Katarzyna Konieczka II

One of the costumes by Katarzyna Konieczka for her "Mascarade" costume collection. 

Katarzyna Konieczka I

Katarzyna Konieczka has been creating costumes inspired by historic paintings for the heavy metal band BEHEMOTH. This one is  Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen 'Judith with the head of Holofernes' 1525 Melanie Gaydos the model.

Nika Danielska

Nika Danielska makes exoskeletal costume, alien or insect-like carapaces.

"For 15 years I have created sculptural costumes and clothing that can not be worn. My field of interest is the human body and the various forms it can take. That is why my projects are sometimes called exoskeletons: they are complex, intricate and necessarily symmetrical. My new project is inspired by radiolarians - tiny organisms that inhabit the world's oceans. Their skeletons have a complex, architectural form. Some radiolarians contain algal symbionts - organisms that live inside a foreign body and do not harm it, but help. This idea inspired me to think of the exoskeleton as a form of protecting the subtle life, which is hidden under a solid structure." Nika Danielska

Teresa Byszewska

 Surreal textile collage portraits by Polish Graphic designer Teresa Byszewska (1929-2018) who died just 2 months ago at the age of 99.

In 1950 Teresa commenced her studies at the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts initially in the studio of Henryk Tomaszewski, and then Józef Mroszczak until 1956. On graduating she worked designing film posters and illustrations for children She also collaborated with Jan Lenica in creating animated films.

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Later she specialised in her textile portraits. In the 1980's she then turned her focus to drawing and frottage taking rubbings from her textile work.

Justyna Matysiak

Joy today at discovering outsider fashion illustration by Polish artist Justyna Matysiak, they bring great humanity  and joy to the world of high fashion, rendered complete with accessories in felt, glitter or gel pens. Justyna's work is held in many collections internationally and 2007, she was awarded the Grand Prix Insite by the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava. Thank you, Tui Sankamol.

Magdalena Brozda

Magdalena Brozda is Polish but studied fashion at the Geneva University of Art and Design she graduated with a BA in 2009 but last year returned to get her Masters, She now lives and works in Geneva. These images are from her 2014 collection 'If I die today, please call me tomorrow', where she explored celebrations of death.

"I used a panel of materials and colours linked to the theme: white leather and paper confetti of different sizes are linked to celebration,. the holes in the leather could evoke a skin pierced by bullets and the pieces in darker colours are more linked to macabre and sinister sentiments. The fringes are references to festive and positive images that designer associated with death since she was Young. Incoherence and confusion are the pillars of the collection: the assembly of elements that have nothing to do with each other (hospital shoes, Nike socks, little girls’ dresses), the unconventional mix of materials like leather, paper, organza, and the more or less chaotic assemblage contribute to create the ambiguous aesthetic of the work." Magdalena Brozda

Maldoror

Polish design Maldoror headed by Grzegorz Matląg has recently relocated to Berlin, the perfect location for this young, dynamic label.
“The first and most important thing an individual can do is to become an individual again, decontrol himself, train himself as to what is going on and win back as much independent ground for himself as possible”

Kamila Gawronska

Kamila Gawronska  trained in art and fashion photography before attending the International School of Costume and Fashion Design in Warsaw. Kamila's work has a wonderful drama the collection pictured is based on the movie entitled Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang in 1927.