FOOTWEAR DESIGN COLLABORATION WITH MILWAUKEE-BASED FASHION DESIGNER ELENA VELEZ. EPOCH WAS CREATED FOR VELEZ'S NEW YORK FASHION DEBUT IN HER YR 0 SHOW ENTITLED RINASCITA.
Elena velez incorporates an appreciation for the artisanal heritage of the american midwest, epitomized by the metalsmith industry, a historically quintessential trademark of her hometown, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Through an aggressively delicate aesthetic signature, the elena velez brand designs with the tactile sensibility of a maker who prioritizes functionality and utility over perfection or beauty, working beyond contemporary references to investigate the relationship between femininity and force.
EPOCH FASHION ENGINEERING 2021
The Epoch Boot was created with the idea that fashion doesn’t have to be fast. The collaboration was based on the idea that midwestern based artist and designers an opportunity to showcase bespoke circular craft on an international scale.
DESIGN ETHOS
The Epoch Boot was created with various techniques including heavy thermoforming, powder coating, and CNC machining. Using industrial machinery to execute adjacent creative concepts allowed us to imagine what fashion could be through unconventional materials and methods.
INDUSTRIAL FASHION
