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From Runway to Room: How Fashion Inspires Interior Design · Seated with Furniture Row

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Hi, and welcome to the Seated podcast with Furniture Row.
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I'm Jessa, creative director and design extraordinaire.
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And I'm Barb, interior designer and buyer.
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Welcome everyone, back to the SEATED Podcast.
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You'll notice a little change here today.
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We don't have bar, but we have Nikki.
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Nikki Strickler is here with us in honor of Furniture Rose,
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sponsorship of the Denver Fashion Week.
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So yeah, we're really excited to kind of get into trends from the
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catwalk to the couch and just talking about how runway trends
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can really inspire interiors because believe it or not, they
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can. And there's a lot that you can
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learn and take from what's trending in clothing fashion to
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inform what's going to look great in your home.
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So yeah, Barb will be back, but today we're talking with Nikki.
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Thanks for having me, yeah. Nikki has modeled for
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international brands such as Coach and a variety of others.
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Yeah, with coach Tom Ford, Rebecca Minkoff, Drybar, Name a
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few. And right now you are with
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Denver Fashion Week as the runway coordinator.
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Yes, the runway producer. Runway producer.
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That's awesome. So yeah, do you want to kind of
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get into your journey there and and your background and fashion
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and modeling? Absolutely.
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I, it's funny, I started modeling when I was 15, but I
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didn't have really any interest in this industry.
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I played soccer and ran track and stuff, so I was always like,
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I'm an athlete. I've been scouted a few times,
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but I, it didn't seem like the the journey for me, right?
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Are you familiar with Barbizon? You ever heard of it?
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They used to do commercials back in the day.
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That would be like be a modeler just look like 1, but it was.
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One of those in San Diego where I grew up, and it's called
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something else. Yeah, they, it was a modeling
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school and like personal development.
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So I, I took some training there and ended up liking the
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industry. But I walked in Denver Fashion
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Week. It was called Denver Fashion
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Weekend back then. OK, but in 2012 or 13 it was a
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while and walked in there for a few seasons.
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Really started to love runway. Get that under my belt.
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I ended up moving to Los Angeles and modeling full time for a
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while, but when I moved home, I became the model coordinator for
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Denver Fashion Week and now I'm the runway producer.
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She just works the way up the chain a little bit.
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That's great. So what kind of goes into
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producing the runway right so. Anything that you see on the
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runway is like a product of either my selection or
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organization. So I choose all the brands that
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are showing collections on the runway and then I also select
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the models. We book hair and makeup teams
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and then, you know, collect all AV content to make sure it's
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like visually presented how they would like to as well.
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So my job is kind of hand holding a lot the masses of the
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people and just keeping it organized, making sure things
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are getting turned in on time, ideas are flowing, they have
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concepts, it fits the show, themes, that kind of thing.
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That sounds super creative. I've always thought that putting
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together the aesthetics for a runway would be fun, and
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choosing the music for different designers.
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Do you get to do that or is that more a designer?
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You know, it kind of depends on the producers style of what they
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want to be in control of. I would say I do like to give
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the brands and designers a choice just because music can be
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a big part of their storytelling sometimes and then other times
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it has nothing to do with anything for them.
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So there are times that they all give me like a genre or throw
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the ball in our court and usually I let the DJ handle X
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and they're a professional DJ. Like what goes?
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But I definitely have daydreamed of what it would be like for it
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to all be my decision, and it's totally possible, I just haven't
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haven't decided to do that yet. Yeah, for sure.
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Yeah, yeah. When I think of it, and I'm
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like, you could have like fire in the background.
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Yeah, but you know, pyrotechnics, right?
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With clothes that could get in hair to be a fun one.
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There's a lot of fun ideas that people will throw out sometimes.
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My mom suggested once that brands choose a cent that they
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want, like, blasted into the audience.
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That is for age. Yeah.
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I don't know how we would make that happen, but I do.
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I'm like, it is. There's fun creative ideas to
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make it a cool experience live and in person, but then make
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sure it also like translates well to photos and media and
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stuff. Right.
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Exactly. Well, scent marketing's like a
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huge thing, whether it's hotels or interior brands.
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But yeah, it's almost like you would have to clear, find a way
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to clear that scent. After coffee beans.
