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.
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.
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.
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.
Accessories
for both collections are by designer Carla Szabo,
and shoes are by Mihaela Glavan.
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.
Irina Schrotter
Adelina Ivan
Mihai Dan Zarug (twenty(2)too)
Olah Gyarfas, Designer for Patzaikin
