Every week, I buy new flowers to arrange on my living room table. Every month, I flip through new magazines to boost my creativity. Every year, I research new designers to follow for the next twelve months. All of these things help to make my life more beautiful—and in particular, the best new designers I’ve got my eyes on for 2022 are giving me all the glorious inspiration I need after 2020’s fashion drought.
Last but not least, is Emma Gage’s MELKE, named after the way she pronounces “milk.” The sustainable, gender fluid brand first caught my eye at a preview earlier this year, where I got to see first-hand just how chic fishing lures could be when used as embellishments. The AW21 collection is inspired by a fishing trip Gage took with her family in Northern Minnesota and features fish motifs, lake coordinates and those aforementioned upcycled lures.
SC: You showed your pieces at the Black In Fashion Council’s Discovery Showroom. What does it mean to you to have the BIFC acknowledge your work and support emerging Black creatives? SC: Your sister Lirika’s Strawberry Dress went viral on TikTok last summer. What’s it like working in the same industry as your sister? Do you feel competitive or is the creative relationship symbiotic?
After I graduated, I had a few valuable internships that exposed me to the real world of fashion and production. Through these experiences, I built incredible relationships with vendors, suppliers and manufacturers that were instrumental in launching my first collection and many who to this date are still part of MELKE.
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