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Yeah, I just like waft coffee beans like into the vents or
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something like that to clear the room between every scent.
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That'd be tough. But yeah, I mean, there's a lot
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of cool ideas out there. I think honestly, like story
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playing tells a huge role in fashion shows though between the
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scent and like just different whatever designers you're
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working with or the theme, you really have to curate the
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lighting and the and I would think visuals behind, yeah.
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Absolutely. I am pretty hands on with them,
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but everyone's creative process is so different that it would be
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hard to try to like micromanage 50 different designers that are
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showing, you know, over the course of the week.
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So it is really impressive to see the creative process and how
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they kind of come up with what is important to them.
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Whether it is like they are projecting video in the back
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that contributes to the line or they want the lights a certain
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way, a certain color schemes. It is really cool to kind of see
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what is important to them when showing on the runway,
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especially because an audience member, I don't know that you
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would consider all of those elements to be like part of
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their process. You're right, part of the show,
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it's just kind of like once it's there, you feel the vibe, but
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you don't really recognize the little pieces that go into
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putting it together. That's kind of very true for
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like interior design too. And like the way, you know,
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people organize their home and like the little lighting
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decisions and and you know, even in like if you have a light
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switch panel in your home, like instead of going with the
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standard 1, putting in something a little bit more design for
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those little touches really help you tell the story of your life
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to yourself everyday. So I think we are seeing a lot
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more crossover too between like what people wear and, and like,
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you know, runway fashion and home fashion, because I think
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people, it's not just about how you look anymore.
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It's like how you want to feel. And obviously clothes influence
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how you feel. What you wear influences how you
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feel. But like your home influences
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your everyday so much. And especially with the
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pandemic, like, people being home all the time, like, I think
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they're realizing how important their space is and not just like
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going to spaces that make them feel a certain way, but being in
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a space that makes them feel a certain way.
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So it's kind of like there's a big relationship between fashion
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and furniture for consumers lately, yeah.
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I would absolutely agree. What I always have said that I
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love about the fashion industry is that clothes are so powerful
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and you do get to wake up every day and kind of decide how you
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want to be portrayed and perceived to the world.
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Yeah, which obviously with clothes, it's easier to switch
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that up a little more so than furniture in your living space.
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But I do think like, you know, having the core of what you like
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and like your couches or your centerpieces or tables, that
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type of thing, and then adding pillows in the fun accents.
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It kind of is the same idea of like I want to feel in my space
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today. Right.
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Yeah. But if you're like really drawn
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to something to like, you know, if you love kind of dressing
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boho or living that lifestyle or you love the Ralph Lauren look,
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like kind of why not bring it also into your home?
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Like, I love a high, low moment in fashion so much like converse
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with a blazer, you know, But you know, why not?
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I feel like you see that so much in interior design.
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Like, there's lots of examples, whether it's like concrete
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countertops or, you know, I'm trying to think of other
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examples. Yeah.
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Like. Like cards and socks?
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Yeah. Cards and tops and a.
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Mixture. Yeah, dark and mysterious.
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Yeah, yeah, exactly like that contrast.
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But there are a lot of opportunities to kind of just,
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like, live out your fashion tastes, Yeah, not just in your
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clothes, but in your house. Yeah, absolutely.
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I feel like with the holidays coming up too, that's I don't
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that's something that I've been seeing on social media a lot as
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people talking about Raffler and Cosmic.
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Yeah. And it's kind of how too much
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not aesthetic. Yeah.
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So that is like it's funny to see it being relevant, you know,
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with, with the the seasons changing.
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Yeah, totally. And there's a lot of designers
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now that are translating their lines into furniture
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collections, Like we've seen it for a long time with Anthro
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Anthropology and Urban Outfitters.
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But yeah, like we were saying, there's Ralph Lauren.
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These sconces are actually Ralph Lauren.
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So that's kind of fun. And then Fendi Versace, like all
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of them. Versace like comes to mind for
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sure first like up there for me. Mm hmm.
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And it is cool to see like how their design style can translate
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into like home wear or furniture because like when I think of
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like the Versace pattern, I do think like gaudy and kind of
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gold and like those interesting accents.
