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2015 - 2019
ORIGINAL TEXTILE GARMENTS
Storm Ritter Studio
Before the opening of the storefront, the artist worked from her West Village home studio designing original textiles. All designs began as illustrations and paintings, evolving into large scale patterns. Fabric was digitally printed in large yardage in cotton, jersey, satin and linen blends. The textile patterns included classic t-shirts, blouses, halter tops, tank tops, bralettes, tube tops, dresses, bodysuits, skirts, pants, shorts, headbands, aprons, bags, hats and pet clothes. Unisex apparel was cerated for adults and children all in the production studio upstairs at Storm Ritter Studio with the prolific seamstress, Jenny Lin. Thousands of pieces were individually manufactured and exclusively sold in store. Vintage apparel was curated and altered with the original textiles as well.
About The Collections
The first collection of textile designs is inspired by Storm's fine art in 2014-15. The artist continued to photograph large paintings and details of canvases to use as the foundation of each textile concept. As the storefront interior design evolved, Storm drew inspiration from the painted apparel and murals to release new textiles monthly, including screen-printed apparel. Each garment is completely unique due to the lay of the pattern. If t-shirts were made of one textile design, the shirts all became individual works of art.
Catering to custom fashion orders, the textiles were used for styling pulls, stage wear, and costumes, building a relationship with Mean Girls on Broadway. Documentation of the evolving collections resides in daily photos from the storefront. Since all garments were sold in store from 2015 to 2018, the online commence sold individual pieces after the location closed before the pandemic.
Textile Designs
The textile designs were specifically titled by the artist, tying their concepts to the fine art. A visual cohesive environment was established, combining apparel, canvas, murals, and furniture with complimentary colors and patterns.
T-shirts were a staple at the storefront, sizing from children XS to adult XXL. Depending on the textile design, variations of garment patterns were manufactured to cater to a wide range of clientete paintings by Storm Ritter, printed in variations of sizes and themes.
Artist, Clients & Models
The artist and staff shot digital photos and Polaroids of guests, clients, and models on a regular basis. Polaroids were displayed in the store, inviting the shopper sign the photo to become apart of the space. Using her painted backdrops and textiles, fashion images were taken by the artist, creating content consistently. Photos of the customers were used for social media and as a contribution to the immersive experience of Storm Ritter Studio.
In 2017, a small collection of the original garments was held at Ideal Glass Gallery in the East Village, highlighting the studio's colorful street style.
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