Occasionally, runway fashions are inventive, innovative and maybe experimental casting mainstream clothing design, construction and styling out the window. Avant-garde designers drive the evolution of fashion by creating “out of this world” designs which become tempered for the “ready to wear” market, or sometimes worn for performances by artists such as Lady Gaga or Madonna.

Designer Kata Mari – Modelled by Olga Chaplinskaya. Mode-May-June2015 – Page-74-75

Dress: Cassiopeia by Kata Mari
Ring and Cuff: Charles Albert
Necklace: For The Stars
Fashion House
Shoes: Alepel

Learning from today’s most notable avant-garde designers such as Alexander McQueen, Iris Van Herpen and Roberto Capucci, the San Francisco based designer, Kata Mari, is inspired by everything around her, always capturing feminine sensuality. Her love of fashion started when the “tweenager” received an old Singer sewing machine from her mother. For several years the self-taught Mari designed and sewed garments for herself and friends until she was selected to show her creations in a local boutique in her hometown, Fayetteville, AR. Creating avant-garde designs unlike anything seen locally, Mari entered her designs in fashion shows, modeling her looks, and winning the “Fan Favorite” award at the DCFP All Star Fashion Show.

Designer Kata Mari – Modelled by Olga Chaplinskaya. Mode-May-June2015 – Page-76-77

Left:
Dress: Oriens Heart by Kata Mari
Bracelet: Charles Albert Ring: For The Stars Fashion House