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photo. Michal Jedrzejowski & Tomek Liboska
Sophie Kula was born in the capital of Silesia,Katowice. She is half-Russian and
half-Polish. However, her heart is in Paris where most of her father’s family emigrated. Since her early childhood she was artistically trained, first in dance, then in music.
She attended primary music school, specialising in the flute. As a teenager, she was
fascinated by painting and history of art. She was inspired by her Aunt, who graduated The Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture, in the 80’s. As a result Sophie
had a desire to learn fashion drawing. The drawings were her first venture into the
fascinating fashion world. Whilst at high school she gained experience with costume
and stage design working in a Silesian theatre. Later she worked with a number of
different fashion studios, assisting in multiple photo shoots. She also took a summer
course at the Artistic Fashion Design School in Cracow, Poland. She graduated from
the “International School of Fashion Design Costumes” Warsaw, Poland in 2011. One
of the highlights of her career was working as a stylist for various fashion magazines,
which included dressing well known Polish celebrities. She has also worked as a
designer for individual clients and companies. Her projects have been published in
various publications. Sophie has been a finalist for a number of competitions such
as ‘‘Off Fashion’’ , “Fashion Oscars” , NOWFASHION & Mod’Art in Paris She is also
finalist of Art&Fashion Forum in Poznań. In 2013 she was nominated for the prize :
Silesia Fashion Point. In 2014 she won one of prize in Contest “Be Next” in Georgia
, Award was scholarship “fashion Marketing & Buisness for Professionals” in Domus
Academy in Milan. Thumbelina / Patchwork Soup is her first solo collection. During
XI’th Open’er Festival , she premiered her second collection “Global Warming”.This
collection she also showed at Internetional Festival Neo Fashion Jamboree in Bielsko
Biała and Silesia Fashion Look w 2013 in Katowice. She was one of the choice polish
designer who had exhibition in Pasaż Wiecha shopping center of Warsaw . She
premiered her third collection, “Sweet Memories”, in August 2013 at the “Elite Model
Look Final” Competition. In January collection had french premiere at Young Fashion
Designer Exhibition ArtGeorgia during Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris. Her
designs have characteristic style, always colorful and positive. She uses high quality
textile and have many pieces hand made ended. Her clients are women which know
what They want , individualists , full of energy. Alongside her fashion designs she
has a keen interest in fashion drawing. She quotes her inspirations as coming from
her travels, meeting new people and celebrating life. She also finds inspiration from
movies and music, which she love like fashion.
THUMBALINA / PATCHWORK SOUP
Diploma costume design collection ,inspired by Christian Andersen's fairy tale “Thumbelina”.
Ten models, each of them related to a specific hero from a tale. The consistent charac- teristic elements are patchwork
samples created from scarfs and ties.
Fabrics: wool, velvet, cotton and silk
Show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njg5pFBipYY
- Finalist Fashion Competition OFF VII edition in 2010 - distinction ELLE Poland / October 2010 r
- Graduate diploma MSKPU march 2011
- Finalist Fashion Competition Fashion Oscars in march 2011 r
- distinction Fashion Magazine debut in 2011
- The fashion film "Fabric of Dreams", realised with photographer Wojtek Rudzki, in the finals Warsaw Fashion Film Festival / Cinema Luna,
Warsaw 2012.
Teaser:
photo. Marcin Kempski / I like photo
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fot. Sebastian Szwajczak
Fashion movie
Fabric of dreams: www.vimeo.com/30691477
Director: Wojciech Rudzki / LAF
GLOBAL WARMING
The Collection is inspired by Slavic nature, dedicated to a Russian grandmother-designer. It mixes delicate textures, like silk and
cotton with “warm” lace. The Collection is characterized by tender- ness and a recurrent pattern, typical of slavic lace, with delicate
flowers and pastel colours.
