Amanda Phelan

Amanda Phelan is the Creative Director and CEO of designer fashion label Phelan. She debuted her Spring 2016 Collection at New York Fashion Week in September 2015 to critical acclaim. She is based out of Brooklyn, New York.

Early life and education

Amanda Phelan had a difficult decision to make when she was 18 and applying for colleges. She was an accomplished dancer and artist. She had to choose to apply to either Juilliard for dance or the Rhode Island School of Design.[1] She attended Rhode Island School of Design, where she studied painting before completing a degree in textiles.[2]

Career

Phelan started her profession career designing knitwear for Alexander Wang.[3] As an emerging designer, Phelan has distinguished herself by her unusual performance based runway shows, and forward thinking textile fabrications.[4][5] Her Fall 2016 Ready to Wear show was described as "thoughtful, progressive and daring".[6] In interviews, Phelan has suggested that these events are a deliberate attempt to disrupt the standard presentation format, and introduce conceptual content aligned with her materials.[7] She has also been noted for a high level of technical virtuosity and use of complex fabrics.[8] Both of Phelan's runway shows for New York Fashion Week to date have been collaborative performance based events with the Vim Vigor Dance Theater Company, and were hosted at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in Manhattan's Lower East Side.[9][10][6]

References

  1. ↑ Hyland, Véronique. "The Dancer Turned Designer Who's Making Fashion That Moves". The Cut. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  2. ↑ "New York Fashion Week: SPACE Favorite Phelan's Stirring Dance Performance". The Thread. Nordstrom. February 14, 2016. Retrieved March 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2016-ready-to-wear/phelan
  4. ↑ Singer, Maya. "SPRING 2016 READY-TO-WEAR Phelan". Vogue. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Simon, Samantha (March 15, 2016). "Inside Fashion Label Phelan's Dance-Filled New York City Trunk Show". InStyle. Time Inc. Retrieved March 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. 1 2 Garced, Kristi. "Phelan RTW Fall 2016". WWD. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  7. ↑ Simpson, Ashley W. (February 15, 2016). "Inside Phelan's Fall Performance". Fashion Unfiltered. Retrieved March 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. ↑ Singer, Maya. "Phelan Fall 2016 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show - Vogue". Vogue. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  9. ↑ Singer, Maya. "SPRING 2016 READY-TO-WEAR Phelan". Vogue. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  10. ↑ Johnson, Noah. "On the Rise at New York Fashion Week". New York Times. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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