Anna K (designer)
| Anna Karenina | |
|---|---|
 Anna Karenina at MBKFD S/S 2015 | |
| Born |
November 20, 1995 Kremenchuk, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Other names | Anna K |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
Anna Kolomoiets, also known as Anna K (born November 20, 1995) is a Ukrainian fashion designer.
Biography
Anna Kolomoiets was born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine on November 20, 1995.[1] She graduated from the local art school,[2] and then entered the College of the Kiev National University of Technologies and Design in Kiev.[3] At 14, she began modeling career and appeared on the cover of the "Top 10" magazine.[4]
ANNA K Brand History
In 2012, at 16, Anna presented her first collection within the Fashion Scout of the Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days. In February 2013, Anna K for the first time presented her collection within the Fashion Scout of the London Fashion Week. During the same season she presented her collection on the big catwalk of Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days, which was praised by Vogue Italia fashion editor Elena Bara.[3][5]
The Anna K brand won the competition for young designers Design It in October 2013.[6] Inspired by article "The Circus of Fashion" of Vogue international editor Suzy Menkes, Anna presented a series of t-shirts Fashion Circus at Pitti Immagine W in Florence in January 2014.[7] After the presentation, the collection was ordered by European concept stores Luisa Via Roma and Colette. During 2014 there were more than 3,000 t-shirts sold.[2]
In February 2015, Anna K presented "The Little Match Girl" collection, inspired by the eponymous fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen.[7] At the moment, the collections of Anna K are presented at 40 stores in 25 countries.
Collaborations
- In January 2015, Anna K presented a capsule collection of T-shirts and sweatshirts created in collaboration with the French brand Les(Art)Ists.
- Together with Ukrainian artist Eugenia Gapchinska, Anna K created a special collection "Happy Active Wear" for SS'16.[8]
- Another great collaboration of footwear brand L.A.P.T.I.&Anna K was presented at Mercedes Benz Kiev Fashion Days.[9] The entire collection consisted of shoes that have a unique print of Eugenia Gapchinska drawings.[10]
- In February 2016, inspired by an article in Vogue.com,[11] young designers, Anna Karenina & Nicolò Beretta, created a joint project for Anna K show in New York Fashion Week [12] and presented it at Villa Gross (Ukraine).
Models
List of the most famous models, who took part in her show: Michaela Kocianova, Magdalena Frackowiak, Alina Baikova, Alla Grigorieva, Sonya Kiperman and a lot of others.
Stores
40 best shops in 25 countries worldwide.
- Artifacts (Taiwan)
- Avenue 32
- Alter Style
- Beams (Japan)
- Bianca (Japan)
- Bloombay (Nederland)
- Boutique 51 (Egypt)
- Colette (France)
- D-mop (China)
- Deuxieme Classe (Japan)
- Dina (Italy)
- Dong Liang (China)
- Edition (Japan)
- Fashion Vicitim Store (Italy)
- Folli Follie (Italy)
- Gallery Lafaet (Hong Kong)
- Garden Girl
- G&B Negozio (Italy)
- Helen Marlen Mandarin (Ukraine)
- Harvey Nickols (Hong Kong)
- Hankyu (Japan)
- Handsome (Korea)
- Inverted Edge (Singapore)
- ISETAN (Japan)
- Kerri & Cooper (Australia)
- L'Armoire Des Reves (USA)
- Lane Crawford (China)
- Lawish (Kuwait)
- Luisa Via Roma (Italy)
- Liger
- NAS (Kuwait)
- Plum (Lebanon)
- Plohoi concept-store (Russia)
- Restir (Japan)
- Revolve (USA)
- Shine (China)
- Shopi Go (Turkey)
- Silvia Bini (Italy)
- Smets (Belgium)
- Status (Ukraine)
- Sorrisi (Italy)
- the Queen Store (Italy)
- Tessabit (Italy)
- Tribeca (Singapore)
- Tuchuzy (Australia)
- Useless store (Saudi Arabia)
- Verona Excelsior (Italy)
- Whitehouse (Kazachstan)
References
- ↑ Новые имена в украинской моде, Vogue Ukraine (28 January 2014)
- 1 2 19 фактов об Анне Коломоец, которых вы раньше не знали, FW-Daily (20 november 2014)
- 1 2 Анна Коломоец: «Мои наряды понравились бы Тиму Бартону», FW-Daily (19 March 2013)
- ↑ 5 любимых вещей: Анна Коломоец, bestin.ua (3 June 2014)
- ↑ «Любые ошибки подталкивают создавать более профессиональные коллекции», — Анна Коломоец, FW-Daily (10 January 2014)
- ↑ Награждение победителей конкурса Design It, FW-Daily (5 October2013)
- 1 2 The Whimsy of Anna K, Business of Fashion (16 March 2015)
- ↑ «Anna K x GAPCHINSKA Happy Active Wear SS16"
- ↑ "Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days". Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ "Anna K & L.A.P.T.I.: презентация линейки обуви Happy Active Wear - L'officiel". L'officiel (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ «Forget Interning—These Designers Launched Their Own Fashion Labels Before Their Sweet 16"
- ↑ Ukrainian Designer Is One to Watch: Anna K Makes Her New York Fashion Week Debut"
External links
- Anna K *