Tango in Step
AW 2012/2013
Elegance and femininity take center stage in Lena Criveanu’s Autumn/Winter 2012/13 collection “In Tango Step.” As the name suggests, the collection is inspired by the emotional intensity expressed in this sophisticated dance style. Criveanu interweaves its dramatic tones with 1950s-inspired silhouettes and her penchant for the filigree, feminine shape of an orchid.
The collection includes complete looks as well as easy to combine outfits: maxi and midi dresses and robes, overcoats, pants, blouses, skirts and various accessories.
Criveanu uses mostly wool and silk in different styles, combined with accents and details in faux fur and floral prints. The form fitting waist and feminine curvatures are reminiscent of classic women’s wear of past decades, integrated however in contemporaneous designs and materials. With colors, ranging from pink, vanilla and cream, Criveanu musters the delicate interplay of vigor and reticence characteristic of tango.
Lena Criveanu presented her first collection under her own label in 2006 in Bucharest. Only two years later, she showed in Paris and New York, and Berlin. Lena Criveanu explores the artisanal techniques of traditional Romanian garbs and funnels these traditions into her signature modern and romantic aesthetic. Although craftsmanship and technique are extremely important to Criveanu, her approach is always highly conceptual and her creations can be referred to as an amalgam of fashion, performance art and sculpture.
