KL KATERINA LEVINA

Born in Saint-Petersburg, Russia she started to study graphics in 2000 few years before enrolling on a Fashion Design course at Saint-Petersburg University of Technology and Design.

During her six years Specialist Course in Fashion Design she took part in several exhibitions and competitions with her works in graphic and fashion. While on the fourth year of her studies in Saint-Petersburg she was accepted into the second year of the Fashion design course at Central Saint-Martins College of Art and Design.

Along with the course she completed several work experience placements at such companies as: Emilio de la Morena, Hussein Chalayan, Vivienne Westwood, Peter Jensen.
During her years of studies she produced work in womenswear as well as in menswear and leather accessories.

In her works she draws inspiration from various sources ranging from photography and cinema (Asian cinematography) to music, literature (science fiction, Russian Classics) and Japanese anime.
She sees menswear fashion as a vast unexplored field that is getting easier to change and experiment with. She is aiming to be able to make those changes and to present her vision of modern menswear fashion to a wider audience…