KALAURIE'S PHILOSOPHY

Kalaurie strives for a new way forward in the fashion industry, choosing to not work in step with standardised retail or wholesaling models. Consciously distanced from the rapid pace of mass production, her atelier’s heart thus beats in rhythm with the wearer.

Following a made-to-order methodology, Kalaurie has freed herself fro... See more

“We don’t want a world where fashion does not exist at all. We want a world where fashion is not overconsumption but freedom of expression”, Tsagkari says. “Imagining this new idea of fashion as something creative but also simple and accessible to everyone can be a great challenge.”

An invigorating mass of small and independent brands, which aren’t constrained by public ownership, are rejecting corporate operations in favour of slower, localised, and intentional fashion production. They’re reconfiguring what is meant by the word “success” as they go. There’s so much creative potential when the pressure to exponentially expand ... See more