york u.s. 2010 2010 founder becca mccharen headquarters new york city u.s. products womenswear apparel swimwear lingerie activewear footwear website chromat.co chromat is an american fashion label based in new york city . the label was formed by becca mccharen in 2010 . drawing from becca mccharen s background in architecture and urban design chromat focuses on structural experiments for the human body . contents 1 about 2 press 3 awards 4 collections 5 stockists 6 references 7 external links about edit chromat began in 2010 as an extension of mccharen s degree in architecture design at university of virginia school of architecture . it was originally a collaboration with fellow architecture student emily kappes . 1 chromat s structural language is the foundation of each garment from the simplest bikini to the most complex 3d printed dress . chromat swimwear lingerie and signature architectural cages are all made in new york city . press edit chromat designed custom pieces for beyonc s 2014 mtv vma performance the mrs. carter show world tour as well as for beyonc s super bowl xlvii halftime show in 2013 . 2 chromat garments have also been worn by madonna on her 2012 mdna world tour nicki minaj on her 2011 femme fatale world tour 3 and powerhouse 2014 performance 4 and by many other strong powerful women celebrities and musicians such as fka twigs taylor swift ellie goulding kelly rowland tyra banks hayley williams sky ferreira zola jesus azealia banks ariana grande rita ora and charli xcx . 5 chromat has been featured in many magazine editorials and features such as vogue elle dazed new york magazine and num ro . 6 awards edit chromat is currently a finalist in the cfda vogue fashion fund 2015 . 7 mccharen was recognized in the forbes 30 under 30 list of people who are reinventing the world in 2014 . 8 mccharen was honored as one of out magazine s out100 in 2013 . 9 chromat s work mixing math and fashion was profiled in the wall street journal in 2013 . 10 chromat was nominated for the racked young guns award in 2013 . 11 mccharen was chosen as the new york observer s one to watch in 2012 . 12 collections edit chromat autumn winter 2015 mindfiles . 13 debuted at new york fashion week on february 13 2015 . 14 chromat spring summer 2014 formula 15 . 15 debuted at new york fashion week on september 4 2014 . 16 chromat autumn winter 2014 bionic bodies . 17 debuted at nyfw on february 6 2014 . 18 chromat spring summer 2014 mathletes . 19 debuted at nyfw on september 6 2013 . 20 chromat autumn winter 2013 superstructures . 21 debuted at nyfw on february 5 2013 . stockists edit chromat garments are available at boutiques in the us and asia including barneys new york patricia field oak and international playground in new york city and coco de mer in london . in asia kniq in hong kong and club 21b in singapore currently stock chromat . references edit 1 couture construction . university of virginia magazine . 2 horowitz stephen j. the q & a how chromat brought wild style to beyonc s world . myspace . 30 aug. 2013 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 3 femme fatale tour videos . britney spears and nicki minaj ttwe the femme fatale tour los angeles june 20 2011 . youtube . youtube 21 june 2011 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 4 dharmic x. nicki minaj s powerhouse 2014 set . complex . 18 may 2014 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 5 skrainka blaine . trigger warning fka twigs witness to capital punishment . the wild magazine . 29 oct. 2014 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 6 us weekly staff . oops kelly rowland has double nip slip us weekly . 8 aug. 2011 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 7 flint hanna and nola ojomu . ellie goulding gives another energetic coachella performance in black crop top and hotpants combo . daily mail . associated newspapers 19 apr. 2014 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 8 papermag galleries synchronized swimmers and maluca steal the show at chromat s nyfw after party . paper magazine . ed . paper . 