Modna revija s 70 modeli, več kot 50 ročno kvačkanimi kreacijami ter rastoča skupnost oblikovalcev in ustvarjalcev so med newyorškim tednom mode povezali kulturno identiteto s sodobno modo.
Newyorški teden mode je usmerjen v prihodnost, toda pri projektu International Heritage Fashion Week pogled naprej ne pomeni, da mora dediščina ostati v preteklosti.
International Heritage Fashion Week se je 10. septembra s svojo peto sezono vrnil na Manhattan. V zgodovinskem prizorišču 3 West Club je predstavil kolekcije za pomlad in poletje 2027 ter program, ki se je gibal med kulturnim izročilom, ročnim ustvarjanjem in sodobnim oblikovanjem.
Projekt je ustanovil in produciral priznani oblikovalec Prashant Goyal, ki je na peti newyorški ediciji povezal oblikovalce, modele, lepotne strokovnjake, predstavnike medijev, pripravnike in druge ustvarjalce. Njegova visokost princ Mario Max se je vrnil v vlogi uradnega voditelja in tako nadaljeval sodelovanje s platformo, ki se je začelo že v njeni prvi sezoni.
Dogodek je postal večji, razširil pa se je tudi nabor zgodb, predstavljenih na modni pisti.
Sedemdeset modelov v kolekciji The New York Edit
Za enega osrednjih trenutkov dneva je poskrbel Heritage India Fashions, ki je modno revijo sklenil z Goyalovo kolekcijo The New York Edit.
Kolekcija, ki jo je predstavilo 70 modelov, je indijsko dediščino povezala s samozavestjo, individualnostjo in živahnim ritmom New Yorka.
To je bil primeren zaključek sezone, zgrajene na prepričanju, da spoštovanje dediščine ne pomeni nujno zaziranja v preteklost.
Popoldanski program je z uredniško modno revijo odprla ICON Fashion Magazine. Sledila je znamka Rohan Narang Fashions s kolekcijo Where Nature Becomes Couture, ki je navdih črpala iz lepote in gibanja ptic.
Willow Bean Studio pod vodstvom Jennie Fear je s kolekcijo En Pointe na modno pisto prinesel nežnejše razpoloženje. Romantično kolekcijo visoke mode za mlade je navdihnil svet baleta.
Na eni modni pisti so se tako srečale različne interpretacije dediščine in sodobne mode, ne da bi jih omejevala ena sama definicija.
Trenutek za kvačkanje na tednu mode
Ob 16. uri je drugi del predstavitve odprl Ruchi Goyal Crochet z več kot 50 ročno izdelanimi kreacijami, ki so prepoznavno teksturo kvačkanja postavile v sodoben kontekst tedna mode.
V industriji, ki je nenehno obsedena z novostmi, je bilo osvežujoče opazovati, kako je modno pisto prevzela tehnika, ki jo določata čas in človeški dotik.
Znamka SteevTeez v lasti Tiffany Whitehurst je nato predstavila kolekcijo z bermudskim navdihom, preden je Heritage India Fashions dan zaključil z nastopom 70 modelov.
Del modne zgodbe so postale celo manikire.
GN Collections, ki jo je ustanovila Gayatri Ganeshan, je predstavila kolekcijo Symphony of Colors in ustvarila ročno izdelane poslikave nohtov za izbrane modele znamk Ruchi Goyal Crochet in Heritage India Fashions. Poslikave niso bile zgolj dopolnilo oblačilom, temveč so lepoto obravnavale kot še eno obliko nosljive umetnosti.
V zakulisju modne revije
Obseg pete sezone je bil opazen tudi v zakulisju.
Ekipi za ličenje in pričeske se je pridružilo več kot 40 prostovoljnih lepotnih strokovnjakov, več kot 50 pripravnikov z modnih šol iz različnih delov Združenih držav Amerike pa je sodelovalo pri delu v zakulisju, produkciji, medijskem poročanju, podpori oblikovalcem in organizaciji prednjega dela prizorišča.
