Would You Rock This?

Would You Rock This is a community for fashion designers and fashion fans to share their opinions of new designs, and get feedback that will help them move forward.

Designers can upload sketches to receive feedback and anyone who registers can vote on the designs on the site.  That means sketches are getting feedback from other designers, and from the people who would buy, wear, and “Rock” your designs.  We help you figure out your market and voter demographic.

It's a challenging, and supportive environment for new designers to get feedback from people who matter.

For designers:  Here's a step-by-step guide to uploading photos so that site users can vote and give you information.  You upload your sketches (no photographs, please!) as .jpg, .gif, or .png files.  Once your designs are up, you'll be able to get the word out and share them on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media networks.

For everybody:  Designers, fashion students, industry professionals, fashionistas and friends can sign up on the site to vote on whether they would “Rock It” (love it!) or say “Not My Style.”

Fashion designer and illustrator, Brandon Graham has made his commitment to the fashion community a central part of his career, maintaining an extensive network of industry contacts and working on projects to engage discussions about the interconnected business of fashion.

Graham apprenticed to Barrington Wisdom, at Barrington Custom Tailors in Cumberland, MD, as he began his studies at Virginia Commonwealth University.  He interned at Armani Exchange to further his education, then went on to work and consult for companies such as John Varvatos, Armani Exchange, Levis, Dockers, Nike and Fila, focusing on menswear.  In addition, he has worked with various designers to develop his own menswear line, Brentwood.

Would you believe, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?  Brandon remembers as a kid drawing endless pictures of the cartoon characters in his notebook. “Donatello was my favorite,” he recalls with a laugh.  And, when he showed his drawings to his mother and his grade school teacher, they showered him with compliments.  “Would it still be good if I were 21?” he asked.  “Well, no,” said his mom. “but you still have a lot to learn, so that's okay.”

Then, as he began his fashion studies, Brandon showed his designs to friends and family.  “They loved my designs because they loved me.”  When you're starting out, it's hard to get the kind of honest feedback that would tell you how you're doing in the industry.  By focusing on a network of designers and fashion professionals, WYRT aims for the kind of real-world feedback that could guide a designer, before the expense of making samples.  This makes the creative process more efficient.

When you Sign In and upload your sketches WYRT will keep track of voter feedback for you.  It will tell you how many people clicked “Rock It” and “Not My Style.” 

Users will fill out a profile that will help us in providing you with better data.  Overall, you can use this data to find out what market segment your design style caters more towards.  In addition, you will be introduced to the design and fashion illustration community.

Illustrations and Computer Aided Designs ONLY!  No photographs of garments and accessories you made. 

WYRT administrator will send you a friendly reminder and remove the photo from the voting block.

Well, there is always that possibility. Let's face it- if you bring your portfolio to an interview, or take a class, someone can see and rip off your ideas there.  But WYRT believes that if you don't show your work, no one knows how talented you are.  So that can be worth taking the chance! I know from experience. Getting knocked off could happen if you show your portfolio on a job interview or on WYRT.  Because WYRT is developing a community to help designers get feedback and get started, we're working together to support each other, not steal from each other. 

A great video to watch on the subject is by Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion's free culture.

Obviously, a grandma wouldn't want to rock the skinny hipster jeans and shirt I just designed.  WYRT will be adding more detailed analytics for all the voting accounts as we get going.  Voters will fill out a short questionnaire asking their age range, favorite store, location, how much they spend monthly on clothes, etc. We'll gather that info for designers, like yourself, to help you get a better understanding of your potential customer. You'll find out that your style of designing fits a certain demographic.  Please bear with us.  Those features are coming.

Oh, and don't be sure about Grandma - we know some who would totally rock the skinny jeans!

In addition to voting, help your favorite designers understand who you are by filling out the Mini Profile.  For instance, designers would like to know your favorite clothing stores.  It’s WHY designers SHARE their work on WYRT.  

Help open the lines of communication.  You Meet the Designer. Designer Meets Potential Customer.

Absolutely!  If you wear clothes, you can participate and vote.  We also welcome stylist to vote, look for inspiration, and connect with designers.

Your vote gives designers feedback on their illustrations.  If you like a designer we encourage you to share or follow the designers works.

Voter’s names will be anonymous to the designers, but the voter’s profile will be made available so all the data collected can be analyzed.

One vote per sketch.

Log in first.  Click on “Upload Your Sketches” on the toolbar.  Click on the “Browse” button in blue to locate your file.  Fill out the required description fields and select a “Season” and “Category” from the drop-down box.  Finally, click “Add New Sketch.”

JPG, GIF, & PNG files ONLY.

Recommended image size:  440px X 500px

It’s a FREE service.  Right now stats are FREE.

FDS is an 'open draw' where you can simply practice drawing a live model at your own pace in a friendly environment.

• - We provide a place for fashion illustrators & designers to brush up on their drawing and painting skills.

 - We encourage professional designers to update their portfolios.

- We offer feedback on your work (if you want).

For the locations and dates of upcoming Fashion Drawing Sessions go to http://www.meetup.com/FashionDrawingSession/

We start with quick 5-minute model poses to loosen up then move into longer timed poses of up to 30 minutes for more detailed illustrations. The model will change outfits periodically.

For the locations and dates of upcoming Fashion Drawing Sessions go to http://www.meetup.com/FashionDrawingSession/

Usually the sessions are in New York City in the heart of the Garment District. In the future we will be setting up Fashion Drawing Sessions in other states. 

For the locations and dates of upcoming Fashion Drawing Sessions go to http://www.meetup.com/FashionDrawingSession/

All are welcome!  We have a limited number of seats so RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/FashionDrawingSession/ to confirm and secure your spot.  

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