Polish fashion (Poland Fashion Week) and Polish designers

On April 18-22, Poland Fashion Week was held in the city of Lodz. In the old Soviet times, it so happened that many women of fashion read Polish women's magazines, and polkas were certainly considered the standard of beauty and style. And Poland itself was already practically the West, abroad, west of Poland for the citizens of the Soviet Union was perhaps the GDR (German Democratic Republic). And Polish clothes and shoes were highly valued. Today we have forgotten about Polish fashion and what is going on there, in this very Polish fashion, we know much worse than about events, for example, in Parisian fashion. So today we decided to tell you about some modern and well-known Polish designers, designers who presented their collections as part of Poland Fashion Week.

Polish fashion

Monika B? A? Usiak (www.monikablazusiak.pl) is a representative of the young generation of Polish designers, but despite this, she already has a fairly decent number of awards in the field of fashion, and is also a scholar of the Polish Ministry of Culture and Arts. She is engaged in the creation of both men's and women's clothing. Monica's clothes are of high quality, made of natural fabrics and leather, she pays special attention to the elaboration of details. And her collections are balancing on the edge of fashion and art.

TOMAOTOMO by Tomasz Olejniczak (www.tomaotomo.com). Tomas is a designer who loves modernity, but tries to combine it with the classics. With the help of his clothes, he tries to emphasize a woman's individuality, uniqueness.

BERENIKA CZARNOTA (www.berenikaczarnota.com) - she was born in Rzeszow, graduated with honors from the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, is known for her colorful knitted sweaters, and draws inspiration for her collections in street style, as well as vintage items.

Sporty style.
PIOTR DRZA? (www.piotrdrzal.com). Petr is a laureate of Z? Ota Nitka (Golden Thread) 2008, Off Fashion 2007, Baltic Fashion Award 2007, Fashion Designer Award 2010. Trained at George Hobeiki studio. In his collections, he focuses on sporty style, but at the same time gives it a certain elegance.

Evening and wedding dresses.
AGATA WOJTKIEWICZ (www.agatawojtkiewicz.pl). Agatha designs gorgeous evening and wedding dresses. For her collections, she chooses only high-quality materials; her works are characterized by the play of colors and the complexity of details. Winner of the YCE 2011 Design and Fashion Award organized by the British Council. And in 2011 she took part in Vienna Fashion Week.

NENUKKO (www.nenukko.com) is a group of designers who have been working together since 2008. Their collections are united by a certain simplicity and versatility.

Clothes for the bright and ambitious.
BIZUU (www.bizuu.pl) - clothing of this brand is designed for individual women, bright and possessing certain ambitions, which they strive to express, including through clothing. When creating its collections, BIZUU uses only high-quality Italian materials.

MICHA? SZULC (www.michalszulc.com). Michal presented his first collection at Polish Fashion Week back in 2005. In his collections, he adheres to minimalism, his clothes are also very comfortable and functional. Michal's motto is "less is more."

MMC STUDIO (www.mmcstudio.pl). Are the collections for this brand created by designers Ilona Majer i Rafa? Michalak, graduates of the Lodz Academy of Fine Arts. Designers Ilona and Rafael have created their own style of exclusive minimalism, characterized by simplicity and purity of forms, as well as the use of ultra-modern fabrics. MMC STUDIO designers presented their collections in New York, Madrid, Moscow.

? UCJA WOJTALA (www.lucja.com). Lucie trained at John Galliano's Paris studio and has won numerous awards in Polish design competitions. Her collections are sure to combine femininity, comfort and imagination.

Celebrity clothing.
ViOLA? PIECHOWICZ (www.violaspiechowicz.com).Viola began her design career back in 1992, and today she dresses up many famous actresses, singers and TV presenters. Viola's style is recognizable, and she produces her clothes exclusively in small series and for individual clients. Viola is also involved in the creation of costumes for the stage.

WIOLA WO? CZY? SKA (www.wiolawolczynska.pl). Viola is a designer and stylist; she studied profession in Warsaw and London. She took part in the prestigious seminar "Creating New Ideas in Fashion", which was held at Central Saint Martins in London (Central Saint Martin College of Art and Design). In 2010, at the Z? Ota Nitka (Golden Thread) competition of Polish designers, Viola received as many as four awards for her collection "Cossack".

NATALIA JAROSZEWSKA (www.jaroszewska.eu). Natalia also studied in Lodz at the Academy of Fine Arts. Has been designing clothes since 2001, and ELLE magazine called it “the hope of Polish fashion”. The very style of Natalia's collections is extremely feminine, “feminine by 200%”. Natalia follows the principle “no woman, no dress”. She also, with the support of the Museum of the History of Poland, published a book dedicated to the history of Polish fashion - “Ch? Opczyce, uwodzicielki, damy - polska moda Mi? Dzywojnia" ("Teamsters, seductresses and ladies in Polish interwar fashion").

That's probably all. This is the world of Polish fashion today. And, perhaps, you will be able to find some interesting ideas for yourself or discover new names, the names of interesting designers from a country not so distant to us.