The Apparel Merchandising and Design Association at Illinois State University took a little trip to St. Louis, Missouri to check out a few things, such as The Brown Shoe Company, Skif International, ALIVE Magazine and a "Rogue to Vogue" fashion/art exhibit.
The Brown Shoe Company: There we learned about how the designers design the shoes, the production process and then how they make changes each season so that each shoe is more suitable for the consumer.
Skif International: Known for their sweaters featured in the Matrix movies, Skif International is an independent sweater company, that makes and distributes their own unique style of sweaters straight from their building. Here are a few pictures from inside the creative mind of Skif.
ALIVE Magazine: We spoke with the editor and publisher of the magazine, who shared how they put the whole magazine together, which artists and actors they've worked with and what they love about their jobs at ALIVE. We each got to take a magazine as a souvenir, so of course I chose the Fall Fashion Issue with Karlie Kloss on the cover page. For not being a magazine focused solely on fashion, their runway report was surprisingly interesting!
"Rogue to Vogue" Exhibit: In this exhibit, we got to see local artists use unlikely objects and materials to make innovative and stylish outfits.
