April 3, 2025 • 26 mins
In this episode we are happy to have fashion designer Evan Hirsch and we chat with Fashion Reverie Editor-in-chief William Gooch about his preview of New York International Bridal Week. But, let’s start with Fashion News. All of our news segments are based on the Fashion News Alerts found on fashionreverie.com.
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Speaker 1 (00:23):
Welcome to Fashion Reverie Talks. I am Tiana Ibrahimovic.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
And I'm Christopher Fraser filling in for Broadway Diva Sisily Daniels.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Fashion Reverie Talks takes you from the front lines of
fashion to the front row.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
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Speaker 2 (00:55):
In this episode, we're happy to have fashion designer Evan
Hirsh and we chat with Fashion re editor in chief
William Gooch about New York Pride Fashion Week. But let's
start with fashion News Alerts. All Fashion Referees Fashion News
alerts are based on published content on Fashion referee dot com.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
All right, so first piece of news. There are more
comings and goings in the fashion industry. The most recent
major shakeup is Jonathan Anderson departure from Loeve. Anderson, who
served as creative director for eleven years, is leaving the
brand for the creative directorship of the ore So Deor
(01:35):
like Levet is under the outspices of the LVMH, but
Anderson will be replaced by the fashion design duo at
Princess Schooler As they say, they're incredibly honored to join
the fashion house and they value their mission and their
clothes with their own, so it is a great shake.
(02:00):
I think the brand has been doing great with their
latest met Gala appearances and red carpet appearances especially. They
also have one hundred and seventy nine year a year
old heritage, so it will bring the new shape up
of the brand for this year.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Yeah, that door things still a pretty big rumor right now,
but it's like apparently one of the loudest rumors in
the fashion industry.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Tia.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
It's like a glass closet secret. Everyone's calling it because
they still yet to confirm.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Well, fashion every talks talks about it, so why not.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
You know, people with new jobs.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Legendary fashion stylist law Roach, image architect extraordinaire.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
Has a new reality hosting gig.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
He will now be a judge on Project Runway, joining
Christian Siriano and Nina Garcia and also this season returning
for Project Runway, Heidi.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
Clubes Back is the main host.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Oh wow, I love Heidi Klum. She always brings a
little joy her.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
Returns to her roots as the Project Runway host.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
And you know, law Roach is also no stranger to
reality television himself. He was on a couple of seasons
of America's Next Top Model, but he was also a
host on Legendary on HBO the Ballroom competition show. So
it'll be interesting to see what a kind of shade
humor in shops he brings to his role on Project Runway,
(03:30):
because he is always a key.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Key, yes, amazing, well more news in the fashion industry.
So Muglaire has appointed Miguel Castro Freitas as its new
creative director, so as you can see a lot of
news this week, and so he will succeed outgoing creative
director Casey Cadwelder, and he comes with an impressive resume.
(03:56):
He's a graduate of Central Saint Martin's in two thousand
and four, and he has creative stints at Dior under
John Galliano, San loren and Lavan under albas Albert Albaz
and so most notably he was the head of tailoring
(04:18):
at Christian Dior led by Ralph Simmons. So I think
another piece of exciting news. What do you think, Christopher,
how is he going to do?
Speaker 3 (04:28):
You know?
Speaker 2 (04:29):
I really love Casey Caldwalder, but the new creative director
definitely has a very impressive resume, so I'm excited to
see what he will do, especially since he worked under
so many great designers. And apparently if you want a
big creative director job.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
You just need to go to Saint Martin's.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Why not, right, Well, that would be all for Fashion
Reverie News. If you want more info, go to fashion
every dot com. And we continue our episode with another
special appearance. I'm excited to welcome Evan Hirsh to talk
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about his latest bridal collection. It is always to have.
Good to have Evan back. Hi, Evan, how are you?
Speaker 5 (05:19):
I'm good, excited to be here with you today.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Good to see you. I see you're wearing one of
your signature designs with a flower and a big flower
and I can't quite see well, but hope to see
it in person sometime soon.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
Definitely.
Speaker 5 (05:38):
I never leave the house without like one big statement broach, flower,
just something really in your faith.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
So that was my inspir for today.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
I love it. So let's talk about your fall twenty
twenty five. Collection that you showed at New York Fashion Week.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
Yeah, so that was a really great experience. I wanted
to do something kind of unique for me this season.
I was really inspired by my childhood in terms of
painting and creating art. I was always a very artistic
young child, and my mom enrolled me in a lot
of art classes when I was young, to my benefit today.
So that was really great, and I was inspired by
(06:19):
I do a lot of these transforming, shape shifting, color
changing dresses, but I wanted this season to be a
focus on the actual look of the garment, so I
used a lot of ombre fabrics to show color changing
in a different way.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
So that was really great as well.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Oh amazing, But you have also recently developed a new
project where you go into a good will store by
a garment and embellish it. Is that right?
Speaker 5 (06:46):
Yes, this was something that I kind of considered a
little social experiment where I would just go to a
thrift store. I mean, every designer wants to see their
garment in a retail store, So I said, what is
a way, a low risk way that I could do
that as kind of a social experiment. So I went
into a local goodwill. I bought a dress like a
(07:06):
seven dollars six dollars BB dress. I went home, I
beated it for over like thirty hours, and then returned
it straight back to the thrift store, like I inconspicuously
put it in my tote bag and just put it
back on the rack. And it really took off. People
resonated with it. People said that they, you know, growing up,
all they could do is shop at thrift stores and
(07:27):
that was the only access they had to bind clothes.
