Ivana Pilja
NationalitySerbian
OccupationFashion designer
Known forFuturistic avant-garde designs
Websitehttps://www.ivanapilja.com/

Ivana Pilja (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивана Пиља) is a fashion designer based out of Belgrade, Serbia. She is known for her avant-garde designs, accentuated by angular edges, architectural shapes and unexpected patterns.[1][2] Italian Vogue has called her "One of Belgrade's greatest talents..."[3]

Career

Pilja is a graduate of the College of Textile, Fashion and Marketing in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] In 2007, she began working for various commercial sports clothing brands while at the same time creating her own label.[1] In 2010, her namesake collection won two awards at Belgrade Fashion Week and was also shown at FashionClash in the Netherlands, which helped launch her brand internationally.[1][5][6][7] Her clothes have been seen at London Fashion Week,[8][9] Berlin Fashion Week, and runway shows in Dubai.[2] She presented at Berlin Alternative Fashion Week in 2015 and again two years later. The 2017 collection was described as having an extreme look with voluminous geometric shapes.[10] Singer Luke Black made an appearance during the runway show.[10][11]

For Pilja, clothing is like a moving sculpture and she is inspired by Japanese fashion.[2] Described as being futuristic, her brand has attracted celebrities such as Dita von Teese, Ellie Goulding, Lily Allen, Daisy Lowe, and Paloma Faith.[1][12][13][14] Pilja has won several awards from Elle magazine.[10] Her work has also been featured in British Vogue,[15] Italian Vogue[3] and the 2011 book "Fast Forward Fashion", published by Farameh Media.[16][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Vasić, Marija. "Ivana Pilja: Modna pista je pozornica za dizajnera". Vijesti (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ^ a b c d "5 Serbian Designer you definitely should have heard of". Fab L'Style. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  3. ^ a b "Belgrade Fashion Week - Vogue.it". 17 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Ivana Pilja". Not Just A Label. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  5. ^ Dodig, Ana (2012-05-15). "Ivana Pilja". style.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  6. ^ "Ivana Pilja". belgradefashionweek.com. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  7. ^ Fashionclash. "FASHIONCLASH BLOG: Get ready for Ivana Pilja".
  8. ^ "Ana Ljubinkovic, Ivana Pilja and George Styler at the London Fashion Week". Fashionela. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  9. ^ "Tre talenti dalla Belgrade Fashion Week - Vogue.it".
  10. ^ a b c Mathes, Sophie (2017-02-04). "Ivana Pilja + Hungry - BAFW 2017 - Black in Black". Fashionstreet-Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  11. ^ "Ivana Pilja 2015- Berlin Alternative Fashion Week 2015". Fashionstreet-Berlin (in German). 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  12. ^ "Fashion News 2015: Belgrade Fashion Week, April 2015 – Ivana Pilja, for women". Read-The-Trieb. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  13. ^ "Modna dizajnerka Ivana Pilja osvaja svet". Bašta Balkana Magazin (in Serbian). 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  14. ^ "Music POP Star in Ivana Pilja design". UrbanLook - fashion & music news (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  15. ^ "Ivana Pilja Spring/Summer 2016 Ready-To-Wear".
  16. ^ Grolimund, Nathalie (2011). Fast forward fashion. New York: Farameh Media. ISBN 9780983083146.

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