Brooklyn borough prez seeks rising trend expertise for NYFW runway present • Brooklyn Paper
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Arts Ambassador Colm Dillane invite native trend designers to showcase their couture at an upcoming New York Trend Week occasion.
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Brooklyn trend fanatics, get your sketch pads and stitching machines prepared: Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Arts Ambassador Colm Dillane of KidSuper are looking for 5 rising designers to showcase their couture at a full-service trend present throughout New York Trend Week this fall at Brooklyn Borough Corridor.
The decision for purposes is open now and closes July 6 at 11:59 p.m. Winners might be notified the week of July 18. Collections have to be runway-ready 15 days earlier than the present.
Candidates have to be 18 or older and Brooklyn residents to qualify. Every chosen designer will obtain a $5,000 grant to assist cowl bills and mentorship alternatives with Dillane. The borough president’s workplace is not going to present supplies, instruments or skilled help for garment development. Nevertheless, Reynoso and his workforce will handle all logistics, together with fashions, hair and make-up, styling, images, videography, backstage setup and the runway — full with lighting, sound, music and stage design.
The style present is a part of Reynoso’s Arts Ambassador Initiative, introduced throughout his 2025 Brooklyn State of the Borough tackle. This system celebrates and helps the borough’s vibrant inventive group, offers mentorship for rising Brooklyn artists, strengthens connections between creatives and cultural establishments, and expands public engagement with the humanities.
From streetwear in Mattress-Stuy to bridal boutiques in Bay Ridge, Reynoso mentioned folks from all around the world come to Brooklyn for the style and elegance that originates there.
The beep acknowledged that it has change into practically not possible for younger and aspiring artists to “get their foot within the door” within the trend business. He mentioned the style present affords rising designers an opportunity to showcase daring and expressive types rooted within the borough’s various tradition.
“However a guess on Brooklyn isn’t misplaced – and inaugural Arts Ambassador Colm Dillane is aware of that firsthand,” Reynoso mentioned. “I’m so grateful for Colm’s partnership as we construct an artist community based mostly on mentorship, alternative, and excellence, and I can’t wait to see the work Brooklyn’s up-and-coming designers have to indicate.”
Brooklyn’s first-ever arts ambassador, Colm Dillane, is the inventive power behind KidSuper, a borough-based model recognized for its clothes, artwork and community-focused strategy. In 2021, he obtained the celebrated Karl Lagerfeld Prize, guest-designed Louis Vuitton’s 2023 Autumn/Winter menswear assortment, and has collaborated with main manufacturers together with the Brooklyn Nets and PUMA.
“Brooklyn is dwelling – and no two blocks ever look the identical. You’ve received skaters weaving previous strollers, old-school locals buying and selling tales, and youngsters in head-to-toe appears to be like; they undoubtedly styled themselves. That type of unfiltered, on a regular basis expression retains me impressed,” Dillane mentioned. “I’m excited to assist information these younger creatives as they form their personalmodel of what Brooklyn appears to be like like now.”
For extra details about the competition and methods to enter, go to the Beep’s web site.
