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Amelia’s Magazine | Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 in Łódź: Street Style at Expo

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style. All photography Amelia Gregory.

Finding the most interesting people to take photos of at any fashion week is always a lot of fun, adiposity especially in a new and interesting place where I’m not competing with a thousand street style photographers. Here, website like this then, are the most fabulously dressed people at Fashion Week Poland, part one: the stand outs in the crowd at the Expo arena where the more mainstream Designers’ Avenue catwalk shows were held. As you can see colour blocking is as massive in ?ód? as it is elsewhere in the world right now, but the Polish also like to go to town with a slightly zany vintage touch, quite often referencing the 80s. Love it.

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory
You’ve got to love the crown!

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory

This girl was magnificently turned out every time I saw her. So admire the dedication.

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory
Her own dye job. I asked.

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory
This boy had made his amazing neck piece out of plastic pricing tags.

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory
Pink Voyager in the picture (that’s the cuddly pink toy)

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory

I don’t know who this woman is but I think she might be famous as she was quite pissed at me when I asked to take her pic. So sorry to offend you with my request Miss Sourpuss, but loved your pastel colour blocking.

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory
Hmm, slightly questionable look this one.

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory

These two looks are both by the same Polish based Russian designer, whose name escapes me right now. If you read this remind me what your name is please!

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory

These are actually British fashion bloggers, The Style Crusader, Style Slicker and Park & Cube.

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory

This is actually the man who drove me into town from the airport in a Jaguar. Fancies himself a bit James Bond, quite hilar but such a sweet guy.

?ód? Fashion Week Poland AW 2011 Malgosia Kralkowska-photography by Amelia Gregory
That’s me with organiser Malgosia Kralkowska, who invited me to Fashion Week Poland.

Fashion Week Poland 2011 street style - all photography Amelia Gregory
And finally – it can’t all be high fashion can it?!

Next up, best of the street fashion style from the Off Out Of Schedule shows.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Saturday June 4th, 2011 1:18 pm

Categories ,80s, ,Colour Blocking, ,Designers’ Avenue, ,Expo, ,fashion, ,Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland, ,Fashion Week Poland, ,James Bond, ,Lodz, ,Malgosia Kralkowska, ,Park and Cube, ,Pink Voyager, ,poland, ,Street Fashion, ,Street Style, ,Style Slicker, ,The Style Crusader, ,vintage

Amelia’s Magazine | Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 in Łódź: Zuo Corp

Zuo Corp by Rebecca Elves.

Zuo Corp by Dagmara Rosa and Bartek Michalec opened with yet more pealing bells as the same 12 models on rotation were sent out in grey wimples and tightly tied headscarves. Poland supplies the international fashion circuit with many a gorgeous creature, illness but they weren’t around for Fashion Week Poland. Someone needs to go fetch them back!

Zuo Corp by Rebecca Elves.

Double breasted coat dresses were impressively well cut and for once the fabrics worked with the tailoring (perhaps because fabric sourcing from Italy and Germany is an integral part of the Zuo Corp brand). Note to other Polish fashion designers: see how much a bit of attention to quality changes things! There were sharp elbows, low waists, silk tailoring, intarsia knit details and sheer tights worn with high black secretary heels and chunky nugget rings. The avante garde soundtrack was a mash up of drum rolls and random bits taken from adverts. I liked the styling of the head scarfs tied on the back of the heads, and the cream silk designs with a peachy pointy finger print were very clever and wearable whilst still being quirky.

Zuo Corp ?ód? Fashion Week AW 2011-photography by Amelia Gregory

Then, all of a sudden, an excitable sprite started dancing down the stage, conducting in her wake – with the national flag – a full brass band. Sometimes something completely throws me at a fashion show, and this was most definitely one of those occasions. I had spotted one of the musicians polishing his tuba backstage so I had an inkling that something was afoot but this turn of events still took me and the rest of the audience by complete surprise because it was so totally random in the context of the show. But it was certainly one way to woo the crowd: inject a bit of unexpected humour why not?

Zuo Corp ?ód? Fashion Week AW 2011-photography by Amelia Gregory
Zuo Corp A/W 2011. All photography by Amelia Gregory.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Tuesday May 31st, 2011 11:25 am

Categories ,Bartek Michalec, ,bells, ,Brass Band, ,Coats, ,Dagmara Rosa, ,Designers’ Avenue, ,Expo, ,Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland, ,Fashion Week Poland, ,Germany, ,Headscarves, ,Intarsia, ,Italy, ,Lodz, ,National Flag, ,print, ,Rebecca Elves, ,Wimples, ,Zuo Corp

Amelia’s Magazine | Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 in Łódź: Natalia Jaroszewska

Natalia Jaroszewska's collection By Bianca Hamilton
Natalia Jaroszewska A/W 2011 by Bianca Hamilton.