So to find something that was custom couture made in
a thrift store and see the story behind it, they
really found a special place for that in their hearts.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Wow, have you ever done that for a bridal gown?
Speaker 5 (07:43):
I am going to So, as you know, Bridal Fashion
Week is coming off. I have my show on BCFDA
calendar on April ninth, So I thought, why not continue
this momentum of doing these little social experiments at the
thrift store and now have a dress that was seen
and you know during New York Bridal Fashion Week presentation
(08:05):
back at.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
The thrift store.
Speaker 5 (08:06):
So it's kind of like a runway to thrift store
segue that I don't think has been done before.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Oh, that's wonderful. So you're excited about the bridal week,
I am. This talks a little bit about what to
expect when it comes to your collection.
Speaker 4 (08:22):
Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 5 (08:22):
This season, I'm focusing on these capes that I make
have that have been sort of like a commercial success
for me.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
Which is and you know, I love those capes.
Speaker 5 (08:32):
You know, I've become like synonymous with it, which is
really great. I mean, I've been doing all of these
in your face, crazy transformative dresses. But the crazy thing
is this retail success has kind of been these little
chiffon tapes. So it's funny how, you know, the when
we think too much about something, sometimes the least expected
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thing is what really takes off. So that's been really
great too. It all started when I was on the
Sherry Shepherd Show and they asked me, oh, can you
get a gift to Sherry. I said, yes, I make
these little capes. I'd love to give her one. I
gifted her one on the show, and within that moment
when it aired on Fox, I got like twelve orders,
and then they posted the video and I got another
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like fifteen orders, and then the week after I got
another ten, and I was like you know, I think
I got to do this, but I got to expand
the collection rather than this one cape, Like I got
to make capes with.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
An s So yeah, no, I actually saw that episode
with Sherry and I saw the cape. It was like
you could wear it in more more ways than one. Correct.
Speaker 5 (09:33):
Yeah, you could wear it as a cape. You could
flip it upside down and wear it as like a
shawl with these hand placed flowers on it. Or you
could throw it around your waist. You could attach it
to your dress and it becomes like a little peplum.
So it's still convertible, but in another way very cool.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
So what is coming next for you? Well, what's next
after the bridle?
Speaker 5 (09:56):
So after bride a Week, I mean, we always like
to finish one fashion season and go spring into the
other ones. I'll definitely be sitting thinking about spring summer
in September, so that's always a big you know, a
lot of people enjoyed the nice weather fashion weeks rather
than standing in the cold, so that's going to be
really exciting to do a September fashion week. And hopefully
in between that we have some you know, red carpet
(10:18):
opportunities between the met Gala and Tony Wards, so fingers crossed.
We have some things in the works, so I'm hoping
they come.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
To Fruition amazing. Thank you so much, Evan, and I
will see you at a Bridal show, do you.
Speaker 5 (10:33):
Then?
Speaker 4 (10:38):
While we're on the topic of Bridal Fashion Week, Fashion
refreender in.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Chief William Gooch is here to talk to us about
the upcoming New York Bridle Fashion Week season.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
Hey Gooch, Hello, Christopher.
Speaker 4 (10:51):
You ready for Bridal?
Speaker 6 (10:53):
Not quite. I'm still getting invitations and requests and confirming
and trying to get my schedule together.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
But it's going to be a.
Speaker 6 (11:04):
Really exciting Bridal Week, very exciting. I'm really excited about it.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
The question I've always wanted to ask you, how'd you start?
How'd you get involved with Bridal Fashion Week? How'd you
get hip to it? Like, what'd you start attending?
Speaker 6 (11:21):
Well, you know, as a fashion editor in New York
back in the day, oh the day, we would get
you know, once you got on the list for fashion
pr firms, they would invite you to everything. Something that
doesn't happen as much as it used to and they
really need to go back to that. So I was
writing for other fashion publications. I had started or launched
(11:44):
Fashion Reverie dot com, Fashion Reverie cut dot com yet
and I would get all these invitations to bride and
I was like, okay, I'm not doing that. How many
white dresses can you look at? I thought it would
be really boring. So when I launched Fashion Reverie as
an online fashion magazine or go to fashion magazine for
(12:05):
all things fashion, I was thinking, well, you know, we
need to have a different kind of content. We can't
just do ready to wear, can't just cover the coture collections.
Let's try something different. And so that's that season, I
think Fashion Wherever. He was about a year and a
half old. I started getting these all these bridal invitations,
(12:25):
and believe it or not, there was a designer named
Douglas hunault I don't know if you remember Douglas Hndaulton.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
Yes I do.
Speaker 4 (12:31):
It was a little before my time, but I know
the lord.
Speaker 6 (12:34):
Right, and he had a store in the Plaza Hotel.
And I used to cover Douglas's ready to wear, and
you know, Freddie Anderson was his go to man at
Douglas and a Frederick Anderson now that has his own collection,
but they were partners and work together. So I got
invited to Douglas's bridle at the Plaza hotel man who
(12:57):
would turn doun on a fashion show at the Plaza.
