By Kristen Grech
Michael Delon Wilson, 25, is a local designer who is working with Pure Detroit Design Lab owners, Shawn Santo and Kevin Borsay, to open the Detroit Fashion Incubator?s (DFI) retail shop. Wilson is the creative director and founder, and is also namesake of the company. Delon Detroit, started by Michael Delon Wilson, is a company that hopes to provide resourceful, creative, uncompromising quality, and stylish apparel, all the while, giving great customer service in a comfortable and appealing environment.
The DFI?s retail shop will also feature other local designers such as Kate Bennett, Paul Patterson, Smantha Bullock, and Dana Keaton. The DFI itself was created as a way to bring together the city?s fashion design community, and help designers build their own businesses.
The two lines that will be presented at the DFI?s retail shop are Delon Prit-Porter and Atelier Delon. Delon Prit-Porter is an upscale, downtown collection with chic details. It is a classic line with modern twists that keep the collection fun and fresh. Atelier Delon is a very extravagant, ?one of a kind? line that fits the specific customer superbly with its intricate tailoring and contoured seams.
In a statement made to the Detroit News in December of 2006, Wilson stated that his fashion is, ?less about wearable art or re-worked vintage garments,? and more about ?sophisticated, well constructed men?s and women?s clothing and accessories.?
While DFI has had its share of skeptics and critics, it is widely known and acknowledged that being a local designer can be tough. Though Eastern Michigan University (EMU) and many other colleges offer programs specifically geared toward becoming a fashion designer, the many years of schooling, the hours of practice on the sewing machine, and the re-making of garments can truly put a damper on any designer. However, regardless of the criticisms and the hours of grueling labor, there are those that feel the efforts and hard work will eventually be noticed and rewarded.
?To design your own clothes is truly a talent. You have to have the creativity aspect, as well as a steady hand when sewing and cutting,? said Eastern Michigan University design student Annie Griffore. ?I have spent many sleepless nights re-doing hems and pleats, but in the end, it?s my passion, and I hope that one day, all the hard work will pay off.?
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