NIKOLOVA

ALLA FRANCA capsule collection is inspired by the Bulgarian cultural heritage and its complex background. The word alafranga (from italian "alla franca" was used in the Balkans to describe modernist ideas and trends in the context of things such as clothing, food and decor. The Western lifestyle that was chic, new and modern was called alafranga, and it stood in contrast to everything that was oriental, old-fashioned and traditional.
The collection consists mainly of black attire and only in the details you'll sense the REMINISCING of the past. The sleeves of a simple white T-shirt are adorned with a thick cotton lace that was once used as a main decoration for the traditional Bulgarian Folk costume. More traces of the traditional ethnic wear are found in the garments - for example the hand-waved woolen flowers that are hand SEWN to a bodysuit and are used to cover the women's breast.