I said, you know what, I'm gonna give this a try,
and I went. I went to about three or four
bridle shows that season, and I was just blown away
by the variety and the diversity of the silhouettes. And
it wasn't just one white dress after the next. Granted
(13:18):
there's a lot of white dresses. Let's be real about this. Yeah,
there's a lot.
Speaker 3 (13:22):
Of white dresses.
Speaker 6 (13:24):
But there were bridal cocktail dresses, bridle jump suits, and
a brand that we loved that I went to that
first season. Sayah had an incredible traded director at one time,
and I'll never forget one season, Don O'Neill. He's no
(13:46):
longer there, but he did a whole bridal collection referencing
David Bowie.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
Can you believe it?
Speaker 6 (13:54):
It was David Boie, you know, glam rock set early
having these bridle I mean, I don't know how well
it sold, but it was off the charts.
Speaker 3 (14:06):
So they kind of.
Speaker 6 (14:09):
Informed me that it was more than just one pretty
classic silhouette bridle gown. It's coming from a lot of
different directions, and so we've been on the Bridle train
ever since and we just love it.
Speaker 4 (14:24):
A lot of the ready to wear world.
Speaker 2 (14:26):
It's governed by the Council of Fashion Designers of America
c FDA Bridle Council.
Speaker 4 (14:33):
Could you talk to us about the Bridal Council.
Speaker 6 (14:35):
Well, the Bridal Council started. I'm not quite sure when
it started, maybe ten eleven years ago. And one of
the reasons it was started, you know Rachel Leonard and
Lewis io covel I hope I'm pronouncing his name correct,
you know, the president of Itali APR, my favorite PR companies.
Oh yes, Lewis the kindest man in the world. He
(15:00):
They decided they had to do something so that Bridal
Week would not go down the same rabbit hole that
New York Fashion Week was going down, where you had
these brands come and present a fashion week and then
they were gone and there was no way for consumers
to get in contact with those after they saw the
(15:21):
reviews and the collections online. There was no way for
consumers to purchase the garments. The garments didn't end up
in American department stores. They were mostly online, So it
was kind of like that was happening in Bridle where
we had bridal brands that were not US based brands
that were coming to New York Fashion Week because it
(15:42):
was called New York International Bridal Week at the time,
and they would show, they would get a showroom, they
would get a space, a venue, they would show, get
crazy press, draw editors and stylists and boutique owners to
their shows, and then they were gone. There was no
way to contact. There was nowhere for the boutique owners
(16:03):
to really contact and get the gowns in their stores
for their audience, their customers. There was nowhere for consumers
to purchase the gowns. They just came for the allure
and the publicity and the great press, and they would
take that press and use it to get investors. So
(16:24):
they kind of used New York Bridal Week New York
International Bridal Week without really trying to establish a presence
in the United States. And Lou and Rachel said, Okay,
we got to stop this. Because I had a long
conversation with Lou ABOUTI some years ago and he said,
they said, we got to stop this. We've got to
(16:44):
make this a serious Bridal Week, where people have to
be invested in Bridal Week and showing in the US
and having their bridal collections available for consumers in the US.
So they started the Bridle so kind of as a
regulatory board, I don't know if that's the right word,
(17:05):
a regulatory board, so that people who were coming were
very serious about being in the US market. It's kind
of almost like, I don't know if you know this, Chrystal.
I'm sure you know so, you know so much, You're
so bright, but you know, it's like Paris Fashion Week.
Everybody can't show in Paris and beyond count Like you
can show in Paris, but you're not on the official calendar.
(17:26):
You know, in order to show in Paris Fashion Week,
you have to have an Italia an address in Paris.
You can't give the official calendar just by popping up,
reading a venue and showing like you can do here
unfortunately in New York. So it makes Paris Fashion Week
a lot more serious, a lot more people have to
(17:48):
be invested a little bit more to brands, and lou
and Rachel, if I'm not mistaken, wanted to do the
same thing and it has really worked. One thing, you
you don't see at Bridal Week that unfortunately we see
too much at New York Fashion Week is a lot
of random people coming in and out who don't serve
(18:10):
the fashion industry or the brands at all, and the
revolving door of random people just popping in, influencers that
don't have a big audience popping in and kind of
trying to make it into their own thing. The people
at Bridle are serious for the most part, serious industry professionals,
(18:30):
and I want to thank Lou and Rachel for really
really putting those standards in place that work really well
for the New York market.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
So with all your years of attending Bridle, who are
some of your favorite designers that you're looking forward to,
especially with the season coming up next week.
Speaker 6 (18:48):
Well, you know, I love mark Ingram That's my buddy,
that's my brand.
Speaker 3 (18:56):
I love Mark.
Speaker 6 (18:58):
You know, Mark does wonderful, buautiful traditional silhouettes, but he
adds a little something modern and special to it, so
it's not just a beautiful trumpet gown, bridal gown, or
a beautiful princess gown. It's always a story, a wonderful story.
(19:18):
I remember two seasons ago he did a whole Gilded
Age bridal collection.
Speaker 3 (19:24):
It was unbelievable.
