Erdem Moralioğlu's new collection inspired by Georgian "fallen women"
It was 23 years ago, when Erdem Moralioğlu was sitting cross-legged on the floor of the studio of the late Vivienne Westwood during an internship, that he decided to try his hand at becoming a fashion designer.
"She was such an extraordinary and amazing woman. She and [her husband and creative partner] Andreas let the interns watch the fittings and watching them drape fabric on the stand. It was a very special moment for me,” he said. Five years later, he held his first show, and since then he has been an integral part of London fashion.
"Naturally I think about her a lot," said Moralioğlu, who attended Westwood's memorial service two days before her last show on Sunday. love her."
The ghosts of Westwood seem to appear on every catwalk during a London fashion week dedicated to her memory. he Erdem show, they were spotted in the shadows cast by corsets and bodices, by the choppy skirts rendered naughty rather than frozen - which Westwood would have approved - by the slivers of bare skin exposed by the twists and explosions of taffeta .
But Moralioğlu also had two other ghosts in mind , former occupants of the Georgian Townhouse where he now lives, which 150 years ago was a 'house of hope' offering refuge to 'fallen and friendless' women, with the aim of their f provide "habits of sobriety, industry, and obedience" and the domestic skills that would enable them to earn a living.
"When we moved there At two years old, we were handed a thick pile of documents on the history of the house, and I began to do research. One story that caught my imagination is of two women who missed their curfew and were locked out for the night. They were apparently drunk and started a riot in the street.
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It was 23 years ago, when Erdem Moralioğlu was sitting cross-legged on the floor of the studio of the late Vivienne Westwood during an internship, that he decided to try his hand at becoming a fashion designer.
"She was such an extraordinary and amazing woman. She and [her husband and creative partner] Andreas let the interns watch the fittings and watching them drape fabric on the stand. It was a very special moment for me,” he said. Five years later, he held his first show, and since then he has been an integral part of London fashion.
"Naturally I think about her a lot," said Moralioğlu, who attended Westwood's memorial service two days before her last show on Sunday. love her."
The ghosts of Westwood seem to appear on every catwalk during a London fashion week dedicated to her memory. he Erdem show, they were spotted in the shadows cast by corsets and bodices, by the choppy skirts rendered naughty rather than frozen - which Westwood would have approved - by the slivers of bare skin exposed by the twists and explosions of taffeta .
But Moralioğlu also had two other ghosts in mind , former occupants of the Georgian Townhouse where he now lives, which 150 years ago was a 'house of hope' offering refuge to 'fallen and friendless' women, with the aim of their f provide "habits of sobriety, industry, and obedience" and the domestic skills that would enable them to earn a living.
"When we moved there At two years old, we were handed a thick pile of documents on the history of the house, and I began to do research. One story that caught my imagination is of two women who missed their curfew and were locked out for the night. They were apparently drunk and started a riot in the street.
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Moralioğlu manufactures evening dresses that have the grandeur of prom dresses but. ..
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