SPECIALISING IN WOMENSWEAR, IEVA SKIKAITE IS A LITHUANIAN- BORN, LONDON BASED DESIGNER, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM MEN'S WORKWEAR ATTIRE, CONTRASTING ELEMENTS OF ELEGANCE AND SIMPLICITY WITH THE ESSENCE OF GARMENT FUNCTIONALITY.
GRADUATED FROM MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY IN LONDON, IEVA’S COLLECTION IS INSPIRED BY FISHERMEN, WHICH IS ROOTED IN HER FAMILY BACKGROUND AS WELL AS OVERLOOKING HER TEENAGE YEARS SPENT BY THE SEASIDE, CLEARLY COMMUNICATED IN HER FABRIC CHOICES AND ACCESSORIES.
FOR ANOTHER SOURCE OF INSPIRATION, SHE HAS DOCUMENTED WORK UNIFORMS IN EASTERN COUNTIES, DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF COMFORT AND MOVEMENT IN CLOTHING.
IEVA’S GARMENT’S LAY IMPORTANCE IN METICULOUS CUT, TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF QUALITY, LUXURY FABRICS. HER DESIGNS CREATE A CHARACTER OF A FIERCE, POWERFUL AND INDEPENDENT WOMAN OF TODAY.
