Bode (fashion brand) explained

BODE
Type:	Private
Industry:	Fashion
Founded:	2016
Founder:	Emily Adams Bode Aujla
Hq Location:	New York City, NY

Bode is an American clothing company that makes clothing from old textiles and newly-made traditional textiles, founded in 2016 by Emily Adams Bode Aujla.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

In 2016, the brand was formally launched with a collection of garments composed entirely of antique textiles for the purpose of storytelling and preservation in American menswear.^{[5] [6] [7]}

The company opened its first retail store in 2019.^{[8] [9]}

The Bode brand is known for its use of historical techniques in modern fashion, such as using quilting, mending, patchwork, sashiko, boro, and appliqué.^[10]

Emily Adams Bode was the first female designer to show at New York Fashion Week: Men's, the dedicated menswear shows at the event.^{[11] [12]}

In 2023, Bode launched its first womenswear line.^[13] The brand has office space in 161 Water Street.^[14]

Awards

2019

• LVMH Prize Finalist
• CFDA Emerging Designer of the Year
• Business of Fashion 500
• Forbes 30 Under 30
• GQ’s Breakthrough Designer of the Year

2020

• Woolmark Prize: Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation

2021

• CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year

2022

• CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year
• Cooper Hewitt National Design Award: Emerging Designer

Notes and References

1. Web site: About . 2022-11-22 . BODE New York . en.
2. Web site: For Fashion Week, an Archivist Comes Down From the Attic. Matthew. Schneier. July 12, 2017. The New York Times.
3. Web site: This Old Thing? Quilts Hit the Catwalk. Max. Berlinger. May 9, 2018. The New York Times.
4. Web site: Bode Is The Brand Making Vintage-Inspired Clothing For Stylish Guys Like You. Amy. Campbell. December 3, 2020. GQ.
5. Web site: Emily Adams Bode is part of the BoF 500 . 2023-05-23 . The Business of Fashion . 10 February 2022 . en-GB.
6. Web site: 2018-02-05 . Bode: Men's Clothing Made From Women's History . 2023-05-23 . Garage . en.
7. Web site: 2019-05-10 . Bode is scaling through storytelling . 2023-05-23 . Vogue Business . en-US.
8. Web site: Bricks-and-Mortar Is Dead. Let's Open a Store.. Guy. Trebay. November 18, 2019. The New York Times.
9. News: 2022-11-16 . How Emily Adams Bode Aujla Created a Menswear 'Brand That Has No Gender' . 2023-05-23 . Washington Post . en.
10. Web site: Remsen . Nick . 2023-01-24 . Bode makes 20th century clothes for 21st century people . 2023-05-23 . CNN . en.
11. Web site: CFDA . 2023-05-23 . cfda.com.
12. Web site: The Woman Who Saved Menswear: An Emily Adams Bode Story . 2023-05-23 . www.culturedmag.com . en.
13. Web site: 2023-01-17 . Emily Adams Bode Aujla Launches The Long-Awaited Bode Women's Line . 2023-05-23 . Vogue . en-US.
14. News: Florsheim . Lane . Big Banks Deserted Wall Street. Then the Cool Kids Moved In. . 4 August 2024 . The Wall Street Journal . 4 August 2024.