Romanian Designers

Monday, July 9, 2012

IRINA SCHROTTER, SS 2013 MBFWB | REVIEW

Irina Schrotter, "Shapes of light", SS 2013 MBFWB

Images: Dan & Corina Lecca

Monday, July 2, 2012

INTRODUCING: t w e n t y (2) t o o

NeW MuSic fOr oLd BoYs

Or the merry voyage in the land of Builder BOB.

Last season I had a surrealist experience in Berlin where I found myself in the middle of a Navajo Robotic Invasion. Not only did they share the same odd passion for plaid shirts, rolled up dark denim trousers and Navajo prints, beards, and school boy hair cuts, but they even seemed to share their first names: OLIVER.

After my initial “hipsterophilactic” shock, I started to amuse myself by imagining a country where all of its inhabitants had the same traits, the same style, and clothes and the same names.

Oddly enough and completely unexpectedly, the inspiration came from Africa, then the images I discovered on Simon Foxton’s blog offered me the context to let myself carried away on an unfriendly unknown land, with strange people with painted faces and bodies, and who wear beaded masks that blend the artisanal occupation characteristic in a Romanian region called Maramures with the ancestral traditions of African tribes.

Africa is only natural for an inspiration, because in a way, this collection marks the return to nature, to what is primordial, and at the same time a return to the initial t w e n t y (2) t o o manifesto: a melting pot of street wear mixed with tailoring elements and inspired by urban jungles and peasant lifestyle.

This time, the items of the collection are elementary basics of any wardrobe, transposed in an almost documentary fashion, as if captured on the National Geographic.

The more masculine cut clothes seem to be mended from older items of an imaginary older brother, short denim jackets are transformed into trench coats, sleeveless jackets have cardigans attached on top of them, temperate colors that hide surprisingly vibrant linings and finishes, the layering of textures that apparently do not follow any particular logic in their matching, all of these are merely pretexts for the celebration of life.

This “ joie de vivre” is reflected in the construction of the garment per se. One of the missions I desired for the t w e n t y (2) t o o adventure was to create playful, versatile clothes, that one could transform and combine in more than one way. Today I am nearer from this goal as ever, because I really felt like playing, having fun, and dance.

Since here at t w e n t y (2) t o o we enjoy team play, we embarked on our adventure the extremely talented Mrs. Carla Szabo to realize our beaded African masks and pretty much all of the accessories you will surely love for this crazy collection.

Dear boys, and some girls I know, I hope you like the music!

Thank you for all your support and friendship:

ACCESSORIES
Carla Szabo
www.carlaszabo.com

SHOES: Mihaela Glavan

MUSIC: DJ BOGMAN

PHOTO: TIBI CLENCI

MODELS: ALLURE models

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The label t w e n t y (2) t o o will present the new collection SS 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin

Saturday 7th of July, 11:30 am

t w e n t y (2) t o o, SS 2013

INTRODUCING: PATZAIKIN, SS 2013

PATZAIKIN catwalk debut at
Berlin Fashion Week July 2012

The international catwalk debut collection from PATZAIKIN - a fresh, Romanian-based lifestyle label for the active, eco-aware urban citizen takes inspiration from the untamed beauty of the Danube Delta.

The items in the masculine line blend the sporty and casual side with an edgy, urban sense of style in 16 playful and versatile looks. Trousers, overalls, jackets, coats and waistcoats, shirts, parkas, blouses and hand-made accessories (bulrush hats, leather sandals and shoes) all target the average silhouette, with austere cuts and restrained color palette. The natural fabrics (cotton, linen, hemp), meant to grow more beautiful with time and wear, feature soft shades of greys and beiges, deep denim blues and faded blacks, asserting the label’s long-term engagement with experimenting thoughtful contemporary ways to reconnect with nature.

Vestiges of former practicality brought to new aesthetic height, large size map pockets appear on blouses, trousers and jackets. The slight variations of the manually dyed intricate patterns on the denim pieces are another feature of the collection.

Capturing the dense, mysterious and quiet atmosphere of a widely unknown landscape, the current collection of PATZAIKIN label attempts to go beyond a mere aesthetic relation with a paradisiacal place. The clothes are designed to incorporate knowledge of traditional craftsmanship and various technical details and innovations meant to please both urban lifestyle and the leisure travels of the man willing to (re)discover nature.

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PATZAIKIN is a lifestyle label – clothing, accessories and the innovative canotca (small wooden boat) - for the active eco-aware urban citizen ready to (re)discover nature. The fascinating story of Ivan Patzaichin, one of the world’s greatest canoeing legends and the breathtaking, pristine beauty of the Danube Delta are set as perpetual inspiration backgrounds for the young label proudly based in Romania.

The label was recently commissioned by The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee to design the clothing line for the Romanian delegation to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Currently PATZAIKIN is also preparing the large scale project “Danube Connection” in Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest.

The head designer of the label is Olah Gyarfas, internationally acclaimed for his work as part of the cutting-edge Rozalb de Mura label (2006 - 2011).

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The label PATZAIKIN will present the new collection SS 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin

Saturday 7th of July, 11:30 am

PATZAIKIN SS 2013

THE FASHION BOOK 2012/2013

Neues aus dem Osten / News from the East

...They want to conquer the international market

and the path leads through Berlin - Labels from Poland, Romania

and Lithuania prove that Eastern Europe fashion makes

a splash here, too...

