Today marks the opening of the Mercedes-Benz Malta Fashion
Week and Awards. It was held at Republic Street,Valletta and the weather was
fantastic.
7 new local and foreign designers showcased their designs today
to the public for the fist time.
The designers are: Lukka Pizzuto, Maria Cutajar, Mari Ahoy,
Giulia Pandolfino, Nathan Micallef, Malcolm Cremona and Gabrielle Fenech.
The first to showcase his designs was Lukka Pizzuto.
His collection is called 'Night Mist' and used dark shades
such as blue and black. The collection consists of waistcoats, coats and
blazers. Lukka has designs for both man and woman.
The second designer was Maria Cutajar.
Her collection is called 'Summer Breeze' and she used bright
and contrasting colours such as white, purple and yellow. Maria was inspired by
ripples of the sea and the wrinkled breeze created on the sea. The soft fabrics
she used represent the wind and the layering of the fabrics represent the
ripples of the sea.
Mari Ahoy was the third new designer for the day.
Mari is from Finland and was inspired for her collection by
Nordic designs. In her designs she made a search of adventure and curiosity,
these are seen in innovative cuts and lined blurring garment types. The
collection is named 'Form follows feeling'.
The fourth designer was Giulia Pandolfino.
Her collection is called 'Island Swimwear', her swimsuits
are a debut collection called Active Allure. It is inspired by sports luxury
mixed with lingerie influences along with repetitive gold strappy details.
The next designer was Nathan Micallef.
He is currently living in London and gets his inspiration
mostly from everyday life experiences and surroundings. He likes to take the
viewer on a journey to understand his point of view. While making his clothing
accessible he tries to make the wearer feel confident through clothing.
The sixth designer was Malcolm Cremona.
Malcolm usually he has both female and male clothing but in
this collection he wanted to focus more on feminine fashion. With his
collection he feels that when women wear his clothes they can be inspirational
and give inspirational messages for life through their garments while being
beautiful.
Some of the inspirational words on his garments are: dream,
imagine, believe, create, inspire and achieve.
The final designer for today was Gabrielle Fenech.
2016 is the 30th anniversary from the Chernobyl nuclear
explosion. Gabrielle's collection is called 'Pripyat' named after the village
that hosted the nuclear plant in Ukraine. She has a high level of craftsmanship
and attention to detail.
Thank you,
Lourdes Gio xx