Speaker 6 (19:26):
And this season he's having a runway show more than
just a presentation, so that's exciting. And of course, Christopher,
I've seen you at a Nasty Santo. You know how
much about it?
Speaker 4 (19:40):
So, yes, that's that's the girl right there.
Speaker 3 (19:44):
There you go. It's glam glam courture expensive.
Speaker 4 (19:52):
It's like, yes, Disney Princess, every time.
Speaker 6 (19:56):
Every time one year she were you were you at
her collection? Years she showed it jazz at Lincoln Center
with a full symphony orchestra.
Speaker 4 (20:06):
Do you remember, do you have like a guest what
a year that was?
Speaker 3 (20:10):
No, I don't remember. It's a you know, I've got
to go to so many things. I can't remember all these.
Speaker 2 (20:14):
I think I went to someone show with jazz and
Lincoln Center.
Speaker 4 (20:17):
I think it was hers. And this was some years back, some.
Speaker 6 (20:20):
Years back, yes, about five years six, about six years ago,
I think I was there. Yeah, So you know, it's
it's on her collections are on that level, that very luxury,
you know, fantasy.
Speaker 3 (20:36):
Level.
Speaker 6 (20:37):
So iz of course is a must.
Speaker 3 (20:42):
Let's see.
Speaker 6 (20:43):
Hm, it's so many to choose from Christopher, you know,
it's hard mirrors, Villainger. Oh my god, just glam beaded couture.
I love her and we're actually going to her show
this season. I Dan Cohen, which is sexy, hot, bridle,
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sexy girl. You want to show what your mama gave
you kind of gowns, you know what I'm saying. It's
just a line sexy. Yes, those are my favorite. Those
are a few of my favorites.
Speaker 2 (21:16):
So I know you're still is something your schedule, But
are there any other designers you're looking forward to, like
maybe some newcomers or people that haven't shown in a
while that are coming back.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
Well realm Opera. Oh she's not back.
Speaker 6 (21:30):
She never left. But she would do private appointments. But
she's doing a big presentation on Monday. I think April seventh.
Speaker 4 (21:39):
Oh okay, huh, I said, oh okay. You know she
reams always deliver.
Speaker 6 (21:45):
And you go to Rems Christ you know, we would
go to Rams Ready to Wear. I remember and it
was just oh yes, line sublime. But she's doing but
she's back with a full presentation slash show on the
seventh Adam Mansion. I can't remember the exact address. I
think it's in the fifties sumer, so some mansion that
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she's going to have it. And you know this season,
Joseph A. Bood, who is who does men's tuxedos, his
bridal touxedos, He's doing a big presentation on Bridal Week,
and you know, I've never been to Joseph A. Bood's
bridal tuxedos, so that's a first for me. I've been
(22:27):
to his shows for Ricky, his.
Speaker 4 (22:29):
Fashion shows back in the day with my favorite.
Speaker 3 (22:31):
All favorite, because the clothes were just.
Speaker 2 (22:35):
Class the casting of the models, the clothes just delivered, delivered, delivered.
Speaker 6 (22:43):
Delivered, delivery, So you know, he's showing I don't know
if it's the first time, but it's my first experience
of seeing his presentation of men's bridal wear, so that's
going to be great. Of course, you know, Evan was
just on so we love Evan, so I can't wait to.
Speaker 4 (23:02):
See that the season this season and it has thrown.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
A lot too, So yeah, he's grown.
Speaker 6 (23:09):
He's really grown so much as a designer and it's wonderful. Christopher,
and I know you feel the same way to kind
of be with the designer at the beginning of their
career and stay with them and see their growth.
Speaker 3 (23:21):
I mean, what do you think.
Speaker 2 (23:23):
I've seen a lot of designers of this industry go
like I remember there was there were designers I used
to have to go to pull from from their apartments,
and now they got collaborations and collections of Bloomingdale's and
these bigs that are.
Speaker 4 (23:36):
Doing all this big money in e commerce.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
Now, I'm like, I remember the infancy of their careers.
Speaker 6 (23:42):
Yes, And I want to add that we will have
our bridal preview article up next week being and it's
written by Marley Gifford, one of our newest editors at
Fashion Reverie, and she's doing such an incredible job up
and so viewers please go to fashionrevery dot com and
(24:05):
see her Bridle preview for fall for the spring twenty
twenty six. Remember, bridal collections are always shown a year
in advance because BRIT's plan their weddings a year or
more in advance. So please go to fashionreveray dot com
and look at her article. She's going to have not
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only a preview, she's going to have sketches. It's going
to be a really, really great piece. So I'm so
glad that we're doing this conversation Christopher, because that leads
into what Marley's going to finish sending to us, and
we're going to put up next week prior to Bridal week.
So and Christopher, thank you for such a great interview.
Speaker 4 (24:50):
Thank you, thank you good.
Speaker 3 (24:52):
She's always pleas great to see your growth.
Speaker 4 (24:57):
Well, thank you boss. Great to hear from you on
this episod. Go to Fashion Referee Talks.
Speaker 3 (25:02):
Okay, thank you.
Speaker 1 (25:06):
Well viewers. That's it for this episode of Fashion Reverie Talks.
Speaker 4 (25:10):
We would like to.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
Thank Fashion Referee der in chief William Gooch and fashion
designer Evan Hirsch for joining us for this episode.
