theFETE started as a monthly “creative salon” where artists, designers, and inspirational thinkers were able to converge in a physical space in the spirit of curiosity, generosity and good times.
theFETE acts as producer and curator to connect clients with artists, writers, streetwear tastemakers and fashion insiders.
Our goal is to create cutting edge new media content. All gatherings document the art of good conversation. Each FETE is carefully written and features a guest panel, moderator and conceptual theme.
theFETE takes place in a social context to produce dynamic dialogues that are relational and intersubjective in nature. They are digitally captured at this time.
Our innovative content is ideal for engaging online influencers, product launches, and promotions. We can create an asset that is first and foremost cool, and can be used for public relations, digital marketing, and social media.
Team:
Founder/ Executive Producer:
Reggie Casagrande founded theFETE in early 2010. She is a consummate creator and curator of content in the fashion, lifestyle and youth-culture arenas.
As a photographer and editor her work has been published in PAPER, Details, Marie Claire, Elle, Alternative Press, Self, Health, Shape and Fader Magazines. Her advertising clients include, Stussy, Nike, Target, Motorola, AOL and Reebok. Her work has been exhibited in group shows at Colette Paris, Ring Cube Gallery Tokyo and Known Gallery in Los Angeles.
In 2008 she founded her Magazine Lipsticktracez where she provides a culture-rich, lifestyle-driven destination focusing on contemporary art, fashion and design culture.
Consulting Producer:
Jennifer Egan has spent the past 10 years working on everything from big-budget fashion weeks to high profile and exclusive red carpet events. She has also served as a Fashion Critic and Style Expert in many online, print and broadcast segments and has appeared on the hit show “Project Runway” seasons 3- 5 . She is currently acting as a casting judge for Bravo’s most recent style series “The Fashion Show” and “Launch My Line”.
Moderator:
Paul Mittleman is a fashion designer and cultural critic based in Los Angeles. His influential blog on Honeyee.com has developed a cult following with tens of thousands of readers daily. He has been reinventing streetwear for the last twenty years creating innovative products for Stussy, Nike, Burton and Ricoh. He is currently the founder of design firm 1972 INC. and Creative Director at Stussy.
DP/ Editor:
Jorge Oswaldo has an MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has worked as a graphic designer and digital consultant in addition to creating digital skins for technological products. His collaborations include working with Sprint, T-Mobile, HP and Stussy. His fine art work has been shown at Guy Hepner Gallery, LAWA, and the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Composer/ Director:
Jean Marc Virard is a French musician, artist and fashion consultant. He co-founded Le Branche, a record label, think tank, blog and consulting firm that provides European clients like PUMA with marketing and branding services.
theFETE started as a monthly “creative salon” where artists, writers, designers, and inspirational thinkers alike were able to converge in a physical space in the spirit of curiosity, conversation, generosity and good times. Guests: Jen Egan, Angela Robins, Jessica Trent, Paul Young, Karen Kimmel, Paul Mittleman, Reggie Casagrande, Michael Salvatore Tierney.
PAUL YOUNG is a journalist and curator based in Los Angeles. He is also the author of Art Cinema (Taschen). He curates video programs and exhibitions worldwide. His most recent is "CinemaLoop," an invitational video installation at Arco 2010 (Madrid) and "Remote Viewing," a large-scale survey of contemporary video, which travels to the Centre d'Art Santa Monica in Barcelona in May 2010.
ANGELA ROBINS is the Deputy Director of Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND). LAND is a non-profit public art initiative committed to commissioning and producing site- and situation-specific projects with national and international artists, in Los Angeles and beyond.
JESSICA TRENT is a fashion and arts publicist. She has hosted and produced major art events, fashion weeks and continues to bring her expertise and cultural philanthropy to the community. Jessica is a founding member of Happy House, a group of emerging collectors and works with MOCA and the Italian Institute in addition to her fashion clients.
