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Post by pieter on Jun 22, 2006 10:15:58 GMT -7
Fashion designer Wojtek Dziedzic (1970) was born in Poland, but educated in fashion in the Netherlands. After graduating from the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Dziedic followed no less than two master design courses. In 2000 he graduated from the Fashion Institute Arnhem master degree course and to further redefine his personal fashion signature, Dziedzic studied at Central Saint Martins College in London, where he graduated in 2003. During his studies Dziedzic was a participant in various fashion awards. His striking collections caught the eye of the jury and in Poland made him win the Smirnoff Fashion Award in 1998 and the special Jury Prize and Publics Award at the Festival des Arts de la Mode of Hyeres in 2000. That same year Dziedzic was a finalist at the renowned Dutch Robijn Fashion Award. Wojtek Dziedzic has been a creative assistant at projects for Jaguar, DKNY Parfums and Tommy Hilfiger. He has worked as a designer for Alberta Ferretti and Jill Sander. www.dutchfashionfoundation.com/dutch_touch/dff_dt_designers_and_artists_01.html |
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Post by pieter on Jun 22, 2006 10:37:04 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Jun 22, 2006 10:46:21 GMT -7
Here an old, 7 years old article about Polish fashion from the archives of the Warsaw Voice:
If everyone from Poland, America knows something about contemporary Polish fashion or
the tradition of Polish fashion, haute couture, please add your contribution.
Jaga what did you remember about the way Polish ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls
dressed when you lived there. I found Polish girls very well dressed when I visited Poland
in 1984, 1988 and 2004. In general they are more elegant than the Dutch women and
girls. Both tradion and Modernisation count in Poland. I think it is a trendy dynamic
country, society and culture nowadays. Fashion is part of the greater picture of culture
and economy of a country in my view.
Pieter
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Post by pieter on Jun 22, 2006 10:46:39 GMT -7
FASHION INDUSTRY
Celebrating Excellence in Polish Clothing Design
12 grudzie? 1999
The first Perfection in Fashion (Doskona?o?? mody) competition held by Twój Styl, the most popular Polish magazine for women, and Galeria Centrum, the largest chain of department stores, was intended to find new talents in the world of fashion. Forty-four domestic companies entered their best designs by Nov. 29. "We have chosen the best items from the piles of clothes sent in by producers and designers for our competition," says Joanna Boja?czyk from Twój Styl, with a 350,000 print run.
The six winners are well acquainted with the latest trends, make use of the finest fabrics, and feature excellent cuts and careful finishing. None of them, however, is a major clothes manufacturer. "Designs by Jola Za?ecka at the Natural Fiber Institute were a discovery for us," says Boja?czyk. "Her works are artistic in character and immediately stood out." Za?ecka received an award for her unconventional collection that counterbalanced the minimalist businesswoman's style.
The popular Hexeline from ?ód? was awarded for its creative approach to everyday women's wear and its fast response to changing fashion trends. Hexeline's clothes regularly appear on the pages of Wysokie Obcasy (High Heels), a weekly supplement to Poland's most popular daily, Gazeta Wyborcza. The company has been known by its present name since 1989. It started out as a small manufacturer in 1981. Now this privately owned company employs 113 people. Halina Zawadzka runs it together with her husband.
"We import most fabrics from Italy, some from France and some from the United States," says Zawadzka. This is necessary, she explains, as Polish producers do not use technologies to guarantee the proper finish of the fabrics. Unbleached linen is plain, uncoated fabric without a finish that provides softness or flow. "Poland sells quite a large amount of unbleached linen to the West," she says. "The fabrics are dyed there and finished by specialist companies, while we have to import them from abroad."
Zawadzka says her company has managed to get in tune with the carnival season. "We had a feeling that on the special millennial New Year's Eve women will want to look different," she says. "That is why we used raw silks, voluminous taffeta gowns and puff skirts."
Her customers who can appreciate both the quality of the fabric and the design choose the top-shelf products, which means that they have more than average income. Silk taffeta skirts cost around zl.800. "Fabrics we use to make evening dresses come from the same producers that supply materials to big fashion designers," notes Zawadzka. "We sometimes even meet them there when we pick the fabrics. However, our dresses are much less expensive than in the West." One model of a ball gown available in two colors has been made in only 80 copies, while Hexeline's usual series comprises 300 items.
