Be Bold: Chromat

Designer and business proprietress, Becca McCharen is one couturier to look out for. Owner of Chromat: an incredible label that focuses on creating conceptual collections combining bold fashion and architectural abstractions.Chromat’s S/S Riox Box Collection was inspired by courageous, fearless women and feminist punks such as Joan Jett, Pussy Riot, and the Guerilla Girls – structures made of genuine leather and piercing swim wear.

Chromat’s S/S Riot Box Swim Wear Collection

For the infamous Baddie Bey’s Mrs. Carter tour, Chromat has been designing many custom skirts for the dancers including the queen herself. Here are just a couple of photos from a backstage access of Chromat on the female dancers.

Beyonce and her dancers in Chromat

Artists such as Beyoncé, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, and Nicole Scherzinger have all donned Chromat pieces: and these are just to name a few. One of Becca’s most favored pieces is the machine city dress which highlights the body with a grid-like composition muscled from an architectural theory she was obsessed with in school; it has been featured in Numero Tokyo 66 in all-white.Find Chromat’s full article in our next issue of Raine – do not wait to get your copy? Order online, here.