Sahara Sriraman, Spectrum Editor
Metal chain plastrons that sunlight, blushing velvet suits, and leather mini bags are just a few of the pieces featured in VCU alumna Kylie Rose Carroll’s Divine Proportions clothing collection.
Rose’s collection was selected to be part of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s 2021 Fashion Future Graduate Showcase, and was featured on CFDA’s Runway 360 online page on September 7 for New York Fashion Week. fashion graduates and honor the demanding situations faced at school by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to their online page.
Rose, who is lately a fashion student applying for her Master of Fine Arts in Parsons Paris’ Fashion Design and Art program, said she was nominated for the award through one of her fashion professors.
“They were for graduate nominations that members of the university said were the names and up-and-coming brains of fashion, with a focus on things like having a broader purpose as a designer,” Rose said.
She said the clothing collection, Divine Proportions, focuses on how social norms of good looks for women can be harmful, especially since women are told they will have to have a confident appearance that forces them to conform to society’s good-looking standards. The inspiration for this commission came from Rose’s adventure of being informed to love and appreciate her own body, according to the artist.
“I’m deeply hooked on social pressures to, for example, control her appearance and control her weight and do my hair and makeup,” Rose said. “I think things can have negative and destructive effects on women and have had negative effects. “and destructive effects on me. “
She said she was encouraged by her own femininity, that her clothes and accessories can be worn with anyone, regardless of gender.
“There is beyond a delight in what anyone who identifies as a woman could have done,” Rose said of her clothing line. “I think everyone revels in this in other tactics and it’s very universal. “
He said he was looking for this project, as well as the maximum of his work, to challenge society’s disapproval when it comes to talking about frame symbol issues.
“It’s about asking how things work, how you think about things, what they tell you you should be hoping to be or how you think you want to act,” Rose said.
She said she tried to savor and feel proud when her pieces were unveiled at the Runway 360 site on Sept. 7, even though she’s recently in school. She felt even more revered for being identified on the site when she saw other creators. A fan of.
“It’s pretty amazing and it’s an opportunity,” Rose said.
She said VCU has taught her how to make the most of all her experiences, even if they are limited. Rose also said she believes she can get what she needs if she pushes herself.
“They gave me everything I could for my fun at VCU and that’s because I took a lot of initiative on my own, the teachers were there to help you,” Rose said. “In fact, I was able to design my own fun at VCU and get the most out of it. “
Hawa Stwodah, an assistant professor of fashion design, said she first worked with Rose when she was in the momentary grade, preparing her design package for the International Fur Federation’s ReMix Student Fur Design competition, which Stwodah oversaw.
“It was wonderful to see her evolve as a designer because she was looking to master her craft,” Stwodah said.
After Stwodah worked with Rose when she applied for the fashion scholarships, she was her instructor in Rose’s final years at VCU. Twodah was also a mentor to Rose when she was applying to be one of the last for the CFDA award.
“She’s an innovator, she’s going to replace the design of the induscheck out,” Stwodah said. “It’s all we seek to empower our students; make a replacement, improve it, do something new.
Kimberly Guthrie, associate chair of VCUarts’ fashion design and sales department, said Rose was “extremely resourceful,” going beyond her job.
“I knew what I had to do to finish the task, but I was curious and wondering what paintings I could do or how I could think about lifting this task,” Guthrie said.
Guthrie said she is proud of Rose for showcasing her pieces at Runway 360 and is pleased that Rose and her paintings are gaining the popularity they deserve.
She said Rose’s paintings are common, but will have primary effects on the industry, such as challenging fashion criteria and selling facets of industry restructuring, adding inclusivity and sustainability.
“It would possibly seem like a small representation, but its domino effects are greater and I think it will motivate all scholars,” Guthrie said.
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