Produkcijsko ekipo so sestavljali direktorica produkcije Victoria Nowak, kreativna direktorica April Love, kreativna administratorka Brenda Jameson, vodja kreativnega dela v zakulisju Nadia Neubert, vodja kreativnega dela v sprednjem delu prizorišča Rachel Lauren, kreativna direktorica lepote Evelin Gonzalez in kreativni direktor za medije Deval Parikh.
Med modeli hiše Heritage House, ki so se vrnili na modno pisto, so bili Victoria Nowak, Sasha Bas, Amy Saori Sanchez, Olivia Todaro, Francesca Sadek, Joannie Taveras, Makayla Mechelle, Hailey Bella, Caroline Cartagena, Kate Saucedo in Jaelyani Gregor. Pridružila se jim je številčnejša zasedba modelov pete sezone.
Lepotne znamke Doll Face Lashes, Billion Dollar Beauty in JAPONESQUE so zagotovile izdelke za delo v zakulisju. Heritage India Fashions je nadaljeval svoje dolgoletno pokroviteljstvo dogodka, medtem ko se je peti sezoni pridružila tudi znamka UNWELL Beverages.
Kot medijski partner se je znova pridružil Paris Runway Official, skupaj z revijo Fashion X.
Večji dogodek, ki ostaja oseben
Za Goyala rast projekta IHFW pomeni veliko več kot zgolj pripravo večje modne revije.
»Vsako sezono želimo rasti, vendar ne zgolj tako, da povečujemo dogodek, temveč tako, da v prostor povabimo več ustvarjalnih ljudi,« je povedal. »Ne gre samo za oblikovalca ali kolekcijo. Gre za modele, kreativno ekipo, lepotne strokovnjake, ljudi v zakulisju in vse, ki prispevajo del sebe, da lahko modna revija zaživi. Peta sezona je naša največja doslej, vendar si še vedno želim, da bi ohranila osebni značaj.«
Prav to ravnotežje je najbolje zaznamovalo peto sezono.
Predstavitev s 70 modeli je sobivala z natančnim ročnim kvačkanjem. Indijska dediščina je modno pisto delila z bermudskimi vplivi, visoko modo z baletnim navdihom in oblikovanjem, ki se je zgledovalo po naravi. Uveljavljeni člani skupnosti IHFW so se vrnili, medtem ko je nova generacija dobila svoje mesto v produkciji.
Po petih sezonah International Heritage Fashion Week od mode ne zahteva, naj izbira med dediščino in prihodnostjo. Dokazuje, kako naravno si lahko obe delita isto modno pisto.
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International Heritage Fashion Week Creates a Standout Moment in Season 05
A runway featuring 70 models, more than 50 handmade crochet looks and a growing community of designers and creatives brought cultural identity and contemporary fashion together during New York Fashion Week.
New York Fashion Week may be built around what comes next, but at International Heritage Fashion Week, looking forward does not mean leaving heritage behind.
International Heritage Fashion Week returned to Manhattan on September 10 for Season 05, taking over the historic 3 West Club with a Spring Summer 2027 program that moved between cultural tradition, handcraft and emerging design.
Founded and produced by celebrity designer Prashant Goyal, IHFW brought designers, models, beauty professionals, media representatives, interns and creatives together for its fifth New York season. His Highness Prince Mario Max returned as the official host, continuing his involvement with the platform since Season 01.
The event had grown in scale, and so had the range of stories presented on the runway.
Seventy Models Present The New York Edit
One of the defining moments of the day came courtesy of Heritage India Fashions, which closed the runway with Goyal’s collection The New York Edit.
Presented by a cast of 70 models, the collection brought Indian heritage into conversation with the confidence, individuality and dynamic energy of New York.
It was a fitting finale for a season built around the idea that honoring heritage does not have to mean looking backward.
Earlier, ICON Fashion Magazine opened the afternoon with an editorial runway showcase. Rohan Narang Fashions followed with Where Nature Becomes Couture, drawing inspiration from the beauty and movement of birds.
