most designers have clothes, not drawings, in their shows. Most designers design thier clothes

i think longhorn is talking about the person designing/drawing the runways and showrooms and such...not sure though

yeah sorry i mean the runway and show itself.

i'm on my way in that route.... i launched my t-shirt line to get the buzz out there and currently working on some other lines.....but it's alot of work and trying to find a seamstress to work with is a problem..... if you are looking to do prototypes for clothing...find an older lady/seamstress that knows her shit.... alot of youngins in the fashion industry will give you problems since they will try to design yours shit......

good luck


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most of that stuff is probably done by a production design company. I am sure that the fashion designers have some imput, depending on the type of show that it is. I am also sure that they do have architects design their shows (proably ahve a better chance if you have designed their showroom)

Some designers will hire an outside general event management or production design firm that will cover everything: catering/cocktails/gift bags; guest list/doorstaff/crowd control/seating arrangements; and runway/lighting design/choreography (approached in somewhat a similar manner as theatrical lighting and set design.)

I don't know specific firms that I could name, but perhaps you might try calling a respected but rather small fashion design company where you are likely to actually get hold of a fashion company that presents during your nearest fashion week and asking them and expressing interest in working on that end. (say, Vena Cava, Zero Maria Cornejo, Martin Margiela, etc. - not Prada/Gucci/or anyone huge where it would be difficult to find the right contact.)

Sorry, that last paragraph is unintelligible, but hopefully you can navigate it eventually...

you're talking the equivalent of exhibit design. which is usually produced by exhibit designers with experience in designing exhibits.

Wasn't that woman on last season of project runway an Architect trying to make it in the fashion world?

its possible that an exhibit designer would design a runway show, but from my experience, i know that brand strategy/design firms do this type of work - both in-house and sub-contracted. i work with a group that covers the grounds of developing the image/brand/strategy, designing all or some of the apparel/accessories, display vehicles, trade show environments, store interiors, literature & web interfaces. its a pretty serious mix of design: architecture, industrial, fashion, web & marketing...i know, for me personally, there is nothing better than this type of work...architecture at its best...

thanks for all the info. architecturalchef could you or anyone else please give me the names of a few such firms? thanks again.