Svet ameriških modnih oblikovalcev (CFDA) in oblikovalec Monday Blues na dogodku koledarja CFDA. 11. februarja 2026 je na dogodku Break FREE NYFW Runway Event and Charity Show znamka Monday Blues, Studio pripravila predstavitev, ki je presegla okvire mode in vstopila v prostor osebnih izpovedi. GRAZIA je oblikovalca povabila na snemanje za digitalno naslovnico!
Monday Blues (@mondaybluesstudio) je tisti dne nastopil dvakrat. Dopoldne so se predstavili na dogodku Men’s Day v okviru uradnega koledarja CFDA v salonu Mercedes Benz Showroom (770 11th Ave), kasneje pa še na drugem uradnem dogodku koledarja v prostoru The Cathedral (429 W 20th St) – Break Free NYFW, ki je bil to sezono edini uradni dobrodelni dogodek na koledarju Sveta ameriških modnih oblikovalcev (CFDA) v času newyorškega tedna mode.
Medijska agencija Paris Runway Official (@parisrunwayofficial) je na obeh lokacijah s svojo ekipo spremljala in beležila trenutke znamke Monday Blues. Po njihovih besedah je bila revija na Break Free NYFW več kot le modni dogodek – bila je prostor upanja, kjer so se sence prelivale v svetlobo.
Dogodek, ki ga gosti fundacija Break Free Foundation (@breakfreenyfw), vsako leto izziva dolgoletno kulturo popolnosti v modni industriji ter v ospredje postavlja zgodbe, ki so pogosto potisnjene v ozadje: odvisnost, duševne bolezni, motnje hranjenja, žalovanje in ponovno rojstvo. To so resnice, ki tiho prežemajo najbolj uglajene modne salone, a so redko obravnavane iskreno in sočutno.
Break Free NYFW te sence postavlja na svetlobo. Med sedmimi oblikovalci, ki so se predstavili na tem redkem dogodku, je bil tudi Monday Blues kot uradni CFDA oblikovalec.
Paris Runway Official – vrhunska ekipa ustvarjalcev
Paris Runway Official (@parisrunwayofficial) je dogodek koledarja CFDA pokril z ekipo fotografov, snemalcev, modelov, ustvarjalcev in predstavnikov medijev. Od revije Grazia do Iconic Magazine – njihova ekipa je bila prisotna, da ujame predstavitev CFDA oblikovalca Monday Blues, Studio.
Filmski uvod
Revija se ni začela s klasičnim modelom, temveč s filmskim ustvarjalcem in producentom Brianom Metcalfom, ki je po pisti stopil v unikatnem kosu »Couture Coffee« – skulpturalni kreaciji, izdelani iz predelanih kavnih vreč in dopolnjeni z luksuznimi detajli.
Metcalf je znan po svojem delu v filmski industriji v Los Angelesu ter kot režiser pri Paris Runway Official. Na pisto je prinesel filmsko težo in simbolično povezal pripovedovanje zgodb na platnu s pripovedovanjem skozi oblačila. Njegova odločitev, da odpre revijo, je bila več kot estetska – bila je usklajenost z namenom, ki presega modo.
Brian (@bametcalf1) že vrsto let deluje v filmski industriji in se udeležuje največjih svetovnih dogodkov, kot so Golden Globes in Emmy Awards. Njegovo delo in preplet filma ter mode so predstavili tudi mediji, kot sta Harper’s Bazaar in NY Post.
V prostoru, kjer je popolnost pogosto skrbno ustvarjena iluzija, je ta trenutek deloval namerno človeško. Ko revijo odpre naravni pripovedovalec zgodb iz sveta filma, je jasno, da se zgodba šele začenja.
Ustvarjeno, da ostane v spominu
Kolekcija z naslovom »Made to Be Remembered« (Ustvarjeno, da ostane v spominu) je nadaljevanje filozofije znamke: oblačila kot artefakti, ne kot sezonsko blago.
Znamka Monday Blues, Studio., ustanovljena leta 2019 in širše prepoznana od leta 2022, deluje iz New Yorka – mesta, katerega surovost, ambicioznost, nasprotja in instinkt preživetja globoko zaznamujejo njen izraz. Mestna energija je vtkana v tekstile, tempo pa se odraža v silhuetah.
