Jason Alkire is an American fashion designer and partner of the

Haus Alkire Haus Alkire is an American fashion label headed by design partners Julie Alkire and Jason Alkire. Both the Alkires are members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). Established in 2012, the line is made in New York City. Founder ...

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. His partner and wife is Julie Alkire, also known as

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. The first public season of the New York made women's collection was Fall 2012. Along with garment design, Alkire also creates the custom textile prints for the collection. He employs techniques in painting, drawing, graphic design, and photography to produce the prints. In 2018, Alkire was inducted into the

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(CFDA). He graduated from the

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and was a member of the

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fraternity.

Career

Prior to his fashion designer career, Alkire was an advertising executive and the publisher and creative director of ''SPOON'' magazine. The magazine was distributed by

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. Alkire worked with Haus at the publication. She was the editor-in-chief there before she began her fashion career. She is also known for her work on her eponymous line

, which Alkire also helped design.

Retail business

Alkire and Haus opened a retail store in New York City in 2010 dedicated to the

label. In 2013, the designers closed the store to open a new atelier type store dedicated to the

collection. That store is located on White Street in the neighborhood of

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in New York City.

Creative inspiration

The first collection (Autumn/Winter 2012) was shown at

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on February 14, 2012. The designers sought inspiration from the artist Lou Jie and the actress

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's portrayal of Belle Star in the 1968 film ''The Belle Star Story''. The

event was held at the

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. The second collection was inspired by

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. The designers used images of an imaginary creature along with Plumeria and bamboo trees as the subject for their textile prints. The showing was held at a home in the

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area of New York City.

Awards

Alkire and Haus were awarded the

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Fashion Foundation Award for Womenswear in January 2012. The award recognizes emerging American fashion talent. In 2012, the designers were named to the

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Fashion Next program. In 2013, the Autumn/Winter collection was sponsored by Swarovski Elements. In 2015, the designers were awarded The

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Rising Star Award for womenswear. There were ten finalists competing for the award that included Rosie Assoulin, Tome, Ji Oh, Tanya Taylor, Antonio Azzuolo, Harbison, and Houghton. Previous winners of the award include

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, and

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. Wu was the guest speaker at the award ceremony. In 2014, Alkire and Haus were finalists for same award. In 2015, the designers also won the Design Entrepreneurs NYC Israel Goldgrub award presented by

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and the

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. In 2016, Haus Alkire was named to the

(CFDA) 4.0 class for 2016-2018.

References

External links

HAUS ALKIRE Website
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