Issue 11 Mess Magazine by Dominika Perek

DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN

CREATIVE TEAM PHOTOGRAPHER: DAVID YEO FASHION STYLIST: RACHEL HOLLAND SET DESIGNER: ANDREW MACGREGOR HAIR STYLIST: ERNESTO MONETNOVO MAKE-UP ARTIST: NICKY WEIR NIALS: DIANA DIAN DRUMMOND MODEL: DENYA ALTEVERS MODEL: MARIA VITORIA PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSISTANT: JJ LORENZO DIGITAL OPERATOR: SEBASTIAN CARRUTHERS STYLIST’S FIRST ASSISTANT: ANA CARNU STYLIST’S SECOND ASSISTANT: LUPE BAEYENST PHOTOGRAPHED AT YOYO STUDIOS PH

CHRISTOPHER KANE The uprising of the #MeToo movement – a campaign demonstrated the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace inspired the whole collection of Christopher Kane. Christopher Kane dares to say about sex out loud on the runway. “I’ve always been obsessed with human behaviour and sex — whether that’s the biology of it or the actual physical act of it. I based this collection on the joy of sex, but I did it in a beautiful, provocative, sensual way” – he said said. The coats and mini-skirts with lace inserts used black leather as the main material. Skimpy red lace body dress and the pulse-raising set of laminated, plasticized, marabou-edged expressed the joys of fashion. Additionally, the slogan “More Joy” printed on black sweaters. Fashion is sex and sex is fashion; therefore; this collection emphasized the beauty of women’s body through see-through dresses with dark colors such as red, black, grey and purple. Credit: Vogue

Copenhagen Fashion Week continues to expand and develop as a fashion capital in the world. For Autumn 2018 collection, it left the strong impression of contemporary and exclusive designs from unique brands such as Malene Birge, Mark Kenly Domino Tan. The hearts of fashionistas will feel warmer in the winter a after seeing new looks of trench coats, puffer jackets or blazers. Mess Magazine will highlight 5 best shows in Copenhagen Fashion Week.

MARLENE BIRGER Malene Birger Bi surprised us with a new, fresh, unique vision in the Copenhagen Fashion Week. Instead of letting models catwalk on the runway, this brand presented their latest collection through a gargantuan panoramic screen. A short film with models walking in and out of the frames demonstrates the current mood and concept of the label throughout new looks. Fashion, visuals, and arts were combined together; therefore; the crowd in an industrial location could not ta take their eyes off the widescreen. Inspired by the iconic 1960s ski wear and 1930s evening gowns, the collection brought the gentle elegance which can be seen in shearling coats, silk dresses, tailored blazers, and luxurious knits. The palette emphasized bold colors such as black, navy with eye-catching prints. This season, the house’s signature flower print was modified by playing with colors and reducing the scale. Its aim is complementing the new attitude with a three-dimensional effect. th Credit: Vogue

MARK KENLY DOMINO TAN

Compared to other contemporary designers, Mark Kenly Domino Tan is a more directional designer. He is well-known for one of Copenhagenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most skilled tailors. His collection stood out in Copenhagen Fashion Week by presenting a high-end selection of luxurious clothing for modern woman. Silhouettes are loose, minimalistic, and classic. With slicked-back hair and low ponytails, the label naturally demonstrated the unisex on the runway. As a result, exquisite designs are suitable not only for work but also for formal occasions. occasions Mark Kenly Domino Tan showed his collection in a raw and cold concrete structure. He accentuated materials with basic color to create luxurious aesthetic rather than focusing patterns on each look. Since this is an Autumn 2018 collection, the brand concentrated on oversized wool trench coats, suiting, blazers, languid skirts. All models wore a pair of black chunky loafers to walk on the runway inside an old warehouse house building. building Credit: Vogue

CECILIE BAHNSEN

The Copenhagen’s Galleri Nicolai Wallner space was ﬁlled up by the sugary baby doll dresses with girlish and saccharine of Cecilie Bahnsen. Sharp-edged silhouettes and voluminous skirts created a sense of modernity. Found inspiration from Dan Graham’s glass sculptures, Cecilie interpreted her collection like the connection between “humans and layers”. The layering of transparent and opaque styles made Cecilie’s designs look more elegant and attractive. Ceciline Bahnse is a br brand which focuses on craftsmanship and traditional techniques such as quilting, patchwork. Thus, all looks in the collection were handmade with phenomenally soft, ﬂuffy fabrics. In spite of the voluminous shapes and sometimes heavy quilted fabrics, the pieces were still light and soft. A wide range of color palette from solid black, pastel pink, white and green created a contrast about color in the whole collection. Besides, feminine dresses and skirts also mixed with slouchy sweaters, cotton T-shirts and, black sneakers. Credit: Vogue