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And then that is that's what they make.
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So that makes sense. In their home line, Yeah.
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Well, yeah, definitely. Well it's like you these
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furniture or designer brands, it's a lifestyle and like a full
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like you're supposed to buy into it and be really like brand
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loyal I guess is their goal. So why wouldn't you just We can
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be everywhere in your life. I teach modeling classes as well
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for some agencies in Denver and I always tell my students when
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we're talking about the difference between commercial
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modeling and high fashion modeling, which is something
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that I make sure we have both ends of the spectrum in Denver
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Fashion Week because it's interesting to see.
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But I always say that you can tell when a brand or a designer
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is considered high fashion and it's because they are trying to
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sell you like a feeling of luxury instead of just like this
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coat would look cool on you. Whereas, you know, commercial
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brands, if you think like Target, they're going to be a
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lot more like inclusive and diverse in their marketing and
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stuff because they want to appeal to the everyday person.
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Whereas yeah, these designers are not trying to do that.
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They want to appeal to small amount.
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Yeah. Well, marketing and in general
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has just gotten so niche to like what works for one person,
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whether it's fashion or interior design is going to be totally
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different for another person. Like every year we go to it's
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basically like the Fashion Week of the furniture industry and
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it's in High Point, NC, it's called market High Point market.
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But anyway, a lot of the furniture designers and
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producers are kind of like bringing their new collections
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out and, and they really have to do a lot of trend casting with
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what they think is going to hit and be, you know, like what big
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brands are going to buy. And so they'll make like 1
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version of something and then when they get orders, then they
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run it. But like, that's so much, you
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know, forecasting to have to do. But but yeah, it's just that you
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really have to tell a story there.
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And that is not processes similar in like certain areas of
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the fashion industry. I know her bridal specifically,
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that is the kind of the exact same format as they all meet at
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some showcase big warehouse and look at dresses.
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They have to decide kind of what they think is going to perform
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the best and sell and what are what are people going to be
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into. So it is cool, those parallels
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of the trend casting and yeah, just trying to read people and
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what we're going to like in a few months.
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Yeah, yeah, exactly. But I think what, you know,
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some, I feel like buyers have to have such a wide range of what
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they buy, you know, furniture buyers because like there's some
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people who are going to really love this new like super trendy,
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like fast fashion concept. And then there's other people
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who are going to totally hate it.
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So you kind of have to look beyond what, what you like and,
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and what you think like that every person is going to like
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and just like get niche sometimes.
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I've never considered how in like HomeGoods and like
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furniture and things that there is fast fashion as well.
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But as soon as you said that, I already could think of like like
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checkered rugs. That's friendy right now, but
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not yeah. I was going to ask your opinion
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actually on checkers because like the checkered things, the
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patterns really coming back and. Yeah, I do like it, but I also
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can see how it reads younger and like definitely like like a
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youth kind of look. It's playful, Yeah.
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I've seen it done well with like muted tones.
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So it's not like white and black.
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It's like, you know, beige and a different color beige or
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something. So it's not as not as stark, but
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it definitely brings us a playful element.
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But there's, you know, like channelling or oversized
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corduroy. It's totally in.
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And like some people love that. And I think it's cozy.
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It's cozy as an accent but like I wouldn't buy a whole sectional
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in that. Right.
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I was just thinking that that I'm like, I could see like a
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corduroy armchair being kind of like sexy in the Yeah, but not
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maybe not Yeah, a whole couch. Right.
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Or even like with fashion, if you were to have like an
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oversized corduroy coat, right? Like that would be a specific
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season or like a fun statement. It wouldn't be like your
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everyday going everywhere, right?
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It's not like your puffer jacket.
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It's like, you know, a definite statement.
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Absurdism is totally something I'm seeing a lot.
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We were just in New York. We went to a couple different
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interior design, like really interior design spaces.
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There was this place called Tipps Bay and they it's like the
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show House of all these different interior designers and
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they're kind of commenting on what the top trends are
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throughout the world. And then we also went to print
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Tom, which is like this department store that's
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apparently it's not a department store or they're based out of
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France. But anyway, it's very like
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what's new and trending. And there was just so much
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whimsy and like, like ceramics that look like a stack of
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pancakes with syrup, you know, and like bags that look like a
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little monster, but they're sequinned and, but they're,
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that's high fashion right now, I feel.
