{"id":45043,"date":"2023-02-27T13:08:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T18:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=45043"},"modified":"2023-12-01T13:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T18:40:48","slug":"designer-celine-borthayre-21-makes-her-nyfw-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/designer-celine-borthayre-21-makes-her-nyfw-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer Celine Borthayre ’21 Makes Her NYFW Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

By Sarah Stone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some fashion designers work their entire careers for the chance to see their collections debut during New York Fashion Week. Celine Borthayre earned the opportunity within just two years of her graduation from the Wilson College of Textiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Borthayre (B.S. Fashion and Textile Design<\/a> \u201921) was just about two months removed from launching her own business, designing custom gowns for editorial photographers and other clients, when a friend from high school called with a big opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy friend is working  with a company called Fashion Week Haus, one of the firms that puts on NYFW,  and they had a last-minute runway show opening for a designer that needed to be filled quickly,\u201d Borthayre says.  \u201cSo she called me up to see if I would be interested.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a catch \u2013 Borthayre would have to have a 10-piece collection ready for the runway within 10 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt took me a second to get over the fear of it,\u201d she admits. \u201cAt first, I told her, \u2018Thank you for thinking of me, but it’s not gonna work out right now.\u2019 Then, after I hung up the phone, I thought about it for 10 minutes and realized I would be crazy to not take that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preparing for a runway show in 10 days<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In order to make sure she had enough NYFW-caliber looks ready, Borthayre included all of the dresses from the collection she designed for her fashion design<\/a> capstone course. \u201cThe Swing,\u201d a Rococo era painting by Jean-Honor\u00e9 Fragonard, provided the inspiration for \u201cDawn of Love.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To that, she added dresses she had designed for clients. The remaining two dresses Borthayre designed in a matter of days continue to build on what she calls her \u201crunning through a meadow aesthetic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n