Tamae Elizabeth Ishii

Ishii New York Spring/Summer 2009 Collection

Tamae ishii — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:50:56 GMT

After months of researching fabrics, searching for inspiration, sketching design proposals, editing and re-editing the collection, I have finally finished the Spring/Summer 2009 collection.

The photo shoot was held in a beautiful wooded area of Central Park and thank God we had beautiful weather as there had been storms throughout the weekend. Weather is always major concern especially when shooting on location.

The shoot took approximately 7 hours and we even had an adorable pomeranian as a prop named "Teddy" Here are some of the pictures from the shoot...enjoy.

Spring 2009 Collection Update

Tamae ishii — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:02:55 GMT

After what seemed to be an eternity, I finally found some things that gave me inspiration for my new Spring 2009 collection. My inspiration consisted mostly of fabrics, some design details that are sort of an Ishii New York trademark as well as the sexy Italian screen sirens of the 1950's (think Sophia Loren, Monica Vitti, Gina Lollobrigida).

The fabrics that inspired me most was a beautiful abstract floral silk georgette from France and some beautifully delicate cotton eyelet from Switzerland. The silk floral is a beautiful impressionistic print filled with virbrant shades of red, green, and purple. Jewel tones that I thought would uplift someones mood. The eyelet on the other hand is in soft shades of light celadon, blush and pale blue for people who prefer more muted colors.

The style icons that inspired me this season were the sultry Italian screen goddesses as mentioned above. I loved the silhouettes back then of their nipped in waists and full circle skirts which I find so feminine and romantic. I wish more women would dress like that!

Anyway I spent the whole weekend with my pattern makers and seamstresses to turn the sketches that I had worked so hard on into reality. The process of turning a designer's sketch into an actual garment is pretty tedious and time consuming.

I first describe my design vision and details to the pattern maker who then makes a paper pattern. We then cut and sew a sample with a cheap cotton fabric called "muslin." We then try this garment on the model to see how it hangs and drapes on a an actual human and make adjustments and changes from there. When the pattern and muslin is finally perfected, we will cut the actual fabric to make the first sample.

So now you know exactly how a designer's collection comes together!

Ishii New York on Entertainment Reporter Aubrey Aquino

Tamae ishii — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:16:17 GMT

Beautiful and talented entertainment reporter Aubrey Aquino is wearing the "tuxedo top" by Ishii New York while interviewing Will Farrel and co-star John C. Reilly for their comedic film "Step Brothers." Please check out the clip below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFAW3O9Rygg

An Exciting Partnership with The Cove Atlantis!

Tamae ishii — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:49:25 GMT

As a young fashion designer in New York, where there are thousands and thousands of other fashion designers from all around the world competing for your client base, it is often a privilege to be able to align with a more established commercial enterprise to help your design company move forward.

Next month, my fashion line "Ishii New York" will have the fabulous opportunity to be an exclusive vendor to "Escape" the beautifully designed boutique located at the swanky "Cove Atlantis" in the Bahamas. I will naturally be doing mostly resort and spring/summer collections for them but will also feature some of my signature cocktail and evening gowns as they often receive a large amount of celebrity clientele.

I am very fortunate to have been offered such a partnership and I am currently working very hard to fill their first order which should be at the boutique in early August 2008! So if any of you readers decide to go stay at "The Cove Atlantis," don't forget to stop by the "Escape" boutique to check out my line of resort wear which will be labeled as "Ishii New York for The Cove Atlantis!"

About Tamae Elizabeth Ishii

Tamae ishii — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:18:40 GMT

Tamae Elizabeth Ishii was born in Tokyo, raised in Northern California and now resides in The Upper East Side of New York where she is a fashion designer with her eponymous line of high end women's ready to wear called "Ishii New York."

Tamae attended the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York as well as Paris and has apprenticed with several top fashion houses including Calvin Klein, Zac Posen, Lela Rose, Tory Burch and most recently for Valentino which took her all the way to his Atelier in Rome, Italy.

In her spare time, Tamae enjoys international travel, gourmet cooking, spending time with her Persian cats and her newly rescued long coat Chihuahua. In her earlier days she was also a cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders, becoming the first Japanese citizen (she's now a US Citizen) to become an NFL cheerleader.