quick wix
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Fashion Designer Alisha Trimble and photographer Nicole Marie Polec have teamed up for a showcase at WIX Lounge. Alisha will be presenting her FW2012 Collection and screening her short film entitled “DRY” amidst Nicole’s collection of images. Over the last five years, Alisha and Nicole have worked together on multiple projects but their favorite thing to do together is eat tacos. Their unique history begins in the Village of Romeo, MI where the tweens met in the junior high cafeteria and eventually decided to share a locker together. So the legend goes, their first conversation went as follows:
{N} “Hello, my name is Nicole. Who are you?”
{A} “I’m Alisha.”
{N} “Alisha, that’s a model’s name…that’s like a fashion name.”
Upon graduating from Romeo High, Alisha was awarded a full ride scholarship from College for Creative Studies then transferred to the San Fransisco Art Institute where she received her Bachelors degree in Fine Arts. Nicole ran away to Nashville, TN after high school and returned home to study interior design with dreams of becoming a model. She soon realized that her talent shines behind the camera rather than in front. After living in a darkroom for two years at the New England School of Photography in Boston, MA she ran away [again] to Hollywood, CA.
After a couple years of soul searching and practicing their passion, Alisha and Nicole both settled in Brooklyn, NY only a few blocks from each other but didn’t know it. A mutual connection pulled pieces from Alisha’s “LOVE 4EVER” SS09 collection for a spread in SWOON Magazine, a new publication who’s graphic designer commissioned Nicole to shoot the issue’s featured style guru, Najwa Moses. Over a decade has passed since last seeing each other in high school art class, and just by chance, Alisha and Nicole are reunited at Beauty Bar while celebrating the milestone of being published in a real NYC fashion magazine.
Alisha and Nicole have worked together on multiple shoots, events and projects. Their roots will be intertwined for a lifetime and the WIX showcase is a chance to expose their audiences to their accomplishments with multimedia eye candy. Alisha Trimble will present her FW2012 Collection from 6:00pm until 7:00pm and Nicole Marie Polec’s work will be on display for the whole reception.
