Interview with Christian Cowan Fall 2018: New York Fashion Week
Christian Cowan NYFW FW18
Represented by Purple PR.
FWO went behind the scenes to interview the genius Christian Cowen before he showed his Fall/Winter 2018 collection.
Christian Cowen’s runway carried as much excitement as the designer himself had for it, as his army of models sported beautiful pieces, from sparkling two-piece gold power suits to neon green bubble coats. Checker print in varied sizes covered black and white and red and black pieces. As for the neon lights built into clothing – Christian was not joking. Purple lights framed the collar of a sequined blazer, formed an almost lightening shape and brightening up the stage. Another crowd favorite was a plush red coat complete with a red neon heart over the model’s heart. Overall, Christian managed to capture a feeling he had set out to do this season – a feeling of celebration, excitement, and awe over his Fall/Winter 2018 preview.
Christian Cowan: NYFW FW18
Q: What can we expect to see that we haven’t seen from you already?
A lot! First, it’s a full upgrade from last season; quality wise, manufacturing, I now do 32 looks, its far larger, last time I did 23, and I really wanted ot up the fabrications, there are millions of garmets with thousands of crystals, I’ve done many more leather pieces, there’s no fur this season, I’m not doing fur anymore, that’s out. This season, I have neon lights built into clothes.
Q: Where did you get your inspiration from for this collection?
I really wanted to capture a mood, I wanted it to be completely celebratory, happy. I once heard an Amy Winehouse quote that said, “When I sing, I just want everyone to forget about their problems.” I wanted to do that in a collection. I want people leave feeling empowered, happy – fashion should bring people up and not bring people down.
Q: As a young designer, what is the most difficult thing you’ve experienced in the fashion industry?
What is the most difficult thing experienced being young – other bigger designers stealing all the models – all famous models get taken away. No one talks about it but I want to!
Young designers can’t compete with a quarter of a million dollar offer for a famous girl – and I don’t blame the girl for taking it. Maybe there can be more support towards designers for getting models, of course it helps exposure so much, it helps with getting sponsorship and ground, such a whole knock-down effect for the whole history of the brand. It’s something that should be addressed.
Q: As a designer, how do you feel about intellectual property and protecting your brand?
I’ve had things hardcore copied before, but I’ve never even went into legality of it, yet. I just have mindset that they can copy it, go for it, kind of a compliment, I’ll come up with something new and I’m confident that I can come up with something ese that will be good. I cannot battle a big designer in a lawsuit and I also don’t want to upset people either.
Q: What is a current trend you don’t love?
I’m stealing Donatella Versace’s answer – minimalism. I’m all about maximalism. I always say my clothes are considered “excess” – it’s not a mess, because often when people do glitzy and shiny stuffy, it’s too much, whereas I like to do a balancing act, to make it chic and wearable (most of thing things) – it’s a considered chaos.
Q: What do you want people to think and feel when they see and wear your clothes?
I just want to make people happy. I always say my clothes are the clothes you wear when you want to get complimented. I just want people to feel good – it’s all about them as well. I don’t make clothes to make them look good for everyone else, it’s about you feeling awesome. When we do fittings, the modes are like “I feel amazing!”, and that is what it’s about. I’ll change what a model wears if they don’t feel that way.
Q: Are you going fur free from now on?
Fur free from now on – no more fur. I have a puppy, I feel too bad about it. I also feel its old and doesn’t need to be used, there are such amazing faux furs out there. There are a bunch in this collection that look great. People actually think they’re real, I get comments on my Instagram about using fur and I have to say “actually, it’s faux!”
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