Having been driven into town in a Jaguar courtesy of a rather enthusiastic James Bond alike (and owner of the firm that was lending the cars – you wouldn’t get that kind of personal touch at London Fashion Week now would you?) I hastened to attend my very first show of Fashion Week Poland on Friday afternoon, there part of the Designers’ Avenue at the Expo arena. It wasn’t a particularly auspicious start to my weekend, shop Natalia Jaroszewska showing an off colour blend of mustard yellows, treat brown, moss and jade brights in swirling 70s designs.

Natalia Jaroszewska's collection By Bianca Hamilton
Natalia Jaroszewska A/W 2011 by Bianca Hamilton.

There was a muddled mix of shapes: sweeping chiffon silk dresses with frilled cape detailing, shaggy gilets and (fake? I fear not) fur coats… but most of all what I noticed was the jewellery. Jewellery which looked as though it had come straight off the wall at Claire’s Accessories, and looked cheap and tacky on the catwalk. It was a sign that styling could be much improved for many of the shows… see what you think…

Natalia Jaroszewska Fashion Week Poland AW 2011
Natalia Jaroszewska at Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011. All photography by Amelia Gregory.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Monday May 23rd, 2011 2:25 pm

Categories ,70s, ,Bianca Hamilton, ,Claire’s Accessories, ,commercial, ,Designers’ Avenue, ,Expo, ,Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland, ,Fashion Week Poland, ,Fur, ,Jaguar, ,James Bond, ,Lodz, ,London Fashion Week, ,Natalia Jaroszewska, ,poland, ,print, ,Silk

Amelia’s Magazine | Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 in Łódź: Natalia Jaroszewska

Natalia Jaroszewska's collection By Bianca Hamilton
Natalia Jaroszewska A/W 2011 by Bianca Hamilton.

Natalia Jaroszewska Fashion Week Poland AW 2011
Natalia Jaroszewska at Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011. All photography by Amelia Gregory.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Monday May 23rd, 2011 2:25 pm

Amelia’s Magazine | Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 in Łódź: Agata Koschmeider

Agata Koschmieder_by_ Alison Day
Agata Koschmieder by Alison Day.

The Agata Koschmeider show inexplicably opened with a picture of the famous Flatiron building in New York before heading into a full on soundtrack of old fashioned French musical hall tunes. Models wore knitted skull caps and dark round glasses with bright red lipstick. Colouring was kept simple: cream, clinic black, health bright yellow and one final red dress. Once more there was a huge variety of shapes and styles with no discernible connection: sequinned maxi skirts, viagra buy ruched over long sleeves, capelets, asymmetric and cut out panels, a play suit, peplums, raggy oversize knits, and sheer skirts with slits. And so completes my Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 show reports. Yay!

Agata Koschmieder ?ód? Fashion Week AW 2011-photography by Amelia Gregory
Agata Koschmieder A/W 2011. All photography by Amelia Gregory.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Wednesday June 1st, 2011 1:49 pm

Categories ,Agata Koschmeider, ,Alison Day, ,commercial, ,Designers’ Avenue, ,Expo, ,Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland, ,Fashion Week Poland, ,Flatiron, ,knitwear, ,Lodz, ,new york

Amelia’s Magazine | Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 in Łódź: Agata Wojtkiewicz

Agata Wojtkiewicz Fashion Week Poland AW 2011 by Michalis Christodoulou
Agata Wojtkiewicz A/W 2011 by Michalis Christodoulou.

At last! A fast paced catwalk show. Agata Wojtkiewicz‘s collection was sent out at a sprightly pace, drug to the upbeat vocals of a female singer. There was fawn, capsule orange, and powder lilac, zippered butter soft leather and summery orange and yellow strapless pleated dresses overlaid with leather straps. Highly desirable metallic pleat maxi dresses gave a well considered nod to current trends and I particularly loved the last coppery dress. Unfortunately it was not obvious whether the furry gilet was real fur or not, though I very much hope it was fake because it looked so teddy bear cuddly. An otherwise very successful collection from a former Golden Thread Awards winner. Hurrah!

Agata Wojtkiewicz Golden Thread ?ód? Fashion Week AW 2011 photography by Amelia Gregory
Agata Wojtkiewicz A/W 2011. All photography by Amelia Gregory.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Tuesday May 24th, 2011 11:58 am

Categories ,Agata Wojtkiewicz, ,Designers’ Avenue, ,Expo, ,Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland, ,Fashion Week Poland, ,Fur, ,Golden Thread Awards, ,Lodz, ,Maxi dresses, ,metallics, ,Michalis Christodoulou, ,pleats

Amelia’s Magazine | Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 in Łódź: Bohoboco

Bohoboca by Casey Otremba
Bohoboco by Casey Otremba.