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Right. So I so love that you brought
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that up because one of the show themes and Denver Fashion Week
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is kind of my baby, 'cause I like pitched it and, you know,
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have now produced it a few times.
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But is maximalism. Yeah.
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And that is that it's like dressing in excess.
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It's mixed matching patterns and crazy colors and just like being
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bold and loud and interesting shapes and cool stuff.
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So yeah, it is definitely like a trendy aspect of like high
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fashion right now is kind of like the weirder the better.
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So it's cool, Yeah. And I'm definitely feel like I
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can think of a couple of designers that come to mind.
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So one of the designers that I kind of mirrored my concept for
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maximalism after her name is Mad Van.
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She lives in Albuquerque, but she designs in Denver a lot.
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Her stuff is like really whimsical, playful, very fun,
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like definitely maximalist. And I don't know, I've never
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been to her house, but I just, like, imagine her living room in
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the exact same way of, like, pink and fluffies and colors and
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patterns. Crazy.
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Yeah, Yeah. Personally, I love it.
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I've always been not normal. And so like that everybody is
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really showcasing their creativity and not just trying
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to, like fit in, you know, it's like, I think everybody has a
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different story to tell and a different type of creativity to
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offer. And that's really on display now
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with the the weirder, the better concept.
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Kind of, yeah. Those are fun when you like stop
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caring a little bit too. And yeah.
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A little playful. I think mostly in life it's
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better, especially when you like or you know a deep thinker or,
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or you're like a try hard person, like trying less, you're
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actually going to do better because I think like not
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carrying almost it gives people an ease.
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Like if you're, if people don't look perfect or your home
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doesn't look perfect, if there's like a space of playfulness
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that's a little imperfect, it's more welcoming and comfortable
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for people. I like that.
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Whether you're dressing a little imperfect or your house looks a
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little imperfect, it's like people can relate to.
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You. Yeah, that's a big thing.
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I don't like when I go to someone's home and it doesn't
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feel lived in. Yeah.
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Like, where's your stuff? And like, you're, you're like
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mess like, where's your, like, notebook thrown on the counter
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or whatever. Yeah.
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Well, it kind of just signals to you that you should be stiff.
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Yeah, almost in there. And like, that's just not, it's
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not good. For.
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Connection, I think, but clunky chunky things.
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We're also seeing a ton of table bases that are, well, this
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table, for example. Yeah, clunky chunky legs.
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But I feel like a lot of the shoes I'm shopping for are very
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have a clunky base, which is good because I'm a little
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shorter. So, right, I definitely would
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say that like clunky and chunky is in in the fashion world too,
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whether it's shoes or jewelry or yeah, just like interesting
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accessories. I feel like is how people are
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like I'm seeing a lot more like like chains and like mixed
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metals and like people just kind of being more more there more.
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Yeah, yeah, an oversized couch and things like I'm trying to
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find a new ski jacket and a lot of them are so puffy and
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oversized. And I'm like, you only sell this
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in an Excel like you've never sold any other size.
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Interesting, you know. It's kind of funny, yeah.
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But also there's I, I do feel like there's a lot of
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similarities like granny chic, nautical, like I definitely find
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myself wanting to wear like a cardigan, whether it's granny
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sheep or nautical or, you know, sweaters or really like the
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loafer trend is huge. Right.
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I feel like currently it is more like on trend to dress a little
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more conservative and covered up and not granny like so.
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I think it kind of fits into the quiet luxury vibe.
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Yeah, yeah, who knows. But yeah, I mean, like florals,
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antiquing is huge right now, kind of just like the fashion
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and furniture is very much taking trends from different
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decades and melding them together right now.
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And a lot of that is just bringing in knickknacks that
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were thrifted or hammy down or, or things like that.
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Like there's a lot of that in our bookcases or like this tea
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tray, Like these tea cups are from my grandma's China cabinet,
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you know? So it's like, but that's very
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much in to do in interiors. And I wonder, I feel like I'm
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seeing a lot more like consignment shops and fashion
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too. Yeah, I feel like we'll, I think
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social media has made the thrifting like a lot more trendy
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and stuff as well. But I think also just the aspect
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of people wanting things that other people don't have an
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inexpensive price, which is great.
