A pulsing electricity permeates the crowd as all forty seven models & designers enjoy a victory lap. Reno’s 1st Burner fashion event of the season showed that the future of burner fashion has arrived & it looks good.
A week ago, six Reno clothing designers spread their abundantly infectious passion for Burner style in the Loft of the Sienna resort before a hundreds strong crowd. In addition to the decidedly playa-centric nature of the outfits, every designer invited to participate also incorporated an ecologically progressive aspect into their show-pieces.
Catherine Sweet of NightKind Productions blends her vision of a dystopian future with ancient armoring techniques to produce the dustiest post-apocalyptic visages we’ve yet seen in recycled leather and raw metal wire. Her incorporation of colorful leathers, exciting combinations of different alloys within a single piece, asymmetrical applications, and a perfect balance of delicate flesh with edges of hardest steel.
Andrea Daerice Juillerat’s red and blue fantasy dresses compiled from curtains, shirts, dresses, upholstery, and other recycled textiles created a stir that drastically upped the energy of the crowd giving everyone a notion of what direction they could expect the show to head in next. Any way but down.
Jordan Miller’s Red Dirt Fashion was the next to flip our collective wigs with her neon pastel color palette, full quiver of trims, and signature patch-work style that would have Tank-Girl shrieking with envy. Her style is so unique that you almost disbelieve your own eyes when you see people other than her dressed that way!
Jessica’s Junkee gals were a special treat in part due to some very creative face-paint/makeup but more so because of their awesomely funky outfits that amazingly work just as well on the Playa as off. Lauren Mari Hufft Gifford of Prism Magic’s Luscious Ladies provided the perfect finale with a high-tide of petticoats and tongue-in-cheek sexiness.
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The evening was an inspiring one for those who love radical innovation and self-expression through fashion. In addition to being a Playa wet dream and environmentally responsible, the evening was also soundly saturated with a grass-roots vibe that made us proud of our community and the high level of artistry we have all helped to cultivate here.
Oliver X organized this event. Enough praise cannot be given for his manifestation of this vision. The photos here and in the gallery have been graciously provided by photographers Dana “PhotoZen” Nollsch, Cate Vail, and David James Kerr.