ASTRID ANDERSON Astrid Andersen made a lasting impression for fashionistas with her seasonal fashion show at Copenhagen. This show is a continuation of the previous menswear collection which presented in London in early January this year. She drew inspirations from the Buffalo collective of artists and designers of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Although Buffalo was not widely recognized, this is still an art and fashion movement. The designer experienced new colors and patterns on different materials from hot pink fur, metallic blue jacket to yellow head-to-toe tartan. Bold patterns, vibrant colors, and voluminous shapes can he be seen on designs. Additionally, photograph prints from Buffalo era were found bandanas, cowboys hats, puffer jackets, and skirts. Pieces broke the boundaries and challenged us by letting sportswear, menswear, and womenswear combined together. The collection as a whole blew a new wind with a cool and fresh vibe on the runway. Credit: Vogue

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BEHIND THE SCENES WITH LALO CARDIGANS

How and when did you start the brand, Lalo Cardigans? Well, we started in 2012. I had just made one cardigan for myself and everyone loved it and they were like â&#x20AC;&#x153;it is amazing, you should start making things like this, and so a friend of mine took about five fi pieces to Moscow and sold one cardigan for a lot of money. That was how we started, made an online site where people can order. The first day, we sold the whole stock; in one day. d I did not expect it. We went ahead to buy this place and we have about 200 people working now. It turned to a big company and worldwide. We were not ready but we managed it. When you started, was it just you or did you have any help? Actually, it was my sister who encouraged me and we started doing shows. The buyers requested shoes, cardigans and we started making them and it has been going well ever since.

What was the idea behind your design and brand? Why did you focus on Cardigans? I had and still have friends in Tbilisi who are designers and I was looking at what was missing. I realized that it was knit wears. Most people made dresses, coats, and so on but did not really focus on knit wear. I wanted to do something new, unique and different. Can you describe Lalo Brand in three words? I would say we make casual, chic, colorful (mainly because of the history of the country. I wanted to make something with colors. I was tired of seeing black even from my childhood looking back at the history of war). It is hard for people to get used to the color when they are used to black. Before you started Lalo Cardigans, were you a designer? No! It was not a profession for me. I never went to design school, it was just something I loved and it worked for me. Did you have a plan, or a sketch of what the future of your brand would be? Any plans that you would ever go international? I never thought about that, it just happened.

Can you share the idea behind your success and passion? I think my concept was/is unique. It was very iconic from the beginning, that is why I stood out. What inspires you to make cardigans? Can you tell us what the inspiration was behind your designs at the Mercedes Fashion Week, Tbilisi? It was nature, my country is beautiful and everything in it inspired me. Mostly nature, the first cardigan we did was in a village in Tbilisi. What is your plan for the next 5 years? How much growth are should we expect? I hope that the brand will grow because it has been nonstop since the beginning in 2012. I think we will keep growing.Where and What countries worldwide do you sell in? We sell to a lot of department stores, an example is Browns. We sell in the U.S, Europe: Russia, China and so many other countries. Do you feel that the Georgian environment has had an influence on you and also your designs? I think I am more mo inspired by the 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fashion. I get it from movies, pictures, and cartoons. I always choose elements from these.

Would you like to reveal anything exciting about the next collection? Next up is the winter collection. Winter is my season because i love knit wears. I know it is going to be good, I already know what I have planned out. What is your dream as a Fashion Designer? I want to participate in Paris or/and New York Fashion Week. What do you think about the level of fashion here in Tbilisi? I think people here are very stylish. I love Georgian designers, I am always happy when I see them doing something good and the great thing is that we support each other.

FALL/WINTER 17/18

The contemporary Georgian brand Nina Zarqua was founded in 2016. The origin of the name comes from Georgian Model Nina, who has been a part of fashion industry for many years. After quitting a successful modeling career, she launched her own fashion brand. As a young girl, she dreamt of becoming a fashion designer. She imagined that one day an elegant, smart, and powerful woman would wear her collections. Relatively new brand quickly became very popular both at home and abroad.