Speaker 1 (25:17):
For information on these and other stories, go to Fashion
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Welcome to Fashion Reverie Talks. I am Tiana Ibrahimovic.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
And I'm Christopher Fraser filling in for Broadway Diva Sisily Daniels.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
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Speaker 2 (00:55):
In this episode, we're happy to have fashion designer Evan
Hirsh and we chat with Fashion re editor in chief
William Gooch about New York Pride Fashion Week. But let's
start with fashion News Alerts. All Fashion Referees Fashion News
alerts are based on published content on Fashion referee dot com.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
All right, so first piece of news. There are more
comings and goings in the fashion industry. The most recent
major shakeup is Jonathan Anderson departure from Loeve. Anderson, who
served as creative director for eleven years, is leaving the
brand for the creative directorship of the ore So Deor
(01:35):
like Levet is under the outspices of the LVMH, but
Anderson will be replaced by the fashion design duo at
Princess Schooler As they say, they're incredibly honored to join
the fashion house and they value their mission and their
clothes with their own, so it is a great shake.
(02:00):
I think the brand has been doing great with their
latest met Gala appearances and red carpet appearances especially. They
also have one hundred and seventy nine year a year
old heritage, so it will bring the new shape up
of the brand for this year.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Yeah, that door things still a pretty big rumor right now,
but it's like apparently one of the loudest rumors in
the fashion industry.
Speaker 3 (02:28):
Tia.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
It's like a glass closet secret. Everyone's calling it because
they still yet to confirm.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Well, fashion every talks talks about it, so why not.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
You know, people with new jobs.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Legendary fashion stylist law Roach, image architect extraordinaire.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
Has a new reality hosting gig.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
He will now be a judge on Project Runway, joining
Christian Siriano and Nina Garcia and also this season returning
for Project Runway, Heidi.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
Clubes Back is the main host.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Oh wow, I love Heidi Klum. She always brings a
little joy her.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
Returns to her roots as the Project Runway host.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
And you know, law Roach is also no stranger to
reality television himself. He was on a couple of seasons
of America's Next Top Model, but he was also a
host on Legendary on HBO the Ballroom competition show. So
it'll be interesting to see what a kind of shade
humor in shops he brings to his role on Project Runway,
(03:30):
because he is always a key.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Key, yes, amazing, well more news in the fashion industry.
So Muglaire has appointed Miguel Castro Freitas as its new
creative director, so as you can see a lot of
news this week, and so he will succeed outgoing creative
director Casey Cadwelder, and he comes with an impressive resume.
(03:56):
He's a graduate of Central Saint Martin's in two thousand
and four, and he has creative stints at Dior under
John Galliano, San loren and Lavan under albas Albert Albaz
and so most notably he was the head of tailoring
(04:18):
at Christian Dior led by Ralph Simmons. So I think
another piece of exciting news. What do you think, Christopher,
how is he going to do?
Speaker 3 (04:28):
You know?
Speaker 2 (04:29):
I really love Casey Caldwalder, but the new creative director
definitely has a very impressive resume, so I'm excited to
see what he will do, especially since he worked under
so many great designers. And apparently if you want a
big creative director job.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
You just need to go to Saint Martin's.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Why not, right, Well, that would be all for Fashion
Reverie News. If you want more info, go to fashion
every dot com. And we continue our episode with another
special appearance. I'm excited to welcome Evan Hirsh to talk
(05:11):
about his latest bridal collection. It is always to have.
Good to have Evan back. Hi, Evan, how are you?
Speaker 5 (05:19):
I'm good, excited to be here with you today.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Good to see you. I see you're wearing one of
your signature designs with a flower and a big flower
and I can't quite see well, but hope to see
it in person sometime soon.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
Definitely.
Speaker 5 (05:38):
I never leave the house without like one big statement broach, flower,
just something really in your faith.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
So that was my inspir for today.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
I love it. So let's talk about your fall twenty
twenty five. Collection that you showed at New York Fashion Week.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
Yeah, so that was a really great experience. I wanted
to do something kind of unique for me this season.
I was really inspired by my childhood in terms of
painting and creating art. I was always a very artistic
young child, and my mom enrolled me in a lot
of art classes when I was young, to my benefit today.
So that was really great, and I was inspired by
(06:19):
I do a lot of these transforming, shape shifting, color
changing dresses, but I wanted this season to be a
focus on the actual look of the garment, so I
used a lot of ombre fabrics to show color changing
in a different way.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
So that was really great as well.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Oh amazing, But you have also recently developed a new
project where you go into a good will store by
a garment and embellish it. Is that right?
Speaker 5 (06:46):
Yes, this was something that I kind of considered a
little social experiment where I would just go to a
thrift store. I mean, every designer wants to see their
garment in a retail store, So I said, what is
a way, a low risk way that I could do
that as kind of a social experiment. So I went
into a local goodwill. I bought a dress like a
(07:06):
seven dollars six dollars BB dress. I went home, I
beated it for over like thirty hours, and then returned
it straight back to the thrift store, like I inconspicuously
put it in my tote bag and just put it
back on the rack. And it really took off. People
resonated with it. People said that they, you know, growing up,
all they could do is shop at thrift stores and
(07:27):
that was the only access they had to bind clothes.
