A few weekends ago I tagged along with my friend Christian Ruart to a fashion show he was producing for Duroseau Couture. I put a microphone on Christian, wound him up, and let him do his thing. There’s lots of crazy footage from before and after the show, but here is the show itself, from my camera perch right next to the runway.
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DUROSEAU Couture by Gerald BAZILE Young Haitian born on July 2nd, 1978 along with twin sister GEANNE BAZILE migrated to the United States in 1989 with mother Jacqueline DUROSEAU. She’s the inspiration and the name behind the line. As a designer who taught himself how to skecth and sew in 8 months, Gerald is influenced by designers like Yves Saint LAURENT, Emmanuel UNGARO, CRISTOBAL BALENCIAGA,VALENTINO and BALMAIN.
Fashion isn’t just about cuts and colors, its all about elegance and glamour. Duroseau Couture consist of polka dot prints, bold colors and high end delicate fabrics, a style reminiscent of classic red carpet fashion. Opulence of style and infusion of colors and textures are the two metaphors that describe both the line and the impact of style left by Gerald’s mother. His twin sister’s influence is equally important since, literally one week before her passing in 2003, her last words to him were to debut a collection before you reach age thirty. This has been the power, creativity, and drive behind everything he does.
Beauty is no mystery to the designer, since fashion has been a part of his life as long as he can remember. Coming from a culture where beauty was created by transforming everything around you into something stylish, Gerald was no stranger to the Scarlet O’Hara alterations of a window curtain, cutting his mother’s sheets and curtains to make gowns for his sister’s dolls. Sometimes dressing up for Sunday photos and ice cream became the event of the week. As the women in his life brought out the striking prints and gorgeous colors, behold they were defining beauty for Gerald BAZILE. This also created the love affair for polka dot prints, which have become a signature for the designer.
The heavenly sound of success sounds so much sweeter when the ones you love share it with you. Too often time takes us on an unforgettable journey that leads us down the evolutionary road to success. This success is not only of in monetary value but success within celebrity personality. ROBIN GIVENS has worn a piece from his line on a recent editorial in BE magazine as well as a place on IndieDesigner.com, editorials for impact 210, an interview on ny1 as a new hot talent, editorials in Grip magazine, also celebrity actress SHAWAND MCKENZIE who played “big girl” in the movie take the lead by Antonio BANDERAS for the premiere. AUDRINA CLYDE-BET college hill wore a piece to the BET awards. The girls of Americas Next top Model CAMILLE MCDONALD and NnENNA, rapper thug miss KHIA. A few interviews with BROOKLYN NEWS12,NY CBS channel 2 news interview, NY FOX5 news interview. Rocked the house at Brooklyn’s 1st annual BK Fashion Weekend,Destroyed the runway at Harlem Fashion Weekend tribute to Marvin Gay.
Duroseau will be a force to be reckoned with.
