You wouldn’t know it from watching “Project Runway,” but the steps to putting together a garment often don’t start and end with the designer. There can be an army of hands responsible for bringing a design to life. And for buzzy New York labels like Kallmeyer, Diotima, Theophilio and Christopher John Rogers, Bryan Datinguinoo and Clarissa Arocena are among them.
They’re the co-founders of Hidden in Plain Sight (HIPS), a New York-based luxury design development studio. Founded in 2018, HIPS primarily focuses on patternmaking and developing looks across runway, bridal and red carpet. “There are so many hands involved, and we’re just one part of a big ecosystem,” Arocena tells Fashionista.
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