So to find something that was custom couture made in
a thrift store and see the story behind it, they
really found a special place for that in their hearts.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Wow, have you ever done that for a bridal gown?
Speaker 5 (07:43):
I am going to So, as you know, Bridal Fashion
Week is coming off. I have my show on BCFDA
calendar on April ninth, So I thought, why not continue
this momentum of doing these little social experiments at the
thrift store and now have a dress that was seen
and you know during New York Bridal Fashion Week presentation
(08:05):
back at.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
The thrift store.
Speaker 5 (08:06):
So it's kind of like a runway to thrift store
segue that I don't think has been done before.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Oh, that's wonderful. So you're excited about the bridal week,
I am. This talks a little bit about what to
expect when it comes to your collection.
Speaker 4 (08:22):
Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 5 (08:22):
This season, I'm focusing on these capes that I make
have that have been sort of like a commercial success
for me.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
Which is and you know, I love those capes.
Speaker 5 (08:32):
You know, I've become like synonymous with it, which is
really great. I mean, I've been doing all of these
in your face, crazy transformative dresses. But the crazy thing
is this retail success has kind of been these little
chiffon tapes. So it's funny how, you know, the when
we think too much about something, sometimes the least expected
(08:52):
thing is what really takes off. So that's been really
great too. It all started when I was on the
Sherry Shepherd Show and they asked me, oh, can you
get a gift to Sherry. I said, yes, I make
these little capes. I'd love to give her one. I
gifted her one on the show, and within that moment
when it aired on Fox, I got like twelve orders,
and then they posted the video and I got another
(09:13):
like fifteen orders, and then the week after I got
another ten, and I was like you know, I think
I got to do this, but I got to expand
the collection rather than this one cape, Like I got
to make capes with.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
An s So yeah, no, I actually saw that episode
with Sherry and I saw the cape. It was like
you could wear it in more more ways than one. Correct.
Speaker 5 (09:33):
Yeah, you could wear it as a cape. You could
flip it upside down and wear it as like a
shawl with these hand placed flowers on it. Or you
could throw it around your waist. You could attach it
to your dress and it becomes like a little peplum.
So it's still convertible, but in another way very cool.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
So what is coming next for you? Well, what's next
after the bridle?
Speaker 5 (09:56):
So after bride a Week, I mean, we always like
to finish one fashion season and go spring into the
other ones. I'll definitely be sitting thinking about spring summer
in September, so that's always a big you know, a
lot of people enjoyed the nice weather fashion weeks rather
than standing in the cold, so that's going to be
really exciting to do a September fashion week. And hopefully
in between that we have some you know, red carpet
(10:18):
opportunities between the met Gala and Tony Wards, so fingers crossed.
We have some things in the works, so I'm hoping
they come.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
To Fruition amazing. Thank you so much, Evan, and I
will see you at a Bridal show, do you.
Speaker 5 (10:33):
Then?
Speaker 4 (10:38):
While we're on the topic of Bridal Fashion Week, Fashion
refreender in.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Chief William Gooch is here to talk to us about
the upcoming New York Bridle Fashion Week season.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
Hey Gooch, Hello, Christopher.
Speaker 4 (10:51):
You ready for Bridal?
Speaker 6 (10:53):
Not quite. I'm still getting invitations and requests and confirming
and trying to get my schedule together.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
But it's going to be a.
Speaker 6 (11:04):
Really exciting Bridal Week, very exciting. I'm really excited about it.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
The question I've always wanted to ask you, how'd you start?
How'd you get involved with Bridal Fashion Week? How'd you
get hip to it? Like, what'd you start attending?
Speaker 6 (11:21):
Well, you know, as a fashion editor in New York
back in the day, oh the day, we would get
you know, once you got on the list for fashion
pr firms, they would invite you to everything. Something that
doesn't happen as much as it used to and they
really need to go back to that. So I was
writing for other fashion publications. I had started or launched
(11:44):
Fashion Reverie dot com, Fashion Reverie cut dot com yet
and I would get all these invitations to bride and
I was like, okay, I'm not doing that. How many
white dresses can you look at? I thought it would
be really boring. So when I launched Fashion Reverie as
an online fashion magazine or go to fashion magazine for
(12:05):
all things fashion, I was thinking, well, you know, we
need to have a different kind of content. We can't
just do ready to wear, can't just cover the coture collections.
Let's try something different. And so that's that season, I
think Fashion Wherever. He was about a year and a
half old. I started getting these all these bridal invitations,
(12:25):
and believe it or not, there was a designer named
Douglas hunault I don't know if you remember Douglas Hndaulton.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
Yes I do.
Speaker 4 (12:31):
It was a little before my time, but I know
the lord.
Speaker 6 (12:34):
Right, and he had a store in the Plaza Hotel.
And I used to cover Douglas's ready to wear, and
you know, Freddie Anderson was his go to man at
Douglas and a Frederick Anderson now that has his own collection,
but they were partners and work together. So I got
invited to Douglas's bridle at the Plaza hotel man who
(12:57):
would turn doun on a fashion show at the Plaza.
I said, you know what, I'm gonna give this a try,
and I went. I went to about three or four
bridle shows that season, and I was just blown away
by the variety and the diversity of the silhouettes. And
it wasn't just one white dress after the next. Granted
(13:18):
there's a lot of white dresses. Let's be real about this. Yeah,
there's a lot.
