Krelwear, A Must Have For Spring
As far as independent fashion designers go Krarelle Levy, of Krelwear is a great role model and an inspiration. She keeps her store on Smashing Darling, where she sells exclusively online, very current and always stocked with amazing photographs of her beautiful line. Born in Paris, and raised in Miami, Karelle Levy is as much an artist as she is a designer. As a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, she acquired a BFA in Textile Design. Karelle moved back to Miami and worked as a costume designer for dance and theater productions, and even performed herself. Still drawn to creating fabrics, Karelle began knitting again, and created costumes for her own experimental movement performances. These daring and creatively progressive performances cultivated into the first fashion forward pieces of a ready-to-wear line. Karelle’s fusion of art and fashion has led to the most original and refreshing fashion performance shows that KRELwear is known for.
The one of kind line embraces flaws with no rules at all; enhancing originality through organic methods, let it run, knit. These garments are elegant and funky. Inspiration is found in the process using mixtures of the finest yarns available. “Toobular” design, lets us create pieces with no or very few seams. When the fabric is completed so is the garment. Most pieces can be worn several ways making them interchangeable and convertible. The made to order line follows the same “toobular” philosophy, but are more conservative in comparison. The fabrics are much simpler in their fabric structure. Some of these pieces are also convertible.
KRELwear was recognized as a GenArt “Fresh Faces of Fashion” Among its list of thrilled garment owners are: Alanis Morrisset, Christina Ricci, Carmen Electra, Pink, Cameron Diaz, and Natasha Lyonne. She has been featured in numerous magazines as well you can check them out here. See her lookbook here.
