Denver Fashion Week- Streetwear and Sneakers. – My Met Media

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On Tuesday, November 12, Denver Fashion Week featured sneakers and streetwear artists. 

Streetwear is a broad category of fashion that includes casual clothing that blends comfort, bold graphics, and handmade elements with various cultures. 

The designers drew influences from their cultures, including Middle Eastern, Mexican, and Japanese cultures, and intertwined them with Denver. 

DNA Picasso, an R&B artist, performed several songs. He has a strong connection to Denver, creating his own fashion events like Lawless. Setting the night off right, he left the crowd bumping with excitement. 

The first designer, Warming Worldwide, used their showing to tell a story of a couple growing up from childhood to adulthood together. The story began with a little girl popping a little boy’s balloon and ended with the two getting married. The collection featured bright, poppy colors and darker, edgier designs. The show perfectly encapsulated how our fashions evolve as we age while also presenting the designers’ unique work in making children’s and adult clothing.

Perspective Pyra, focuses on Middle Eastern culture. Their website states this is because“When looking at the clothing that surrounded our environment, we noticed a lack of Middle Eastern culture tied into the high fashion and streetwear brands.” They presented clothing that carried the deeper message of peace, allowing the wearer to make both a fashion statement and a call for action. This line perfectly encapsulated the power that streetwear can carry. 

Three Eyed Art Collective graced the stage with edgier vibes, featuring bright colors and morbid sayings. The models walked the runway with piercing clamps, looming into the audience’s eyes. Their designer featured embroidered tattoo and piercing needles and showcased the brand’s sneakers. 

Tokiprism has a cyberpunk, goth aesthetic inspired by Japanese streetwear and culture. Toki is the designer, model, and everything for her brand. Tokiprism is a sustainable brand using second hand textiles with the goal of promoting slow fashion.

Another designer whose work revolves around reworking garments into new and different pieces is Dark Denim. Designer AldoElCreator’s inspiration comes from his connection to Colorado, with pieces often hand-stitched, taking elements from various garments and melding them into a new creation. 

Be A Good Person’s showing featured hoodies, sweats, and pullovers galore. All of their designers feature the slogan “Be A Good Person.” The brand focuses on community, uplifting the voices of the silent, and love for all. This line is perfect for everyday wear, speaking to the very nature of streetwear: societal messages told through the styles of strangers. 

The final showing was a collaboration between two designers: OKIME KOLLECTIONS and Good Problems. This showing featured floral elements, jeans, skirts, and various styles of jackets. Their showing ended with the screen reading, “Give me my damn flowers,” as the models all came out together carrying one flower each.

Streetwear is different from other fashion categories, rather than outfits we may see at upscale events, these are fashions we are likely to see around us. Being such an all-encompassing genre of fashion, there is diversity within how normal wear is influenced by the designers’ cultures. 

Whether it be through the message of growing up, showcasing cultures that are frequently overlooked in the fashion world, creating living artworks, or celebrating love, Denver Fashion Week allows us to celebrate our local artists. This little slice of Denver highlighted how diverse and culturally rich our city is.