Sasha Swedlund
“My collection is women’s wear with a little bit of streetwear,” 2022 graduate Sasha Swedlund said of her Debut capsule.
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Sasha Swedlund Dress
Image Credit: ABImages Inspired by Black hair and hairstyles, Swedlund pointed to “Bantu knots… crocheted weaves, braid-ins, different hair cells that have a lot of volume” as the basis for her apparel silhouettes.
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Joel Elliott
Image Credit: ABImages Joel Elliott’s line was conceived from a belief that “clothing should not be gendered.”
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Joel Elliott Menswear
Image Credit: ABImages “One of the things that led me to fashion was realizing that I didn’t feel served by the kind of gender masculine clothing that I saw in stores, so my collection is gender agnostic,” the designer said.
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Susan Lizotte
Image Credit: ABImages Susan Lizotte’s ethereal women’s designs were made from light, semi-translucent fabrications.
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Susan Lizotte Ensemble
Image Credit: ABImages The “organza is hand painted, because it’s a way that I like to relieve stress,” she said.
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Cole Moscaret
Image Credit: ABImages Cole Moscaret’s collection of structured menswear drew inspiration from World War II uniforms.
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Cole Moscaret Men’s Vest
Image Credit: ABImages Moscaret said he pulled inspiration from wartime garb.
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Ethan Martin
Image Credit: ABImages Calling his range a “wacky, colorful pattern show,” Ethan Martin said he sought to recreate the experience of a “drag show on a runway.”
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Yubin Min
Image Credit: ABImages Yubin Min used drawing, hand-stitching, appliques and fabric manipulation to evoke the aesthetic of different types of flowers.
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Yubin Min Floral Dress
Image Credit: ABImages A dress with multiple fabric flowers.
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Esther Gaor
Image Credit: ABImages “I created my collection just to show that even broken things, when you sew them together, can make something beautiful,” Esther Goar said of her men’s and women’s creations, many of which had a geometric patchwork effect.
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Esther Gaor Skirt and Top
Image Credit: ABImages Esther Gaor said her youth in the Phillippines informed her perspective.
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Thierry Kepgang Nana
Image Credit: ABImages As an Cameroonian-African-American guy, I went through a lot to be here,” Thierry Kepgang Nana said, noting that his collection was autobiographical.
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Thierry Kepgang Nana Women’s
Image Credit: ABImages “This collection is personal to me—it’s about my life, and even the future,” he said.