Cortana, A Bridal Heaven

10-TOP-ADELA-FALDA-ANGEL-1-450x670 4-SELENE-11-450x670 17-ROUGE-3-450x670I’m so sorry if I’m boring anyone with my continuous bridal posts; and believe me being overwhelmed as I am – talking more about wedding dresses is the last thing I want to do. However; during my research, I’ve found out about a brand which I would feel really sorry if I hadn’t shared with you. In such a competitive industry and among big guns such as Pronovias or the designers like Elie Saab, Vera Wang etc; it’s so hard to find a genuinely unique, ethereal and elegant designer.

Cortana is the fashion company of Spanish designer Rosa Esteva. Even though they only have 3 shops in Spain and nowhere else (and they do not offer online sale nor have any other retailers) they are so helpful that they offered to send me their sample dresses they have if I were to like one. Unfortunately none of the sample dresses were my “the one”, but the offer alone was heartwarming. Aside from the wonderful customer care; the gowns are beyond words. Her collections are characterised by the exquisite elegance of her designs, the craftsmanship of her finished pieces and the supreme quality of the fabrics she uses.

If there is any color in the world that I prefer for a wedding gown, any lace that I love, or any shape that I can describe as “elegance”; Cortana’s designs have them all. I couldn’t get the dress of my dreams from Cortana, but I’m hoping someone else may find hers.

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Elif Cigizoglu F/W 2013-14

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I would like to introduce Elif Cığızoğlu to my non-Turkish readers – along with Zeynep Tosun, she is the talk of the (fashion community) town as the most talented fashion designer “du jour.” She doesn’t need any introduction to Turkish readers as she is overly popular in my country, especially her couture gowns and metal bar detailed dress / jackets are on everyone’s “must” or at least “lust” list.

Upon graduating from The Marmara Fine Arts Faculty with a degree in Fashion, my namesake designer continued her studies in France, England and the United States. Following a 3-year career at Donna Karan in Men’s Fashion, she returned to Turkey and launched her own eponymous label – which carry the traces of her menswear experience. All her masterfully crafted clothes have really strong and masculine exteriors however once a woman slips inside them they become insanely sexy, strangely bundling you up. Black fur dress, burgundy leopar details and intricate rectangular cut-outs are my favourite. (Don’t be mistaken thinking she copied Alexander Wang, this has been her signature for over 3 years.)

You have to click through to see more of her designs – it was really hard to pick 3 that will show the essence of the collection!

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Hermès F/W 2013-14

HER_3583.450x675 HER_3713.450x675HER_3627.450x675 The oh-so-dramatic Hermès collection was one of my favourites from Paris Fashion Week; not just because its purely elegant French style, but because it carried some hints of Martin Margiela – one of the previous designers of the fashion house. His dark side has met with ultimate French luxury in the hands of Christophe Lemaire and so it goes a fantasticly tailored and desirable collection; which is so edgy and still romantic somehow.

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