Lumiere’s Fall/Winter 2022 Collection
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*Nicole De Fulgentiis interviewing Doriane Cooper
N: My name is Nicole I’m here at LA Fashion Week meeting amazing female designers! Tell me your name.
D: Hi, I am Doriane Cooper, and my brand is 3 Points.
N: Tell us more about your brand; what are you looking forward to today?
D: My brand empowers women. To me, women are beautiful no matter their color, their size or anything.
N: Do you have pieces here today in the show?
D: Oh, yes, I am going to show our pieces today.
N: Amazing. What are you excited to see; do you know other designers here?
D: I know a few of them, yes.
N: How would you define success as a female designer?
D: Success is what you see in your clients’ eyes. When the clients are happy, I am happy.
N: What advice would you give to female designers that are interested in pursuing this full-time?
D: The hardest thing as a female is finding clothes that fit our unique bodies. But we have to open ourselves more to what everyone looks like, so they [designers] should go for it and be more open to designing for all types of bodies.
N: Love that. Where can our audience find you on Instagram?
*Nicole De Fulgentiis interviewing Dovile
N: Hi everyone my name is Nicole and we are here with LA Fashion Week interviewing designers. We have an amazing designer here with us now. Introduce yourself, tell us about your brand, what are you excited about for today?
D: My name is Dovile and my brand is Doviart. I am interested in art because I come from a fine art background, so everything I do is a mix of art and science. For me, fashion is the junction of the two of them. I make it wearable, comfortable, and fun.
N: Amazing, so great. Are you wearing one of your pieces right now?
D: Yes.
N: How would you describe this style? It’s beautiful.
D: The most obvious thing that I could say is, wearable art. I guess that's the best way to describe it without adding any more labels.
N: Do you want to see certain pieces? Do you have designer friends that are here? What are you looking forward to?
D: It is my first time in LAFW. I flew in from Chicago; before that, I had NYFW so I am kind of familiar with the New York fashion scene. I barely know anything about LA, so it’s exciting because this is the first time and it's new to me. I don't have many friends here with me, unfortunately, my friends who were coming had to cancel.
N: Oh, you'll meet lots of friends here; this is the best place to be to meet friends. How would you define success within this industry?
D: It depends. For some people, success is measured in by one thing, for me, success is to have a lifestyle that I want to have while making people feel special when they wear my fashion. When somebody buys my piece and then sends me a message saying how awesome it was, it feels great.
N: I love that. Women love to feel beautiful, confident and special. I think it's great that your designs bring that out. Where can our audience find you on social media?
*Nicole De Fulgentiis interviewing Shenika Walker
N: Hi everyone, my name is Nicole De Fulgentiis and I'm here with H3R Magazine, we’re at LA Fashion Week and I'm here interviewing some incredible female designers. Tell us your name, why you are here, and what you are excited about.
S: My name is Shenika Walker and I'm the designer of Elegant Essentials. I'm here to show my spring line, called “Out Of This World.” The art that I used is designed by an artist that does doodling; she calls it doodling, but I call it art. I decided to pair it up with fabric and make beautiful colors out of it.
N: Is this one of your pieces?
S: Yes.
N: Wow, this is stunning — literal art. Like watercolors on fabric!
S: I sew all everything by hand, so I put a lot of hard work and determination into each piece.
N: Where can our audience find you on social media?
*Nicole De Fulgentiis interviewing Alessia
N: Hey everyone, my name is Nicole and I'm at LA Fashion Week with Alessia and we’re going to interview her. We’re interviewing several female designers today. Hi Alessia, tell us who you are and what you are excited about today.
A: Hi, my name is Alessia, and I'm an actress from London. I'm pretty excited about seeing all the different looks today; I'm such a big fashion fan. I have always been obsessed with it, so it's going to be really fun! And I love your magazine.
N: Oh my god, thank you! So sweet. Are there any specific designers you are excited about?
A: Not anyone I can think of right now. I mean, I love the colors orange and green - which are big right now - so I'm hoping to see those colors incorporated today.
N: Tell us about your dress, your aura... everything is just beautiful.
A: I had a friend from London custom-make this for me. I then had a makeup artist and hairstylist help me this morning. I love wearing the color pink, so I had to go with it.
N: Well, you look amazing. Tell us where our audience can find you on social media.
A: @alessia.vernazza □
Article Credits
Lumiere Instagram: @lumiere_runway
Doriane Cooper’s Instagram: @la_maison_3points_official
Dovile’s Instagram: @Doviart.fashion_new
Shenika Walker’s Instagram: @elegantessentialssllc
Alessia’s Instagram: @alessia.vernazza