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(Courtesy Monica Hansen) Monica Hansen plans to showcase her extensive collection of beachwear at Tucson Fashion Week.
After Monica Hansen’s professional modeling career came to a
close, her natural talent for fashion caused her an easy transition
from model to designer. She has always been up to date on the most
recent trends and knows what fits best. Finally, after two long years,
Monica Hansen Beachwear became a reality and the first line was released
at the beginning of 2016.
Hansen and her ‘90s themed swimwear
line will be making their first debut into Tucson this weekend at TFW.
Of course, Hansen is looking forward to the exposure and feedback that
she’ll receive from the exciting release.
(Courtesy Quinlan Wilhite) Tucson-based designer Quinlan
Wilhite plans to show his unique and lifestyle-based brand QMULATIVE at
this years fashion week. Quinlan Wilhite never thought QMULATIVE-labeled stickers and
Arizona-shaped pocket t-shirts would gain him access to Tucson Fashion
Week, but luckily, it did. After two internships at clothing
companies in California, he had found his passion. His love for fashion
grew through art, cars, music, skateboarding and architecture, so he
knew it was time to step it up and bring his dreams to life.
His
grandmother taught him to sew in 2013. Since then, he has been taking
sewing classes at Pima Community College to increase his skill for his
new garment line, which will be presented at TFW.
(Courtesy Richie Rich) Designer Richie Rich's brand
Heatherette became a household name in the early 2000s and he plans to
showcase new clothing from the brand at this year's Tucson Fashion Week. This year’s TFW will be home for many talented designers
including the New York City pop culture icon Richie Rich. He will be
displaying his clothing line, The Richie Rich Project, which has been
modeled by some of the most well known names in the entertainment
industry including Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Pamela Anderson, to
name a few.
With a brand as iconic as The Richie Rich Project, the
new line being displayed at TFW is definitely something to keep a
lookout for. The clothes will play homage to Richie’s fashion roots — a
representation of his bright, one-of-a-kind personality.
(Courtesy Shahida Parides)Special guest and featured runway designer Shahida Clayton
will showcase resort wear, spring and summer 2017 and elegant evening
wear pieces at TFW. A local Tucson designer, Clayton said Tucson is the perfect place to showcase her work. “I’m
so proud to be here [where] we have such a small community, especially
for the fashion,” Clayton said. “I’m really happy to be here because I
usually do fashion shows in [Los Angeles] and New York.”
(Courtesy Henry Picado) The ever-so talented Henry Picado will be one of the many
high-end designers taking part in TFW. His well-established brand, ESTE
& CHLO, has had runways in major fashion capitals like Paris, Milan
and New York. The designer’s appearance at TFW will be his first in
Tucson. “I am very excited to finally arrive in Tucson and see how
the whole show turns out,” Picado said. “I am honored to have been
invited by the organizers to display my collection and hope the audience
is pleased as I am with it.”
When looking for high-end couture in Tucson, one needs
to go no further than Sydney Duncan’s (W) Boutique. Duncan has been the
owner and operator of the small storefront for 20 years and strives to
provide her customers with good quality, trendy products from top
designers. (W) Boutique has participated in TFW every year since
it began and will be exhibiting some of its fall merchandise at Etherton
Gallery. “We love fashion in every form at (W) [Boutique] and
feel it is a fabulous way to express your personality and grace no
matter what your style,” Duncan said.
Abel Gallegos Abel Gallegos, a TFW designer, said that fashion exists as
an extension of the self and as a powerful method of individual
expression. A first-year designer at TFW, Gallegos looks forward to premiering his designs. A
strong focus for Gallegos, which remains extremely prevalent throughout
his collection, is his consistent design of non-gender-based clothing. To learn more about Gallegos, check out his full bio here.
Anine Paulsen
Courtesy Anine Paulsen | The Daily Wildcat
Anine Paulson Debuting her designs at this coming TFW, emerging designer
Anine Paulsen said that fashion has always been a big interest of hers. Paulsen’s
collection draws on elements from the late '90s, where Paulsen has
reflected on the love of her childhood era. She has also found
inspiration from the city of Tucson itself. “There is so much
color, art and life here, and that’s definitely had an impact in my
designs,” Paulsen said. “There is not a single black piece in my
collection, and I think it’s a very fun, romantic and girly collection.” Paulsen said that what really makes her own fashion unique is its mix of streetwear and fantasy.
In Osuna’s current collection, there are a lot of textures
and colors in his designs. Osuna draws inspiration from his family as
well — Osuna’s father owns a boot business and works with a lot of
exotic leathers. Osuna pays tribute to this Western style throughout his
entire collection.
Amanda Delgado | The Daily Wildcat Fashion can be expensive, but for Tucson fashionistas on a
budget, there’s Posh Boutique. Independently owned by Haley Ochoa, Posh
Boutique has been selling gently used and new items from high-fashion
designers since 2012. The shop carries products from notable brands like
Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Prada and more. “My original plan for the store was as a pop up shop for a few weeks to sell my own high-end items,” Ochoa said. Posh
Boutique will be providing accessories for the Tucson Ladies Council
Maison De Mode show at this year’s Tucson Fashion Week.
Courtesy Tucson Fashion Week Carlos Osuna, a designer at TFW, will show his collection, KREATE, at the upcoming TFW show. Osuna
said that every garment in his collection possesses a story behind it.
This specific collection revolves around the mystifying nature of the
woods and the negative stigma that surrounds forests. “Movies have
created a stigma of the woods being a source of evil and witchery, so I
decided to turn this stigma into something positive and enlighten the
moment by using the garments to portray sophisticated and elegant
pieces,” Osuna said.
This years' TFW is particularly special for
Osuna, because he will be presenting alongside the teacher who taught
him everything he knows about fashion.
To read more about Osuna, read his full bio here.Keep up with the Wildcat on Instagram and Twitter as we share more designer profiles Thursday, Friday and Saturday as TFW progresses.
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