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NEW AT MODEFABRIEK/ CUTTING EDGE: CONCHITA PEREZ EMBRACES ‘PHILOGYNY’
What do UK-designer Conchita Perez and fashion icon Coco Chanel have in common? Answer: Karl Lagerfeld’s blessing and the fact that they are both smart entrepreneurs. Just like Coco, Perez has her own salon to showcase her collection. She founded ‘Self Esteem Salon’, a space where she exhibits art, shows her collection on the catwalk and where her boutique “Lovely Innit” is housed. She is a power woman who is very DIY-oriented, which might remind you of the movie ‘Coco avant Chanel’,where (in the end) we see a proud Coco watching her dressed up models strut down the catwalk. In her own studio.
Just like her, Perez might be one of those, ultra-driven women. She collaborated with different artists and designers – for instance Alexander McQueen – and worked her way up to here: getting ready for Paris Fashion Week.
Basically, Perez likes to dress other strong women. That must be the reason why she named her S/S 2012 collection ‘Philogyny’, which means “fondness, love, or admiration towards women.” The ideal woman is feminine, but in control. Naturally powerful. It is seen in the translation of Philogyny: “The use of the luxurious and transparent silk in contrast with the rawness of leather on the woman’s skin,” as Perez describes it. The result is a balanced partition of fierce-looking leather jackets and trousers, combined with the delicacy of silk tops.
Very wearable for women of today’s society: not afraid to be feminine, but definitely not feeble.
For more information, stop by her website: http://theselfesteemsalon.conchitaperez.co.uk/
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