“I love streetwear, but I also like tailored garments that fit closer to the body. I take aspects from streetwear looks and refine them.”
This is the style philosophy of Adam Fawcett, Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design graduate and the Creator and Owner of LineSix, a Vancouver-based line poised to make waves in the world of streetwear.
I should have gone to fashion school straight after school but my parents said no.
“I should have gone to fashion school straight after school but my parents said no,” he recalls. “I took Political Science at SFU instead. But I knew I’d never really be satisfied until I tried following my passion.”
Adam already had a career in urban forestry when the lure of fashion became too strong to resist. His cousin had attended Blanche Macdonald years before, which made the choice of Fashion Design program was an easy one.
“I took the intro to sewing course and came to Blanche with all guns blazing! I had no clue how to do anything. I definitely didn’t know as much as I thought I did. To get a product you’re really happy with takes work. I’m meticulous so the process was complex, but I was happy to take on that task.
I took the intro to sewing course and came to Blanche with all guns blazing! I had no clue how to do anything.
“Being able to play with fabrics and learning how to create things was so interesting. It was so cool to dream something, and then refine it until it’s a final product that you’re happy with. Having that finished piece was a defining moment for me, although it took a while at Blanche to reach that point.”
Hard work and patience come naturally to Adam. For his own line, he valued perfection over speed.
“It took me five years to get to this point,” he explains. “I was trying to find fabrics and pattern-makers, along with how my processes would work. That all culminated last year. The pandemic forced me to be resourceful. I realized that I want to present an experience through the visuals @linesixclothing, as well as the line itself. I’m looking to create something more than another clothing brand. Art meets fashion!”
LineSix had been born.
Being able to play with fabrics and learning how to create things was so interesting. It was so cool to dream something, and then refine it until it’s a final product that you’re happy with.
“I wanted to create collections of six pieces where every garment’s inspiration would come from the same place. Look at the web site and you can see that I’ve already strayed from that plan. The concept is still there, but I’m not sticking to only six pieces at a time any more.”
The LineSix masterplan is an ever-changing work in process, but it has already reached unexpected heights.
“Rae Sremmurd’s DJ wears my clothes. It’s pretty cool to get to someone with this kind of reach that quickly. That’s a testament to working your network. It turns out most people are receptive to the idea of helping out. I contacted an old friend who works for the record company. A week later I’d made the connection!”
It turns out most people are receptive to the idea of helping out. I contacted an old friend who works for the record company. A week later I’d made the connection!
One part of the plan that hasn’t changed, and never will, is Adam’s commitment to keeping his line as green as possible.
“I work closely with my manufacturers to ensure there’s as close to zero wasted fabric as possible. I try to maximise what we can create from single rolls of fabric. I picked a manufacturer that treats its workers fairly and can do everything under one roof. That way it’s not being shipped around increasing the carbon footprint.”
Adam always understood LineSix wouldn’t be an overnight success. He wouldn’t want it that way. It’s a business, of course, ably aided by his wife (“She’s my business manager and my support system who always tells me which ideas are good which aren’t.”) but it’s also a creative journey.
I try to maximise what we can create from single rolls of fabric. I picked a manufacturer that treats its workers fairly and can do everything under one roof.
“The soul searching is important. You can’t rush design. Let it come to you. Let it happen organically.”
“Every day I see something or smell something that takes me back to a memory. That incorporates colours or maybe an outfit someone had on. I’ll express that in my design. When a memory inspires an idea I’ll grab my iPad and sketch it down. I’ll let that sit and come back to it with ideas about what kind of fabric I might want.
“I have ideas every day, which is exciting, but getting my samples back is my favourite part of the process. When it goes onto the model at the photo shoot that’s when it hits me. That’s really dope.”