6 sept. 2014 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 9 krupnick ellie . tyra banks is barely recognizable in westeast magazine cover shoot . the huffington post . 26 nov. 2012 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 10 sky ferreira poses for dazed & confused korea cover story . fashion gone rogue . 23 jan. 2014 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 11 hayley williams of paramore on the cover of dec jan 2014 issue of bust magazine out now bust magazine . 19 nov. 2013 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 12 here s your free download of the new natalia kills remix . cosmopolitan . 18 oct. 2013 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 13 zola jesus seekir official video . youtube . youtube 10 july 2012 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 14 charli xcx a day in the life . rolling stone . 22 mar. 2012 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 15 gigi hadid gets gritty for our 2014 calendar galore magazine . 11 dec. 2013 . web . 10 nov. 2014 . 16 nicole scherzinger wet . youtube . youtube 8 aug. 2011 . web . 14 nov. 2014 . 17 iggy azalea feat . rita ora black widow live at wireless festival 2014 hd . youtube . youtube 14 july 2014 . web . 14 nov. 2014 . 18 azealia banks at newnownext awards . rapup . 14 apr. 2013 . web . 14 nov. 2014 . 19 cassie king of hearts . youtube . youtube 14 feb. 2012 . web . 14 nov. 2014 . 20 peterson jessie . chromat only had 4 hours to make beyonce s vma performance masks . mtv news . mtv 26 aug. 2014 . web . 14 nov. 2014 . 21 madonna girl gone wild . youtube . youtube 21 mar. 2012 . web . 14 nov. 2014 . 22 50 cent rocks central park with smoke abc news . abc news network 30 may 2014 . web . 14 nov. 2014 . 23 tear the house up official music video herv x zebra katz . youtube . youtube 30 may 2014 . web . 14 nov. 2014 . 24 d annunzio grazia . vogue italia june 2014 cover story featuring adriana lima shape up sport style . vogue italia . conde nast 7 june 2014 . web . 9 dec. 2014 . 25 vogue germany march 2014 black or blonde by mario testino . vogue germany . conde nast 10 feb. 2014 . web . 9 dec. 2014 . 26 nostro lauren . nicki minaj interview 2014 cover story . complex . 14 nov. 2014 . web . 09 dec. 2014 . 27 cosmopolitan november 2013 natalia kills . cosmopolitan . hearst digital media 18 oct. 2013 . web . 09 dec. 2014 . 28 legrand thompson juliet . photographer gl wood captures angels and demons . bullett media . 11 jan. 2012 . web . 09 dec. 2014 . 29 out100 becca mccharen . out magazine . here media 13 nov. 2013 . web . 09 dec. 2014 . 30 jefferson cord . skylar grey is hip hop s secret weapon . details . conde nast 1 nov. 2011 . web . 09 dec. 2014 . 31 galore gigi hadid gets gritty for our 2014 calendar . galore . 11 dec. 2013 . web . 09 dec. 2014 . 32 galore cover story maroes horst . galore . 12 june 2014 . web . 09 dec. 2014 . 33 kanye west for 25 magazine . vimeo . 09 dec. 2012 . web . 09 dec. 2014 . 34 hayley williams of paramore on the cover of dec jan 2014 issue of bust magazine out now bust . 19 nov. 2013 . web . 09 dec. 2014 . 35 joseph culp by christopher hench for fiasco . the fashionisto . 10 sept. 2011 . web . 09 dec. 2014 . 36 . vogue 26 august 2015 . forbes 30 under 30 . forbes 6 january 2014 . http www.out.com out exclusives out100 2013 2013 11 11 becca mccharren chromat 37 . the wall street journal 5 february 2013 racked . racked 20 june 2013 . 38 . the new york observer 21 december 2012 http chromat.co pages lookbook aw2015 https vimeo.com 119827442 http chromat.co pages lookbook ss15 http vimeo.com 106185961 http chromat.co pages lookbook aw14 http vimeo.com 86421846 http chromat.co pages lookbook ss14 http vimeo.com 90233454 http chromat.co pages lookbook aw13 external links edit chromat official website meet the cfda vogue fashion fund finalists . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chromat & oldid 743028620 categories american fashion designerscompanies established in 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store 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