Turkish Designers Avenue – Galeries Lafayette Istanbul
The “Turkish Designers Avenue” event, bringing local designers together under one roof, has taken place. It is one of the newest designer collaborations. The launch was held at Galeries Lafayette – Emaar Square Mall with the participation of many good brands and designers.
After all, it is not easy to find ready-to-wear, bags, accessories and objects created by Turkish designers all together under one roof. Turkish Designers Avenue opened its doors at the end of April. And so it came together under one roof at Galeries Lafayette, Emaar Square Mall, hosted by Serra Arıkok.
At the launch, which featured many Turkish designers, the participants were very proud to take part and enjoyed themselves. The “Turkish Designers Avenue” project brought the designers together with the launch held at Galeries Lafayette. The person who made it possible to say hello to the new season in this way was @serraarikok.
@sabancidemet, known for supporting Turkish designers, was also among the supporters of the event.
What’s more, special collections by Turkish designers will be on sale at Galeries Lafayette, Harvey Nichols and Brandroom.
As for the designers and brands taking part in the project, the list is long: Accouchee, Arzu Kaprol, Aydan Öner, Barna, Bashaques, Be Mine, Burcu Sülek, Ceylan İnsel, Çiğdem Akın, Common People, Emre Erdemoğlu, Eyna&Co, Femme De Mars, Fifth Sense, Fırat Neziroğlu, Full Figure, Hann Karaköy, Hatice Gökçe, Hatmaker, Homemade Aromatherapy, Human – Ist, Janset Bilgin, Juwelieren, Kleris Strumza, Manera, Matla, Nayad Bal, Ozlem Suer, Sherbet Design, Rivus, Rossea, Ümit Ünal. The guests drew as much attention as the designers and brands. Collections made up of the inspiring stories of world-renowned Turkish designers took their place in the showcase, spanning ready-to-wear, accessories, jewellery, bags and original design objects. Finally, we leave you with the stylish guests and designers at “Turkish Designers Avenue”.
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Serra Arıkok
Serra Arıkok, who was also the host, welcomes the guests.
Burcu Sülek
In the field of contemporary jewellery design, she interprets unconventional materials, creating original necklaces and earring designs to build a jewellery collection. You can see a passion for freedom in designs that push past every possible limit of the material. The designs are also exhibited in various galleries in Turkey and Europe, reaching lovers of contemporary jewellery.
You can see Burcu Sülek’s distinctive and colourful jewellery designs. To do so, you can follow the Instagram page at Burcu Sülek Instagram.
Hatmaker
If you’d like to see Hatmaker’s unique hats and headpieces, you can follow the page at Hatmaker Instagram.
Çiğdem Akın
She made quite a splash with the Barbie show at the last fashion week. The show’s sponsor was the cult toy brand Barbie. Barbie had previously sponsored Moschino’s show at Milan Fashion Week. It is a source of pride that this time it signed a special collaboration with a Turkish designer.
The designer generally uses unusual seaming when creating a collection. As a result, the colours and seams she uses lead a timeless trend. Çiğdem Akın designs are pieces you can wear comfortably every season. She also offers a style suited to every body type.
Kleris Strumza
Kleris Strumza creates classic yet fashionable designs. Strumza also designs each creation in a unique way to bring out women’s beauty and elegance. The collections are especially for women who invest in quality, timeless pieces.
You can explore the brand in more detail on its Instagram account. See also the Kleris Strumza Website.
Bashaques
She had a natural talent for pattern and illustration. Nurturing these talents further through the experience she gained as an intern with Bora Aksu in England, Başak Cankeş created the Bashaques label. Under Aksu’s guidance she began to focus on artistic painting and wearable art. Since then she has continued a non-stop journey in the fashion industry with the wearable art label Bashaques.
Ceylan İnsel
Seda Parseker
Seda Parseker was also among the guests. The young designer, who has caught the attention of fashion lovers with the label La’Pars, designs especially for bold yet equally graceful women. You can follow the label La’Pars here: La’Pars Instagram.
Ms Nigar Atıcı also shone with elegance, a warm smile and high energy.
Emre Erdemoğlu
You can carry on viewing more very special images in the album below.
Turkish Designers Avenue and designer retail
One of the biggest challenges for independent designers is showing their collections at a point of sale with heavy footfall. That is why Turkish Designers Avenue brings together Turkish designers from different fields in the same space, from ready-to-wear to jewellery and from bags to design objects, offering a model that answers this need. It is an advantage for visitors too: it is possible to see many local brands up close along a single route.
The roots of the store chain hosting the project go back to Paris; you can read about the brand’s history in the Galeries Lafayette entry on Wikipedia. For more on one of the designers taking part in the project, take a look at our article on Bashaques and Başak Cankeş.