Karmen Mänd

Grey Sheep

@mandkarmen

Location

Luzern / switzerland

University

institute of fashion design, university of applied arts and sciences, northwestern switzerland

Graduation year

2016

Main Manufacturing Countries

switzerland

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Born and raised in a small northern country called Estonia, Karmen was drawn to fashion already at a young age resulting in many experiments and projects in fashion design and arts.
She studied tailoring at the Tallinn Industrial Education Centre to build a basis of knowledge in the art of pattern drawing and garment making. Hence, Karmen values the good quality of tailored garments and holds this as a supreme principle of her work.
In 2016, Karmen graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from the Institute of Fashion Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Northwestern Switzerland. In 2014, she was an intern at Marit Ilison’s studio in Tallinn.
The longing for the northern nature, culture and her roots is the main source of inspiration for her simple yet elegant style. Her designs are built around a moment of mesmeric beauty that can be seen in the unique collages or quirky details of the garments.
Her designs offer the wearer simple comfort, while lacing the everyday life and style with oomph and sensuality.

Latest Collection

I SEE THE GARDEN OVER ALL

‘If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.’
― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

There is a garden for everybody, whether it is sensual or playful, perfectly organised or overgrowing. One could even say that there is a secret garden in all of us.
With this collection, I create my very own secret gardens. They are all in overalls. The ‘one zip off and on’ piece has made its way from the masculine work clothing to become the mystical garment of comfort.
The fine line between reality and fantasy, the metaphor of a secret garden, stands in the centre of my collection. The layer of concrete in the shoes is the single little reminder of the city and grows into a part of my garden. The wearer becomes a reflection of the blooming garden in the urban jungle where she lives. The collection’s goal is to make our everyday life just a little bit more like the secret garden within.

Porcelain accessories by Erle Nemvalts (Tallinn, Estonia)

Latest Collection

I SEE THE GARDEN OVER ALL

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