#FashionIsArt for LIFEWTR
(Creative Consultancy for Bravò NYC)
LIFEWTR has given the chance to three CFDA young designers to feature their graphics on over 39 million water bottles and then transformed that artwork into the inspiration for their debut fashion collections at New York Fashion Week. In a series of short videos, BRAVÒ, in partnership with Condé Nast's 23 Stories, captured their journey from aspiration to actuality. By focusing on the personal histories behind the trio, we focus on the unrelenting passion driving their art.
Tiffany Huang is a Taiwanese designer born in the USA with a specialization in sustainable/conscious textiles and a BFA graduate from the Parsons School of Design. Huang means yellow in Chinese, which connects to her deep interest in color when approaching design. Growing up, she often connected events in life to clothing, which sparked her interest in fashion design. As a designer, she is always finding new possibilities of using materials, using it to create a dialogue that goes on between textiles and the human body. She is currently an innovator in residence at XRC Labs, was also a finalist for Eyes on Talents Innovation Award and semifinalist for Designer of the Year at Parsons.
Adam Dalton Blake is a contemporary menswear designer who recently graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) with a BFA in men’s apparel design. His inspiration comes from themes or narratives that embrace the colorfully absurd and wildly imaginative. He embraces bold colors and patterns to create garments that excite the senses and create a visual highlighter in a sea of grey and navy. Adam designs for the man who is not afraid to be seen. With work experience from Robert Geller, Greg Foley and Tommy Hilfiger, he currently works as an Assistant Designer of Knits and Sweaters at Bonobos.
Ghazaleh Khalifeh is a textile designer who holds an MFA in textile design and a BFA in fashion design from Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her style focuses on reviving artisanal traditions and cross-collaborations while staying true to the bespoke manufacturing process. Her professional experience includes a design internship at Diane Von Furstenberg, while her works – including an illustrated homage to Yves Saint Laurent – have been exhibited at iconic locations throughout the world, including City Hall of Paris, Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week and BASE Milano in Italy.
