Kamila’s collection is saturated with mystery and spirituality, as well as sexual tension. Her designs are heavy and clean-cut – they resemble the structure of statues. Some bring to mind liturgical vestments, such as capes with wide collars. Although there are also figure-hugging designs, almost like a second skin – slim-fit pants, tight half polo necks, red- and skin-coloured tops, dresses. The designs are covered with Greek crosses that are associated with Christian symbolism and church floors, but also the fetish for beautiful nurses.
The collection from 2013 entitled Mimesis tells a completely different story. It is a story about nature – woods, meadows, grass. About how clothes impersonate it, camouflaging the body. About where Kamila comes from – a provincial town close to the countryside. About the scents and view that she missed after moving to Warsaw. Therefore the designs are delicate, laced, and resemble spring flower petals of roses and white peonies. There are decorations that look like leaves, tree bark, and insects and moths that have landed on the skirts and dresses.
Kamila is not interested in commercial success, on building an empire. She wants to create high-end designs, not mass-produced of clothes. She doesn’t like it when people speak about her collections in the context of seasons, because she hopes that their designs are universal and interesting enough to be timeless. She despises fast fashion which becomes obsolete after a month. Quality and composition are the most important things to her. She sells her designs on the internet – because as she has said, a boutique entails too much costs and it’s a myth that you cannot sell high-end fashion online.
Author: Karolina Sulej, September 2015, Translated by: Zuzanna Wiśniewska