Bohoboco featured lots of grey and black yet again. And shades of cream and buttermilk – all very tasteful. There was plenty of draped jersey (again), page cowl necks, back to front collars and maxi dresses in chiffon, the girls swishing their skirts out dramatically. The girls wore spider earring cuffs, and for once the hair was styled up into sideswept ponytails. There were some clever touches and it was all very wearable.

BohoBoco ?ód? Fashion Week AW 2011-photography by Amelia Gregory
BohoBoco A/W 2011. All photography by Amelia Gregory.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Wednesday June 1st, 2011 12:31 pm

Categories ,Bohoboco, ,Casey Otremba, ,commercial, ,Designers’ Avenue, ,Expo, ,Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland, ,Fashion Week Poland, ,Fur, ,Grey, ,Lodz

Amelia’s Magazine | Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 in Łódź: Agnieszka Maciejak

Agnieszka Maciejak Fashion Week Poland AW 2011 by Michalis Christodoulou.

I have very few notes from the Agnieszka Maciejak show – maybe it was the vodka, prostate or maybe I was just utterly knackered after a full on day of shows. Who can say?! There was plenty of white, medicine black and cream, no rx again highlighted with slashes of lime green and metallic glints. For once (hallelujah) this was a fast show, featuring some fun leggings in colourful curved patterns. I was convinced I saw the same dress come out twice, but again that could have been the vodka. One thing I did notice was that hair on the Polish catwalk is almost always long, usually straight or a little bit mussed. Why is that?

Agnieszka Maciejak Golden Thread ?ód? Fashion Week AW 2011-photography by Amelia Gregory
Agnieszka Maciejak A/W 2011. All photography by Amelia Gregory.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Saturday May 28th, 2011 10:57 am

Categories ,Agnieszka Maciejak, ,Designers’ Avenue, ,Expo, ,Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland, ,Lodz, ,Michalis Christodoulou, ,poland, ,Vodka

Amelia’s Magazine | Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 in Łódź: Lukasz Jemiol

Lucasz Jemiol by Anna Blachut.

Lukasz Jemiol opted for a set designed catwalk, approved steel tubes careful back lit with dry ice – models came out one by one to pose in groups amongst the industrial type gubbins. Colours were neutral with splashes of gold and lime green, doctor and there was plenty of strapped chiffon, draped jersey and shaggy shoulder shrugs. Despite the theatrics this was really quite a dull commercial collection.

Lukasz Jemiol by Anna Blachut.

Lukasz Jemiol ?ód? Fashion Week AW 2011-photography by Amelia Gregory
Lukasz Jemiol A/W 2011. All photography by Amelia Gregory.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Wednesday June 1st, 2011 12:06 pm

Categories ,Anna Blachut, ,Chiffon, ,Designers’ Avenue, ,Expo, ,Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland, ,Fashion Week Poland, ,Industrial, ,jersey, ,Lodz, ,Lukasz Jemiol

Amelia’s Magazine | Fashion Philosophy Fashion Week Poland A/W 2011 in Łódź: Berenika Czarnota

Berenika Czarnota 2011 by Maria Papadimitriou aka Slowly The Eggs
Berenika Czarnota A/W 2011 by Maria Papadimitriou aka Slowly The Eggs.

Having seen the cute photo in the Fashion Week Poland guide book I was most excited to see the first catwalk show back over at Expo on Sunday… Designer Berenika Czarnota did not disappoint, malady showing a series of fabulously inventive yet wearable knitwear in shades of grey, remedy with highlights of lime, orange and blue. And at last there was the chance to admire some interesting styling, even if it was a tad overplayed: each model came out with a cute little wolf mask perched at a jaunty angle on her head. Calf high socks with block-heeled shoes worked especially well in tomato red.

Berenika Czarnota A/W 2011 by Michelle Urvall Nyrén.

Chunky knit jumpers, cowls, dresses and throw shawls featured over-sized cabling, intarsia block lettering and in one case an intarsia helicopter. Floaty print designs called to mind cloudy skies or batik-like splodges. The collection became weaker towards the end as more commercial pieces started to feature heavily in what was an overly long show, but Berenika Czarnota was undoubtedly one of my favourite designers from Fashion Week Poland. Great stuff.

Berenika Czarnota A/W 2011 by Michelle Urvall Nyrén.