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INSTABILITIES: The ‚me‘ I want others to seeThe story of thread
Walking silkLe cache - cache
Skirt innovation+/-
projects
Name
Adress/ Postalcode/ Place Na Vysluni 479, 756 12 Lidecko, Czech republic
+420 731 872 578Tel. no.
Klara Valkova
E-mail address
Date of birth/ place 17-04-1992/ Zlin, Czech Republic
female
Czech
Sex
Nationality
PERSONAL DETAILS
EDUCATION
2013 - 2014 Fashion design, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, BDes
2007 - 2011
2007 - 2013
Clothing Industry, The Secondary School of Design and Fashion, Prostejov, Czech republic
2013 Exchange ERASMUS programme, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
WORK EXPERIENCE
May, 2013 Costumes for Eva Susova's dance performance FalseAlarm, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
COMPETITIONS & AWARDS
June - December, 2012 Evi-latky, store with fabrics, Zlin, Czech republic- sale of fabrics, consultancy
May, 2010 Internship at studio E. Daniely, Prague, Czech republic- work drawings and size specs
April, 2015 Shortlisted for Trés Chic Fashion, Ostrava, Czech republic
November, 2014 Shortlisted for The 15th „Humen Cup“ International Youth Contest (Women's wear), Hu Men, China
Doteky mody, Prostejov, Czech republic - the first prize
Prostejovská zlata jehla, Prostejov, Czech republic - the third prize
PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITIONS
June, 2012
April, 2012
April, 2011
May, 2010
Doteky mody, Prostejov, Czech republic - the first prize
Shortlisted for Start-Up, Prague Fashion Weekend 2012, Prague, Czech republic
September, 2013 Shortlisted for Start-Up, Prague Fashion Weekend 2013, Prague, Czech republic
July, 2014 Nomination at Lichting 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
October, 2014 Shortlisted for Diploma Selection 2014, Designblok 2014, Prague, Czech republic
October, 2014 Fashion show, Kosice Fashion Week, Kosice, Slovakia
October, 2014 De Modebelofte 2014 at Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
June, 2014 Graduation fashion show, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Exhibition at gallery Linka, Prostejov, Czech republicMarch - May, 2014
May, 2012 Fashion show, Vaclav Havel Airport Prague, Czech republic
June, 2013
Exhibition in Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Fashion show, cultural center Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Languages Czech (native), English (B2; in speech, writting, reading), German (B2; in speech, writting, reading)
Courses July, 2011 - Make up art and colour typology, Prague, Czech republic
Computer knowledges Adobe Photoshop (basic), Adobe Illustrator (average), Adobe InDesign (basic)
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
July - August,2013
present - Shoemaker's course, Zlin, Czech republic
Fashion design, Faculty of Multimedia Communications, Tomas Bata University, Zlin,Czech republic
curriculum vitae
Name
Adress/ Postalcode/ Place Na Vysluni 479, 756 12 Lidecko, Czech republic
+420 731 872 578Tel. no.
Klara Valkova
E-mail address
Date of birth/ place 17-04-1992/ Zlin, Czech Republic
female
Czech
Sex
Nationality
PERSONAL DETAILS
EDUCATION
2013 - 2014 Fashion design, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, BDes
2007 - 2011
2007 - 2013
Clothing Industry, The Secondary School of Design and Fashion, Prostejov, Czech republic
2013 Exchange ERASMUS programme, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
WORK EXPERIENCE
May, 2013 Costumes for Eva Susova's dance performance FalseAlarm, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
COMPETITIONS & AWARDS
June - December, 2012 Evi-latky, store with fabrics, Zlin, Czech republic- sale of fabrics, consultancy
May, 2010 Internship at studio E. Daniely, Prague, Czech republic- work drawings and size specs
April, 2015 Shortlisted for Trés Chic Fashion, Ostrava, Czech republic
November, 2014 Shortlisted for The 15th „Humen Cup“ International Youth Contest (Women's wear), Hu Men, China
Doteky mody, Prostejov, Czech republic - the first prize
Prostejovská zlata jehla, Prostejov, Czech republic - the third prize
PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITIONS
June, 2012
April, 2012
April, 2011
May, 2010
Doteky mody, Prostejov, Czech republic - the first prize
Shortlisted for Start-Up, Prague Fashion Weekend 2012, Prague, Czech republic
September, 2013 Shortlisted for Start-Up, Prague Fashion Weekend 2013, Prague, Czech republic
July, 2014 Nomination at Lichting 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
October, 2014 Shortlisted for Diploma Selection 2014, Designblok 2014, Prague, Czech republic
October, 2014 Fashion show, Kosice Fashion Week, Kosice, Slovakia
October, 2014 De Modebelofte 2014 at Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
June, 2014 Graduation fashion show, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Exhibition at gallery Linka, Prostejov, Czech republicMarch - May, 2014
May, 2012 Fashion show, Vaclav Havel Airport Prague, Czech republic
June, 2013
Exhibition in Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Fashion show, cultural center Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Languages Czech (native), English (B2; in speech, writting, reading), German (B2; in speech, writting, reading)
Courses July, 2011 - Make up art and colour typology, Prague, Czech republic
Computer knowledges Adobe Photoshop (basic), Adobe Illustrator (average), Adobe InDesign (basic)
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
July - August,2013
present - Shoemaker's course, Zlin, Czech republic
Fashion design, Faculty of Multimedia Communications, Tomas Bata University, Zlin,Czech republic
2014
INSTABILITIESthe ‚me‘ I want others to see
„INSTABILITIES: The ‚me‘ I want others to
see“ or the perception of one‘s individuality in
the fast changing faces of fashion in the world
„at large“.
