Fashion

Irina Dzhus taps into the notion of archetype for Spring/Summer 2014

Known for structured silhouettes and a subtle sense of avant garde, Ukrainian designer Irina Dzhus presents another collection worthy to be called a marriage between fashion and architecture. This Spring/Summer 2014 sees the emergence of visual concepts that are influenced by the orthodox Christian iconographic canons, coded universally by characters and graphics in a spiritual…

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Ukrainian designer DZHUS creates architectural fashion in her Autumn / Winter 13 collection

The occurrences of fashion and art may seem dim-a-plenty these days, but what about fashion and architecture? You see, architecture in itself has always been a source of inspiration for fashion designers since the heydays, with similar foundation formulas being the main reason behind it. In architecture, the rule is always: ‘form follows function’, and likewise in…

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Ukrainian fashion label ELENAREVA debuts with a unique and sophisticated collection

Just recently, I was being introduced to Ukrainian fashion designer, Elena Reva whose brand new collection has charmed me with it’s clear differentiation of ‘fashion’- a breezy sophisticated collection for the modern women that undoubtedly stands out, and is a clear departure from the sea of highly-commercialised and cliché fashion directions we see these days. For her,…

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