The winners' show also featured beautiful brown and gray autumn coats by Ara Ariana. A family-run company, it is located in Jesionka, 10 km from Rzeszów in southern Poland. "We make not only coats, but also suits and evening dresses," says Stanis?aw Arian, chairman of the management board of the company. He runs it together with his wife, Janina. The company employs 75 people. The clothes are designed by Ma?gorzata Czudak, and Janina Arian decides on the style of the collection and the fabrics. The company has been in operation since 1993.
"We began as a clothing merchant," says Arian. "Today we are a modern manufacturer and are also thinking of exporting our products. We use the best Italian and German fabrics, and import accessories from the best manufacturers. This prestigious award is a passport to the world of big fashion for us. Rzeszów is situated further away from the center of fashion, so the award counts all the more."
The award convinced Zawadzka that doing it your own way is worth it. But she also believes that the fashion market is getting tougher. Next year, the competition will be even stronger, after more clothes retailers and mass brands enter the Polish market. "When Poland opens its borders after becoming an EU member, only the best Polish manufacturers who can satisfy the needs of the demanding domestic customer will be able to hold their position in the market," says Zawadzka.
There were no cash prizes in the contest, but the six winners - Hexeline, Ae, Ara Ariana, the Natural Fiber Institute, Caterina and Sabak - got the opportunity to sign or renegotiate their contract with Galeria Centrum, the largest department store network with 50,000 sq m of retail space. "Products of those winners who are already our contractors will be sold in December with special labels," says Katarzyna Górecka, public relations director at Galeria Centrum. "Those who have not cooperated with us yet will have their individual corners in our stores. Our aim is to find new domestic suppliers and provide a distribution network for them."
The aim of the retailers is to promote clothes from both at home and abroad. "We want to sell as many foreign brands as possible, at the same time promoting domestic producers and designers," says Maciej Dyjas, chairman of the management board of Domy Towarowe Centrum.
Wanda Jelonkiewicz
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Post by pieter on Jun 22, 2006 11:22:35 GMT -7
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Post by Jaga on Jun 22, 2006 11:52:23 GMT -7
+++Jaga what did you remember about the way Polish ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls dressed when you lived there. I found Polish girls very well dressed when I visited Poland in 1984, 1988 and 2004. In general they are more elegant than the Dutch women and girls+++ Pieter, yes, Polish girls and women dress more elegant. American women dress more practical. Polish young girls also dress a bit sexy Look also here: culture.polishsite.us/articles/art240.htmlHow Women dressed before & after WW I in Poland |
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Post by pieter on Jun 22, 2006 13:48:37 GMT -7
Jaga,
In my view the differances between East and West were less big before the war.
The women on the black & white pictures look like how American and Dutch
women were dressed in the same time.
Only the women with the headgears looked a little bit differant, but I have seen
images in which Dutch and American women wore headgears too.
It was common under farmer and working class women in that time,
to protect their hair against the rain, to much sun and dirt.
Pieter
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Post by george on Jun 24, 2006 3:49:42 GMT -7
yes, Polish girls and women dress more elegant. American women dress more practical. Polish young girls also dress a bit sexy"
Yes Jaga i agree with you. A lot of woman in America sometimes dress too pratical at times. I noticed in Poland that people seem to be better dressed for most occasions. In so far as young girls in Poland dressing sexy, i had some experiance with that last summer. We had our 19 year niece spend the summer with us last year. Some of her outfits made me a tad uncomfortable. I expected seeing that Poland is a much more conservative and traditional country by most western world standards, that the outfits of young woman would be conservative by our standards. Boy was i wrong.
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Post by pieter on Sept 17, 2006 9:51:58 GMT -7
Polish fashion today, I saw some beautiful Fashion shops in the Shopping mall of
Warsaw, and there was a very elegant Polish fashion store with beautiful women
clothes. I remember my guest host saying that her daugther from Geneva (Swiss)
stil buys her dresses there when she visits Poland.
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