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KITTEN*FRESH FACES IN FASHIONK32 SUMMER FLIRT
FRESH
4 CONTENTS5 MASTHEAD
FACES
8 TRASTEVERINE10 MOUNT SIMS 12 ZIJI 14 MARIA MARS
FASHION
16 CIA MARITIMA24 TRASTEVERINE34 ZIJI40 ADRIANA DEGREAS
RUNWAYS
48 HAIDER ACKERMANN50 JUNKO SHIMADA52 TSUMORI CHISATO54 MOVIMENTO56 INCA58 RAIA DE GOYE60 SAMUEL CIRNANSCK62 ASHISH
Main Cover Image:Photographer * Robet VoltaireModel * Nicole HayesFashion * TrasteverineLocation * El Mirage USA
Back Cover Image:Photographer * Mike VenselModel * Manoela Zachow / Ford BrazilFashion * Adriana DegreasLocation * Sao Paulo Brazil
COPYRIGHT 2006 KITTEN MEDIAWWW.KITTENMAG.COMDESIGN BY SEVENSE
Fresh Faces in Fashion
Publisher & Editor in ChiefMike Vensel
Faces EditorFashion Editor
Runways EditorPhoto EditorCopy Editor
Senior Editor NYCSenior Editor Paris
Senior Editor LondonSenior Editor Sao Paulo
Tiffany LeeLisa KatinicWhitney FierceLuke GilfordTricia Feters
Erna BersegianSandy LakdarHolly AlbrightAriadna Ledesma
Special ThanksEM Productions, Presscode, Marilyn Brazil,
Ford Models Brazil, Photogenics Media, IMGJudy Vensel, Andrew Dutkowsky, Chris Dutkowsky
West Coast OfficeKitten Magazine
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Copyright 2005 Kitten MagazineKitten is a registered trademark of Sevense Inc.
All rights reserved. Reproduction in part or in full is prohibited.
Kitten* welcomes contributions. Kitten assumes no responsibility for
content of advertisements.
For more information please visit:
http://www.kittenmag.com
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Photos * Robert Voltaire / Model * Nicole - Photogenics
TRASTEVERINE * FASHIONInterview by Mike Vensel
TR: We are Michalyn Andrews and Brian Frank of Trasteverine.
MV: How long have you been a design team?
TR: We have been doing Trasteverine for a little over one year now.
MV: Where does the name Trasteverine come from?
TR: Trasteverine refers to the girls from Trastevere – it is a term of Italian slang and more literally means “the girls from across the river.” Trastevere is an area of Rome in which Michalyn used to live, a neighborhood where the sensibilities for the line were established and from which the concept of the line began.
MV: Where did you meet each other?
TR: We met in San Diego through a mutual friend.
MV: Between the two of you who is in charge of design?
TR: It changes with each season. There are set pieces that are specific to each of us in design and conceptualization, but we tend to bounce things back and forth and go through the whole development process together. In the end, Trasteverine is a product of the two of us. We collaborate and critique each other’s work; we condense and harness the best elements in order to produce the best concept.
MV: What would you say are some signature characteristics of Trasteverine design?
TR: The signature qualities are foremost the fabrics and the construction. For instance, in our first season we used a lot more drapes and gathers and in our fall collection we moved into intricate pleating. We still continue to use some gathers and some very classic simple silhouettes, but we will always have a few pieces that are a little bit less expected.
MV: What inspires you?
TR: The inspiration varies. Generally, we draw from our imaginations – so many things inspire the both of us. We tend to find one inspiration into which we can both quickly delve and then pull from whatever shared world or vision we create. Our first collection had both decadence and simplicity, a mixture that was most inspiring to us. That is what we wanted to create.
The second collection was inspired by Theodore Kittleson, a somewhat obscure Norwegian folk artist from the turn of the century. He was a neo-pagan, neo-classical artist who is celebrated within Black Metal culture. We took our color palate – blacks and charcoals – from a few of his different works. We also borrowed from the feeling of his world. One could say he was an interpreter of nature, really brilliant. So, in designing our second collection, we took the vision of Kittleson and tried to interpret it, to realize his world within our own design.
