He employs techniques in painting, drawing, graphic design, and photography to produce the prints.
[3][4] Prior to his fashion designer career, Alkire was an advertising executive and the publisher and creative director of SPOON magazine.
[9] The New York Fashion Week event was held at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
The designers used images of an imaginary creature along with Plumeria and bamboo trees as the subject for their textile prints.
There were ten finalists competing for the award that included Rosie Assoulin, Tome, Ji Oh, Tanya Taylor, Antonio Azzuolo, Harbison, and Houghton.
Previous winners of the award include Proenza Schouler, Alexander Wang (designer), Jason Wu, Phillip Lim, and Wes Gordon.