MICHAEL SALVATORE TIERNEY is an artist living and working in Los Angeles. His work focuses primarily on memory and perception. Tierney has exhibited extensively throughout Los Angeles as well as internationally. His most recent body of work "aerospace" will be shown in at Blythe Projects Los Angeles in January 2011.
KAREN KIMMEL is an artist that lives and works in Los Angeles. She has collaborated with Nike, Fendi, and New Editions and has curated a line of products for Marc Jacobs. Karen is also the founder of Kimmel Kids. She has exhibited her artwork at galleries and museums worldwide.
Reggie Casagrande/ Executive Producer Jen Egan /Producer Paul Mittleman /Moderator Jorge Oswaldo/ DP
We hosted our second FETE at Palihouse West Hollywood this weekend. From 4-7pm we had some of the most amazing fashion designers come together and create conversation on the topic of "inspiration". Fashion designer Paul Mittleman curated the panel. I am excited to launch the video which will be done in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned.
Designers in the FETE gathering: Nony Tochterman, Shawn Kaleka, Magda Berliner, Jeffrey Sebelia, Lizz Wasserman, Rachel Pally, Jane Bower, Alicia Lawhon, Corey Lynn Calter, Henry Duarte, Paul Mittleman.
The topic was "inspiration" and naturally a lot of that was fashion inspiration. Music, hair, family, nature, fabrics, books, films and travel were all mentioned. Watching the group in discussion was an inspiration in itself. Old friends were able to meet and new friends were made. All in all , everyone left with a lot to reflect upon . Special thanks to Glaceau SmartWater for their generous support.
Our first gathering was this weekend. We are so excited. Our topic was "collaboration" and we had a wonderful panel of guests contributing their thoughts and insights. LAND deputy director Angela Robins, curator Paul Young, artists Karen Kimmel and Michael Salvatore Tierney, and cultural philanthropist Jessica Trent. Fashion Designer Paul Mittleman moderated the group. Jen and I sat in to keep things lively. Here are some of the pics.
I would also like to take the opportunity to thank our sponsors for this event. Smartwater, Belvedere Vodka, Vita coco, Bear Flag Wine, Izze Soda, VIVE and Picnic catering.
PAUL YOUNG is a journalist and curator based in Los Angeles. He is also the author of Art Cinema (Taschen). He curates video programs and exhibitions worldwide. His most recent is "CinemaLoop," an invitational video installation at Arco 2010 (Madrid) and "Remote Viewing," a large-scale survey of contemporary video, which travels to the Centre d'Art Santa Monica in Barcelona in May 2010.
ANGELA ROBINS is the Deputy Director of Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND). LAND is a non-profit public art initiative committed to commissioning and producing site- and situation-specific projects with national and international artists, in Los Angeles and beyond.
JESSICA TRENT is a fashion and arts publicist. She has hosted and produced major art events, fashion weeks and continues to bring her expertise and cultural philanthropy to the community. Jessica is a founding member of Happy House, a group of emerging collectors and works with MOCA and the Italian Institute in addition to her fashion clients.
MICHAEL SALVATORE TIERNEY is an artist living and working in Los Angeles. His work focuses primarily on memory and perception. Tierney has exhibited extensively throughout Los Angeles as well as internationally. His most recent body of work "aerospace" will be shown in at Blythe Projects Los Angeles in January 2011.
KAREN KIMMEL is an artist that lives and works in Los Angeles. She has collaborated with Nike, Fendi, and New Editions and has curated a line of products for Marc Jacobs. Karen is also the founder of Kimmel Kids. She has exhibited her artwork at galleries and museums worldwide.
Guests for Fete two:
JEFFREY SEBELIA gained worldwide recognition when he was announced the winner of Bravo series Project Runway, in 2006. Before enrolling in sewing classes at Los Angeles Trade Tech College, Jeffrey played bass for the alternative pop band, Lifter. After working as a production designer on commercials and music videos, the designer created his own label, Cosa Nostra, in 2003. Jeffrey was honored as a GENart New Guard Designer in 2004.