Our inspiration is constantly in flux. There are many different elements that help us construct a concept, the Trasteverine world that revolves around music and visual imagery. We ask ourselves how we want to play off of that concept. What clothing would we have in that world? How can we express our world, our vision in a garment?
MV: What can we expect to see in the future?
TR: I don’t know if I should be talking about that! You can expect a little bit of a men’s collection that shares the same kind of dark poetic feeling that Trasteverine has been communicating. We love it! You’ll see. [Laughs.]
For more, please visit: www.trasteverine.com
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Photos * Robert Voltaire / Model * Nicole - Photogenics
MOUNT SIMS * MUSICInterview by Mike Vensel
TR: We are Michalyn Andrews and Brian Frank of Trasteverine.
MV: How long have you been a design team?
TR: We have been doing Trasteverine for a little over one year now.
MV: Where does the name Trasteverine come from?
TR: Trasteverine refers to the girls from Trastevere – it is a term of Italian slang and more literally means “the girls from across the river.” Trastevere is an area of Rome in which Michalyn used to live, a neighborhood where the sensibilities for the line were established and from which the concept of the line began.
MV: Where did you meet each other?
TR: We met in San Diego through a mutual friend.
MV: Between the two of you who is in charge of design?
TR: It changes with each season. There are set pieces that are specific to each of us in design and conceptualization, but we tend to bounce things back and forth and go through the whole development process together. In the end, Trasteverine is a product of the two of us. We collaborate and critique each other’s work; we condense and harness the best elements in order to produce the best concept.
MV: What would you say are some signature characteristics of Trasteverine design?
TR: The signature qualities are foremost the fabrics and the construction. For instance, in our first season we used a lot more drapes and gathers and in our fall collection we moved into intricate pleating. We still continue to use some gathers and some very classic simple silhouettes, but we will always have a few pieces that are a little bit less expected.
MV: What inspires you?
TR: The inspiration varies. Generally, we draw from our imaginations – so many things inspire the both of us. We tend to find one inspiration into which we can both quickly delve and then pull from whatever shared world or vision we create. Our first collection had both decadence and simplicity, a mixture that was most inspiring to us. That is what we wanted to create.
The second collection was inspired by Theodore Kittleson, a somewhat obscure Norwegian folk artist from the turn of the century. He was a neo-pagan, neo-classical artist who is celebrated within Black Metal culture. We took our color palate – blacks and charcoals – from a few of his different works. We also borrowed from the feeling of his world. One could say he was an interpreter of nature, really brilliant. So, in designing our second collection, we took the vision of Kittleson and tried to interpret it, to realize his world within our own design.
Our inspiration is constantly in flux. There are many different elements that help us construct a concept, the Trasteverine world that revolves around music and visual imagery. We ask ourselves how we want to play off of that concept. What clothing would we have in that world? How can we express our world, our vision in a garment?
MV: What can we expect to see in the future?
TR: I don’t know if I should be talking about that! You can expect a little bit of a men’s collection that shares the same kind of dark poetic feeling that Trasteverine has been communicating. We love it! You’ll see. [Laughs.]
For more, please visit: www.trasteverine.com
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Photos * Mike Vensel / Model * Melissa - Photogenics
ZIJI * FASHIONInterview by Mike Vensel
NA: I am Nansi Aluka. I am an actress and we also have a small line called Ziji.
KG: I am Katerina Gabbro, fashion designer for Ziji.
LF: Lisa Fabian, fashion designer for Ziji and I also represent a line called Jesus in Amsterdam.
MV: How long have you been designing?
KG: A year and a half as Ziji – this is our third season – Fall ’06 is our third season – so.
MV: How would you define the look for Ziji?
NA: It’s just clothes. [All three laugh.] It’s just clothes. Um, I don’t know.
KG: We have a definite idea – you know, it is three of us designing & we all have different backgrounds, we have different tastes. Although we like the same thing [for instance] a lot of times we look through magazines, we look at other people & we say: “Ok, this is what we all love.”
