Vancouver Fashion Week FW22 - Interview With Designer Nargiz Salwa (Poland)

Nargiz Salwa 
will be showing his collection on Sat. Apr. 9th at 6:25 p.m. TIX HERE!

VFW Bio - 

I was born in Siberia, Yakutia, with frosts reaching -50 degrees C, and in the summer up to 20 degrees C. I lived there for several years. I spent my youth in Baku, Azerbaijan. I finally came to Poland from Moscow to my present husband. After all my travels, I started my whole passion from scratch in Poland. A few words about myself. I am a person who likes creativity and
unconventional solutions. The rich experience gained in various places around the world allows me to use it in everyday life to create and inspire my work and passion. I am a strong person with a strong character who is not afraid of any challenges. Each subsequent challenge motivates me to work harder and gives me great satisfaction.

Interview - 

Please share a bit about your journey to embrace fashion design as a career.

"I was born in Siberia, Yakutia, with frosts reaching -50 degrees C, and in the summer up to 20 degrees C. I lived there for several years. I spent my youth in Baku, Azerbaijan. I also lived in Ukraine and Montenegro. I finally came to Poland to my present husband. .After all my travels, I started my whole passion from scratch in Poland. I always wanted to design clothes, but I chose a different field of study - pedagogy. However, my love for fashion was still strong. When I was taking the fabric in my hand, I felt a pleasant feeling, and one day I realized that I need to do what my heart tells me. And now I am at this stage that I have dreamed about for a long time ... And I am very happy I am a person who likes creativity and unconventional solutions. The rich experience gained in various places around the world allows me to use it creatively in everyday life in creating and inspiring my work and passion.

Who are you as a designer? Aesthetic? Customer? Brand?


I am a young fashion designer for whom quality and sustainability are important. I am a very eclectic person which can be seen in my fashionable projects. Every woman of all ages can find something for herself

But I never forget about femininity and elegance, this is a big part of my brand
How did you learn your skills? (self taught, where you studied design, etc)

All my journey with fashion began in Poland at the Cracow School of Art and Fashion design - a private fashion school belonging to the leading European schools and part of the Krakow Art Schools run by Joanna Gaweł. In 2021, I took part with my graduation collection at the Crakow Fashion Week. The "THE OTHER SIDE OD PARADISE" collection received several awards


 What comes easiest for you as a designer? What is hardest?

It's hard for me to say. Because sometimes it is different. It depends on the mood I have. It's generally hard to transfer your ideas from paper, i.e. from drawing, to reality. For the fact that when I start creating a design, sewing it, miracles start to happen)) because the fabric dictates its rules. What is the easiest way ... to draw a project, start creating collections on paper, everything I have in my head, all my fantasy.

Where do you find inspiration for new collections? How important is colour to your design process?


Everything around me is a strong inspiration for me. I also love to be inspired by architecture, culture and country. It is often the case that inspiration may surprise you suddenly. and when I have a topic, I close my eyes, sit on the armchair and start catching pictures related to that topic. It is easier to create a truly unique and non-repeatable design. Color is very important as it helps to convey the message and idea of my collection and inspiration

Readers would love to hear a little about the collection you will be showing at Vancouver Fashion Week FW/22. Can you describe it for us - aesthetic, fabrics, palette, silhouettes, inspiration, etc.?

My collection, which is entitled "Moments", is inspired by the moments of life that people perceive. Moments of childhood, of youth,of maturity. of changes and turns. It shows all stages of life and its colors - from carefree childhood, youthful rebellions, the world of adults, to the passing of which is death

The collection is made of dead stock materials and fabrics. Ortalion (polyamide fabric), taffeta, cotton. The colors in the collection are pink, gray and black, purple. Shades of blue appear. Some items in the collection knitted by hand, to show the moments of our childhood, when our grandmother made gloves with warmth and passion for us

Do you have a favorite look in this collection?


Hehe it's hard to say .... I like all the looks that I created

Where can readers purchase your designs?
 
The topic is very fresh, I'm in the process of arranging my projects. But the store will open soon

In closing is there anything else you'd like to share with readers?

Be yourself, listen to your heart in everything. and remember! ... we should not adapt to fashion, fashion should adapt to us

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