Do not miss it!

source: Zitty Berlin

Das Modebuch Berlin 2012/2013

The Fashion Book 2012/2013

Thursday, June 28, 2012

twenty(2)too, SS 2013

The label twenty(2)too will present the new collection Spring/Summer 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin.

Saturday 7th of July, 11:30 am

PATZAIKIN, SS 2013

The label PATZAIKIN will present the new collection Spring/Summer 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin.

Saturday 7th of July, 11:30 am

ADELINA IVAN SS 2013

Adelina Ivan SS 2013

Adelina Ivan will present her new collection Spring/Summer 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin.

Saturday 7th of July, 11:30 am

Monday, June 25, 2012

ROMANIAN DESIGNERS ROMANIAN DESIGNERS AT BERLIN FASHION WEEK, JULY 2012

As in previous season, Romania’s most interesting designers will be showing their current collections once again in July 2012 at the Berlin Fashion Week. Irina Schrotter, Adelina Ivan, Mihaela Glavan, Carla Szabo, Otilia Flonta as well as the labels twenty(2)too and Patzaikin will present their newest creations at the Premium fair. Streetwear label BOLD fashion will be once again at Bread&Butter.

Alongside their fair presentations, the Romanian designers will hold two runway shows at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

IRINA SCHROTTER

Irina Schrotter is showing her current collection “Shapes of Light” on Thursday, 5 July 2012, 10 PM at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin.

For her new collection, the successful designer from Iasi has worked in close collaboration with avant-garde designer Lucian Broscatean. The result is “Shapes of Light”, an exciting collection which incorporates avant-garde elements into the traditional, high-end couture.

True to her vision, in “Shapes of Light” Schrotter mastered contemporary designs with finest Italian silk and light and flowing cotton fabrics. The collection includes staples such as dresses, skirts, blouses, trousers, blazers and coats and offers a complete wardrobe, from business outfits to gala dresses.

Classic elegance and seductive femininity best describe Schrotter’s collection. As always, her creations stand out with a mix of minimalist design elements with sharp and straight lines and soft, feminine silhouettes. White and nude tones dominate the collection, with accents in bright luminous colors and metallic surfaces.

www.irinaschrotter.ro

ROMANIAN DESIGNERS

Presenting under the name “Romanian Designers” on Saturday, 7 July 2012, at 11.30 AM designer Adelina Ivan and both labels Patzaikin and twenty(2)too will show their collections for Spring / Summer 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin. Designer Mihai Dan Zarug was joined by two new talents to create twenty(2)too current collection, which is sure to be a highlight at this season’s fashion week.

twenty(2)too presented their collection in January 2012 for the first time on the runway in Berlin. The current collection S/S 2013, entitled “NeW MuSic fOr oLd BoYs“ is more masculine and mature than their previous ones. Mihai Dan Zarug’s designs offer a range of men’s wear staples from trousers to shirts, T-shirts, jackets, coats and cardigans. The wearable items can be mixed in various combinations to offer a versatile wardrobe.

Zarug transformed the classic jean-jacket to a trench coat, and sleeveless jackets include cardigan applications. The starting point of the collection is basics, while each of them was transformed and added onto, as if Zarug looted his brother’s closet, scissors in hand, to re-interpret every single item.

Materials this season include silk, raw Japanese denim, wool and super fine Italian poplin, in combinations that seem to challenge rules of logic.

www.twenty2too.com

Olympic canoe champion Ivan Patzaikin founded his eponymous label in 2011. Head designer is Olah Gyarfas, who has collected accolades at the London fashion week before. Internationally targeted design, creativity and know-how meet traditional values of the Danube Delta, a widely unknown region of Romania.

Inspired by the raw and beautiful nature of the Danube Delta’s eco-biosphere, the designs are based on regional materials like flax, organic cottons and denims with natural tones like sand, gray white and brown. The men’s wear collection includes trousers, shirts, jackets and coats complemented by hand made hats and leather sandals and shoes.

www.patzaikin.com

Adelina Ivan’s collection for Spring / Summer 2012 is centered on geometric shapes. The minimal contours and lines are based on straight forms, dots, rhombuses and triangles, making for very androgynous looks and silhouettes.

Draping and layering of the main silk, chiffon and light cotton elements soften the rigorous straightness of the lines, and give it a certain delicacy and femininity. The designer enhances the basic designs with hand-painted patterns, applications and prints shaped like circles and arrows.

Alina Ivan’s collection includes all women’s ready to wear basics like dresses, long skirts, blouses, trousers, blazers and coats. The color palette consists of black, white and grays with light blue accents.

www.adelinaivan.com

Accessories for both collections are by designer Carla Szabo, and shoes are by Mihaela Glavan.

www.sepala.ro

www.carlaszabo.com

Romanian Designers are showing their collections at the Berlin fashion week for the fourth time this season, with names ranging from established brands to creative new comers. Romanian Designers’ shows in Berlin are held in collaboration with the Department of Commerce, Trade and Industry of the Republic of Romania and with kind the support of the Romanian Embassy in Berlin.