TFF Magazine January 2018

To change the llustrat ons I have season. Other than that, I have made n the d g tal env ronment prerequ s te colors no matter f the as I l ke and To actual ze them n season s summer or w nter; such real l fe has become easy for me. as wh te,black and red. I certa nly use these colors almost every How do you determ ne your season. fabr c cho ces?Technology s now a must for TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYthe fash on world. How does When I create my collect ons, Itechnology benefit your choose trendy fabr cs that I havefash on parades or des gns? already determ ned. I make fabr c select ons w thout creat ng myTechnology has become a des gns and beg n creat ng mynecess ty n every sector and we des ngs by gett ng nsp red byare try ng to ut l ze ts benefits as such fabr cs. That s why I try tomuch as we can. I see the choose d fferent fabr c types tobenefits of technology n su t the theme n my head when Imarket ng the most. I have not make fabr c select ons. I prefer tobeen able to make a use d fferent fabr cs that I amtechnolog cal nnovat on n my mpressed w th when I see. I th nkown fash on parade so far, the most mportant elements n ahowever, t s surely poss ble to costume are ma nly the fabr c,come up w th unbel evable and then the des gn and theparades after you want to use t. sew ng qual ty.In fact, t s even poss ble tocreate a fash on show n a 99completely d g tal env ronment. Let's talk a l ttle b t about the What elements do you get place of Turk sh fabr cs n your np red by when choos ng your des gns? color opt ons n your creat ons? Frankly, I prefer to buy all my fabr cs from Turkey except for I make dec s ons based on the smutty, patterned and un que theme I created for color cho ces. fabr cs. S nce 90 percent of my F rst, I create a color chart n my collect ons are const tuted from head. Every season, I defin tely flat fabr cs, I prefer Turk sh fabr cs prefer the prom nent colors of the to a large extent. Because when compar ng the fabr cs I exported from Italy and Spa n, I real zed that I could find the same or even better qual ty n Turkey. That s why, I do not prefer abroad unless t's a very d fferent and un que fabr c type.

ZKEAYRNTEAPLA Red Carpet Designer Zeynep Kartal's \"red carpet designer\" title, who is goal is to introduce Turkey’s culture to the world, comes from the fact that she is preferred by the world known celebrities for their special occasions. The fashion designer, at the same time, keeps social responsibility projects in the foreground and donates the revenues of parades to various organizations. History and nature constitute Kartal's sources of inspiration. The last collection of the fashion designer; Mystical Garden is based on the poem of the famous medieval French poet Guillaume de Lorris's Roman de la Rose. The basic colors of the collection are red and solar yellow.

You are known as \"Red carpet designer\" in England.In your collections you are exhibiting works that isderived from Turkish culture and history. How didyour fashion adventure begin?I laid the foundation of Zeynep Kartal's brand at a timewhen we had to move to England due to my Husbandbusiness related activities. Earlier on, I was working intextile and ready-to-wear industries. After coming to UK, Ibegan to mainly work design-oriented , however, instead ofworking within the scope of someone elses’ company, Ichoose to actualize my own business. With Vogue Night Outin 2013, my designs became known throughout the UK andthen celebrities started to wear the famous Zeynep Kartaldesigns. The reason why they call me as red carpet designeris because celebrities prefer to wear my creations for theirspecial nights.Once, Zeynep Kartal brand was only available at ManchesterKing Street 81 showroom, but now we are in Nişantaşı as ZZ& Zeynep Kartal.As we know, you prioritize social responsibilityprojects in the foreground and donates the revenuesof parades to various organizations. How did theconnection of fashion and social responsibility comeabout? What kind of projects have you actualized sofar?Let's just say duty of loyalty to my country and my struggleto pay it back rather than calling it as a social responsibilityproject. Years ago, I had organized an Anatolian Seljukfashion show in my hometown, Konya for the benefit of theneedy children. Frankly speaking, I am a person who isdedicated to her history and culture. When a collection ofmine where I was inspired by the history in it, were greatlyfavored, I felt to outproduce more and more in this field.

Could you please tell us the formationprocess of your collections? What are yourinspirers?History and nature are my main inspirers.Sometimes when I see one of the Ottoman arts, Iadmire the combination of lines and colors, and Iimmediately want to reflect that in the texture ofmy collection. Sometimes a color that I encounterin nature can determine the palette of the entirecollection.