MAGDA BERLINER debut her first fashion collection in 2001 and is currently producing her 18th collection. Approaching each season as a conceptual experience has played an integral role in each of her collections. Noted for mixing patterns, textures and color along with an easy feminine edge, the label has maintained a cult following from Hong Kong to Saudi Arabia. Her line is available at Barneys New York, Louis,Boston, Joyce Hong Kong , and Loveless Japan.
LIZZ WASSERMAN is a fashion designer and founder of design house Popomomo. Popomomo stands for post-postmodern movement, which designer Lizz Wasserman explores through clothing. Instead of floating in relative perspectives and endlessly reworking the past, her work incorporates her environmental concerns while focusing on the new and true.
HENRY DUARTE is a fashion designer based in Los Angeles, Ca. He is known as a rock tailor of sorts who has designed for Lenny Kravitz and Steven Tyler. Henry was first on the scene when the denim craze hit LA. He recently collaborated with JBrand to feature three new styles of skinny jeans that were all named after Bowie tunes. His new brand Duarte No. Q65 marks a return to high fashion with androgynous tailoring and a masterful and polished aesthetic. A celebrity designer in his own right he has guest starred on Shear Genius and appeared in Dirty Denim
ALICIA LAWHON is a costume designer, stylist and founder Reclaimed LA. Alicia was born in Nayarit, Mexico, where she lived with her grandmother, a seamstress who sewed garments from recycled fabrics and hand-crocheted silks. In 1990, Alicia began working at Ron Herman/Fred Segal Melrose, first as a salesperson and later as a manager and assistant buyer. She became a full time designer in 1996 and launched her line Reclaimed LA in 2006. Her celebrity clients include Beck, Britney Spears, Lenny Kravitz, Linda Evangelista, Anthony Kiedis, Aerosmith, Liv Tyler, & Michael Stipe.
COREY LYNN CALTER is a fashion designer based in Los Angeles. She developed her aesthetic, a postmodern mix of elegant and offbeat attire, at an early age in her native Philadelphia. There she learned about sewing and fit from her grandfather, a skilled Italian tailor, and combined this talent with a knowledge of color and textiles learned from her mother, a successful interior designer. Inspired by the concept of women’s expression through fashion, Calter then created her current enterprise, Corey Lynn Calter in 2000, designing contemporary women’s dresses, separates and accessories.
NONY TOCHTERMAN is a fashion designer and founder of funky fashion line Petro Zillia. Nony learned to knit, sew, and cut fabric by the time she was seven. She grew up watching her hip fashion designing mother run a trendy boutique in her native home of Tel Aviv, Israel. At the first-ever LA Fashion Awards, Designer Nony Tochterman was awarded the night’s top honor for fashion design, the Moss Adams Fashion Innovator (MAFI) Award.
RACHEL PALLY is a fashion designer based in Los Angeles. She has introduced a uniquely vibrant and casual elegance to Los Angeles fashion. From the classic cropped gaucho pant to the coveted caftan dress, Rachel Pally has prevailed in the jersey arena with her innovative designs and the ability to fuse simplicity with glamour.
SHAWN KALEKA is quickly establishing himself as an emerging talent in the global design world. Shawn and his partner Shaun Samson are the innovative creatives behind edgy and unconventional fashion line Costume Dept.
JANE BOWER is a fashion design professor at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Jane was raised in England and attended St Martins school of Art in 1981 where she received both her BA and MA in Fashion Design. In the early eighties she worked in Rome for fashion house Valentino. Moving to South Africa with her family she continued to work in fashion for Harvey Rothschild and and later Les Copains specializing in knitwear. After raising two sons, In 2009 she returned to teaching full time.
We hosted our second FETE at Palihouse West Hollywood this weekend. From 4-7pm we had some of the most amazing fashion designers come together and create conversation on the topic of "inspiration". Fashion designer Paul Mittleman curated the panel. I am excited to launch the video which will be done in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned.
