POP! Fashion - A Competition of a Lifetime

Hello everyone, I would have to deeply apologize first for not posting in such a long time. There has been so much going on in my life, I honestly don't know where to start. First of all, I got a job as a fashion journalist at Kukuriku.mk, a daily informative website in Macedonia where I cover the whole fashion category. 

Furthermore, this April I was part of the POP! Fashion competition organized by the American Embassy and Fashion Weekend Skopje - a fantastic opportunity for young designers to showcase their talent in fashion design by designing a mini-collection inspired by the american pop culture.

My Entry

So, this is what I came up with. The collection is inspired by the american pop culture, or more specifically by Andy Warhol's idea about simplicity in today's art. The main idea was to do a minimalistic collection where I would place bold colored pieces on mostly white clothes. The cuts are very clean and crisp with a certain post-modernism vibe and they feature my infamous asymmetric hems, contrast leather sleeves and Warhol's iconic fruits, adorned with sequins to add a little playfulness to the whole collection. The fabrics are organic and vary from white gabardine for the trench and pants, leather for the sleeves and light twill for the rest of the pieces.

The Show

Well, since I was at the show I obviously made it in the 13 finalists for the competition. I am not gonna say much about it, except that it was a fantastic opportunity that I couldn't have missed. I was extremely happy with the way things turned out - the clothes, the overall impressions and the new friends I have made. A post might come up about the whole process of making the collection and the few times I died and resurrected because of problems, but let's focus on the outcome in these few lines of text.

Three Outfits (Only)

Me and my Fabulous Models

And that is all I feel like sharing today - leave a comment in the comment box with your opinion, you know I am dying to hear it!

PS. Since I am part of the very talented Macedonian Fashion Bloggers group, I am very proud to announce that we have our own Facebook page which is close to having 4.000 likes - so check out our banner on the right side of the blog and click on it, you know you want to!

Photo credit: All photos belong to AniDimi Photography, courtesy of FWSK

Mario Dodovski Resort 2013

Extremely late with posting this, I've definitely neglected my blog when it comes to sharing my work, but better late than never no?

Here is my Resort 2013 collection, finished and posted on my facebook profile.. probably more than 3 months ago. Currently working on Spring/Summer 2013 one (going slower because of college) but it surely will be finished until New Year's Eve.

Inspiration

"Sometimes passion can be hidden. It doesn't have to be dramatically shown to the public, which is what I did with my passion for design for this resort collection. Using clean, crisp and almost clinically stiff shapes throughout the whole collection I released a ton of passion - but this time via prints. Whoever has come across Claire Streetart's graffiti of couples passionately kissing slammed all over Parisian walls will get the point. Her work is passionate enough that I needed a clean surface to paste it on. This resort collection consists of 12 pieces including wide cigarette pants, several mini dresses as well as signature capes and asymmetrical skirts. The color palette features all basic colors with not much of shading, all staying true to Claire's real grafitti. I've decided to show the outfits with minimal accessorizing which only includes summer sandals and several pairs of must-have sunglasses."
 

Full Collection

    

    

      

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*NOTE* The graffiti printed on the clothes belong to Claire Streetart. I do not own the rights for them. This collection has been produced for the sake of art, and I do not make any money out of it. All you see is pixels.

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Mario Dodovski Fall/Winter 2012/13

Inspiration

"Have we ever really wondered about the price of a woman?" was the question I asked myself before looking for inspiration for the newest fall/winter collection. The truth is, we always say how women got their rights and we are all equal - but in so many parts around the world the woman is still seen as no more than an object. From the very opening of the collection you will notice that every outfit is missing at least one piece that makes a woman fully clothed - which represents the incompletion of her status. Shown throughout dark fall colors, the collection features everything - starting with must-have coats, suits, pants and big leather bomber jackets along with a beautiful finale of 6 utterly sexy gowns. The last look represents what a woman really is. The most powerful creature that takes things into her own hands.

Full Collection

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Mario Dodovski Pre-Fall 2012

Mario Dodovski Pre-Fall 2012 is here, pretty much in time considering the last pre-fall collections were released a week ago. Enjoy the inspiration and full collection consisted of 17 looks below.

Inspiration


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I think the inspiration for my pre-fall collection couldn't be more obvious - it's the 'coke chic' (what I like to call it) all over again. The collection is a balance between the grunge style sported by many young girls wanting to bring back the 90s era to the 21st century and the more glamorous high fashion approach to it - note: Carine Roitfeld. Darker, but still bold colors dominate the looks, ranging from forest green and dark mint to tangerine tango and a lighter version of eggplant. The glamour that lacks in the first half of the collection is more than present in the second, with sexy cut out evening dresses adorned with shiny ribbons and luxurious pastel colored furs. The effortless style is finished with boy hats, jackets worn over the shoulders, sweaters below the elbows and one must have item - the cigarette.

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