Canadian fashion designer Delayne Dixon plans to wow runway audiences with her “edgy” and sustainable collection when she returns to New York Fashion Week for the first time since the pandemic began.
Dixon, from Kamloops, BC, will bring eight local models to New York for the September 9-14 event, which is one of the world’s big four fashion weeks.
For the past decade, Dixon, 30, has been designing clothes for online clients around the world and has showcased her work at fashion shows in Amsterdam, New York and Paris.
Her career highlights include having Emmy-nominated Hollywood TV host Rasha Goel in one of her dresses on the Oscars red carpet in March.
“There was a photo online that…she’s interviewing and then Kevin Costner and his [wife] They were right behind her,” Dixon said on CBC’s Daybreak Kamloops. “I’m a big fan of [his TV drama series] yellow stone.
Hollywood television presenter Rasha Goel was photographed in a dress designed by Delayne Dixon, with actor Kevin Costner and his wife Christine Baumgartner in the background. (rashagoel/Instagram)
‘spicier things’
Originally from Alberta, Dixon says she started studying marketing at the University of Vancouver, but then switched to fashion design, simply because she loved it since high school.
“I didn’t really know how to sew as a child,” she said. “But I’ve always been interested in fashion, especially towards the end of my high school years – I was really into style and all that.”
Dixon says she likes to create “edgy women’s clothing.”
Kamloops, BC, fashion designer Delayne Dixon will attend the New York Fashion Show from September 9-14. (Submitted by Delayne Dixon)
“I definitely like things spicier,” he said. “I wear a lot of black and red and faux fur [and] faux fur: it’s definitely a cutting-edge material.”
She says she’s inclusive in her designs, making each piece up to size 6XL, and uses sustainable fabrics whenever possible.
Kamloops model Emily Phillips, who is appearing at New York Fashion Week, says she contacted Dixon two years ago to collaborate because she loved his “super awesome” sustainable designs.
Kamloops fashion model Emily Phillips praises Delayne Dixon’s use of sustainable clothing materials. (Submitted by Delayne Dixon)
“We live in a world where … fashion is thrown away all the time with ‘fast fashion’ companies,” Phillips said.
“[Dixon] uses as many sustainable products as possible and sources them from people who support good labor laws.”
This will be Phillips’ first appearance at New York Fashion Week and she says she has been practicing hard for the Big Apple runway.
Dixon says she’s very excited for what she describes as a fun “freak event.”
“I really enjoy the atmosphere of all the people,” he said.
“Backstage is very exciting. It’s hectic… I’ve been working on this collection for about six months and it all boils down to this 15-minute show.”
Delayne Dixon models backstage at an event prior to New York Fashion Week. (Submitted by Delayne Dixon)
Source: www.cbc.ca