Requiem for Karl

February 19, 2019
by maria foka
Categories: Short stories
Besides his insanely impeccable aesthetics, his attention to detail and his unstoppable drive for creation showcased in his Chanel shows for more than three decades, Karl Lagerfeld has been involved in, designing for, or working with half of the fashion world. (Balmain, Jean Patou, Chloe, Fendi, Diesel, Charles Jourdan, even
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The couturier / Alaïa

January 23, 2019
by maria foka
Categories: Short stories
Inspired by ‘The Couturier’ exhibition of the Design Museum in London, I decided to study Azzedine Alaia and the silhouettes he created. The Tunisian-born sculptor-then-couturier described himself as a builder. He thought with his hands, shaping the fabric by draping and cutting directly on the models' body. His ultimate goal
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Punk / Vivienne & Malcolm

January 8, 2019
by maria foka
Categories: Short stories
Punk was a surprisingly short-lived cultural phenomenon but it had a major impact and starting off from the UK spread around the world. British punk emerged from a group of wild youth. In the summer of 1976 London art students and the unemployed started hanging out around a shop on
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Helmut Lang

January 5, 2019
by maria foka
Categories: Short stories
Spanning just 18 years, Helmut Lang's impact on the fashion world was monumental. The self-taught designer created a new design language and his name became a byword for minimalism, deconstruction and utilitarian aesthetic. His hallmarks defied the shock factor and seemed so basic but so refreshingly opposing to the Gaultiers
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