VFILES Runway 7 Explodes Onto New York Fashion Week

VFILES kicked off NYFW for the seventh time last night. All aspects of production—designers, stylists, hair and makeup artists, the show photographer, and models—were discovered on vfiles.com, the social networking website and app connecting a global youth community.

Ground Zero

Hong Kong-based progressive, design-forward fashion brand founded by brothers Eri and Philip Chu

Rushemy Botter

Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp graduate menswear designer; winner of Oriflame award 2016

Sanchez-Kane

Menswear line by Mexico-based Barbara Sanchez-Kane; “motivated by Mexican heritage, curated by emotional chaos.”

Song Seoyoon

New York-based recent graduate of Parsons; “uses the power of clothing as a medium to address social issues and sustainability.”

Alessandro Trincone

Italy-based designer whose clothes seek to introduce a new meaning to masculinity; educated at Università La Sapienza di Roma and Osaka Bunka

““After tonight, I think it’s time VFILES Runway moved to a stadium.”
— Julie Anne Quay, Founder and CEO of VFILES