I was invited to Istanbul fashion week last week by ELLE Turkey along some other bloggers like Pelayo of katelovesme.net and various international editors like Kate Lanphear and Anna Piaggi. It was my first time in Istanbul and I got so many impressions and met so many new people that I am still a bit overwhelmed by the whole trip. Everyone I met was so sweet to me. It was only the third Istanbul fashion week and since I did not know any Turkish designers in advance, I was really excited to be able to attend. I have been thinking for a long time how I should put together all my photos and impressions, because I took most of the pictures with my film cameras and I am still waiting for the films to get developed. So I decided to post only my digital pictures in this entry, which are mainly from the runway shows I attended. Once I get the films back, many more photos will follow.
There were many promising upcoming Turkish designers at Koza Young Designer's Contest and this is one of the outfits I liked the best.
Kate Lanphear (fashion director of ELLE US) and Neslihan from Styleseeking Zurich
Atıl Kutoglu
Bora Aksu (and you can spot Anna Piaggi in the crowd)
Arzu Kaprol
Bahar Korcan
Özlem Süer
Alessandra Ambrosio for Koton
The looks above are my favourite ones from the shows I attended during Istanbul fashion week 2010. Most shows took place at the same place except the ones of Bahar Korcan and Özlem Süer. The show of Bahar Korcan was more a presentation than a catwalk show and it took place at an old theatre. The show of Özlem Süer took place on an island in the Bosphorus inside an old tower, which must be one of the most beautiful locations for a fashion show ever. You will get more visual impressions once I get my films back. I want to thank again the lovely ELLE Turkey team and the ITKIB without whom this trip to Istanbul wouldn't have been possible. Watch out for the other photos by the end of the week here and on my Visual Diary. In the meantime, check out the blog entries about Istanbul fashion week on Styleseeking Zurich, KateLovesMe and Seda's blog!
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love those images on the penultimate row. looks like an amazing collection!
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WOW! It's great you were invited to shuch an event and is even greater to share it with your readers :) and letting us know a little bit of this fashion business we've never seen before. Thanks so much Pascal
ReplyDeleteabsolutely stunning!! especially the first one..
ReplyDeleteabsolutely fantastic choices...didn't you get any photos of ozgur masur and gamze saracoglu desings?
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:O Stunning! So lucky, can't wait to see the other pics. Thanks for sharing ;)
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These are lovely. I really like Bora Aksu and Özlem Süer along with the first one which looks a bit like a jellyfish to me. :D
ReplyDeleteAh you're so lucky you got to meet Kate Lanphear...she is a-ma-zing! xo
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WoW!
ReplyDeleteThe fashion show is amezing!
I love your blog!
this is exciting. there is so much talent and potential in turkey!
ReplyDeleteI love the second and penultimate ones!! Great post.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like this Fashion Week has a lot of new perspectives to offer. Also, Congratulations on seeing Kate Lanphear! She is such a fashion icon.
ReplyDeletefantastic pictures! I love it. you're so lucky to get the invitation!
ReplyDeleteThe Bloomy dress in 1st photo! AMAZING!!!....
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amazing pictures!
ReplyDeleteLol....too nice pictures and superb models, i just want to see that, Thanks for giving this blog.
ReplyDeleteHi pascal,also you can check my blog too for IFW http://darkhighfashion.blogspot.com/ I will add your pic later;)
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great fashion week ;)
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Wonderful outfits, I really like this runway! : )
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super!
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tu aimeras cette photo, j'en suis suuure!
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Da sind dir ja einige Bilder wirklich gelungen. Ist ja nicht gerade einfach Catwalk zu fotografieren! Sowieso nimmst du da viel Talent für deine Ausbildung mit.
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wow this is beyond Fashion, I am in love with your pictures. Great post thank you for sharing them, feel like I saw it front row too (if only) xxxxx
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This fashion week looks great! I would love to go to Istanbul some day..
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ReplyDeletea question: Did "Elle Turkey" pay all the things like flight, hostel and so on?
Or did you have to pay something yourself?
Thanks for answering!
Greetings Jakob
Yes, they covered the expenses.
ReplyDeleteIs Kate the fashion director or a senior fashion editor?
ReplyDeleteI didn't even know that Istanbul fashion week can be so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your pics
Istanbul Fashion Week 2010 is really with the good collections.
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