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Nature Girl:
Renata Morales

Loaded with lavish details, bold hues and ultra-feminine sophistication, Renata Morales’ unique take on spring is one confident fashionistas will embrace.

Inspired by nature’s rich panorama of birds and flowers, Morale’s delicate, feathery textures come to life thanks to her hand-worked fabrics and intricate designs.

“There’s a lot of manual work involved in the collection,” says the Mexican-born designer who has made her creative mark by taking fabrics, dying them and shaping them to her tastes. The end result is a vibrant, voluptuous and elaborate take on Spring 2009 that’s both ethereal and bold.

“I’m always thinking about inspirations for my work, but it never boils down to just one thing,” says Morales, who recently designed the costumes for Denis Villeneuve’s award-winning “Next Floor.” The avant-garde film won the prize for Best Short Film at the 2008 Cannes Films Festival.

Intense shades of blue and red contrast Morales’ deft blend of pastel yellows and burnt pinks.

Morale’s scrumptious layering of oversized florals and Japanese landscapes over short and long silhouettes give the collection a distinctive twist.

“You’ll see large-scale photo prints of cherry blossoms and Japanese landscapes that I shot myself,” says Morales.

“Creating a collection is always a lot of research for me. The big question is always the same: How do I start with a fabric and find new ways to work with it,” says Morales, who attended art school before venturing into the world of fashion.

That distinctive flair and complex architecture behind Morales’ work is grounded by a commitment to making clothes women can wear.

“I have a very specific line that attracts strong personalities,” says Morales. “My customer is a woman who enjoys getting dressed. She appreciates all the manual labour put into my clothes and the vibrant colours. She’s definitely not a wall flower.”

By Constance Droganes, CTV.ca

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