Mary Katrantzou: Her Own Aesthetics

MARY KATRANTZOU

In the style arena where male bastion dominates the fashion hierarchy, one fierce woman shows her talents in equal footings for recognition and acceptance.

Mary Katrantzou was born in Greece and specialised in printing at the Rhodas design school, before moving to the Central Saint Martins school to complete her studies in textile design.

Her graduation collection made its way into various fashion magazines, who were really amazed at the jewellery she had printed on t-shirts.

She was influenced mostly by constructivism in the 70s, and her designs create the illusion of wearing impossibly disproportionate necklaces, which lie halfway between reality and fiction.Her unique prints combined with pop icons and brilliant colours,a unique vision of symmetry and colour combined with surrealism has accorded her a unique place in the world of design.