Zofia Chylak is a polish fashion designer who specialises in fine construction and tailoring, and draws inspiration from her background as an art historian in her designs. i love her simple pieces, like the no.1 silk dress and the no.2 silk georgette dress. she also has beautiful coats in her collection – something i could see myself wearing this winter.
photographed by Małgorzata Turczyńska.
i spotted a shot from the Mother collection on Pinterest – uncredited, of course, grrrrr – but it wasn’t until this post on Style Bubble that i learned that this is the new range from Yokoo (of hand-knitted scarves and accessories fame).
Mother stems from the desire to rid the fashion world of the notion that modern feminism is the absence of femininity. I wanted to design clothes for true feminist. Women who are not afraid to be women. Women who don’t muster up the courage to say, “yes” but feel quite comfortable in the ease of saying, “no.” Mother stands for an authoritative approach to femininity. In nature, the more unseen a power, the more of an authoritative the role.
today i received a lovely surprise in my inbox – the S/S 2012 collection from italian designer Licia Florio.
Through choices of colour and material the Licia Florio S/S 2012 Collection shows a woman who is not seduced by style dictates, but takes her own road. A season inspired by seawolves, by independent personalities, travel and sailing. Light but concrete fabrics design the silhouette of a woman who really lives the city, free to express her personality. Colours of the earth, beige or bordeaux, build a harmony in combination with materials such as parachute cotton or organza. Round collars, small cuts that just show the skin, light transparencies and forms that envelop, these are the materialisation of clean and essential garments without edges. Each piece takes the name of a knot, which ties in with the fabrics and becomes the symbolic detail of this collection, Seawolf.
be sure to check out her previous F/W 2011 collection … the black & pink has my heart.
kirsty mitchell is a fashion designer slash photographer from london whose photos i discovered on flickr.
i find isaac mizrahi very entertaining, and his clothes aren’t half bad either. this is a collection of the identities designed for his online store, packaging, book, etc by buchanan-smith. very chanel, but i like it.