This authorial vision of clothes is an opportu-nity to discover a very personal relationship between a person and a piece of clothes, be-cause a fully new form is created on every single human body. Familiari-zing with the garment has the ambition to be an unique experience.
The collection presents eight women outfits set for a modern, con-fident and powerful woman who loves to explore herself. Mostly hand-made materials are based on the prin-ciple of fabric sandwi-ching. By this tech-nique, the double-side efect of fabrics was achieved. The materi-als are soft and keep the shape well at the same time. The interes-ting details created by sandwiching are em-bossed numbers crea-ting a kind of pattern.
The patterns are reduced to abstract shapes, basically a piece of fabric, that can be folded and shaped in count-
less ways into a form of very individual garment; namely not only fitting the measurements of the wearer, but also considering her current mindset. This attitude to making the clothes is more dramatic than common sewing. The silhouettes are distinctive, strong and generous on one
hand, on the other side they evoke a sense of temporal-ity, passing time and instability.
The choice of strong primary colours used in blocks is a reference to the way we very often think and to the soci-al constructs about our lives, other people, cultures and clothing that we yield to and that often remind of closed
„boxes“ of imagination and prejudices.
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look book
the story of thread
2013
The lines in various structural forms. Simple, oversized pa-tterns containing a minimum of seams.
Craftsmanship. Hand-made materials. Technology.
walking silk2012
Vagueness. A journey somewhere.
Listening to one’s own mind. Looking for the equilibrium and calm.
A way to another di-mension where time suddenly stops. I am
surrounded by an eter-nal silence.
Freedom. Calming down.
Pho
togra
phy
: Eliš
ka K
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ková
le cache - cache
2011
Probably, one of the first important findings, which a child makes, is that the world is divided into two sections: „here inside“ and „there out-side“. „Here inside“ is our consciousness, emoti-ons, memories, thoughts and visions. „There out-side“ is everything else, that’s what we perce-ive through the senses.
Isn‘t it possible, that I exist only alone and that everything I perceive and see are just illusi-ons which do not actua-lly exist outside of me?
The collection of women‘s black deconstructive jackets and coats.
Le cache - cache, 2012
skirt innovation2011
On the opposite page: wrap skirt from the one shaped clothing piece with cut-ins.
Egg shaped silhouette.
The project„Skirt innovation“, 2011
+ / -2011
A man, a woman. At the first sight two totally different worlds, two di-fferent human beings. However, in their very core they are harmonica-lly connected with each other. Alt-hough they might live one without another, in case they unite forces, they become stronger. They lend a hand to their individuality, influen-ce and complement each other. HE is often the support for her and the guardian. He is the certainty she may rely on. She finds security in his arms. SHE is a stream of tempers and emotions. She is unpredictable and variable. The sensitivity and heart are closer than rules.Both outfits keep their own unique-ness. The uncompromisingness and directness supposed in masculine behaviour are hiding in the sharp, straight silhoutte of the man outfit. The frisky lines of the woman dress let us think about the volatility, imagination and emotio-nality.Despite all the differences, both outfits visually shade into each other at the end, as the symbol of unity and harmony.
+ / -2011
Male sculptural garment.Female dress.
Both made from the non-woven fabric.