So, I think that the Ziji look is definitely the best part of three points of view, a combination. We bring the best of each point and put it together in a collection. We definitely have a minimalist approach to fashion: we like funky things, masculine tailoring with feminine details or vice versa. We like to mix things up.
LF: We definitely like to keep [Ziji] different from anything that is out there.
MV: What inspires you?
KG: LIFE.
NA: Yeah, Life – Truth – Love.
LF: Music, Art.
NA: Challenge.
MV: What would you say the advantages and disadvantages are of working in a team? With all three of you designing, equally?
NA: I think that at the beginning it is hard because you think there are disadvantages – but, once you get over the difficult times, I think you can only get advantage out of it because you can always learn something from someone.
Of course it is hard! What is easy? It is a challenge which is always an advantage.
KG: Well, it is a relationship & like any relationship you have to go through the phases of learning about each other. I mean, we all knew each other from a different place – not professionally.
NA: We started as friends.
KG: Exactly! Now we have to be in a professional relationship.
NA: The transition was interesting!
KG: We had to define our roles, define how we were going to work together. Luckily, we just came to a place where we feel comfortable in the process. We really enjoy the process; we look at it as art more than business. Well, obviously there is business involved – but the art aspect is more respected than the other ones.
I think we admire and respect each other for the different things we do outside Ziji and what we bring to Ziji. [All agree.]
MV: What can we expect from you in the future?
NA: I don’t know! [Throws hand in the air, all laugh.]
KG: Just some fabulous clothes.
For more, please visit: www.ziji.us
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Photos * Mike Vensel / Model * Leah Marsh / Makeup * Rachel Rose
MARIA MARS * DESIGNInterview by Mike Vensel
LN: My name is Lisa Nardoni and I am a fashion, accessories, and jewelry designer.
MV: What is the name of your line?
LN: Maria Mars.
MV: Where did you come up with the name?
LN: My middle name is Marie, so that is where “Maria” came from. Mars – I used it because it is a planet that is volatile and angry, different ideas that I use in my design.
MV: How would you define your line?
LN: I would say all my pieces will always have a dark element. And, I like clean lines, so it will be clean lines and edgy.
MV: What are some of your signature pieces?
LN: The most popular one is my belt. It is a harness belt and that seems to be doing pretty well. I am thinking about going into production with that design.
MV: I have noticed you have some celebrity clientele. How do they find out about your products and how do you feel about the representation they portray of your line?
LN:Basically, I just went into Naked in Los Angeles and showed them some pieces that I had been working on and they decided to take me on as one of their designers.
I have a few celebrity clients: Jennifer Lopez, Alanis Morisette, and Shirley Manson from Garbage, the Pussycat Dolls, Sheryl Crow. Most of my pieces that I carry at Naked are leather.
MV: How long have you been designing?
LN: About six years.
MV: And why did you get into jewelry & accessory design?
LN: I am self taught. I just started playing around with stuff out of pure enjoyment and I just – I don’t know – just started doing it without explanation.
MV: You were a musician before. Does music influence your fashion sense – does it influence your design?
LN: Always, always. I am always looking for new bands to listen to while I am making things because it captures an essence of what culture, politics, different variations that influence my line and my design aesthetic.
MV: What influences you the most?
LN: I would say culture and politics.
For more, please visit: www.mariamars.net
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FASHION * CIA MARITIMAPHOTOGRAPHER * MIKE VENSEL
MODEL * AMANDA LOPES / MARILYN BRAZILSTYLIST / HAIR / MAKEUP * MIKE VENSEL
LOCATION * SAO PAULO BRAZIL
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FASHION * TRASTEVERINESHOES * MARCELLO TOSHI
FACE * NICOLE / PHOTOGENICSPHOTOGRAPHER * ROBERT VOLTAIRE
STYLING * MIKE VENSELHAIR / MAKEUP * RACHEL ROSE
LOCATION * EL MIRAGE / MOJAVE DESERT
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FASHION * ADRIANA DEGREASMODEL * MANOELA ZACHOW / FORD BRAZIL
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LOCATION * SAO PAULO BRAZIL
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