Nomination to Frankfurt Style Award

Frankfurt Style Award, 3 subjects to choose: Uniform, Unisex, Unicult.

One chosen - Unicult , design sent ...

 

and ... … … I have been nominated to the top 60!

What a good information!!! Happiness, excitement, relief… and preparing for september fashion show in Frankfurt.

We are all different but all the same. This is the first thought coming to my mind when I think about United Diversity. It has all changed  during last decades with development of technology and innovation. It allows us to travel everywhere both virtually and in reality, to meet new cultures, values and opportunities. You can be inspired by everything every day. No limits, no boundaries.
I am recently inspired by Japan so I was really excited and fulfielld to work on Unicult. Simplicity, balance but on the other hand asymmetric and deconstruction. Imperfection in perfection. Fabrics with texture, experiments with shapes.

The inspiration of shape and colors of my design:

 

In recent years, the Japanese have become more accustomed to wearing western clothing. However, they have a rich history of their own unique cultural fashion with kimono as a main element.

In my design I was inspired by shape of kimono’s sleeves and back part of belt called obi.

 

 I am also fascinated with Rei Kawakubo and Yohij Yamamoto asymmetric  and deconstructed designs.

Yamamoto’s design for adidas inspired stich details in my design:

 

 

Japan can be also an odd place. No other country in the world has experienced such a convergence of tradition and  technology, feudal samurai and cutting edge computers, old people and  teenagers in Pokemon outfits. This inspired me to name the project: CONTRADICTONS.

Japan is extremely insular. There is the highest rate of suicide in the word and the lonely deaths among old people called kodokushi . Although attitudes are changing, suicide was for a long time accepted by the culture as a noble act—a way of protecting honor, and defending the reputation of the family. This information also influenced my design and are represented by red stitch and red ball they always carry on the back...