Tyne Hall, Denver local, metal enthusiast and lover of all things gothic is preparing to wow us again with something unexpected at this year’s Denver Fashion Week.
A long-time veteran of Denver Fashion Week, Hall will show a new collection at Society on Thursday, May 15.
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The self-taught designer is an inspiration to many and is being recognized for her impact with a nomination for Designer of the Year. Hall sat down with 303 Magazine to share details about her newest collection, her current obsessions and what winning this award would mean to her.
Hall has been gracing the Denver Fashion Week runways for years, always putting on a jaw dropping and dark romantic show with nods to some of her favorite things. However, she wasn’t always so confident about making the leap to be a designer. Like many young fashion entrepreneurs, Hall struggles with imposter syndrome and originally thought she was going to go to college and become a lawyer. She describes herself as “very type A” and thought that she needed to follow a clear career path. But the older she got she realized it is never too late to chase what you want.
Hall taught herself all she knows through hours and hours on YouTube. From french seams to flat felled seams, she learned through a screen, and she still credits YouTube as a great resource whenever she needs some extra guidance.
From YouTube tutorials to runway shows, the designer has stayed true to herself. Now, she tries to go with the flow and take what life throws at her. As she continues to grow, she’s had to realize that “life isn’t necessarily a straight path.”
Looking back at her younger self, she noted she was always in heels and “fully dressed up” at school: never afraid to be the odd man out and go against the Denver fashion scene, known for athleisure and casual dress to many outside the city limits.
It wasn’t until she graduated college and found a love for the rock and metal music scene that she really started to “feel comfortable in [her] own skin for once.” From there, she dove right into the gothic scene with an appreciation for all things horror and Halloween, which also happens to be her birthday.
When discussing everyday style, Hall mostly expresses her love for horror through subtle nods, and she expresses the depth of her love for it through her designs.
“I try to think of a fantasy self…this is how I would dress everyday or what I think would look really cool and try to create that person,” Hall shared.
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As a longtime Denver Fashion Week participant, Hall always looks forward to being surrounded by so many creative people sharing their art.
“My favorite moment is when you’re standing there while pieces are finally going out on the runway,” Hall shared. “That’s the high, what keeps you coming back each time.”
Every time she returns, she brings a fresh spin to her designs. And in classic Tyne Hall fashion, there’s always a dark twist.
“You’ll still see that dark romanticism, but it’s going to be a little more uplifting and girlish,” she shared about her newest collection for DFW Society, “Sick Things.”
Hall’s love for horror movies directly influences her designs. Her favorite horror movie is the 1968 Night of the Living Dead (even though she tends to prefer vampires over zombies). However, her collection for Society features three designs inspired directly by other classic horror films. Dracula, Frankenstein, and Carrie are all seen in this collection, showing the audience the playful side of horror. When it comes to finding inspiration from these movies, her inspiration mostly comes from “the way that they’re filmed, the way that they look.”
Besides horror movies, one of Hall’s biggest inspirations for designs is metal music. Rather than going through musical phases, she stated she is “a metalhead through and through.” The only thing that has the power to change this preference are her designs. While many might think the music would always influence what she makes, with her latest collection, this time, it was the other way around. Her “Sick Things,” collection for Society differs so drastically from what she’s shown in previous season that she actually finds herself leaning into music that is “one hundred percent different” from what she typically prefers.
Although the music may be out of her usual range, she’s still designing in a way that feels true to her vision. She described the way she designs as “method acting.” In particular, her newest collection is inspired by Marie Antoinette and, as a result Hall has found herself wearing bows and ribbons as if she is “taking on that character.”
“This is where the collection is going so I have to listen to what its telling me,” Hall shared.
Her inspiration behind her latest collection began at the opening for the Paris Olympics. Hall was taken by surprise when the opening ceremony was set to a Gojira song, a French metal band.
“A lot of metal fans feel like that music has sort of been marginalized…so everyone in that community was like freaking out and excited,” Hall noted about hearing metal music played on such a global scale.
Drawing from her degree in History, Hall’s interest in the French Revolution and all things Marie Antoinette played a major role in her latest collection. In her words, Hall was drawn to the “cheekiness of it, [the way] she’s holding her head… that sort of morbidity sort of drew me in too.”
And each time she returns, Hall never does the same thing twice. As such, she’s excited about her newest collection, for Society night, a new era in her evolution.
“Every time I feel like a different kind of designer,” Hall shared.
This evolution is both refreshing — and a subject of her anxiety. As someone who is always worried about keeping up with the constant changes in fashion, her Designer of the Year nomination was validation that she’s doing it right: that people are excited about her designs.
For Hall, winning would provide further proof that her work connects with the people in her community. As such, winning Designer of the Year would affirm to her that she is reaching others, the ultimate goal that drives her designs.
“Art is what connects us as human beings,” Hall shared about the value behind this connection. “It’s like what makes us the most human, in my opinion.”
If you, too, love everything a little bit out of the ordinary, don’t miss the chance to see Tyne Hall’s newest collection live at Society night on May 15th at Denver Fashion Week.
Denver Fashion Week Spring 2025 takes place May 10-18, 2025 at The Brighton at 3403Brighton Boulevard Denver, CO 80216. Tickets can be purchased here.