Mercedes-Benz Malta Fashion Week Day 4 and Chamilia Fashion Awards - PARASCANDALO

Tuesday the 17th of May, the first show at the Mercedes-Benz Malta Fashion Week was that by Marco Parascandalo. His new collection was also showcased on the 21st of May at the Chamilia Malta Fashion Awards 2016.

Marco Parascandalo is a local fashion designer from Vittoriosa. He first showcased his ready to wear collection named SKANDLU at MFWA 2014. Last year he showcased his second collection titled 

IN THE SKY. All of his collections are wearable and durable.  He also integrates aspects of Maltese culture, politics and environmental issues in his clothing.

His first ever collection was mainly for men but in the last two collections he added some pieces for women. His latest collection included jumpsuits and playsuits, t-shirts and shirts, dresses, shorts and swimsuits. This year the main colour was black but he added a little bit of orange for the pieces to pop out. Also on most of the items, badges and patches with SKANDLU written on then with white thread made the pieces much more unique.  Different types of fabrics were used in Marco's collection such as sheer and t-shirt material. Ribbons were added to the pieces to make them stand out, in fact some of them also had PARASCANDALO written on them.

 

 Live Music by a band named Crooks

 The Designer himself

Got the chance to take a photo with Marco Parascandalo himself.

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                                    Lourdes Gio xx

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Malta Day 4 - Rosita Silk Sense

Last Tuesday, the second show at the Malta Fashion Week was that of dress designer and artist Rosita (Silk Sense).

About the Designer:

Rosita is a dress designer and artist from Lithuania. In Lithuania winter is very long and cold but when it comes to Spring and Summer, wild flowers and bright colours are seen everywhere you look.

Rosita moved to Malta in 2013. Back in her native country she already was a reknowned fashion designer and after observing what was on Malta's fashion market, she introduced a new form of artistic expression: hand painted silk apparel. She wanted to achieve something unique and refreshingly original. Rosita wanted to go back to the olden times by painting on silk which took place in Asia and India. The creations are first painted on raw white silk, she than adds organic substances such as sugar, wax or salt which react with the dye before it dries producing a unique pattern never to be repeated.

About Rosita's Collection:

Her latest collection is named 'Joie De Vivre' which translates in English as joy of living. She was both fascinated and inspired from the Maltese sunshine and perpetually summer-blue skies and put together a hand-painted silk clothing collection. The designs are well made and they are very beautiful.

Thank you for reading,
                                    Lourdes Gio xx