Art Institute, and is planning to continue her studies with a degree in fashion marketing. She describes her design style as a combination of luxury fabrics and the recycling of existing garments.

h-glib-english-2-pointyGlib Engrish by Sovannra Yos

h-glib-english-3-sequin-tigGlib Engrish by Sovannra Yos

Swimming in the Galaxies by Rachel Rolon
Based in Kansas City, Rachel has attended college at the Kansas City Art Institute. She is planning a collection that will draw inspiration from galaxies, nebula, goddesses and art nouveau. She is planning to create sculptural, transformative garments for the runway.

l-swimming-in-the-galaxiesSwimming in the Galaxies by Rachel Rolon

l-2swimming-in-the-galaxiesSwimming in the Galaxies by Rachel Rolon

Continue reading for photos from all designers.

b-lacey-doherty-1-capeLacey Doherty

c-smilla-1-yellow_jean-dressmilla by Shannon Bailey

d-farrell-clothing-1-man-wrFarrell Clothing Design by Andrew Hansen

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f-spacey-1-skirt-detailSpacey by Julie Potratz & Rebecca Taylor

f-spacey-2-shorts-romperSpacey by Julie Potratz & Rebecca Taylor

g-smart-couture-1-cinderellSmart Couture by Georgianna Londre Buchanan

h-glib-english-1-purple-jumGlib Engrish by Sovannra Yos

i-jessy-bergmann-2-piece-drJessy Bergmann

j-supernova-1-yellow-dressSupernova for Frock Designs by Abigail Herbert

k-sara-enami-1-neckpiece-clSara Enami

m-oblivion-clothing-1-sheerOblivion Clothing by Nataliya Meyer

n-remote-controle-2-strapleRemote Controle by Lindsay Rae Miller

n-remote-controle-1-detaileRemote Controle by Lindsay Rae Miller

p-joscelyn-himes-1-gold_blaJoscelyn Himes

p-joscelyn-himes-2-sprayerJoscelyn Himes

q-by-birth-chiefs-2By Birth by Ari Fish & Peggy Noland

q-by-birth-royals-2By Birth by Ari Fish & Peggy Noland

q-by-birth-royals-1By Birth by Ari Fish & Peggy Noland

r-electric-odyssey-1-back-cElectric Odyssey by Jovana Mirabile, Jewelry by Rachael Marie

s-birdies-1-caged-suitbirdies, Jewelry by Coki Bijou, Fascinators by Erica Voetsch

posted by: Tricia Rock
photos by: Sara Rock and Tricia Rock
video by: Scott Stewart

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Currently there are "3 comments" on this Article:

  1. FashionRobot says:
    June 12, 2009 at 8:49 am

    This show was really fun. I absolutely loved Katie Coble’s designs. (Great video!!!)

  2. Tricia Rock says:
    June 12, 2009 at 9:00 am

    I agree! I wish I could do Katie’s designs more justice in showing how detailed and versatile they really are. Hopefully we’ll be seeing more of her in the future.

  3. Clothing Fashion Follower Megan says:
    July 7, 2010 at 10:57 pm

    Fashion and women are almost inseparable. Mostly all women tend to have the innate sense of fashion which is why they are likely to go wrong with their dressing sense.

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