Polish Fashion Stories

29/10/2024

Polish creatives Piotr Chamier (casting) and Pat Boguslawski (movement direction) are redefining the fashion narrative for high-end brands, championing creativity and diversity to resonate with today’s evolving audience.
Discover their stories and nonlinear careers in the latest article.

Meet two outstanding Polish creatives, Piotr Chamier and Pat Boguslawski, whose nonlinear careers have taken through various parts of the creative industry. Now, they collaborate with some of the most coveted fashion labels, fine-tuning their representation and experiential strategies to reflect th

16/10/2024

🪡 From the luxurious gold-work bonnets worn by wealthy women to the vibrant craft we know today, Kashubian embroidery has a fascinating story.

📃Explore how visionary artist Teodora Gulgowska translated motifs from gold work, painted glass, and polychrome furniture into creative designs, giving birth to an embroidery style that became a powerful symbol of beauty and cultural identity for the Kashubians. This craft also served as a means of empowering the local community in the face of encroaching industrialization in the early 20th century.

✨Today, embroidery in Kashubia remains ever-present practiced by grandmothers, daughters and men alike. This thriving tradition is the legacy of generations of artisans trained by Teodora Gulgowska. Meet Anna Miszczak, a highly respected artisan and educator dedicated to continuing and evolving the Kashubian craft. Discover her unique approach and her recent gold-work bonnet project.

Muzeum - Kaszubski Park Etnograficzny

One of Kashubia's most iconic crafts is embroidery, commonly known as ‘Kashubian embroidery' suggesting there's a single embroidery style. In reality though, the region is home to several distinct 'schools' of the craft. Just like the origins of the Kashubians themselves, the exact genesis of Kash

14/10/2024

💬At the peak of his career, Arkadius was the talk of London’s fashion scene. Suzy Menkes called him “the next Galliano,”while Colin McDowell noted, “some say (...) Arkadius is like Byron, mad, bad, and dangerous to know. Others think he is a fashion great genius.” His shows were eagerly awaited by critics who craved the boldness and audacity of his collections.

✨Arkadius—the man behind the myth and the star of the ongoing retrospective “Arkadius. Powerful Emotions. Confrontations.” at the Centralne Muzeum Włókiennictwa / Central Museum of Textiles —reflects on his creative process, inspirations, exhibition, state of the industry and more..

🔗Click the link for the full article.
http://www.polishfashionstories.com/we-love-1/2024/10/arkadius

24/04/2024

Hyper-energetic, madly creative, and unapologetically professional. Zuza Krajewska. One of Poland’s most respected photographers specialising in portraiture.

Few photographers capture youth like she does. The topic of youth, being fashion’s long-standing obsession, is often romanticised in fashion imagery. However, Krajewska approaches this subject with depth and sensitivity. Her images are not just ‘about’ youth, but rather made ‘with’ them. Easily connecting and empathising with young generations, she gives youth a voice and agency through her art.

Full article in link below.
http://www.polishfashionstories.com/we-love-1/2024/4/beauty-and-youth-through-her-own-lens-zuza-krajewska

22/04/2024

“How might craft evolve using tech?” and “How might tech evolve using craft?” These are fundamental questions for Anita Michałuszko and her collaborator Flavia Bon in their experimental research project titled Augmented Weaving.

Learn more about their experimental journey in the new article:
https://www.polishfashionstories.com/we-love-1/2024/4/craft-and-tech-collaborators-not-rivals

17/04/2024

Makers behind fashion collections deserve more recognition and celebration. This (and every week) is as an ideal time to amplify their voices. In this article, Magda Koluch and Kasia Borowicz, each boasting 20+ years of experience in luxury fashion, share their stories of passion, dedication and reflect on the state of craftsmanship in the industry today.

Magda Koluch and Kasia Borowicz. Two outstanding makers behind high end fashion collections share their stories of passion, dedication and reflect on the state of craft in the industry today.

26/03/2024

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Diriyah Art Futures is launching the Emerging New Media Artists Programme with Le Fresnoy Studio in France.
opens a digital and technology-led creative production and training programme targeting emerging artists working in new media and digital arts. If you are interested in working alongside the most prominent digital and new media artists in the world in this unique supported one-year programme, then Diriyah Art Futures is waiting for you.
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Deadline: April 29, 2024

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21/12/2023

Meet Kasia Wozniak, the current artist in residence at Sarabande: The Lee Alexander McQueen Foundation, specialising in the unique technique of wet plate collodion. In contrast to today's image-proliferated world, this method allows her to create one-of-a-kind artefacts channeling her passion for the crafted and tangible in photography.

