MakeFashion 2019 FashionTech Show at Beakernight
We returned to our hometown of Calgary, Alberta to light up the runway for the seventh year in a row.
Designs from our collction, all available for rental. Photo by Larry Kwon.
We recently travelled to our hometown of Calgary, Alberta for the seventh annual MakeFashion event.
Our fashion tech journey started over 7 years ago, with our founder Chelsea Klukas co-founding MakeFashion when she lived in Calgary. After years of producing the events and curating the annual collection, Klukas was inspired to launch the Lumen Couture line.
The goal of MakeFashion is to elevate the intersection of arts, creativity, and fashion with technology and engineering. Our sister organization, MakeFashion Edu, introduces children to STEM through hands-on fashion workshops. This year we were sponsored by Calgary Arts Development, which allowed us to pay generous bursaries to all of our participating designers.
StarCode+MakeFashion (by Chenlin Zhang, Li Zeng, Shannon Hoover, and Maria Hoover. Photo by Jeff McDonald.
Erina Kashihara. Photo by Jeff McDonald.
Our line debuted our soft launch at last year’s event, so we were excited to return with our preview of 2020 designs. We showcased four new designs: the flame dress, stardust jumpsuit and hoop skirt, crystalline dress, and the ethereal tulle skirt paired with a gold corset.
The ethereal tulle skirt and stardust jumpsuit are available now for sale, and the other designs are available as rentals, to be debuted for sale in 2020. The stardust belt is available for pre-order to ship to customers in late October.
Our stardust jumpsuit with hoop skirt. Photo by Larry Kwon.
