Fashion Last Chance: Witkacy: Seismograph of the Acceleration Age – p. 61

FASHION: FANCY THREE

After Poland’s success at Copenhagen Fashion Week, the Insider looks to three domestic brands that all style mavens should look for this season coming… by Krystyna Spark

This season Copenhagen fashion week experienced unprecedented interest. From Emma Chamberlain seated front row at GANNI, to Sophia Roe launching her new label – the Garment – the capital of Denmark was on everyone’s radar (or rather phone screen).

While Warsaw may have to wait its turn before a set of comparably enviable fashion labels host a week of live, invite-only runway shows, it can already boast a range of innovative brands, carving their paths out towards stardom. Though you may not have heard of them before, you can be sure that these labels will be (or already have been) around for a while.

Couple Dansant

There Is No More!

There Is No More! creates original handbags and accessories, all in keeping with zero waste practices. Calling to mind a Victorian reticule, the brand’s drawstring bag is a strong favorite among customers. Easily transitioning from day to night, its unstructured shape will add an air of effortlessness to any outfit ensemble. Every piece by There Is No More! is handmade lending each bag an air of mystery and adding to the original story that it carries within. Their unusual patterns and textures are a further expression of individuality, making sure that those who carry this small accessory are far from banal. thereisnomore.com

Tomasz Ossoliński

Veteran Tomasz Ossoliński maintains a strong, unwavering position among Polish fashion brands. Though known primarily for men’s tailoring, the brand now includes both a menswear and womenswear line. Dressing Nobel Prize laureates and Academy Award recipients, Tomasz Ossoliński is a master in his craft. With over 25-years of experience, the designer debuted his first collection at the young age of 16. His subsequent placement at one of Poland’s most recognized state-owned tailoring factories led to the role of head designer – the youngest designer to be employed by the organization.

Today the label focuses on batch launches of high-quality original designs as well as fulfilling orders for uniforms for some if the country’s most prestigious institutions. The 2019 launch of Ossoliński’s

There Is No More!

Tomasz Ossoliński

ready-to-wear line opened the doors to a wider customer base by offering readily available clothing online at friendlier price-points. ossolinski.com

Couple Dansant

Need to update your classic trench? Look no further than Couple Dansant – a young brand updating vintage outerwear. Recycling old clothing is nothing new. Few, however, have the creativity and unique fashion force necessary to launch such a personal project. Created by two friends, Couple Dansant stole hearts by lining the collars and cuffs of vintage blazers and trench coats with brightly colored feathers and faux shearling. Adding pizzaz to these traditional pieces immediately attracted interest and their resulting similarity to one or two expensive foreign brands was all that was needed to firmly establish this Polish label as one of the most desirable of today. coupledansant.com.pl

Last Chance

The National Museum in Warsaw celebrates its 160th anniversary by bringing together over 500 works by the monumental Polish artist popularly known as Witkacy. Until October 9th Though focused on the early 20th century, it tackles issues very much of our time. Social speed, development of new technologies and cultural stagnation are all motifs present in the artist’s work. Killing himself on learning that the Soviet Union had invaded Poland in 1939, he was the very image of the troubled artist; but though drug-addled and plagued by demons, few artists have made such a cultural impact on Poland. This is a must-see exhibition, one that will captivate audiences with its variety of artistic mediums and unique grouping of works.

Witkacy: Seismograph of the Acceleration Age

National Museum in Warsaw Al. Jerozolimskie 3, mnw.pl

27-30 OCTOBER 2022