Polish born London based photographer specialising in wet plate collodion technique

19/12/2023

”I always start working on a new season by choosing the colour palette. Each sweater I begin to design feels a bit like a blank canvas to a painter.” Berenika Czarnota about her sustainable knitwear brand, street style inspirations and creative process in collaboration with Polish artisans.

Polish born Berlin based designer specialising in handmade knitwear

10/07/2023

Discover boundary-pushing designs of Maria Antonina Kopytko, blending diverse influences from classical music to the vibrant club scene and contemporary art.

CLASSICAL MUSIC, FOOTWEAR, GRAFFITI, AND HOMO-TECHNO

20/06/2023

Discover the story of Maria Bujakowa (1901-1985) the visionary artist hailed as the "lady of the Polish embroidery”. She elevated this technique transcending its origins as a "housewife activity”. Immerse yourself in her extraordinary body of work, where traditional techniques are revived and celebrated for their unparalleled beauty.

lady of THE Polish embroidery

11/04/2023

Psychologist turned master weaver. Get to know a story of Beata Wietrzyńska IN WEAVE and her creative world of beautifully handcrafted textiles for home and apparel.

Warsaw based master weaver with 20 years of experience in…psychology.

04/04/2023

For Aleksandra Bystry, a Łódź based textile designer, nature is more than inspiration - it is her medium of work, a collaborator in creative process. Get to know Dzikie Barwy - a colour studio dedicated to plant based dyeing techniques.

colour studio collaborating with nature

15/06/2022

Gilt leather is an often overlooked part of European heritage, with its position assigned to museums rather than practised art.
Family run Cracow workshop Consiste Kurdyban.pl aims to popularise application of this intricate technique within modern interiors and fashion.

Follow the link below to learn more.

https://www.polishfashionstories.com/we-love-1/2022/6/consiste

Consiste, a family workshop cultivating the centuries-old gilt leather technique

08/06/2022

Feminine, subtle, sensual and magical. This is how Ada Sokół’s work is often described. Across only eight years in the industry, Ada has developed her unique aesthetic and talent working for luxury brands and renowned companies worldwide.
Read more in the latest article below.
http://www.polishfashionstories.com/we-love-1/2022/6/ada-sokol

3D ARTIST, CREATOR OF BESPOKE, DIGITALLY-CRAFTED LANDSCAPES

30/05/2022

Geneva based creative duo Magda Brozda and Pauline Famy established WORN in 2015. Taking inspiration from everyday, overlooked objects they come up with fresh, form-defying luxury pieces.

Get to know their story in the latest article below.
http://www.polishfashionstories.com/we-love-1/2022/5/worn-brand

The Polish-French creative duo Magda Brozda and Pauline Famy established Worn in 2015. Each of the label’s releases is smart, multifunctional and minimalist. Their designs encompass regenerative practices that give a second life to seemingly overlooked and ordinary fashion references, embellishing...

25/05/2022

Izumi Fujita is an anthropologist promoting Polish double-weaving in Japan through workshops, exhibitions and publications. Together with extraordinarily skilled weavers from Janów she comes up with new designs and products incorporating this beautiful technique.

Learn more in the article below.
Izumi Fujita SLOW ART Hand made from Poland
https://www.polishfashionstories.com/we-love-1/2022/5/25/izumi-fujita

19/05/2022

Ukraine’s flourishing scene of small and large creative enterprises has formed a rapidly-growing industry and vital platform to communicate the country’s cultural significance globally. War brutally halted dreams, ambitons and future plans of so many.
Here is a number of inspiring Ukrainian brands worth knowing, following and continuously supporting.

Ttswtrs DZHUS WARM HUGS ONLY Ksenia Schnaider CHEGO jewelry studio Anton Belinskiy Vita Kin

Every day, heartbreaking news is coming to us from Ukraine. The lives of innocent people have drastically changed – in fact, many of those lives have been taken. Even though we may feel helpless and fear for tomorrow, there are a lot of ways to offer help and support. Some donate money, others pro...