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So I feel like that's definitely similar and like furniture and
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shopping for your home is just trying to find those interesting
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like personality pieces that you can't hang on your bookshelf and
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people will compliment when they come in your.
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House, yeah, 'cause it's just different.
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Yeah. It feels like there's a lot more
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of a serotonin boost when you find a score, too.
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Yes, at the thrift shop or something.
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Well, and because of social media, like you're saying like
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people are sharing what they scored or like they're kind of
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like showing what like how to do it a little bit more, whereas
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before it was like it smells weird in here and lights are
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neon and I'm like just I got to get out.
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Like there's some thrift stores that are still a little hard for
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me because there's just so much to look through, but I think
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they're really curated selection ones or they're like fun,
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actual, real. I mean, whether it's like
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clothes or furniture or any, like, shopping for anything in
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the thrift, I have a rule that I can't go in like with an
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expectation of looking for something, right.
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So I'm not being like, it has to find me.
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Yeah, yeah. And it's like some of my
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favorite pieces. It's like the best when you find
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a pair of jeans. I'm like how are these fit my
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body perfectly? Right, that's enough.
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The ultimate score. Yeah.
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You find jeans that fit you perfectly.
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Yeah, it's like meant to be. I actually this is thrifted and
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I was like I need like a pants thing.
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Yeah, I like, and that's called denim and jumpsuit.
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Jumpsuit, it's wrong. Denim's very chunky.
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Yeah. I feel like that's and what
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we'll see a lot on sustainable night is a lot of like upcycled
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denim. That's really cool.
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Could. Be a good fit, yeah.
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Maybe I'll wear this for for sustainable night.
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So what does sustainability look like in fashion?
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I know that we kind of touched on like upcycling, but yeah.
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What else? Well, Denver is a very
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sustainable city. Like at its core, just Colorado
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in general. I feel like that's something
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that we care about. So that's cool.
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Good for us. Yeah, good for us.
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So what I do think is cool about Denver Fashion Week is that just
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because certain brands aren't necessarily showing on
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sustainable night doesn't mean that they don't have a
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completely sustainable collection or at least
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sustainable elements to it. And that can look a few
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different ways on the runway. So a big way is upcycling just
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other clothes, of course, or, you know, embellishing, adding
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new details to like an already thrifted like, you know, maid
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jacket or jeans or something. So many.
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People are like embroidering or like bejeweling.
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And that is one of the designers showing on Sustainable night.
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Her brand is called Dream Life Designs.
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She would is one of the winners of our Emerging Designer
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Challenge. She was chosen by the audience
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to show a full collection in Denver Fashion Week.
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Her collection is upcycled to denim with like, lots of cool,
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colorful beads and, yeah, like embroidered in.
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So super fun to see that. We've also had designers, you
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know, use unconventional materials like egg cartoons and
25:00
wires and, you know, keyboards, crazy things like that.
25:04
What? Is that?
25:05
It is, yeah, As how their brains work and how they, like can make
25:10
it a wearable piece, really crazy to me.
25:14
And I'll like some of those pieces, of course, aren't meant
25:16
to be bought and worn down the street necessarily, but.
25:20
We mean by most people. Yeah, much maximum more to be
25:25
appreciated as like, whoa, that's so cool that you could do
25:28
that. Yeah.
25:31
Another brand that's showing this season on sustainable is
25:34
called Abstraction Studio. She actually last season her
25:38
collection was fully upcycled from furniture and curtains and
25:42
a lot of pool things like that. So it had a lot of like, velvet
25:47
details and things that you would find like on a couch or
25:50
Yeah, and curtains. Not sure what direction she's
25:55
going with her upcycling this season, but I'm sure it'll be
25:58
something fabulous, Yeah. Yeah.
25:59
Well, I mean, there's so many things out there that have
26:02
already been made, obviously, whether it's been like interiors
26:05
or fashion, that it is cool that we can just kind of honor what's
26:08
already been made. Well, and just patch it up or
26:13
like there's this big trend of like I was saying, mending or I,
26:16
I can't remember exactly what it's called, but basically like
26:19
if you have a hole in your jeans, like purposefully putting
26:22
art over. Like.
