CarteBlanche and Debut Series
Introduced in 2004, the CarteBlanche Series gives room to exhibit the works of fashion and artist designers from around the world. This series allow designers to present their work on the runway or set up mounted exhibitions in host galleries and museums.
The Debut Series is premiered and aimed at promoting and assisting rising design talent within the United States. In 2009, the Debut series presented its third edition of young design talent with 3 emerging designers -Amy Sarabi, Chelsea Snyder, and Julianne Thibodeaux. The designers in addition to showing their garments on the runway, received courtesy of the sponsor- YKK Group, a stipend helping in the construction of the collection. The 3 emerging designers also have the opportunity to present and display their garments at the prestigious Debut gallery in New York.
The previous young designers chosen for the Debut Series in 2007 were Douglas Reker, Carlos Santiago, Megan Stein and David Gil. In 2008, the selected designers were Natallia Pilipenka, Akarasun Seanglai and Stephanie Otto.
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