ROEE stands for avant-garde garments where cuts and colour ranges seem directly imported from science-fiction movies. Rene Pomberger, the design mastermind behind ROEE, met Michael Mairhofer at a... Read on
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Alexandra Vaduva
Contributing Writer
Likes weird music and weird clothes. Good at multi-tasking and remembering people's faces but not their names. Also known for being able to eat a whole Nutella jar at once.
Fashion / Dec 3, 2015 / Alexandra Vaduva
Fashion / Nov 17, 2015 / Alexandra Vaduva
Fashion is art. Or is it? The arduous, almost ancient debate has long triggered controversial responses from fashion’s who is who. Karl Lagerfeld once dismissed the art quality of fashion by implying... Read on
Fashion / Nov 6, 2015 / Alexandra Vaduva
Once upon a time, there was a young and vain woman who only cared about her physical appearance. One night, a ragged old lady dropped by her house and gave her a sumptuous gown with the sole... Read on
Fashion / Oct 30, 2015 / Alexandra Vaduva
There is a late 80s track by Paula Abdul called “Opposites Attract” which is not necessarily known for its groundbreaking musical value, but rather for its witty lyrics. Indeed, in real life, there... Read on
Fashion / Oct 22, 2015 / Alexandra Vaduva
Take top notch fabrics like alpaca or wool, then take different shades of orange and red. Add to this a passion for surrealism and you will get Ute Ploier’s AW15 womenswear collection, a collection... Read on
Fashion / Oct 15, 2015 / Alexandra Vaduva
Located in the 7th district, the core of the creative scene of Vienna, Meshit collects impressions from the city’s social movements and youth culture and translates them into fabric and colour. The... Read on
Fashion / Oct 9, 2015 / Alexandra Vaduva
LINIERT are Ivon Gasque and Christian Kollarovits. The Spanish-Austrian designer duo creates avant-garde clothing defined by minimalistic cuts and highly developed synthetic fabrics. The sartorial... Read on
Fashion / Oct 1, 2015 / Alexandra Vaduva
On a chilly afternoon in early autumn I step into Sandra Bamminger's studio situated in Vienna’s 15th district. It is a wonderland of unusual fabrics and materials of all shapes and sizes.... Read on