My friend Helen Bichsel asked me to do the pattern making, cutting and sewing for a piece from her Parsons Senior Thesis Collection. The piece is this silk Mercado Jacket, featuring eyelet closures, patch pockets and double pleats running down the jacket. A spin on a vintage silhouette. we had 3 fittings, 2 of the toil and one of the final. The print Helen designed herself and had custom printed digitally through a fabric manufacturer. the details are incredibly special and I was honored to be apart of this collaboration.
Brady Drose is an Artist, Fashion Designer, Pattern Maker, Tailor. He is a graduate of The School of The Art Institute of Chicago where he completed his Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA 2015) in their Fashion Design Department. He also studied Illustration and completed a minor in Art History.
Since his Graduation he has Lived and Worked in New York City and Chicago, Illinois. His Work has Been Featured in British Vogue, Harperz Bazaar Vietnam, Women’s Wear Daily, New York Fashion Week, Chicago Fashion Week. He has worked Luxury Retail Sales for Raf Simons Calvin Klein 205W39NYC Flagship on Madison Avenue in NYC, where he worked with the team to to open Raf’s Vision of the Flagship Boutique. He also Has Worked in Prada’s Epicenter Store in SoHo, NYC as a Leather Goods and Women’s Wear Specialist.
In his Art Practice he has maintained a full list of varied freelance work ranging from Illustration projects, to custom dress making, and sample sewing. He has styled photoshoots for One Model Management, and assisted in commercial styling projects for The New York Times, Harpers Bazaar, Hornitos, Modele, AARP, Jockey, among others.
In 2022 He received an assistant wardrobe credit for a new television series from Octaine Rich Productions which is currently in Post production.
He Currently is Teaching Fashion Design and Fashion Illustration in The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Continuing Studies Department, and Teaching in the Textiles Department at Lillstreet Arts Center in Chicago,IL.
