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| Fashion X Founder Matt Swinney, Venny Etienne, model wearing Etienne's winning look, Neil Marek, model wearing Marek's winning await as well as Bernina representative |
On Nov 6, Bernina Presented Fashion X Austin: BLANC. The termination was a one-night fashion spectacle alongside alive fashion presentations as well as photograph shoots from stunning Texas-based designers as well as popular upwards shops hosted past times over twoscore transcend brands inwards the local Texas fashion scene equally an early on “holiday shopping” experience. Each build offered a unique “blanc” item alongside a part of proceeds benefitting the Austin Fashion Fund. 59 entrants had been curated downwards to 12 garments that were all inspired past times the Swiss Alps (BERNINA’s domicile country). Dallas-based Neil Marek was named the winner of the get-go always BERNINA Blanc Design Challenge as well as was awarded a prize bundle valued over $20,000. Marek is co-designer of the Marek + Richard line, known for its "funky fresh" draw of piece of employment of mens tops, underwear as well as swimwear. I sympathize this contest was his get-go foray into womenswear as well as it's clear he is headed inwards a positive direction alongside this win.
Fan Favorite was Dallas' own Venny Etienne who received a Bernina 1300 MDC serger as well as coverstitch valued at $2,300. Sweet. Other finalists included: Alisha Contreras, Hannah Leonard, Amanda Scarlett Smith, Dina Chavez, Kassie Carrell, Kraig Pieper, Marissa Marsh, Samantha Plasencia, as well as Stefanie Bell. I asked Etienne how he came upwards alongside his winning design. "I was peculiarly inspired past times the shapes of the Swiss mountains. That is where I came upwards alongside the sentiment of the triangular motif through the garment. I equally good knew I wanted to practise a slice that was potent only yet notwithstanding clean. She had to await inwards accuse as well as tall then I decided to practise a 2-piece crop transcend look." Etienne has had quite a year, from winning RAW creative mortal designer of the year, a Paris scholarship from FGI Dallas along alongside a serger as well as cash scholarship, showing his LeVenity SS16 draw of piece of employment during Style Fashion Week inwards LA as well as right away this accolade. So, what's side past times side for this emerging Dallas designer? "I must state this has been an amazing yr for me as well as for my build LeVenity," muses Etienne. "We are currently starting the pre-order procedure for our novel SS16 draw of piece of employment for LeVenity as well as volition hold upwards working on the side past times side collection. Soon you lot volition come across the LeVenity draw of piece of employment on the racks of major luxury boutique stores inwards major cities close you!"
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