Nina gets inspiration from different creative outlets: her favorite films, music style icons, contemporary artists as well as her everyday life surroundings. By using a mesh of vibrant colors and fabrics. Nina visualized the attitude of her Fall/Winter 17/18 collection with versatile designs that take inspiration from a variety of subcultures and eras. The leather shoes will be a hit with the lover of disco scene. A Touch of Gothic style with rock elements is incorporated using studs and other metallic details. The collection has the vibes of classy, party-girl attitude of the 90s supermodels. As the result, classy meets minimalism. The unique design of each handmade shoes offers a modern interpretation of femininity by creating thought-provoking silhouettes through a conscious cross-pollination between

1. Who is Cara Stricker in 3 words?   Artist, lover, Director 2. How did you start your film x fashion journey?   I started off, of for 15 years, dancing full time, story telling through contemporary movement infused by a strong foundation of modern, ballet, jazz, hip hop and music training. This way of expression, channeled through performance, movement and sound, transformed into a strong desire to tell a visual narrative, in both filmmaking and photography. I went to film school, to learn how to craft these inner stories into something contained, and simultaneously abstracted. Film seemed like such a large undertaking, although something that I was obsessed with at the time, down to frame by frame animation, that I was simultaneously provoked do view, on an individual level. So I shot still photography, on film, for a more something more immediate that I could explore my point of vi pure, momentary medium. From there came the first photography story, that was picked up by an Australian fashion magazine and published. This lead to more and more photography experiences propelling my stories forward and developing collaborations with other artists. In my spare time, I’d create exhibitions of photography, sound and film, any-which way I could... My daily was filled with animation and assisting filmmakers, and writing short abstract films. I directed while studying at university, a music video that went viral, filled with stop animation. This was coupled with the release of my university short film I wrote, Illustrated and animated, that had it’s life screening at film festivals internationally. The film journey started there... and took me all over the world.. falling into whatever moves me. The fashion films came ricocheting from that desire. It was a new medium at the time and I was interested to explore where that would go. It was something that had not been defined quite yet.. I still feel like it’s shape shifting.

3. What drives you? How do you stay creative?   Telling stories... It’s what I feels good doing every day, and what keeps me, I guess, more sane than anything else. I put time aside for that every single day. 4. Your work has been published by major magazines, TVs, record labels and fashion   houses internationally, what is the recipe for success? How did you gain all of that   recognition?   Obsession, passion, leading with intuition and your gut. To be honest there hasn’t ever been a path or clear line, I feel like it all happened while I was just making. 5. How does your creative process looks like? Is the first idea similar to the final result?   It has changed a lot over time, also with the medium or project I’m working on. It really starts with day dreaming, wondering, and giving time for my thoughts to run wild. Over the past year running gives me that meditation and freedom to come back and put those ideas on to a page.From there, the process fluxes, moulds and develops, deepening with the creative collaborators brought onboard. They bring their life, art and eye to the film, music, or photograph. The feeling and story conceptually drives every creative department and their choices. The resultant piece, I’d say is a true expression of the first idea of the story, but better.... By miles and miles. 6. What are the most interesting projects (in your opinion) you have done so far?   I like most of them for their own experience. Theres always been a deep desire to explore the themes, technique or whatever each piece has at it’s core, which makes it an interesting project to carve. So far... The short twenty minute film I wrote, and directed starring Abbey Lee and Rhys Coiro was an insane journey and learning experience I’ve ever embarked on, and can’t wait to release... and continuing to write narrative pieces.... The Chloe x Halle album film was a dream project, expansive and really special film to direct as it played into my more experimental, non linear filmmaking. The SZA photography story for Fader’s cover earlier this year was gorgeously free as it was full of trust, which I feel like I was really pho able to shape light, images and create with SZA. The DROOL music album I co-produced and wrote was one of the most interested and uncharted projects I’ve been able to explore, alongside all the visuals for it, in Berlin, LA, and Australia... In each and every project though, there is something I want to learn, explore, and develop.

