Oct 8, 2021

The New Fashion Capital

Atlanta, GA is the next major city in the Fashion Society

Angela Watts takes the city of Atlanta to another level October 5-7 2021. As a city that’s popular for its culture, Watts felt the need to highlight fashion in the category and bring emerging designers to the spotlight. Ragtrade Atlanta is a platform committed to promoting Atlanta’s fashion community by providing leadership through strategic and creative programming to re-position Atlanta’s fashion industry. The company has added Atlanta Fashion Week as a new branch that is a cultural event showcasing the best seasonal collections of local and international fashion designers to a diverse audience including press, buyers, and consumers. This year was the very first show and let’s just say Atlanta is off to a good start in being The New Fashion Capital.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Eli Kish, based out of Los Angeles, California, gave the audience a taste of resort and loungewear at its finest. Being inspired by traveling Eli Kish uses fabrics like cotton, silk, and linen to produce high-quality merchandise for consumers. The letters behind E.L.I represent Everyday Luxury Items.

“Luxury Isn’t Just What You Wear—It’s A Lifestyle” @elikish

Redo Chapple ended the night leaving the crowd in awe with his couture crafts. Originally from Tennessee, Chapple built his brand from the ground up and shifted to the city of Atlanta in the year 2002. With his talent, he’s now being compared to some of the world’s top luxury brands like Chanel and Dior. By staying true to his brand and himself he plans to nurture House of Chapple into a lifestyle brand, enjoyed all around the world.

@houseofchapple

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Atlanta native Octavius Terry opened the show with a “Kill Bill” inspired collection paying homage to martial arts and samurai cinema. Terry utilized his sense of oversized style when he produced pieces for this collection. He enjoys the way you can wear anything with fashion. As part of Atlanta Fashion Week’s first show he says the city has the potential to match with the well-known fashion empire of New York City.

@octaviousterry

Derrick Thomas founder of Hideoki Bespoke closes the show with a luxury collection of men’s suits and women's casual wear. The celebrity designer provides clients with a high-quality feel and superior customer service.

@hideokibespoke

Thursday, October 7, 2021

The week ended with a different type of runway presentation. The models walk from upstairs to downstairs of the Roche Bobois in Buckhead, Atlanta, giving the audience a full taste of the designer’s creations. The show included designs from Tracy Nicole Clothing, Vie Riche Paris, House of Chapple, Sylvia Mollie, Melrose High Collection, Wear Brims, Splashed By DKG, and Eze Attire.

@splahedbydkg

Daniel Grier born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama presented his Reflection Collection on the runway. The Splash by DKG founder was inspired during the Covid-19 quarantine in 2020. With many people losing their jobs he took a look in the mirror and envisioned the future of people walking into what they aspire to be. For many major companies, the shutdowns cause them to either downgrade or go out of business completely. 2021 grew a tremendous amount of successful black-owned businesses. Most side hustlers were able to walk away from their 9-5 jobs and work full time in their passion making more money than they originally were before the lockdown. Grier wants people to walk into the reflection of themselves.

Redo Chapple of House of Chapple shows off his show line. On the left is the Chapple sneaker, The middle is a luxury designed boot covered in silver stones, and to the right is a classic look of men’s dress shoes.

Kenya Freedom owner of Sylvia Mollie Collection shows potential clients how to dress in style feeling powerful and confident. As a former student at the Fashion Design Intercontinental University, she was inspired by strong women in her life to creating clothing made for fearless women of the world.

@sylviamollie

Melrose High, an unorthodox American clothing brand, utilizes the inspiration of traveling to develop his craft. Above shows a visual representation of Daryl Mapps’, the founder, signature quote “Faith Not Sight”. Topped off with a hat from WearBrims luxury hat company.

@melrosehighcollection @wearbrims

Design Illustrator, Stephanie Gentry, also makes an appearance. The SCAD alumni capture the essence of fashion and paste the vision on paper. As seen in Rouge Wedding Magazine City Chic Living and Life and Style Magazine.