HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF ME?

MATTHEW ERIC VITALFS31012: CURRENT DESIGNERS

WINTER, 2012

SUGARCUBE®124 N 3RD STREET | OLD CITY PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 | (215) 238-0825

“—INNOVATION & HERITAGE RESONATES”

• Since 2004– Industrial lodge

– Modern innovation– Classic design– Timeless vintage

• http://sugarcube.us 

BRANDS/DESIGNERS

1. Feltraiger2. Corey Lynn Calter*3. For Love & Lemons

4. Demylee5. Michael Lauren

FELTRAIGERDANIEL FELDMAN, FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

FOR LOVE & LEMONSGILLIAN MAHIN & LAURA HALL, FOUNDERS

DEMYLEEDEMY LEE, DESIGNER

MICHAEL LAURENLAUREN & MICHAEL MOSHI, SIBLING DESIGN DUO

“FASHION WAS WHAT BROUGHT ME INTO THE PUNK SCENE……THE VICTORIAN INFLUENCE HAS ALWAYS APPEALED TO ME, TOO.IN VINTAGE STORES I DISCOVERED GRANNY BOOTS AND CORSETS.”

• 2000, USA made– NYC, Phila., San Fran.

• SIGNATURE STYLE:– PRINTS, CUTS, TWISTS ON CLASSIC SILHOUETTES

• PHILADELPHIA, TEENAGER– Grandfather, tailor– Mother, interior designer

• Fine Arts (HS)– Labor-intensive

processes of color washing & under-painting

– Visual intelligence

• FIT

• 1995, LA– Custom line of corsets– RTW

• Indian saris, Chinese fringed shawls

“I’m motivated by prints & color”

• Featured:– WWD (7 covers)– Runways shows & events

• Creative family

• Patricia Field, SATC stylist– 1989 (19), 1st line

“I learned how to fit peoples’ bodies from a big opera diva to a skinny

ballet dancer.”

“NARRATIVE IS IMPORTANT FOR MY

DESIGN.I MIGHT DO A SCRIBBLE

THAT LOOKS LIKE A ROPE, AND IT

BECOMES PART OF A NAUTICAL-THEMED

COLLECTION.ONCE I HAVE AN IDEA, I

JUST HAVE TO GET A PIECE OF PAPER.”

SPRING 2012 SPRING 2012 RESORT 2012

HOLIDAY 2011 HOLIDAY 2011

FALL 2011 FALL 2011 PRE-FALL 2011

VIDEOS

• Fashion Week: Behind the Scenes at Corey Lynn Calter (2012), http://youtu.be/tzel7sBwlq0

• Corey Lynn Calter Advanced Style With Ilona (2011), http://youtu.be/3dfuD8wzS7A

MOOD BOARD, FALL 2012

FALL 2012

FALL 2012

FALL 2012

FALL 2012

WHAT’S THE COMMON THREAD?

• Simple and classic silhouettes with a twist– Victorian influence– Vintage meets Bohemian

• Pattern• Mix of bright &bold

colors• Narrative design*

References• http://sugarcube.us/• http://sugarcube.us/women/corey-lynn-calter/• http://www.coreylynncalter.com/• http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2012/02/new-york-fashion-week-corey-l

ynn-calter-kimberly-ovitz-jc-obando.html• http://www.wwd.com/runway/fall-ready-to-wear-2012/review/corey-lynn-calter