5000 LAB 2026 presentation
Consulting, casting, and styling 5000 Lab Show presented during NYFW FW26. Designed by Taylor Thompson under his recent nomination as Emerging Designer of the Year for the CFDA Fashion Awards.
Named Bootsy in reverence to the Bay Area colloquialism, the collection more broadly and positively—refers to the funk legend Bootsy Collins, whose opulent and flamboyant personal style transformed his name into an adjective. The intention was to offer a variety of “funky or off-putting details,” through a polished and effective execution which goal was giving the word bootsy a cerebral, visual interpretation.