Which idea did underpin your SS 2018collection?Our Mystical Garden collection we shared inLondon Fashion Week in London in Septemberwas inspired by the poem of the famous medievalFrench poet Guillaume de Lorris by Roman de laRose. Red and solar yellow are the indispensiblesof this collection and have a very romanticatmosphere.You have designed collections for the worldfamous celebrities up until today. Wouldyou give us several names, carrying ZeynepKartal designs on the red carpet?Up until today, numerous artists especially fromUK's music, television and show world preferredZeynep Kartal creations. For example, Britain GotTalent's famous jury member Amanda Holdenwore the outfit I had designed for the semi-finalprogram. Famous actor and writer of BAFTA(British TV Awards 2014) Jessica Taylor alsostarted to dress up from me. The famous Britishmodel Victoria Hervey, Michelle Keegan, or thefamous Soprano Natalie Coyle dressed up mycollections in many concerts. To exemplify severalnames … \"Made in Chelsea\" actress RosieFortescue, Soprano Danielle Denise, CoronotaionStreet actress Stephanie Waring, famous actressGemma Merna, Coronation Street actor Kym MarsLomas, Jamaes Bond film actress Samantha Bond,soprano Laura Wright, Famous Holyoaks actressNikki Sanderson, Hollyoaks actress Sophie Austin,EMMERDALE actress Jorgie Porter, Charley TessDaly and Alex Gerrard..Among the names who also prefer Zeynep Kartalcollections and known in Turkey, there supposedto be Lady Gaga too, I guess.

You draw attention with the elegant and and finest quality fabrics in the world at the mostfeminine lines in your designs. What sort of affordable prices. This already takes you a stepfabrics do you mainly use in your collections? further. We also have designers who have gainedSilk, chiffon, organdy and tulle are among my most fame in the field of design in recent years and theypreferred fabric types. But according to the trend of represent our country successfully.the year I sometimes use satin or velvet, of course. You are aiming to introduce our country'sHow do you find Turkey's fashion perception in culture to the world. So, what is Zeynepthe world? Kartal's biggest dream?Comparing to the rest of the world, it would not be Zeynep Kartal's greatest dream was to become anerroneous to say that Fashion in Turkey is much more international designer who can tell the values of heradvanced than in any other country and I think the motherland to the world as a Turkish citizen living inworld knows it too. First of all, we are a textile England and now I feel like I have reached to thatcountry and we have the ability to produce the best point. Could there be greater happiness than that?

TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY105TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY105 Your works are quite creative in nature. The fashion show, where tourists showed great interest and was organized on the Abbey Road with special permission from the municipality, also became a 'first' fashion show in here. Are you planning to launch such projects in near future? Of course. I deeply believe that the presentation of a collection is as much important as the design of the collection. In that sense, the fashion show I organized in the British Parliament was the very first example of it and it received a great deal of attention. I believe it is necessary to not isolate the Fashion from dailylife by moving it to street, making it accessible to all, and telling them it is part of the life. For this reason, I would like to launch similar projects in our next fashion shows.

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Oğuz Erel, who lives in Istanbul, was born in Mersin “fIawiefddmtbwnaahdxeoebehusciplolsonilniahtcflecrunk.eotievhvrtootteisiecbsnotsrate.oyhtnIdhaet 107TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYand spent his entire childhood here. It was alsoduring these years that Erel, who came to Istanbul “after acquiring a major in the department of PoliticalScience and International Relations in IstanbulUniversity, came in contact with fashion indusrty.Having said that he was very bored throughout hisuniversity life, Erel stopped designing careerplanning about his department he was majoring in.He instead entered into the fashion industry. OğuzErel, who has been the editor of ELLE magazine for 4years, is 26 years old and stoutly continues to workwith the imagination to be where he dreams to be at36 years old.Erel describes the fashion as: \"I do not think too muchabout fashion. I do not believe that what is describedin life can express the fact very well. The thing I'mtalking about is feeling. According to your feelings,you should create and shape your own fashion. \"Oğuz Erel, whose latest trends we talked about,describes the seasonal views as such; \"This pastelcolors are very much in the foreground, but amongthem we will see Lavender the most. Asymmetricalcuts, frontal gatherings, waist pags, or upside downdressed denim are among the first that draw myattention. I infatuated with the colors of the newsummer season and its minimal posture the most.Fashion needed a break with this minimality \"Erel, who pointed out a few seasons of DemnaGvasalia\"s Balenciaga as the remaining work of thelastest period creations of world fashion giants,emphasised that this change in Balenciaga hasmarked this season.

108TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY Erel's comment about the collections of major companies and those who have gained momentum in the fashion sector this year are as follows: \"Fashion industry is in an interesting quandary. When a designer changed the world fashion scene, a lot of big brands got in that way. I do not think that is reasonable. Regardless of the trends, you should interpret that trend before you move away from your brand identity. So if there is that wearing ugly fashion trend and you are a big brand, you have to interpret the ugly ones with your own style of touch, otherwise you can be labelled as imitator. The street style is the title I look at most in my Pinterest. There are outstanding people who have managed to dress up so creatively that they even give more ideas than fashion shoots. \"

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FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER Essentially, Ufuk Altunkaş's interest in Altunkaş explains the style of photography photography, who has 2 diplomas, has he is influenced by the following phrases: developed out of his father. While As those who know me well, I am more inclined Altunkaş was majoring in statistic at to candidate and decisive moment types in Mimar Sinan University Faculty of which fine details, sensuousness, and timing Science and Literature in 2003, He genuinely started to benefit all the possibilities of photography without110TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYforgetting the fact that he was in an art are in the foreground. To me, the most import- college. Altunkaş next stop, who later ant elements are communication and good- moved to the UK and made will. After all, people we work with are experts street-themed shoots with plenty of in their field. As long as good models and good fashion brands there, was Berlin. designers can express themselves well, I am not going to have any difficulty going beyond Altunkaş who settled in Berlin has had the boundaries of my photography. Perhaps the opportunity to work with many my viewpoint of photography might be more significant fashion brands and fashion rational than others. Because, we can still weeks. Altunkas, who also studied art imply that the end result is an unknown photography at Berlin Academy of Art, mathematical problem in defininf a photo. The mastered the game theory at Hum- reason might be because the human brain is boldt University. The last photograph very complex and one can never get someone exhibition of Altunkaş, accomplishing else's point of view..When you are able person- great deal of things at a very young ify your own style, you are going to be an age, is Contemporary 17's Migration unmitigated photographer. \" and Children's Exhibition. Model: Aslı Melisa Uzun Model: Buse İskenderoğlu

The successful photographer explains When asked about his viewshis elements of inspiration in photog- regarding the fashion photog-raphy and his concept of creativity in raphy in Turkey, Altunkaswords: \"I think the elements of creativity answers our question asand inspiration will vary from one person follows: \"I do not really believeto another. When a friend of mine easily that fashion photography ingets inspired by horses, the other might Turkey is quite satisfactorily enough. Because, nowadays, fashion photographers in general started to learn photography from fashion itself. They arebe inspired from the sky ... I on the other totally clueless on how to shoot 111TFF MAGAZINE JANUARYhand unflinchingly feed from caos, noise an apple properly can contributeand motion... Since my personel features much in their skills. There is notprevents me from focusing on a single much singular works as we livespot, I turned my disadvantage into an in an age of copy-paste period,advantage by choosing a field where I they are all similarly examples ofcan focus on more than one thing. \" each other. I do not really relate this problem to my photographerAltunkaş, whom we asked how to friends. Because I also dodefine his imagination in engage in this type of dialoguesphotography, described the with several brand managers, toimagination in photography as: A examplify, I commonly hear thisphoto is a method of transfering an following sentence from thoseimage into digital or analog form. managers, which is that\" this xImagination is characterized as brand came up with that or didsomething more surreal. When combined that, so we should do the same\". Iwith photography, it is called fiction. To believe that the core of thisme, in order to convey your imagination problem, the problem of imita-into a photograph, it is necessary for you tion or sameness, need to beto match more than one item with the taken care of. What I am sayingphotograph, even if it could be a science is you need to trust the abilitiesbranch. For example; videography is also of photographers in Turkey.derived from photography. Myimagination was always like: I wish asheep would pass through this crazycrowd or would there be a clown, andlucky I am, they were all there during myphotoshoots.

Altunkaş, when asked about Turkey. Besides that, some his favorite project: \"The very famous brands offered me to first example I am gonna give for take several street-based photos my favorite project is Berlin; they for their special occasions. I have wanted me to take the best also worked with prominent picture of Berlin which was pretty brands in Germany and England. exciting to single out this in 1 Moreover, I have also had the photo. The other one was the opportunity to take photographs theme of Immigrant Children of with a lot of famous figures. That Contemporary Istanbul 17, which I is why my compositions are participated in last year. Touching usually based on taking out what the feelings of people was totally is hidden inside of people. To divergent to me, it was almost like illustrate; I can get a bride into another experiment for me.\" , town life, or I can make a naive responded with the following type too crazy to believe. So my words. fashion shoots are based on “living moments” in general. For When describing his works you it is very rare to see someone with fashion brands: I do “posing” in my photos. \" Altunkaş fashion shoots with well-known explained. brands. Recently, I have realized TFF MAGAZINE JANUARY shootings for Ozlem Suer brand in Turkey. I was even shooting for the image of Audi brand fashion products when I first came to112 Model: Deniz Sarı

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