Vsak kos je izdelan v omejeni količini, pogosto kot unikat. Predelane kavne vreče, industrijski materiali in luksuzni dodatki sobivajo v napetosti, ki je izrazito newyorška. Zavrženo postane zbirateljsko. Pozabljeno postane cenjeno.
V središču kolekcije je preobrazba.
Kar je bilo nekoč prezrto, je na novo zgrajeno v nekaj, vredno ohranitve. Kar je bilo nekoč preživetje, postane izjava.
Anonimnost kot namera
V industriji, ki obožuje osebnost in slavo, Monday Blues, Studio. zavestno ohranja anonimnost. Fokus ostaja na delu, ne na identiteti posameznika. Oblačila govorijo. Pista postane glas.
V tej zadržanosti je moč.
Ustvarjanje kot preživetje
Na vprašanje, zakaj ustvarjajo, je odgovor preprost: ustvarjanje je preživetje, komunikacija in zapuščina.
»Made to Be Remembered« ni le slogan, temveč izjava. Oblačila so zasnovana tako, da presežejo modne trende. Namenjena so temu, da jih nosilec, prostor in čas ne pozabijo.
Po reviji bodo izbrani kosi na voljo preko zasebnega povpraševanja na Instagramu znamke, kar ohranja ekskluzivnost, ki definira hišo.
Zapuščina v nastajanju
Dolgoročna vizija je ambiciozna, a premišljena: zgraditi luksuzno modno hišo, zasidrano v pripovedovanju zgodb, redkosti in kulturnem vplivu. Monday Blues, Studio. namerava nadaljevati predstavitve v New Yorku in mednarodno, s Parizom kot prihodnjim središčem pozornosti.
Toda 11. februarja – v salonu in katedrali na Manhattnu – je bilo sporočilo že jasno:
Moda lahko preobraža.
Moda lahko ostane v spominu.
Moda lahko ohrani tisto, za kar se je nekoč zdelo, da ni vredno ohranitve.
Break Free je sence odvisnosti, duševnih stisk in drugih težkih tem preoblikoval v nekaj, kar ohranja – v upanje. V modno revijo, ki koristi tisočim. V nekaj, kar bo dokumentirano in zapomnjeno.
In potem je tu Monday Blues.
Iz kavnih vreč v »coffee couture«. Kar je nekoč delovalo neuporabno, je danes predstavljeno kot bogato okrašen couture kos na največjem modnem dogodku v ZDA – New York Fashion Week. Monday Blues je bil tudi del uradnega koledarja CFDA. Anonimni oblikovalec je iz nečesa, kar so nekateri videli kot nevredno, ustvaril nekaj, kar je ustvarjeno, da ostane v spominu.
Prava lepota. Prava umetnost.
Brian Metcalf Opens for CFDA Designer Monday Blues at the Break Free NYFW Event, foto: Christian Mercado
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The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA) Designer, Monday Blues, has Film Director, Brian Metcalf, walk the Runway for a special cause at CFDA Calendar Event – Break Free NYFW with Paris Runway Official
On February 11, 2026, during Break FREE NYFW Runway Event and Charity Show, Monday Blues, Studio. delivered a presentation that transcended fashion and entered the realm of testimony.
Monday Blues (@mondaybluesstudio) presented twice that day. Earlier in the day you could have found them at Men’s Day, as part of the official CFDA Calendar at the Mercedes Benz Showroom (770 11th Ave) and later at another official calendar show at The Cathedral (429 W 20th St), Break Free NYFW, which marked the only official charity event on the Council of Fashion Designers of America Calendar this season at New York Fashion Week.
With Paris Runway Official (@parisrunwayofficial) at both locations with their media teams capturing moments with Monday Blues… The upscale media agency found the show at Break Free NYFW to be one that not only showcased fashion, but hope. A place where shadows were transitioning into light.
Hosted by the Break Free Foundation (@breakfreenyfw), the annual benefit challenges the industry’s long-standing culture of perfection by centering narratives often left in the shadows such as addiction, mental illness, eating disorders, grief, and rebirth. These are truths that quietly permeate fashion’s most polished rooms, yet are rarely addressed with honesty or care.
Break Free NYFW brings those shadows to light. With 7 designers presenting at the rare event, Monday Blues was there as an official CFDA designer.