Speaker 3 (13:22):
Of white dresses.
Speaker 6 (13:24):
But there were bridal cocktail dresses, bridle jump suits, and
a brand that we loved that I went to that
first season. Sayah had an incredible traded director at one time,
and I'll never forget one season, Don O'Neill. He's no
(13:46):
longer there, but he did a whole bridal collection referencing
David Bowie.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
Can you believe it?
Speaker 6 (13:54):
It was David Boie, you know, glam rock set early
having these bridle I mean, I don't know how well
it sold, but it was off the charts.
Speaker 3 (14:06):
So they kind of.
Speaker 6 (14:09):
Informed me that it was more than just one pretty
classic silhouette bridle gown. It's coming from a lot of
different directions, and so we've been on the Bridle train
ever since and we just love it.
Speaker 4 (14:24):
A lot of the ready to wear world.
Speaker 2 (14:26):
It's governed by the Council of Fashion Designers of America
c FDA Bridle Council.
Speaker 4 (14:33):
Could you talk to us about the Bridal Council.
Speaker 6 (14:35):
Well, the Bridal Council started. I'm not quite sure when
it started, maybe ten eleven years ago. And one of
the reasons it was started, you know Rachel Leonard and
Lewis io covel I hope I'm pronouncing his name correct,
you know, the president of Itali APR, my favorite PR companies.
Oh yes, Lewis the kindest man in the world. He
(15:00):
They decided they had to do something so that Bridal
Week would not go down the same rabbit hole that
New York Fashion Week was going down, where you had
these brands come and present a fashion week and then
they were gone and there was no way for consumers
to get in contact with those after they saw the
(15:21):
reviews and the collections online. There was no way for
consumers to purchase the garments. The garments didn't end up
in American department stores. They were mostly online, So it
was kind of like that was happening in Bridle where
we had bridal brands that were not US based brands
that were coming to New York Fashion Week because it
(15:42):
was called New York International Bridal Week at the time,
and they would show, they would get a showroom, they
would get a space, a venue, they would show, get
crazy press, draw editors and stylists and boutique owners to
their shows, and then they were gone. There was no
way to contact. There was nowhere for the boutique owners
(16:03):
to really contact and get the gowns in their stores
for their audience, their customers. There was nowhere for consumers
to purchase the gowns. They just came for the allure
and the publicity and the great press, and they would
take that press and use it to get investors. So
(16:24):
they kind of used New York Bridal Week New York
International Bridal Week without really trying to establish a presence
in the United States. And Lou and Rachel said, Okay,
we got to stop this. Because I had a long
conversation with Lou ABOUTI some years ago and he said,
they said, we got to stop this. We've got to
(16:44):
make this a serious Bridal Week, where people have to
be invested in Bridal Week and showing in the US
and having their bridal collections available for consumers in the US.
So they started the Bridle so kind of as a
regulatory board, I don't know if that's the right word,
(17:05):
a regulatory board, so that people who were coming were
very serious about being in the US market. It's kind
of almost like, I don't know if you know this, Chrystal.
I'm sure you know so, you know so much, You're
so bright, but you know, it's like Paris Fashion Week.
Everybody can't show in Paris and beyond count Like you
can show in Paris, but you're not on the official calendar.
(17:26):
You know, in order to show in Paris Fashion Week,
you have to have an Italia an address in Paris.
You can't give the official calendar just by popping up,
reading a venue and showing like you can do here
unfortunately in New York. So it makes Paris Fashion Week
a lot more serious, a lot more people have to
(17:48):
be invested a little bit more to brands, and lou
and Rachel, if I'm not mistaken, wanted to do the
same thing and it has really worked. One thing, you
you don't see at Bridal Week that unfortunately we see
too much at New York Fashion Week is a lot
of random people coming in and out who don't serve
(18:10):
the fashion industry or the brands at all, and the
revolving door of random people just popping in, influencers that
don't have a big audience popping in and kind of
trying to make it into their own thing. The people
at Bridle are serious for the most part, serious industry professionals,
(18:30):
and I want to thank Lou and Rachel for really
really putting those standards in place that work really well
for the New York market.
Speaker 2 (18:39):
So with all your years of attending Bridle, who are
some of your favorite designers that you're looking forward to,
especially with the season coming up next week.
Speaker 6 (18:48):
Well, you know, I love mark Ingram That's my buddy,
that's my brand.
Speaker 3 (18:56):
I love Mark.
Speaker 6 (18:58):
You know, Mark does wonderful, buautiful traditional silhouettes, but he
adds a little something modern and special to it, so
it's not just a beautiful trumpet gown, bridal gown, or
a beautiful princess gown. It's always a story, a wonderful story.
(19:18):
I remember two seasons ago he did a whole Gilded
Age bridal collection.
Speaker 3 (19:24):
It was unbelievable.
Speaker 6 (19:26):
And this season he's having a runway show more than
just a presentation, so that's exciting. And of course, Christopher,
I've seen you at a Nasty Santo. You know how
much about it?
Speaker 4 (19:40):
So, yes, that's that's the girl right there.
