Dilara Findikoglu FW25 or the rebirth of the modern Venus

As part of LFW, the Turkish-English designer challenges the established order through feminine power.

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Women, with their unwavering, law-defying energy, return to Venus, the planet of freedom and reinvention. In a state of spiritual ecstasy, Dilara Findikoglu invites us to shed the armour that oppresses us in order to transform ourselves into something new and thus recover the essence of what we have always been denied: the right to exist in our purest form.

And to achieve this, a collection was proposed that embodies the vision of liberation and renewal where the play of materials and textures became the starting point. Snakeskin took over the tight corsets, adorned with pearls and armour; hair covered the wet body of the modern Venus and dangling chains evoked the designer’s desire.

Reminiscences of mythology materialised in every detail in the form of seashells, pearls and armour that contrasted with the raw sensuality of the leather pieces. Just like the worn, stitched and finished Converse Chuck Taylor with raw textures that integrated perfectly with the aesthetics of the show.