Supima Design Competition: NYFW 2012

Last week I was in New York City covering fashion week for my dear friend Julia of Fashion Pulse Daily. The Sorrelli girls got the chance to attend shows and be FPD runway correspondents for the season. Check out my post here or read on...

Fashion Pulse Daily runway correspondent

Supima Design Competition

9/6/2012

The Theme: Rising talent from design schools across the country compete

The Color Palette: Yellow, peach, violet, burgundy

Best/Collection’s Signature Standout Look: Kate Wilkoff’s Futuristic Fringe

Supima Cotton hosted the 5^th annual Design Competition at Lincoln Center on Sept 6th, with Rachel Zoe as the host and an army of fashion’s elite judging the competition, including designer Tadashi Shoji and Gilt Group founder Alexandra Wilkis Wilson.

The contestants: 

Abigail Glass, a recent RISD grad, kicked off the show with plunging necklines in sunny hues with a  mature-Miami vibe. 

Kyle Pearson from FIT showed a lesson in pleats with leather cummerbund-wrapped dresses in coral and lime hues. 

Natalia Yepes from SCAD showed crystal-embellished cotton gowns in sherbet-colored cotton. 

Jacqueline Siefert from RISD showed organza-like pieces in two-tone palettes. 

Meredith Lyon from Pratt showed a flowing jersey piece with tribal print accents. Lyon’s designs had an effortless quality that felt wearable and of-the-moment. 

Yvonne Luong from FIT incorporated a sculptural element in her runway looks that showed a mastery of technique and a fantastic under-the-sea vibe.

Kate Wilkoff from Pratt followed with her futuristic Fifth Element figure-flattering dresses. Textured layer upon layer were collaged together to form beautiful shapes that contoured to the female silhouette. Each piece was bleached and dyed in a beautiful array of ochre and mustard colors. 

Eduardo Calvo finished the show with deep burgundy gowns in dramatic silhouettes, including a lively scrunched collar jersey gown with a plunging neckline and full-length hem. 

Kate Wilkoff stole the show and won the $10,000 grand prize for her futuristic gowns, made from superior pima cotton. Congratulations Kate from the FPD team!