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See what the Daily News had to say about Fashion Indie Week Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN’S INDIE DESIGNERS BRIDGE THE GAP
There’s Fashion Week in NYC, which hits Bryant Park Sept. 5-12. Then there’s Brooklyn Fashion Week, which launches Monday. And then there’s Fashion Indie Week Brooklyn. Confused? Don’t be. Something huge sets apart Indie Week from the other two style events: the Brooklyn Bridge.
On Tuesday, the landmark’s walkway will be transformed into a fashion runway to mark the start of the borough’s underground designer celebration, which runs through Sept. 7.
Models will begin walking from the Brooklyn side of the bridge at 6 p.m. and should reach Manhattan at around 6:50 p.m.
Local designers showcasing their work include San & Soni, Love Brigade, Sheila Frank, Alicia Trimbell, Mandate of Heaven and Harriet’s Alter Ego.
“We found designers who are based in Brooklyn and designers with a very strong following in Brooklyn. It’s not just about editors, buyers and celebrities, but also the people who are buying the collections,” says Daniel Saynt, president of Fashion Indie Media, the organization behind the event.
Having grown from three shows last year to 12 this season, the group’s largest event is expected to be the N.Y. Couture Show at the club Mansion on Sept. 10. “We’re expecting about 3,000 people,” says Saynt. “All our fashion shows become a party, and we have giveaways throughout the night.”
For more, go to www.Fashionindie.com. - Eloise Parker
Yael Friedman is a Brooklyn gal, born and bred. She established herself as a fashion pro at an early age when she turned old socks and holey gloves into chic Barbie wear. Her family doesn't leave the house until Yael approves their sartorial selections. She speaks a decent English, a nasty trash, and has tried Spanish and Hebrew, to no avail. That's okay, fashion is about the pictures, and a picture is worth, what, 500 words in this market?