{"id":9489,"date":"2014-02-03T20:37:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T00:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/?p=9489"},"modified":"2014-02-03T20:37:40","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T00:37:40","slug":"q-africa-reuben-reuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/q-africa-reuben-reuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Q &amp; Africa &#124; Reuben Reuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"afric-2009396053\" class=\"afric-before-content afric-entity-placement\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    style=\"text-align:center;\" type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/AMP-Banner\">\r\n  <div placeholder><\/div>\r\n  <div fallback><\/div>\r\n<\/amp-ad>\r\n<\/div><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/QandAfrica.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8954 alignleft lazyload\" alt=\"QandAfrica\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2013\/12\/QandAfrica.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a>Reuben Reuel<\/b> began his fashion journey when he left his home in Virginia Beach for the Big City [New York].\u00a0 After working as a freelance sample maker and assistant designer for various companies, Reuben started his own clothing line called <b>Demestiks NYC by Reuben Reuel<\/b>.\u00a0 <b>Demestiks NYC<\/b> produced its first women\u2019s wear line in 2010 and it was exclusively sold on <a href=\"http:\/\/edressme.com\/\">Edressme.com<\/a>. \u00a0The aesthetic of the label is contemporarily classy with a lick of vintage flair.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">What is your brand\u2019s production process? (i.e. Do you manufacture or do you use cooperatives?)<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Reuben Reuel: <\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Everything is made to order by me and a small team of local seamstresses.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"afric-2437159775\" class=\"afric-inbody afric-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><!-- \/21718337565\/AFW300 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1609524218907-0' style='width: 300px; height: 250px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1609524218907-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionrr.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9501 aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashionrr\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionrr-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"614\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">What makes your brand luxurious?<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Reuben Reuel: Demestiks NYC<\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> focuses on delivering quality, well-made garments to its customers. We are dedicated to providing our consumers with exquisite designs with unique fabrics, trims, notions, and production facilities in New York City in efforts to support &#8220;domestic&#8221; commerce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionrr2.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9502 aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashionrr2\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionrr2-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"614\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Where are you from? How has this influenced your designs?<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Reuben Reuel: <\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">In Virginia Beach, VA, I grew up in a Christian home; and going to church was such a major part of my life. Going to church on Sundays was like going to a mini fashion show! \u00a0Everyone came in their finest attire and looked their absolute best. \u00a0The vivid memory of women dressed in very feminine dresses and suits in church continues to strongly influence the work that I do today. My designs are very reminiscent of the styles I remember from childhood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionrr3.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9503 aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashionrr3\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/africanfashionrr3-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"614\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can shop for Demestiks NYC here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/DemestiksNewYork<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"afric-435826563\" class=\"afric-after-content afric-entity-placement\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    style=\"text-align:center;\" type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/AMP-bottom\">\r\n  <div placeholder><\/div>\r\n  <div fallback><\/div>\r\n<\/amp-ad><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reuben Reuel began his fashion journey when he left his home in Virginia Beach for the Big City [New York].\u00a0 After working as a freelance sample maker and assistant designer for various companies, Reuben started his own clothing line called Demestiks NYC by Reuben Reuel.\u00a0 Demestiks NYC produced its first women\u2019s wear line in 2010&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,73,75],"tags":[88,76,89,128,83,138,1430,1431,139,94,784,1853,1869,2485,1834,1877,25,1736,2203,2157,2486,911,1172,234,1433,1836],"class_list":["post-9489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afw","category-made","category-news","tag-adiree","tag-adiree-pr","tag-africa","tag-africa-fashion","tag-african-fashion","tag-african-fashion-designer","tag-african-influences","tag-african-inspired-fashion","tag-african-luxury-fashion","tag-afwny","tag-afwny-designer","tag-bespoke","tag-couture","tag-custom","tag-demestiks","tag-demestiks-nyc-by-reuben-reuel","tag-fashion","tag-fashion-design","tag-international-designers","tag-international-fashion","tag-kaftan","tag-luxury-african-fashion","tag-luxury-fashion-from-africa","tag-nigeria","tag-nigerian-fashion","tag-reuben-reuel"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}