7. Who is a dream to work with for you? Who would you like to collaborate?   I’d love to work with Joaquin Phoenix on a feature film. I’d love to collaborate with Beyonce, Solange and Rhianna. 8. Tell us about the shoot that you’ve done with SZA - we absolutely loved it! What was the concept behind it and how did this all happen?   The lighting and photography approach was inspired by underwater jelly fish, and how they glow from the light within. It was kind of like, Fader just reaching out to ask to shoot, to then jumping on a call with one of my closest friends Shibon Kennedy, who styled the story, and just going.. I’m thinking Jelly Fish, and she going, I knew we were on the same page. It just felt really organic.. To then chatting to SZA over our inspirations, and what she felt and responded to for her truth. From there, then there was complete trust and freedom. 7. Who is a dream to work with for you? Who would you like to collaborate?   I’d love to work with Joaquin Phoenix on a feature film. I’d love to collaborate with Beyonce, Solange and Rhianna. 8. Tell us about the shoot that you’ve done with SZA - we absolutely loved it! What was the concept behind it and how did this all happen?   The lighting and photography approach was inspired by underwater jelly fish, and how they glow from the light within. It was kind of like, Fader just reaching out to ask to shoot, to then jumping on a call with one of my closest friends Shibon Kennedy, who styled the story, and just going.. I’m thinking Jelly Fish, and she going, I knew we were on the same page. It just felt really organic.. To then chatting to SZA over our inspirations, and what she felt and responded to for her truth. From there, then there was complete trust and freedom. 9. Any exciting projects coming up?   yess... particularly looking forward to some more narrative longer form film. 10. Which project you had to turn down in the past and why?  I have to turn down a lot. Usually taking on a project takes weeks or even months. So each project I take on, the connection to the artist, their vision, or sound has to be very important and first and foremost.

11. Is there anything creatively that you’re afraid of? Going for anything you’ve been dreaming about forever is usually scary, but so good simultaneously. 12. Who/what are your main inspirations? Story telling moves me first.. then comes music. I can never explain it, but when I hear or see something that is story provoking, its undeniable. Avant guard filmmakers and artists move me and forever inspire. I like to see people who are pushing the form of art, whatever medium they are in, and able to communicate a feeling to us, the audience, without spelling out how to make us feel. It could be a film, painting, human, song, image, movement... And then theres Nature. That informs everything. 13. Lastly, if you were meant to give one advice to someone starting in the industry it’d be....   Trust yourself, and your gut. Listen to that always. Lean in to your obsessions and passions. Focus on what your interested in, and it will take you to where you should be.

Who would be your absolute dream designer client?

I ve shot a few Designers and those that really resonate with me are: Rick Owens ‒ for his love of attention to detail in his shows. They are such epic productions. His work is very futuristic and forward thinking. Justin O Shea for his inspiration, growing up in a remote aboriginal village and working the mines with his father to ending up launching his own brand. Manolo Blahnik for his sense of adventure and energy during a shoot. Erdem Moralioglu for his inﬁnite precision to detail and his love of ﬁrst book editions. Patrick Grant for his elegant tailoring If you could shoot anybody in the world, even historic person, who would you like to shoot?

James Dean. Such a short lived icon ‒ had such great dress sense and I loved his minimal acting style, his life was sadly so short lived. Plus he was a petrol head. I know he would be so much fun to shoot. Feel like we would have been good mates.

1The recent years have seen a rise of Asian models into stardom, especially male models. What is your opinion about this? How does it aﬀect your work? Are you supporting the new trend by working more with Asian models?

I have always loved the look of Asian models and I shoot with them a lot. So I am happy that they are given more exposure. However, I think it s important you stick with your own agenda and what it is you want to achieve in a shoot without being too inﬂuenced by a movement or trend. .

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PARIS FASHION WEEK SS19 RECAP Kiki x Tarik

Every season we wait for Paris Fashion Week, one of the biggest fashion events in the world. Celebrities, editors, influencers and so many other successful fashion personalities go to Paris to look at new collections firsthand. Let’s see what the most stylish people wore this season at PFW. We’ve noticed that the many influencers got dressed into snakeskin pieces and firmly held the new version of the Dior saddle bag in their hands. Again. they showed their love to the eccentric shoes and accessories, especially to the white shoe trend.

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Interview with Caroline Perino

Hi Caroline, nice to meet you! Can you tell me about your beginnings as a designer? What is your background? Hi Domi, very nice to meet you too, thanks for inviting the brand for an interview here! My background is in Fashion Design, I have graduated in a BA in Fashion in Brazil, did part of this BA at the Arts University College of Bournemouth (England) and later on graduated in an MA in Fashion at Kingston University London, plus several courses throughout my whole “fashion career”. I read you were very interested in sciences regarding fashion. Can you elaborate me on the topic? Yes… Well, one of my biggest inspirations as a young designer has always been the designer Hussein Chalayan. I adore his work. And I have always found that bit of science in his work, whether in a dress that turned on lasers, or in a garment that moved some part of it. Apart from that, my parents are both doctors and I have grown up with science references, learning how the body works, etc.

