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A Message for 3226 – A Look into ROSEN’s Operations
Adhering to The Norm ROSEN has never followed fashion cycle nor seasons, nor any pre-determined rules of the industry. A typical industry cycle begins with showcasing collections at one of the major...
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Cultivating The Gardens of ROSEN
It goes without saying that most of us are not having a jolly good time this year. Everywhere we turn we are presented with a doom and gloom situation all around the world. Anger is now the prevailing...
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A Guide to Affordable Fashion Editorial Production
A couple of weeks ago, I had a dream that I could still recall clearly. It’s not normal for me to remember my dreams, so the fact that one has lasted for more than one mornings probably had to do with...
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The Earhart: A Masochist’s Journey
If there was one thing that was painful about making the AMDO collection, it was the process of making a new Earhart. Earhart is the name I have given to an aviator jacket that has been my pride and...
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Designing A Writer’s Outfit, Pt. I
One noisy night in the middle of a cold January, my mind rebelled against the sweatshirts and cargo pants winter uniform I had been wearing seven days a week. My three fellow lodgers had decided to...
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Designing A Writer’s Outfit Pt. II
In the previous segment of this writer’s outfit project, I went into great detail about how individual pieces were modified from products that have existed in the ROSEN universe – from the parachute...
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ROSEN: NOON
Part I: A Wandering Noon Part II: A Descending Noon Part III: A Homeward-Bound Noon Part I: A Wandering Noon Noon is walking home. Like any other night, his mind is blank, his steps are heavy, his...
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A Deeper Look into ROSEN’s NOON Collection
Noon started with outlines of garments in my head. They were enormous creatures; giants looming in the background with the angularity of a Modernist sculpture yet is all-enveloping like a fluffy...
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The Evolution of A Garment and The Importance of Obsession in Design
To present a piece of creative work to the world is to throw away a piece of yourself. Once it has been seen, it no longer belongs to you, for you have granted the world license to rip it apart, chew...
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The Birth of Amur
Protection for life in the frontier. That was what Amur eventually evolved into. In the beginning, there were belts and shawls. Not content with accessories however, we dreamt of bigger things. What...
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