16.10 (16 October) on the logo of the brand represents our founding date, and the double dot rep- resents the ‘’i’’ in the relief letters used by the visually impaired; İdil, İrem, and İstan- bul as the first letter.
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In the project carried out jointly by Women & Women which is a sustainable fashion brand that meets the colorful world of fashion in the project that aims to erase the faded colors in the lives of orphaned children; and Yeşim Meco Davutoğlu, the fabrics produced by the local people of Tanzania come to life with Women & Women designs.
Famous Musician Gökhan Türkmen became the face of 2020 Winter collection, where lilac and orange meet with purple and that it titled as ”DON’T BUY HER, BUY ME (Onu Alma Beni Al) ” by Emre Erdemoğlu, a famous designer.
After graduating from Tarsus American Col- lege, I studied Textile Development and Marketing in a double degree program or- ganized by Istanbul Technical University and Fashion Institute of Technology.
I passed Uludağ University Faculty of Education Fine Arts Education Department in matriculation, but I remember me taking the matriculation for İstanbul İstasyon Art Academy of Fine Arts.
During my undergradu- ate studies, I was intro- duced to the weaving loom, and I started to weave alternative fabrics with alternative materials through intrinsic moti- vators. Defining the gap has always been my main goal, but, believe me, I still do not know why. In a way, I’m interpreting and narrating my feelings through the gap.
I also lived in Milan for two and a half years in Italy. In this process, I worked with the fa- mous fashion brand Vi- onnet Paris with Goga Ashkenazi as a Fashion Designer.
As you know, my design journey started in Vakko, one of Turkey’s biggest institution. I left from this institution where I worked for 16 years at the bottom, to build my own brand. Vakko is an insti- tution with very crystal dynamics and design concept is shaped on this.
I’m an artist and illustrator from Istanbul. I have been creating print designs for international fast fashion brands, illustrations for ad agencies etc. When I felt unsatisfied from commercial de- sign, I started creating artwork for my personal collection. Re- cently, I’ve been focusing more on my personal illustrations and artwork than commercial proje- cts, as I feel more satisfied and happier.
Silk and Cashmere began its journey in 1992 when Aysen Zamanpur and her team set out to the Inner Mongolia, the very nest of the highest quality cashmere, to discover and explore this enchanting fiber.