Mary Katrantzou

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Perhaps we’re a bit too in love with the awesomeness of summer. But we simply can’t stop buzzing about patterns, colors and patterns and colors in combination! Last week we talked about the evolution of Pucci, and this week it’s all about the modern day Pucci that fashion designer Mary Katrantzou (1983) is.

Story of Mary Katrantzou

Mary Katrantzou is the name of the fashion label Mary Katrantzou by the greek fashion designer Mary Katrantzou (quite easy to remember). Katrantzou graduated from Central Saint Martins with a BA in Textile Design and a MA in Fashion. During her student years she centered her focus of design on prints and theiroptical effects on the human body. She debuted at London Fashion Week 2009 with a rtw collection and has been a regular ever since. Katrantzou’s designs are popular amongst the A-list stars as they’re both innovative, makes a statement and reaches a high level of fashion. Anna Dello Russo, Michelle Obama and Alicia Vikander are some people that’ve rocked the creations.

Style of Mary Katrantzou

As mentioned, Katrantzou is kind of like a modern day Pucci. With vibrant colors and patterns her styles are easy to spot. Her modern touch is how the patterns creates patterns by how they’re placed and how they play with the dimensions of the fabric. Her placement of prints often defines the silhouette of the body as well. A recurring inspiration is the nature such as butterflies, ocean (see dress above!) and floral patterns. Her go-to patterns are the flowers and they’ve remained consistent through her collections. She’s also keen on using unexpected motives on her dresses, with postcards, shoes and a typewriting machine as some of the more notable. As of today her fashion designs explores the areas of contemporary styles, boho influences and vibrant patterns.

Folks, take a look at some of her creations below!

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  4. These pieces are so fun and interesting… I love when people play with textures and colours, but I’m not the biggest fan of these shapes 🙂 Great post, tho 🙂 xx

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    • It’s lovely indeed and especially when the outcome is coherent and keeps a high level of fashion! The silhouettes are specific indeed and definitely a matter of taste! Thank you love! Xx

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  23. So happy to see you feature Mary K. on here! I used to work for them when I lived in London, and the brand is so amazing, I can tell you first-hand! I love her original designs to bits, and has such a blast working for Mary K! Thanks for sharing lovely!
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  26. I don’t know anything about her or her designs, but they are stunning!! Clearly she is so talented!!

  33. Like you’ve said, she uses some really fun and interesting illustrations on her designs, which makes her line eternally entertaining! I love your selections here, particularly her drop dead gorgeous embellished-designs 🙂

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