Jason Alkire is an American fashion designer and partner of the
Haus Alkirefashion label. His partner and wife is Julie Alkire, also known as
Julie Haus. The first public season of the New York made women's collection was Fall 2012.
Along with garment design, Alkire also creates the custom textile prints for the collection. He employs techniques in painting, drawing, graphic design, and photography to produce the prints.[1]
Prior to his fashion designer career, Alkire was an advertising executive and the publisher and creative director of SPOON magazine. The magazine was distributed by
Time Warner. Alkire worked with Haus at the publication. She was the editor-in-chief there before she began her fashion career. She is also known for her work on her eponymous line
Julie Haus, which Alkire also helped design.[5]
Retail business
Alkire and Haus opened a retail store in New York City in 2010 dedicated to the
Julie Haus label.[6][7] In 2013, the designers closed the store to open a new atelier type store dedicated to the
Haus Alkire collection. That store is located on White Street in the neighborhood of
Tribeca in New York City.[8]
The second collection was inspired by
Hana, Hawaii. The designers used images of an imaginary creature along with Plumeria and bamboo trees as the subject for their textile prints. The showing was held at a home in the
West Village area of New York City.[11]
Awards
Alkire and Haus were awarded the
Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award for Womenswear in January 2012. The award recognizes emerging American fashion talent.[12][13][14][15]
In 2012, the designers were named to the
W Hotels Fashion Next program.[16][17]
In 2013, the Autumn/Winter collection was sponsored by Swarovski Elements.[18]