The brand's philosophy begins with sustainability:
Author:Austin OliverPublish date:May 2, 2019Updated onMay 1, 2019At just 23-years-old, Emily Burnett had already been appointed as creative director of Dennis Basso — not a shabby gig for someone who started out in fashion after joining her mother in night courses at Phoenix College while in high school. A love for sketching was born through fashion drawing classes, and even in a world of predominantly digital design, she has continued to draw all of her looks by hand throughout her career.
Fast forward 10 years and Burnett is officially launching her namesake line, Burnett: New York, with the help of co-founder Sterling McDavid, operating and producing out of an impeccably decorated space in midtown Manhattan which showcases the debut collection immediately upon entering. The brand's philosophy begins with sustainability; Burnett uses only traceable, ethically sourced materials in her designs.
The New York-based atelier began production with a Pre-Fall 2019 collection that was swiftly picked up by Net-A-Porter, an impressive retailer for a brand's first season. Burnett made her solo runway debut with her Fall 2019 line during New York Fashion Week, with a presentation in Paris following shortly after. Show notes indicated that inspiration was drawn from 1980's film heroines such as Sigourney Weaver in "Half Moon Street" and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Scarface.
Inclusive casting is amazing to see, but Burnett's mission to support women hardly stops there: Each season, Burnett will partner with a different women's organization, giving a direct percentage of the profits to the organization of choice. "Our first pre-fall collection, we partnered with UNICEF; a percentage of our sales went directly to the girls' empowerment program that they have," Burnett explains.
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