Old fashion 1920's romance meets a beacon of light shining towards a new era. The feeling is distant yet present, modern industrial expansion mixed with the faint remembrance of caviar and diamonds...

In this display, a central steel-and-wooden scaffolding supports a diverse assortment of ladies arrayed in full glory. Icy doll-like models wearing pastels and jewel tones are juxtaposed with others sporting the iconic little black dress. Evening gowns of bias charmeuse and lace intertwine with web-like large-guage knits, bodices handcrafted primarily of jewels, or boleros made of chains. This season’s collection of jewelry mirrors prismatic light. Bib necklaces with historically ethnic influences
seem to be a shower of shattered fragments in every shape imaginable.
Tiered earrings and dimensional bracelets and rings are bedazzled
by crystals of black, golds, and greens.

Tuxedoed waiters from a 5-star restaurant have exchanged their polished oxfords and silver serving carts for tennis shoes and cargo trolleys.
As they parade some of the women around the room, they suggest the idea
of the self in progress, and the worthiness of the process.
The unabashedly raw beauty of the garments knitted out of torn strips
of cloth presents a distinctly modern version of the Scarlet O’Hara/Maria von Trapp method of transforming old things into new. Rows of crystals intertwined with chains and metal work bring a refined sense
of accomplishment to a future that is under construction.

As the cinematic collection of elements burns itself into the viewer’s mind, Erickson Beamon’s message becomes abundantly clear: women of all generations shall continue to adorn themselves with determination,
strength - and a variety of materials! - to create elegance from
everything bestowed upon them.

- Emma Sutton & Arielle