WHAT CHALLENGES DOES A NEW DESIGNER
FACE? TO BE CREATIVE IS NOT ENOUGH. HOW
DO YOU COMBINE CREATIVITY AND BUSINESSMINDEDNESS TOGETHER?
The major challenge of the fashion
industry is to enter the world and find the
ideal environment in which to exist. Also be
compatible with many types of markets.
Getting the trust of the public and the
industry while holding up the weight of
being a good designer, you need to
maintain your own original identity
without too much compromise.
WHAT DID YOU DO PREVIOUSLY BEFORE YOU
DECIDED TO BE A DESIGNER?
As I say I directed all my studies for the past
13 years in the direction of fashion to
become one day a designer, my only dream
ever since.
WHERE DOES YOUR INSPIRATION COME FROM?
The last inspirational input for my
collection was the 1996 film by Danny
Boyle based on the novel of 1993 the
Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. Trainspotting
– Studying Fashion and Costume, it is
natural to look for inspiration in a book,
poetry, music or film.
The idea behind my design is to work
within fashion a concept, a way of life, an
attitude and a calibration of life.
Reinterpret it according to my way of
thinking and create a short circuit, a slight
disturbance.
DO YOU DESIGN WITH A CERTAIN PERSON IN
MIND?
My muse is the image of the bad boy who
grows up in the suburbs, on the edges of
society now projected in the new reality.
My sketchbook is full of this bad boy
image.
TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR CREATIVE
PROCESS?
The sketchbook for me is essential. I
usually start with some sketches
My collection is made of a special
combination of research and then being
inventive with details to create a new
unique look. It is a street inspired
collection but at the same time it has
aspirations of luxury. An unusual detail,
such as safety belts and the fishing line
fabric which has been printed.
Handmade precious nature of some
fabrics while others are unconventional
and mass produced. Some fabrics I have
designed and have created especially for
this collection as a reinterpretation of the
blister of medicines consists of a base of
sheer organza printed with application of
heat sealed laser vinyl. Also the
accessories using the maxi
phosphorescent zip, maxi reinterpreted
carabineers as design pieces on the head,
prints drawn by me, other elements
moulded and shaped with the new 3D
printing technology and maxi iron
buckles.
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