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Either kind of bribery or yeah, patchwork.
26:27
So that's, that is a really cool trend.
26:30
I mean, for furniture, it's it's definitely upcycling.
26:34
And like we have a line called Lost and found that basically
26:38
buyers find makers, other countries that will take an old
26:44
door or even sometimes in the US, but they'll take like old,
26:48
you know, things from around the world, whether it's like a
26:52
bicycle or an old door, things like that.
26:54
And they'll make it into furniture, repurpose it into a
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cabinet or take like old glass and, and put that together tiles
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into, into furniture, which I think is really cool.
27:05
And it definitely adds A storied look to your room.
27:10
But also just fabric lines, whether it's sofas or blankets
27:15
or, you know, the ottomans that have recycled water bottle
27:19
fabric. Wow, that's becoming oh.
27:21
My gosh, I had no idea. And it's actually really soft
27:24
because I mean, if you think of like polyester, like a lot of
27:28
the foofy fluffy coats and things like that that are like
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furry faux fur, that's polyester.
27:35
And so plastic can be really soft, but I I prefer it when
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it's recycled, obviously. But yeah, I mean, there's a lot
27:44
or even sustainable woods like mango wood or eucalyptus, those
27:49
are a lot more sustainable woods to source from, but they're
27:52
still really great, so. Yeah, it is really like
27:56
inspiring to kind of see the the way that some of their minds
28:00
work. And it's made me a lot more
28:03
conscious of like my footprint and, you know, making sure that
28:07
I'm being more aware of like, not just buying something and
28:12
wearing it once and then getting rid of it.
28:13
Because even though like thrifty and donating is like a good way
28:18
to be sustainable, a lot of that still ends up in landfills.
28:21
I'm gonna do what the it's like 80%.
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That might not be right. Like don't quote me on that, but
28:28
it's close to that, that like clothing ends up in landfill.
28:32
So it is really cool. It's made me more aware of like,
28:35
oh maybe I could change this piece instead of just like
28:38
getting rid of it. Yeah, yeah, 'cause that I, that
28:41
always concerns me too. And it kind of gives you more of
28:44
an abundance mindset if you're looking for how something could
28:48
be repurposed because it's like, look at all these things that we
28:50
already have so. Right.
28:52
Well, I mean, clothing and furniture are meant to be
28:55
sustainable. And yeah, that is another thing
28:57
of like social media I think is poisoned it a little bit where
28:59
people don't want to be outfit repeaters or like seen in the
29:03
same thing. Right.
29:05
It's like that's my thing is I really like having pieces that
29:11
can go with a lot of different things.
29:13
And like you were saying earlier, with furniture, you can
29:15
have like, you know, just core pieces that you can restyle
29:20
throughout time. But same with clothes, like I
29:23
like having, you know, just neutrals that you can mix and
29:29
match a lot instead of like really bright, like noticeable
29:33
things all the time. And then I think that there's
29:36
like a trend of when people do want those really loud statement
29:40
pieces, they do like newly or run the runway because it's hard
29:44
to have something like that in your closet.
29:45
It just takes up space and you wear it like twice.
29:48
Yeah, so it is. It's eco and wallet friendly.
29:59
So what colors are you really seeing lately in fashion?
30:04
We're seeing a lot of color drenching, which means like
30:07
everything in the room is the same color between the trims
30:11
and, you know, doors. And walls.
30:14
So kind of like a monochromatic, Yeah.
30:15
Interesting. I would say, well, I'm like, I'm
30:20
feel like I'm seeing a lot of fall colors right now.
30:23
So a lot of like burgundies and like Navy Blues and beiges,
30:27
topes like those type of things. A lot of denim, like I said is
30:33
is very trendy and very in and I feel like wearing like full
30:37
denim fits like Canadian tuxedo type.
30:39
Yes, Western is so in. Yes, yeah, Western fashion is
30:44
like crazy trendy. I kind of thought that it would
30:48
die down a little bit by now, but now people are.
30:52
Everyone's a cowboy, I mean. It's like escapism in a way, and
30:55
I'm like, I wanna go live out in the country amidst crazy times.
