Risto Interview in “My Lifestyle News”

January 24, 2012

This past weekend, Risto had the chance to show his SS12 collection at the Hong Kong Fashion Extravaganza Gala with much success. My Lifestyle News did a quick interview with the designer, discussing his past endeavors, the inspiration for his collection, and the future of the brand.

My initial influences were the realities of common socialistic lifestyle and early pop images on MTV. I went to Duperre School of Applied Arts in 1993 and this enriching experience resulted in initial research of the inner “East-West” balance in which it still quite prominent in my design today.

It all started as a family business and evolved as an onward vision of a group of common-minded individuals. The ethics and aesthetics are based on embracing the traditional and translating it into a modern look. My focus is to offer a story, history and heritage, that is my design philosophy.

My brand opens it doors in my home town Macedonia in 2007. The initial starts was solely dedicated to the ever growing needs of the knitwear, artisan and the cut and sew collection. I dropped the last name in a full collection in 2009 which is now become quite a well received name and successfully showing in New York and other part of the world.

My SS2012 collection inspiration came from an urban girl who is rebellious yet elegant, you will see there are digital flora prints merge with leather and knitwear.

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