Monday, January 13, 2014

Gabrielle Arruda And The Embodiment Of Wind

By Marissa Velazquez


Gabrielle Arruda is a Parsons the New School for Design graduate whose upcoming collection takes inspiration from the modern woman with practical yet high fashion designs. With Roots in Chicago she moved to New York to launch a career in fashion. As a young designer, her clothing gives fashion connoisseurs a fresh look on femininity and modernity.

For her first collection, Gabrielle Arruda wanted to embody both femininity and modernity. She found inspiration for the collection in the powerful energy created by wind. She wanted her collection to personify the movement and power that allows wind to create energy on rural farms. With the concept of wind in mind, her debut collection stands as her emergence into the modern fashion world.

What makes her collection stand apart from other designers you ask? Having a fully functional line of clothing made in the USA is one of facets she proudly represents. For Gabrielle Arruda, the point was to provide well designed high fashion garments without sacrificing quality.

With wind as a dominant inspiration behind her debut collection, she named it "Energy". To personify the movement and power of wind she used lightweight yet classic fabric to create pieces for her ideal modern customer. The play on silhouettes within the collection gives it a sophisticated yet classic feel without sacrificing the sensual appeal of the garments.

The collection carries everything from skirts and dresses to shorts and pants. All garments included varying necklines to create a distinct sophistication and character of the garment. Organic fabrics like silk, cotton, and linen were used to illustrate the flow from wind as it creates energy.Each garment is comfortable, yet sophisticated.

Within the "Energy" collection you can find everything the modern woman needs on varying occasions like evening dresses, gowns, and both pants and shorts suits. Gabrielle Arruda made sure that her collection moved with the flow as wind does. The modern woman is always in motion so light fabrics and designs are necessary to evoke the personification of wind within the collection. One of the standout pieces within the collection is a top with a silk chiffon neck piece. The silk neck piece moves like a woman in motion and stands as a statement piece. Other items in the collection include coats, vest and jackets to complete the look.

Aside from her debut collection, Gabrielle Arruda is also focusing her time on other projects. As a contributor to the community and avid believer of women's rights in the workplace, she has promised part of the proceeds from an item in her collection toward a charity that celebrates women empowerment. She has also been working on a logo pin to raise money for breast cancer research.

Up next for designer Gabrielle Arruda is her Fall/Winter 2014 collection that will soon make its debut. As an urban designer, Arruda has made an effort to share her daily inspirations on social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest to keep fashion lovers up to date on her latest trends.




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