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What influences your designs? Everything influences my designs. Life happenings in general. My own mood, my vision towards experiences in a daily life I would say. Anything that could bring joy or surprise to the viewer of my work. Who is your ideal women to wear your designs? Which celebrity or historical women you would like to dress? Any kind of woman that knows her value and strength. Rihanna and Lady Gaga are my dream celebrities to wear my brand (as for many designers as well). And if Princess Diana was alive, she would definitely be a woman I would like to wear: sophisticated and strong at the same time.

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Tell me a bit about a typical Caroline Perino woman. What is she like? She is around her 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, she likes to wear bold colors whilst still being sophisticated. She enjoys quality of excellence, she is very picky. She doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really care about what others are dressing or not, or about mainstream trends, she likes wearing what she thinks is pretty and is made in a responsible way. Studying and working in different countries you must have a better insight of the globalization of the fashion industry and new movements around sustainability, recycling and technology. What is your opinion? As time passes, more brands are starting to be aware of this need, and it is not just that the world we live in needs this now, but also the consumers are buying more sustainable products, as it is possible to see with the creation of biodegradable materials, the anti-fur movements, fair trade clothesâ&#x20AC;Ś and so goes on. One single fashion brand can produce part of its cotton in Brazil, collect its metal from USA, and be an Spanish company selling in the United Kingdom for example.

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Where do you see your brand in 5 years? What are the plans for Caroline Perino? I plan to have the brand already very consolidated in the market, be selling worldwide, be presenting in a fashion week consistently and with a high revenue yearly. Also plan to have Anna Wintour as a guest of my shows - yes, I know, I do not think small.

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INTERVIEW WITH LE CATTLEYA

Is it hard to create couture pieces? What’s the most difﬁcult part? Creating couture pieces has always been my dream. Being a self-taught designer was a challenge in the beginning as I always look for perfection and want my pieces to not have a single mistake in them. I wanted to present a piece that basically describes what “couture” actually is. A piece that is sewn with extreme attention to details, made with high quality fabrics that are handpicked from all over the world and created by hand from A to Z. You cannot perfect f something from the ﬁrst try so it took me a lot of time before I was completely pleased with what I’m making. The key to success was to not give up and always keep trying.

Why did you decide to make couture brand? What makes you different from other brands? Fashion has always been a signiﬁcant part of my life. As I grew up the love and passion for fashion and style grew up with me. Like any little girl, my mom Manal, who is actually my Co-designer as well, was my fashion idol. I would look up to her and the way she styles her outﬁts. Ever since I was a kid, any piece of clothing that my mom and I buy or make, we would customize it by adding materials, rhinestones or crystals crystals. I did not want my creations to stay on sketches only but I wanted them to be seen and worn by all women around the world and that’s when Le Cattleya came into life.

Okay, let’s talk about Paris Fashion Week. Why did you decide to participate and how Oxford Fashion helped you with that? When you think of high end fashion, elegance and glamour you think of nothing but the capital of fashion, Paris. Paris is a dream to every designer. Finest garments and the world’s best designers hit PFW. Getting invited to showcase in Paris only 11months after launching my brand is an honor and a great accomplishment to me. After showcasing my ﬁrst collection ever during Dallas Fashion Week, Oxford Fashion Studio reached out to me and invited me to PFW. I pa was a bit hesitant about participating as I was preparing for NYFW. We’re talking about Paris Fashion Week here, it was a goal that I’ve set to myself and I wanted to get to it one day but I’ve honestly never thought it would happen that soon. I decided that I didn’t want to miss such an opportunity and I wanted to showcase a unique, luxurious eye catching collection that will “WOW” everyone attending the show. I’m grateful that it happened way faster than I th I took the opportunity. thought it would and that