30:59
It's really interesting how friends kind of then do change
31:04
my opinions of things because I've never really like leaned
31:07
towards western fact unnecessarily, but now I own a
31:11
lot more pieces that would skew that way for sure.
31:14
And I'm like, what is happening? When did I start liking?
31:17
This when I was in New York at that department store, like
31:20
there were the craziest, most beautiful cowboy boots.
31:24
And I'm like, I wonder what my family that actually like rides
31:28
horses and raises cattle would think of this, right?
31:31
Because they're, they're never meant to get dirty.
31:33
Like, I mean, I guess they could, but it's like the $2000
31:37
boost, right? I mean, personally, I probably
31:39
wouldn't. I can't afford to get this
31:41
already. Yeah, I am excited for our
31:44
Western show. We launched that into the lineup
31:48
for the first time last fall, so we're just doing it annually.
31:52
We think it fits fall well, But whenever I'm producing a show
31:56
like that, it's always important to me that we're not just seeing
32:00
like the same everything on the runway over and over again.
32:03
Like, we don't wanna just see cowboy hats and cowboy boots
32:06
and, you know, shirts over and over again, so.
32:08
Like, how can you reiterate that?
32:10
Yeah. Like seeing how it can translate
32:12
into like different styles. Last season, I know we had Urban
32:18
Cowgirl that they showed like a full every outfit was like
32:20
completely sparkly, but it was still, you know, Western.
32:24
And then there's a designer named the Boogeyman's Closet.
32:30
His name is Carter. He calls himself Y Alternative
32:33
and I love it. But I told him that I he needs
32:36
to trademark that. I love that.
32:39
He is like definitely very like dark, like gothy, kind of
32:44
mysterious, like he always has his models walk to suicide boys.
32:48
OK, but still like with the Western hats and he has him
32:52
carrying like cow skulls and like it's crazy and I love.
32:56
It. I love trend mashups so much
32:58
because, yeah, you can always just be inventing something.
33:02
And yeah, that's I guess why I like this.
33:05
I would say interior design is collage right now too, because
33:09
it's all the different styles kind of mixed together.
33:12
But also like the eras, like I was saying, I'm seeing a lot of
33:16
like 70s, particularly right now.
33:19
But like, you know, obviously the 90s are coming back.
33:23
The the 60s, I would say honestly, the 20s all the way
33:31
through, except we had a really dark time and interior design.
33:35
I would say like from the from the 80s to like mid 2000s.
33:40
We just, we really struggled there for a while.
33:44
Yeah, there was like a lot of like, yeah, poorly done sponge
33:48
painting in Tuscan kitchens and like, oh.
33:50
My I have a sponge wall at my time.
33:54
I love that. Was a fun painting, right?
33:57
We had a test in kitchen and I splatter painted my wall in my
34:01
bedroom with metallic paint and like my dad was so angry because
34:05
he's like, there's no way we're ever going to be able to paint
34:08
over this without like extensive work being done.
34:12
But yeah, we had a really difficult time, but interior
34:16
design is really iterating from. Yeah, all those.
34:18
So I'm curious because what, you know, fashion trends are a
34:23
revolving door. Of course, nothing's unique.
34:26
And so I say that it usually takes at least a decade, but
34:30
sometimes more, sometimes a couple of decades for something
34:33
to come back into style fashion once again.
34:36
Would you say that's similar? Probably so.
34:39
I mean, but there is definitely timeless pieces that have never
34:42
gone away. Like I think mid century modern
34:45
has never fully been out, at least from my perspective.
34:50
Maybe other people disagree, but I think like a lot of those like
34:54
classic chair designs particularly like have always
34:58
been beautiful. So I don't know.
35:00
I think it's like when something's made really well and
35:05
with a lot of thought, then it's a little bit trend proof, right?
35:10
So like skirting for example, is coming back, which I think it
35:14
was gone for a while. Like the frilly skirting on
35:17
chairs and and sofas. But I think it's always been
35:21
around like on a linen sofa. If it's not as frilly, if it's
35:25
just like like a flat right kind of pleated right skirt.
