Alana Cotic

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sophistication

Alana Cotic

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‘le smoking’

The collection titled ‘Suit Sophistication’ has been inspired by the ‘Le Smoking jacket’ by Yves Saint Laurent and the history behind Women’s suit ing. The collection is a Fall 2023 RTW collec tion featuring neutral tones which can be carried throughout all seasons. The collection delves into traditional aspects of mens suiting and how it has evolved into womenswear throughout the years, imprinting on design and current trends.

This collection features both menswear and wom enswear garments as it showcases the similarities and impact in which mens tailoring has had on woman’s garments. Suit Sophistication embodies simple linear and curved line details carrying a stripped back aesthetic, coming together in pro moting an elegant, clean and refined collection. The designs all represent sophisticated and tai lored silhouettes, which will be complimented by slightly organic garments showing movement.

Structure, minimalism and a warm colour palette ensures the softly draped and sculpted silhou ettes, and the use of luxe fabrications will be a statement across all garments. The use of leather and high quality wools used predominate ly throughout the collection evokes quality and longevity ensuring it’s sustainability. Drap ing, asymmetry and tailoring techniques will em body a timeless theme throughout the collection.

the designer

Alana Cotic, an Australian fashion designer from Melbourne who has a passion for creating sophisticated garments. Alana focuses on sophistication and traditional tailoring in a high fashion luxury market. Neutral colours and refined silhouettes greatly influence her designs in creating wearable pieces spe cialising in tailoring. Alana was awarded the AWET (Austra lian Wool Education Trust) grant by the AWI, which allowed her to follow the passion for sourcing unique natural sus tainable wool fabrications across Melbourne, finding the best quality and supporting Australian made fabrics and business es. Tailoring has become a key element throughout Alana’s de sign style, through which she experiments with incorporating these tailoring aspects into womenswear and mens garments.

Alana has truely embodied the ideal of women wearing tailored clothing while still being feminine and elegant. Having being inspired by the ‘Le Smoking Jacket’ by Yves Saint Laurent, I have embodied the ideal of women wearing tailored cloth ing while still being feminine. Through being a designer I have developed critical thinking and technical skills which embody many of the aspects of the design process. These in clude Pattern making, digital designing and illustration.

Saint Laurent spring 23 RTW

Burberry spring 23 RTW

Jacquemus fall 22 RTW

Jacquemus fall 22 RTW

Fendi fall 22 couture

Bottega Veneta spring 23 RTW

Bottega Veneta resort 23

Bottega Veneta spring 23 RTW

Bottega Veneta spring 23 RTW Bottega Veneta fall 22 RTW

Saint Laurent spring 23 RTW

Off-White fall 22 RTW

Fendi fall 22 couture

Bottega Veneta spring 23 RTW Jacquemus spring 22 RTW

Jacquemus spring 22 RTW

Stella McCartney spring 23 RTW Valentino spring 22 couture

Saint Laurent spring 23 RTW Valentino spring 22 couture

Zegna fall 22 menswear

Prada spring 23 menswear

Versace spring 23 menswear

Bottega Veneta spring 23 RTW

Off-White spring 22 menswear

Burberry fall 22 menswear

Dior men fall 22

Zegna fall 22 menswear

Jacquemus spring 22 RTW

Burberry fall 22 menswear

tHE COLLECTION

COLLECTION

Photograpgher: Siena Russo

Designer/Stylist: Alana Cotic Models: Wada Kuan, Ben Gray

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Jacket/pockets 100% Wool suiting

Jacket/pockets 100% Wool suiting

references

01. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2022-menswear/burberry-prorsum

02. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2022-ready-to-wear/jacquemus

03. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2022-ready-to-wear/miu-miu 04. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2022-menswear/dior-homme

05. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2022-menswear/louis-vuitton

06. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2022-menswear/prada

07. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2023-menswear/prada

08. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2022-menswear/off-white/slideshow/collec tion#72

09. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2022-ready-to-wear/off-white

10. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2022-menswear/off-white

11. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2022-couture/valentino/slideshow/col lection#64 12. https://www.fashioneditorials.com/grazia-germany-september-2018-lauren-auer bach-kapturing/ 13. https://assets.vogue.com/photos/62af29eb8458d474836aaba7/master/w_2240,c_lim it/00011-versace-mens-spring-2023-credit-gorunway.jpg 14. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2022-ready-to-wear/versace 15. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2022-couture/valentino 16. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/pre-fall-2022/burberry-prorsum/slideshow/col lection#1 17. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2023-menswear/ermenegildo-zegna 18. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2023-menswear/dries-van-noten 19. https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2022-ready-to-wear/max-mara 20. Photograpgher: Siena Russo 21. Models:Yuada Rock, Ben Gray, Madison Rogers, Wada Kuan 22. Sylist, designer, seamstress, pattern maker, illustrator done by Alana Cotic

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