Paris Runway Official – Top Talent of Photographers, videographers and creatives
Paris Runway Official (@parisrunwayofficial) was there to capture the CFDA Calendar Event with a team of photographers, videographers, models, creatives, magazines and more. From Grazia to Iconic Magazine – Paris Runway Official brought a team to capture the CFDA Designer, Monday Blues, Studio.
A Cinematic Opening
The show opened not with a traditional model, but with filmmaker and producer Brian Metcalf, who walked the runway wearing “Couture Coffee,” a sculptural one-of-one look crafted from repurposed coffee bags and elevated with luxury detailing.
Known for his work in Los Angeles film and as a Director at Paris Runway Official, Metcalf brought a cinematic gravity to the runway. His presence was symbolic… a bridge between storytelling on screen and storytelling through garment. From his experience in film to his long standing relationships within media, his decision to open the show was an act of alignment with a cause larger than aesthetics.
Brian (@bametcalf1) has worked in the film industry for many years attending some of the largest events in the world such as the Golden Globes, Emmy’s, along with features in Harper’s Bazaar, the NY Post and more on his work in the film industry as well as his involvement in fashion.
In a space where perfection is often manufactured, this moment felt intentionally human. To have someone like Brian Metcalf, a natural storyteller in film, open the runway show felt right. The story was about to unfold.
Made to Be Remembered
The collection, titled “Made to Be Remembered,” is an extension of the brand’s ethos: garments as artifacts, not seasonal commodities.
Founded quietly in 2019 and gaining wider recognition in 2022, Monday Blues, Studio. operates from New York City… a place whose rawness, ambition, contradiction, and survival instinct deeply inform the brand’s emotional tone. The city’s grit is embedded in the textiles. Its pace is visible in the silhouettes.
Each piece is constructed in limited quantities often as one-of-one designs… reinforcing rarity, intention, and permanence. Repurposed coffee bags, industrial materials, and luxury embellishments coexist in a tension that feels distinctly New York. Discarded becomes collectible. Forgotten becomes revered.
The collection centers on transformation. What was once overlooked is reconstructed into something worthy of preservation. What was once survival becomes a statement.
Anonymity as Intention
In an industry obsessed with personality and fame, Monday Blues, Studio. maintains intentional anonymity. The focus remains firmly on the work rather than individual identity. The garments speak. The runway becomes the voice. There is something powerful in that restraint.
Creation as Survival
When asked why they create, the answer is clear: Creation is survival, communication, and legacy.
“Made to Be Remembered” is not just a tagline but it is a declaration. These garments are meant to live beyond trend cycles. They are designed to be remembered by the wearer, by the room, and by time itself.
After the show, select pieces will be available via private inquiry through the brand’s Instagram, maintaining the exclusivity that defines the house.
A Legacy in Motion
The long-term vision is ambitious yet deliberate: to build a legacy luxury house rooted in storytelling, rarity, and cultural impact. Monday Blues, Studio. plans to continue presenting in New York and internationally, with Paris as a future focus.
But on February 11th, in a showroom and a cathedral in Manhattan, the message was already clear.
Fashion can transform.
Fashion can be remembered.
Fashion can preserve what once didn’t look like it should be preserved. How is that really any different from life? Break Free took the shadows of addiction, mental illness, etc. and found a way to transform those things into preservation. Into hope. Into a Runway Show benefiting thousands. Into something that will be remembered… documented.
Then we have Monday Blues. From coffee bags to ‘coffee couture’. What once looked like it couldn’t be saved (a coffee bean bag) is now being presented as a beautiful couture garment with rich embellishments at the largest show in the USA – New York Fashion Week. Monday Blues was also part of the official CFDA Calendar. An anonymous designer took what some saw as unworthy and made it into something that was made to be remembered. True beauty, true art.
Produkcija: @parisrunwayofficial Model: @bametcalf1 Fotografi Paris Runway Official: @christianmercadophotography @julietrinhphotography Foto digitalne naslovnice: @julietrinhphotography Oblikovalec CFDA: @mondaybluesstudio Modna revija: @breakfreenyfw Special thanks to Claire Comai, Break Free NYFW, Iconic Magazine, Monday Blues, Studio