35:30
Huh. So and that definitely plays
35:32
into the like Granny, Yeah, it doesn't shirt each of it.
35:36
All so Diane Keaton vibes. Oh, Granny I.
35:41
Know, I know I I actually design a lot of our rooms around Turk
35:46
because like, just there's that Nancy Meyers look and then like,
35:50
make it Diane Keaton. But then, yeah, I was so sad
35:55
because I she was just truly original.
35:59
Yeah, I'm sure. Anyway, what are you most
36:01
looking forward to at Fashion Week this year?
36:06
I'm really excited for the Western show just because I feel
36:11
like that well, one, it's that one's a lot of work to put
36:14
together for me, but what you think it wouldn't in Colorado?
36:17
But I just think that it translates so well on the runway
36:20
and it's such a fun vibe. It really was my favorite day of
36:25
the show last fall. Sustainable Night is always one
36:28
of my favorite nights as well, just because it's I think on the
36:33
other show themes you kind of have an idea of what you're
36:37
going to see like more so you know, like street wear.
36:40
It's like you can assume it's sneakers and hats and cool
36:43
jackets and whatever and like high altitude is going to be
36:47
like ski and outerwear. Like it's going to be like more
36:50
specific. But sustainable is so fun
36:52
because like a whole couture line could be completely
36:56
sustainable or it could be like a street wear look, or it could.
36:59
Be it could be anything. Crazy maximalist like not super
37:02
wearable, just art, you know, so.
37:04
Well, and it's just so resourceful and creative because
37:09
it is a creative challenge. Yeah, so or more so than if you
37:14
could use whatever material you want so.
37:18
Yeah. I mean, other than those show
37:20
days, though, I'm always excited to just be in the room with
37:23
people who are interested in whether it's, like, fashion or
37:27
they love, like, a fashion show experience or they're just
37:30
trying something new. It's really cool.
37:32
I feel like I just always get great feedback from people who
37:35
are like, I had no idea that Denver even had a Fashion Week,
37:38
and this is so much fun. Yeah.
37:40
So. Yeah.
37:41
I think there is a sneaky like creative fashion community in
37:48
Denver. Like you wouldn't necessarily
37:50
expect that it's like a city of creatives like that, but it
37:54
really is well. And the way that like we're just
37:58
known for our like Colorado casual or Denver casual.
38:02
Whatever. We're Patagonia the.
38:03
Athlete or yeah, and I do. Well, whatever.
38:07
I'm glad. I'm fine with people being
38:08
comfortable. I do sometimes wish like you
38:10
weren't in shorts at a steakhouse, but.
38:12
Yeah, yeah. It is.
38:15
It's like it is sneaky. And so that's, I think the
38:17
outside perspective. People would think that it's not
38:19
a high fashion city and we're not.
38:21
But the like interest is growing and like the talent is here,
38:27
which is easy. Which one we have, I mean, a lot
38:30
of artists spaces like the Santa Fe Art Walk has always been a
38:34
big deal and just like the production industry is there.
38:39
Just speaking from experience doing photo shoots and video
38:42
shoots all the time. And, and so why not fashion?
38:46
I mean, there's so many sculptures around town that I
38:48
didn't expect when I moved here that are just like creative.
38:53
But yeah, I don't know. I'm, I'm excited that you guys
38:56
are expanding Fashion Week in Denver.
38:59
And I'm just, I'm really excited to see your alternative vibe
39:04
this year. I love.
39:07
It'll be so cool. Well, yeah, thank you so much
39:12
again for being here. And everybody that you know,
39:18
wants to see more of Seated. Just make sure to follow along
39:24
on social media, on the Furniture Row account, and on
39:31
YouTube, and you can see a lot more about our Denver Fashion
39:36
Week partnership there as well. So.
39:39
Thanks for having me and can we get to work with you guys this
39:42
week? It's going to be awesome.
39:44
I feel like there's so many creative, collaborative things
39:46
to do and spaces we can create for people there too, so it'll
39:50
be awesome. Yeah, it'll.
39:51
Be great, the most fashionable our setup will ever have looked.
39:55
I hope so. Yeah, I.
39:57
Hope so. All right.
39:58
Well, thanks again. Thank you.
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Guys, that's awesome. Bye.