Speaker 3 (19:44):
There you go. It's glam glam courture expensive.
Speaker 4 (19:52):
It's like, yes, Disney Princess, every time.
Speaker 6 (19:56):
Every time one year she were you were you at
her collection? Years she showed it jazz at Lincoln Center
with a full symphony orchestra.
Speaker 4 (20:06):
Do you remember, do you have like a guest what
a year that was?
Speaker 3 (20:10):
No, I don't remember. It's a you know, I've got
to go to so many things. I can't remember all these.
Speaker 2 (20:14):
I think I went to someone show with jazz and
Lincoln Center.
Speaker 4 (20:17):
I think it was hers. And this was some years back, some.
Speaker 6 (20:20):
Years back, yes, about five years six, about six years ago,
I think I was there. Yeah, So you know, it's
it's on her collections are on that level, that very luxury,
you know, fantasy.
Speaker 3 (20:36):
Level.
Speaker 6 (20:37):
So iz of course is a must.
Speaker 3 (20:42):
Let's see.
Speaker 6 (20:43):
Hm, it's so many to choose from Christopher, you know,
it's hard mirrors, Villainger. Oh my god, just glam beaded couture.
I love her and we're actually going to her show
this season. I Dan Cohen, which is sexy, hot, bridle,
(21:03):
sexy girl. You want to show what your mama gave
you kind of gowns, you know what I'm saying. It's
just a line sexy. Yes, those are my favorite. Those
are a few of my favorites.
Speaker 2 (21:16):
So I know you're still is something your schedule, But
are there any other designers you're looking forward to, like
maybe some newcomers or people that haven't shown in a
while that are coming back.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
Well realm Opera. Oh she's not back.
Speaker 6 (21:30):
She never left. But she would do private appointments. But
she's doing a big presentation on Monday. I think April seventh.
Speaker 4 (21:39):
Oh okay, huh, I said, oh okay. You know she
reams always deliver.
Speaker 6 (21:45):
And you go to Rems Christ you know, we would
go to Rams Ready to Wear. I remember and it
was just oh yes, line sublime. But she's doing but
she's back with a full presentation slash show on the
seventh Adam Mansion. I can't remember the exact address. I
think it's in the fifties sumer, so some mansion that
(22:06):
she's going to have it. And you know this season,
Joseph A. Bood, who is who does men's tuxedos, his
bridal touxedos, He's doing a big presentation on Bridal Week,
and you know, I've never been to Joseph A. Bood's
bridal tuxedos, so that's a first for me. I've been
(22:27):
to his shows for Ricky, his.
Speaker 4 (22:29):
Fashion shows back in the day with my favorite.
Speaker 3 (22:31):
All favorite, because the clothes were just.
Speaker 2 (22:35):
Class the casting of the models, the clothes just delivered, delivered, delivered.
Speaker 6 (22:43):
Delivered, delivery, So you know, he's showing I don't know
if it's the first time, but it's my first experience
of seeing his presentation of men's bridal wear, so that's
going to be great. Of course, you know, Evan was
just on so we love Evan, so I can't wait to.
Speaker 4 (23:02):
See that the season this season and it has thrown.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
A lot too, So yeah, he's grown.
Speaker 6 (23:09):
He's really grown so much as a designer and it's wonderful. Christopher,
and I know you feel the same way to kind
of be with the designer at the beginning of their
career and stay with them and see their growth.
Speaker 3 (23:21):
I mean, what do you think.
Speaker 2 (23:23):
I've seen a lot of designers of this industry go
like I remember there was there were designers I used
to have to go to pull from from their apartments,
and now they got collaborations and collections of Bloomingdale's and
these bigs that are.
Speaker 4 (23:36):
Doing all this big money in e commerce.
Speaker 2 (23:38):
Now, I'm like, I remember the infancy of their careers.
Speaker 6 (23:42):
Yes, And I want to add that we will have
our bridal preview article up next week being and it's
written by Marley Gifford, one of our newest editors at
Fashion Reverie, and she's doing such an incredible job up
and so viewers please go to fashionrevery dot com and
(24:05):
see her Bridle preview for fall for the spring twenty
twenty six. Remember, bridal collections are always shown a year
in advance because BRIT's plan their weddings a year or
more in advance. So please go to fashionreveray dot com
and look at her article. She's going to have not
(24:26):
only a preview, she's going to have sketches. It's going
to be a really, really great piece. So I'm so
glad that we're doing this conversation Christopher, because that leads
into what Marley's going to finish sending to us, and
we're going to put up next week prior to Bridal week.
So and Christopher, thank you for such a great interview.
Speaker 4 (24:50):
Thank you, thank you good.
Speaker 3 (24:52):
She's always pleas great to see your growth.
Speaker 4 (24:57):
Well, thank you boss. Great to hear from you on
this episod. Go to Fashion Referee Talks.
Speaker 3 (25:02):
Okay, thank you.
Speaker 1 (25:06):
Well viewers. That's it for this episode of Fashion Reverie Talks.
Speaker 4 (25:10):
We would like to.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
Thank Fashion Referee der in chief William Gooch and fashion
designer Evan Hirsch for joining us for this episode.
Speaker 1 (25:17):
For information on these and other stories, go to Fashion
Reverie dot com. Don't forget to hit the like and
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