EIGHTEENTH explores the design possibilities of the beloved tee with a collection of shirts that are innovative, yet never over the top. The shirts combine unique detailing with a minimalist sensibility, focusing on bold geometric cutouts and asymmetrical necklines to compliment the soft fabric and clean silhouettes. The result is a tee that is anything but basic. 

http://www.eighteenthnyc.com/

CODY SAI ADLER-MCALLISTER moved to New York at the age of 18 from his home town Berkeley, California. He began his degree for Fine Arts at Pratt Institute, and was introduced through a family friend to internationally recognized designer Koos Van Den Akker, famous for his collage like patchwork and the Cosby sweaters in the 1980’s. Koos gave Cody his first glimpse into the Fashion Industry and has since acted as his greatest teacher/mentor.

Cody then attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, where he graduated with a degree in Fashion Design. While getting his education at F.I.T., he interned at several show rooms and independent design companies. He currently works at Jed Root Inc., an agency that represents some of the top Photographers, Stylists, Hair and Make up Artists, including editors at Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair and numerous other publications.

Eager to get back into the creative side of fashion, he decided to launch a small collection for Spring 2010. CODY SAI Spring 2010 is a casual ready to wear collection, focusing on subtle details, fabric comfort and natural colors.

http://codysai.com/codysai/CodySai.html

JESICA MILTON creates minimalist garments with a feminine sensibility. Jesica is passionate about creating garments that are versatile, wearable, and current. The spring 2010 collection features classic warm weather staples with a slouchy, borrowed from boyfriend appeal. Linen trousers and cotton shirtdresses are updated with metallic coatings, a quirky abstract print, and English lace peek-a-boo cut-outs. Each garment is thoughtfully designed and crafted in Jesica's Seattle based studio using fair trade labor.

http://jesicamilton.com//index.php

JAMES YOEST’S designs encapsulates sustainability & social awareness implementing concepts such as unorthodox recycled materials e.g. parachutes, organic fabrics and organic dying. His designs revolve around fitted and loose cuts combined with a hip, slouchy, edge. 

James recently graduated with his Master's in Fashion from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He debuted his line in the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week's student show in New York and was one of the exclusive designers at the Brooklyn Fashion Festival in Williamsburg in Spring 2009.

http://www.jamesyoestdesigns.com/

HEATHER KLAR’S Spring 2010 line was inspired by the idea of “handmade technology” and the compelling info-graphics in Data Flow. Klar’s new line takes cues from across the laboratory landscape.

The 20-piece debut collection features a silk crepe tank with an artfully amoebic print, a fitted skirt with a leather bar graph hem and a refined v-back shift named for radioactivity pioneer Madame Curie. Crisp, zingy accents of mustard and cyan punctuate the largely carbon, tungsten and ice white palette. The linchpin of the science-inflected range is Klar’s butter-soft perforated leather lab coat—chic-ness distilled to its purest state.

Oblique rather than overt sexiness sets the tone, making these clothes that smart, quirky fashion-seekers scramble to wear.

And if you detect a touch of tailored sensuality a la Mad Men in the L-Square Pencil Skirt and Ka-Pow Sheath, it’s no coincidence—Klar appeared in the show’s pilot.

Klar made her first foray into fashion design aged ten, after borrowing a book from her school library on how to make clothes. She thinks she’s figured it out since then, thanks to rigorous training in both the fashion design program at the University of Delaware and the university's graduate theatre costume shop at the PTTP. She's worked stints as a sample maker for London fashion houses Uniform and Boyd, and a successful career as a freelance costume designer in New York. She is chronically in love with fabric.

This is her first eponymous collection.

http://www.heatherklar.com/

TITANIA INGLIS designs clothing for the modern woman: effortless, essential, cutting edge. Experimental construction and functional details elevate these signature pieces into the realm of high design working for daily life. Her debut collection plays on a series of dichotomies: girl/boy, yesterday/tomorrow, structured/relaxed, natural/industrial.

The underlying element of sustainability is a given for a designer who looks towards minimalism as a matter of taste, as well as a method to avoid waste. Each piece is sewn by expert seamstresses in New York’s garment district out of organic linen or Japanese organic cotton.

Titania studied at the ultra-conceptual Design Academy Eindhoven and apprenticed under Camilla Stærk, ThreeAsFour, and Jean Yu before launching her solo line.

http://titaniainglis.com

KALLISTI DESIGNS are made to adorn and flatter the body while making a statement effortlessly. A Kallisti body chain can be worn multiple ways for a distinctly different look and can complement an outfit in ways unlike other accessories. The concept is founded on creating bold designs composed of minimalist elements to make strong, edgy patterns with careful attention to how they drape on the body. The current collection focuses on designs that are both industrial, yet flowing, with designs for both women and men.

Xing Xu is a resident New Yorker and has a background in fine arts.  In addition to designing jewelry she is also a fashion and arts producer. Xing is involved in fashion, performance arts, film and event production. She is currently the organizer of Brooklyn Fashion Festival.

http://www.kallistifashion.com/

MELANY B WIMPEE is a Brooklyn-based multi-disciplinary designer.  She began her design education at Brooklyn's Pratt Institute, focusing in Interior Design and expanding her design sensibility to include furniture design, jewelry, bookmaking and accessory design. Stemming from this broad base of training, Ms. Wimpee's work seeks to incorporate the commonalities of construction methods and design philosophy found in these distinct fields.  

Ms. Wimpee launched her design company, MelanyBE, in 2009. MelanyBE currently carries accessory, jewelry, and custom book product lines, all of which seek to balance aesthetics and practical fabrication. Every item is handcrafted in Brooklyn. Each piece in the MelanyBE collection is intended to stand out with dramatic scale and finishes. By pushing the boundaries of materiality and construction techniques, MelanyBE offers products that are completely unique and innovative. Utilizing these same design concepts in the realm of fashion, MelanyBE is planning to incorporate a clothing line that will debut within a couple years. 

http://melanybe.com/