Turquerie Womenswear Collection by Catalina Paladi |
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| DESIGN NAME: Turquerie PRIMARY FUNCTION: Womenswear Collection INSPIRATION: The majestic Ottoman Empire served as inspiration for this collection. Tolerant ottoman politics implemented towards conquered territories resulted in a rich, colourful cultural life which upheld a harmonious interaction between the arts. Thus, a mix of byzantine, european and persan influences flourished in the turkish culture. The collection and its campaign illustrates both the refined esthetics of the Ottoman Empire and their open-minded approach to foreign cultures. Being shot in a folkloric Moldovan background, it emphasizes the importance of interaction between nations and encourages the viewer to open his heart to the multitude of the different cultures, since every person is a sum of the many peoples and nations that his ancestors had crossed. Evreyone has in his cells a richness of colour, energy and temper of so many unknown to him individuals who fill his genealogy up, people who had their joy and happiness, sufferings and burdens, but nevertheless, they had gifted the modern man a part of themselves. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Turquerie is a maximalist collection, dynamic, full of textile ornaments, colours, embellishments, accessories, jewelleries and other decorations, all intended to eloquently reflect the Ottoman influence sheltering a modern allure. Luxury materials such as jacquards, velvet, chiffon create both chromatic contrast and fluidity, furthermore enriching the simple shapes and the clean modern lines. Made of six silhouettes, it gives a wide range of outfits to choose from, for every occasion. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The collection dynamics are conveyed by the layering of fabrics which differ in density, opacity and colour. The dynamics are obtained by the stylization of the sleeves, which creates a rhythmic movement of flounces; different velvet textures; expressive jacquards and a playful dance of transparencies. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project had begun in September 2016 and was completed in June 2017. It served as the final project for the Textile Engineering degree, part of the University graduation. The idea of placing the collection in the Moldovan rustic background for the campaign came in early 2020, whilst the shooting took place in September 2020. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Due to the delicate nature of the fabrics, the collection has a lot of hand sewn stitches, approaching the old school techniques. It is composed of six silhouettes: 1. A modern velvet jumpsuit, 2. A classic velvet suit with jacquard vest with a mosque like ornament, 3. a jaquard tunic with chiffon layered sleeves, 4. a jaquard ornamented dress with a chiffon kaftan with ruffled sleeves, 5. A chiffon dress with a striped golden jacquard overcoat. 6. A chiffon maxi dress, with a long velvet vest. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: The entire collection consists of 6 looks, 10 custom made pieces. Size XS to M. TAGS: Turquerie, velvet, jacquard, chiffon, modern, classic, couture. RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The research focuses on the Ottoman Empire: the tolerance they displayed towards vasal nations, the social role they attributed to women, the majesty of their culture and their ability to embrace foreign influences in order to enrich their own culture. This inspired the author to find balance between her Moldovan roots and her addictive love towards other cultures. Still, it was a risky yet good decision to pin the Ottoman inspiration against a Moldovan ethnic background for the campaign shooting. CHALLENGE: Some of the challenges that arose during the process were: 1) the volume of labour was daunting for one person (CAD pattern making, cutting and sewing the cotton mock-ups, cutting and sewing the final pieces, multiple fittings and alterations); 2) the gentle and delicate fabrics needed special care (plenty of stitches had been hand sewn: velvet ). 3)the project involved an extensive research part as well, since it served as final course work for the author's Textile Engineering Degree. ADDED DATE: 2020-09-30 09:08:58 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Photographer: Sergiu Rotaru, 2020 Styling: Corina Croitor Model: Sabrina Danilova Model: Valeria Untu Model: Maria-Magdalena Cucu Video credits: Corina Croitor Video Montage: Selina Paladi |
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NAME: Catalina Paladi PROFILE: Catalina Paladi is a Moldovan emerging young designer located in Verona, Italy. She had her degree in textile engineering in 2017. Her designs tend to approach the old school techniques, thanks to the prevalent by hand treatments and manipulations, attention to details and to the client. Her fashion design activity interfered with the artistic one, having participated to the 34th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition; to the 241- Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition, to the Q1 2019 edition contest of 1340 Art Magazine; was exhibited at Enesya Gallery Art Exhibition in November 2018; was published in the 10th series of "Artisticamente" Art Magazine, Rome 2018. Both in her Fashion Design and Artistic activity, Catalina finds her inspiration in the multitude of different cultures and ethnicities. The multicultural influence, full of uniqueness, colours, habits and traditions, has always resulted in arts and design full of drama and expression, as can be observed in Catalina's work. |
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Turquerie Womenswear Collection by Catalina Paladi is Winner in Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design Category, 2020 - 2021.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Catalina Paladi. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Catalina Paladi. |
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