Willow Bean Studio, led by Jennie Fear, brought a softer mood to the runway with En Pointe, a romantic youth couture collection inspired by ballet.
The result was one runway with many different interpretations of heritage and contemporary fashion, rather than a single definition of either.
Crochet Takes Its Place at Fashion Week
At 4 p.m., Ruchi Goyal Crochet opened the second presentation with more than 50 handmade looks, bringing the unmistakable texture of crochet into a contemporary Fashion Week setting.
In an industry constantly focused on what comes next, there was something refreshing about watching a technique defined by time and human touch command the runway.
SteevTeez, owned by Tiffany Whitehurst, followed with a Bermuda inspired perspective before Heritage India Fashions brought the day to its finale featuring 70 models.
Even the manicures became part of the fashion story.
GN Collections, founded by Gayatri Ganeshan, introduced Symphony of Colors, creating handmade nail art for selected models appearing with Ruchi Goyal Crochet and Heritage India Fashions. Rather than simply complementing the clothes, the designs treated beauty as another form of wearable art.
Behind the Runway
The scale of Season 05 extended backstage.
More than 40 volunteer beauty professionals joined the Glam Team, while over 50 interns from fashion schools across the United States worked in backstage operations, production, media, designer support and the front of house team.
The production team included Victoria Nowak, Production Director, April Love, Creative Director, Brenda Jameson, Creative Administrator, Nadia Neubert, Creative Back House, Rachel Lauren, Creative Front House, Evelin Gonzalez, Creative Beauty Director, and Deval Parikh, Creative Media Director.
Returning Heritage House Models included Victoria Nowak, Sasha Bas, Amy Saori Sanchez, Olivia Todaro, Francesca Sadek, Joannie Taveras, Makayla Mechelle, Hailey Bella, Caroline Cartagena, Kate Saucedo and Jaelyani Gregor, who appeared alongside the larger Season 05 cast.
Beauty partners Doll Face Lashes, Billion Dollar Beauty and JAPONESQUE supplied products backstage. Heritage India Fashions continued its longstanding support of the event, while UNWELL Beverages joined Season 05.
Paris Runway Official also returned as a media partner alongside Fashion X.
Bigger, Yet Still Personal
For Goyal, the expansion of IHFW ultimately means more than producing a larger Fashion Week show.
“Every season we try to grow, not simply by making the show bigger, but by bringing more creative people into the room,” he said. “It is not only about a designer or a collection. It is about the models, the creative team, the Glam Team, the people backstage and everyone who gives something of themselves to make the show happen. Season 05 is our biggest yet, but I still want it to feel personal.”
That balance may be what defined Season 05 best.
A fashion presentation featuring 70 models existed alongside painstaking hand crochet. Indian heritage shared the runway with Bermuda influences, ballet inspired couture and design informed by nature. Established members of the IHFW community returned, while a new generation gained its own place within the production.
Five seasons in, International Heritage Fashion Week is not asking fashion to choose between heritage and what comes next. It is showing how naturally the two can share a runway.
Avtorica članka: Brit Olivia, @onceuponatimebrit Odnosi z javnostmi: Paris Runway Official, @parisrunwayofficial Modna revija: International Heritage Fashion Week, @internationalheritagefw Ustanovitelj in oblikovalec: Prashant Goyal, @prashantcgoyal Direktorica produkcije: Victoria Nowak, @victorialnowak Kreativna direktorica: April Love, @aprillove Kreativna administratorka: Brenda Jameson, @mizbjam Vodja kreativnega dela v zakulisju: Nadia Neubert, @nadianeubert_model Vodja kreativnega dela v sprednjem delu prizorišča: Rachel Lauren, @msmodelmentor Kreativna direktorica lepote: Evelin Gonzalez, @evelin__gonzalez__ Kreativni direktor za medije: Deval Parikh Uradni voditelj: Princ Mario Max, @princemariomax Fotograf: Deval Parikh, @dreamfashionprodnyc
