Fashion Week endures on as it’s now time for FWB’s bi-annual series of designer presentations for S/S 2015! Spanning 4 days, with over 20 designers presenting collections, this is going to be a for-sure “Can’t Miss” multi-day event.

Fashion is forever-changing and constantly evolving. As the fashion world changes, FWB continues to showcase cutting edge, emerging designers and trends. The Spring/Summer collection series of shows, aptly titled, ‘Designs of the Times’, begins October 2- 5, 2014 at Industry City (located at 241 37^th Street). Presentations will feature the collections of designers based in the USA, St. Vincent, Africa, Norway, Spain, France, and the Philippines.

This post serves as the first of 2 intro posts for FWB. So Part 1 is all about Day 1 & Day 2, Oct. 2^nd & 3^rd. Day 1 encompasses eco-friendly kids clothing, innovative designs, & RTW! Here is the schedule and breakdown for Oct. 2nd, and some designer and entertainment info –

• Band/Entertainment – Crystal King with Black & Tan
• 6:30 – Red Carpet & Opening Night Cocktails
• 7:30 – Runway time!
• Cocktail reception to follow until 11 pm.

Designers presenting —

My Fabulous Puppy                   

• Eco-conscious pet products that are made of purposed materials for fashion & function. Made in the USA.

  Maxwell William High School

• Womenswear, USA — Career & Technical Education High School

Bridgett Artise with Born again Vintage — Sustainable fashion for women & menswear, USA

Yadestiny Treasure Chest  

• Childrenswear, featuring their Fit For Fashion collection of street style revamped from old clothes. (USA)

Brooklyn Fashionistas Camp — “Spoke the Hub”

• City Kid Camp, USA, Childrenswear — young designers with age ranges from age 5 to 13 years old and received mentoring from celebrity fashion designer/stylist Ron Bass and celebrity DJ Olivia Dope

High School of Fashion Industries — Womenswear (USA)

• FREE after-school opportunity for teens to explore the arts in NYC.

Lisbeth Løvbak Berg     

• Womenswear, Norwegian designer
• clear vision of slow fashion, with focus on high quality tailoring and an ecological and ethical message.

        Iliana Quander 

• Womenswear, USA
• produces mostly one-of-a-kind, custom and short run clothes for women

Repurposed/Reused — Women & menswear, USA

Sohung Designs          

• Womenswear, USA, aka “Tom”
• This collection consists of original, hand-made & one-of-a-kind pieces

Next up, let’s take a look at Day 2, Oct. 3rd, Celebrating a Night of Fashion & Dramatic Scents —

• Hosted by Chef Roblé, celebrity guest host known for creating recipes is now also mixing perfume notes and will introduce his new fragrance, Clique by Roblé:
  • The First Fragrance Recipe by Chef Roblé combines several of Roblé’s signature creations. Invigorating blood-orange, citrus cocktail notes on top. Alluring Dessert notes including vanilla, chocolate and hints of honey, for a lasting sensual gourmand finish. cliquebyroble.com   Not Edible | Only Wearable | Just Delectable

• Band – California King
• 6:30 – Red Carpet
• 7:30 – Runway shows
• Meet & greet with Chef Roblé to follow, and guests will receive a complimentary Scented Nail Lacquer. The CLIQUE polish rounds out the Clique by Roblé collection. It smells like a typical nail polish upon application and smells delicious when dry. The signature fragrance lasts up to 96 hours!
• Fundraiser reception to follow until 11 pm.

Designers to present —

Biljana Salerno of CACI Fashion — Womenswear, USA

• My vision is to break down the walls of the ordinary and create clothing that excites, entices and makes women feel alive

Showcase of African designers w/ Cape Town Fashion Council — Women & menswear

Fashion Week Brooklyn is presented by the non-profit, BK Style Foundation. It is a full production event geared to market and promote emerging and established designers from around the world. FWB features men’s, women’s, children’s, eco-friendly, pet couture, accessory, RTW, bridal and couture collections.

To purchase tickets and to see the entire show schedule please visit www.fashionweekbrooklyn.com But here is a brief schedule summary –

• Thursday, October 2- Runway show begins at 7:30pm
• Friday, October 3- Runway show begins at 7:30pm (Meet and greet directly after)
• Saturday, October 4- Runway show begins at 7pm
• Sunday, October 5- Runway show begins at 4pm (Closing party directly after)

Additional event sponsors & information –

• Luevo — an online platform that creates a direct channel between American and Canadian designers and shoppers announced a new partnership with FWB enabling guests the opportunity to reserve and shop new looks straight off the runway!

• GoGo Squeez
• yelp
• Brooklyn Winery – locally crafted wine, eats, and private events
• Alchemy Creamery
• Creative Engineering

• Splash PR Agency
• Brooklyn Style, aka bk Style
• Green Living – build a better planet
• City Point
• Orange Peel SL
• Beautiful Stranger –– a vibrant community of lifestyle trendsetters sharing their personal style and insider secrets. Beautiful Stranger will provide visual content featuring fashion tastemakers and trendsetters attending the four-day FWB event and on the streets of Brooklyn. All in all, partnering with FWB to further engage its audience this season!

• Fashion GPS
• EM Design
• Uber

• New York Events – daily source for NY events
• ae 56
• TimeOut New York
• Duggal
• Brooklyn Brewery

• Dream Team Media Group
• Industry City
• Li-Lac Chocolates, since 1923
• Gotham Stages

• NYC 2^nd Chance Rescue – established 2009
• CrossFire Sound Productions
• Levy Lighting NYC

• Brooklyn Tourism
• zico – pure premium coconut water

The amazing locale for FWB is once again, Industry City! Industry City is a 6-million square foot collection of historic warehouse structures situated on the waterfront in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The complex’s owners – Belvedere Capital, Jamestown and Angelo Gordon, along with Cammeby’s International and FBE Limited – are actively updating the complex, its amenities and its systems while cultivating a diverse tenant mix that fuses today’s burgeoning innovation economy with traditional manufacturing and artisanal craft. This work is paving the way toward a vibrant and diverse community of forward-thinking companies that support good-paying jobs for workers across skill and experience levels. For more information, visit industrycity.com.

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