What makes Le Cattleya different from other brands is its unique handmade pieces, the details that are hand crafted on them, the bold designs and the dazzling color combinations used.What’s the philosophy behind the brand? Le Cattleya tells a story that describes the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive and fascinating through combining art and elegance. My pieces are steeped in colors, full of life, mixed in fashion and glamour. Designed to satisfy all fine tastes and ages. With the fabulous beauty of colors, flowers, rhinestones and crystals I design every piece at Le Cattleya with a unique touch of passion. Whe Where did the name originate from? Le Cattleya’s name refers to genus of orchids called Cattleya. Known as the “Queen of Orchids”, the Cattleya flowers are considered to be one of the most beautiful orchids in the world and are found in Costa Rica south to Argentina. I wanted the name of the brand to reflect the inspiration behind it and that’s why I decided to pick a flower. Whe Where do you find the inspiration for your collections? Like I have mentioned earlier, mainly the inspiration is from the Li Cattleya Flower. But the situation was a little different with my last collection, the Allure Collection, which was showcased in Paris. Every Piece in the collection will speak to you by its unique details. Whether it’s gemstones, rhinestones, gold embellishments, modernized embroidery, ostrich feathers, or pearls, I combined historical inspirations of the medieval era and the Arabesque artistic decorations with modern-day fashion. Arabesque, which refers to the “Arabic Style” of art and the medieval era art are far from being similar, but have been linked together by art historians for centuries through their precise attention to details, patterns and techniques. Combining both the western medieval era and Arabesque will engage both historical inspiration and craftsmanship to produce a piece of art in every piece of my designs. I envision that every woman who wears Le Cattleya designs deserves to look and feel feminine, classy, sophisticated, chic, stylish and unique. In every piece that I make I pay attention to small details that will add confidence to the woman wearing my designs.

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Do you believe in power of Instagram? You know it’s hard to sell exclusive pieces via social media. How do you handle it? Do you use Instagram as a part of the communication? Absolutely! Social media is playing a huge role in transforming the online shopping game in a great way. Instagram in particular offers visibility by getting the world closer together and by introducing brands to potential buyers from all over the world. There are always challenges in online shopping since you might still get clients who like to see the pieces, touch their actual fabric, admire the details on them and experience trying it on to feel how luxurious every piece is befo before actually buying it. Le Cattleya promises to provide a luxurious experience to every woman. Which advice can you give to all women who wants to feel empowered through fashion? I think confidence and a smile on the face is the best accessory that anyone can use to feel empowered and fashion is just a way to show it. Beauty comes from within. There are no rules in fashion, you can never be overdressed and you definitely don’t want to be under dressed. Be simple yet sophisticated and be confident in yourself. Nothing can stop you after that. Le Cattleya pieces will make every woman feel confident once she puts them on and all she has to do is d just to draw that smile on her face. Our readers would like to know if you have something interesting in the future of Le Cattleya. Please share some news with us. There’s always something new that I’m working on. There’s a project with a leading brand in the process. In addition to that Le Cattleya will be showcasing during Milan Fashion Week, London Fashion Week and planning to hit Vancouver Fashion Week as well in the upcoming seasons. Being able to hit two major fashion weeks within less than a year of launching the brand is a huge accomplishment to me and it’s nothing but the beginning so stay tuned for the great things and the new collections coming soon!

What feedback did Le Cattleya get at PFW? I always look forward forwa to hearing feedbacks after every show because this is my opportunity to make the best even better. It is great to see what bloggers, stylists, media outlets and fashion pages write about your collection post show. The number of feedbacks that I got left me speechless. The collection was a perfect ﬁt not only for Paris but also for the venue that we showcased in. di Do you see any difference in Fashion Weeks in Paris, NY, Milan, etc as a designer? Which do you like the most? After showcasing in NYFW and PFW I was able to sense some differences between the top fashion cities. I feel like every fashion city has its unique style and distinct vibes. Paris is more about elegance and sophistication, while New York is more diverse and young with a sporty touch to it. I haven’t been to Milan Fashion Week yet, but the city itself speaks fashion to you and I assume it’s more on the glamorous side. Although trends wee but the way they are might be similar in all fashion weeks presented in every city are far from being the same. It’s hard to pick one city to like the most, but as a designer when deciding on what city to showcase in, I take into consideration the collection that I’m presenting, the story behind it and the vibe that I want to deliver. Did you get the new clients after Paris FW? Did anything change after PFW in your personal and professional life? Paris Fashion Week was my ﬁrst step into the European market. I was able to get my name and the brand’s name out there. It did not only introduce my brand to new clients but it also got me in contact with great fashion showrooms, buyers and celebrity stylists

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Photographer: Daniel Peace Model: Natasha Candle Creative director and Producer: Domi Perek Makeup and Hair: Ibi Molnar Styling: Chema Diaz

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