Fabrics: silk, cotton and polyester
- premiere Collection „Global Warming” - XI Heineken Open’er Festival / July 2012 Gdynia
- Exhibition: Fashion box / October 2012 Warsaw
- Collection Show „Global Warming” during Neo Fashion Jamboree FeStival in Bielsko Biala
- Collection Show „Global Warming” in Silesia Fashion Look 2013 in Katowice
- nominated For the prize: Silesia Fashion Point 2013
Teaser
photo. Wojtek Rudzki / LAF
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Exhibition
Kontener Mody / Warsaw 2012
About:
www.cekin.pl/ludzie-mody/sophie-kula-gosci-w-kontenerze-3376
www.kontenermody.natemat.pl/32017,slodki-cukiereczek
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hex7j_o5AM
SWEET MEMORIES
The Collection is inspired by warm childhood memories: innocence, cartoons, sweets and toys. Repeating patterns on a perfect white background, using wheels and colored pinstripes, ended by sparkling sequins, plastic studs and stars.
Fabrics: silk and cotton
- premiere Collection „Sweet memories” during Final Competition Elite Model LooK / Hilton Warsaw august 2013 ( at TV4 20.09.)
- charity fashion show “Pastelowy Śląsk” / Sibibl Katowice december 2013
- exhibition young fashion designer ArtGeorgia HC FW Paris january 2014
- Fashion Show during Neo Fashion Jamboree Festival in Bielsko Biała / 18th may 2014
- Fashion show collection “Sweet Memories” during Grand Opening 4* Hotel Diament in Zabrze/ 23th may 2014
- Fashion Show during Final International Contest BeNext in Batumi Georgia/ 9th june 2014
Sophie’s Kula collection “Sweet Memories” won, one award : summer course 2014 “” in Domus Academy in Milan
Shows:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJM2GDPuXCY
www.vimeo.com/99013741
photo collage Filip Skrońc
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photo Marek Mulenko
Young Fashion Talents Exhibition “Art Georgia” / Paris HC Fashion Week 24th
About:
www.vogue.it/en/talents/news/2014/02/art-georgia-in-paris#ad-image327517
www.ifrancja.fr/slodki-sukces-polki-w-paryzu-t108353.html
www.eclectic-society.com/diary-artgeorgiajanuary-edition-in-paris/
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFik0AZpMow
http://slaskie.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/
modowa-bitwa-miast-sandra-spalek-nafashion-week-lodz,1823472,artgal,t,id,tm.
html?sesja_gratka=20b03ce06d49060002fa7acbf62028a4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=C-PahEtPqR8
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Fashion movies show during “TAKK” in Katowice
Lectures:
Francja Elegancja (2013)
History about French Haute
Couture & workshop “ making moodboard”
Neo Fashion Jamboree
how looking for inspirations?
& workshop “making moodboard”
Design Day (september
2014)
Ethic in Fashion
One of Jury for for students Fashion School in Silesia ( 2 editions)
Artists
Monika Brodka / singer
Marcelina Stoszek / singer
Anna „Youya” Jujka / dancer juror of
“ Got to Dance show Polsat TV
Natalia Lubrano /singer
Dziun / model ; singer
Sylwia Grzeszczak /
singer
DZIEWCZYNY band
Renata Kuczarb / model
from TOP MODEL show
TVN
Bela singer of
Sorry Boys band
Magdalena Roman
from TOP MODEL
show TVN
Magdalena Mailna /
actress
Klaudia Szafrańska singer of
XXANAXX band
Barbara Derlak singer from “Chlopcy kontra Basia”
band
The Dumplings
band
singer Candy Girl
Baula Bialski singer from Paula & Karol band
Ania
Brachaczek/
singer
Bloggers
http://ams-la-la-land.
blogspot.com/2014/05/
sweet-memories-sophie-kula.html
Press
Przekrój nr 21/22
Elle It http://www.elle.it/Moda/be-next-georgia-fashion-contest-nuovi-talenti-moda-Sofia-Tchkonia
TV interview
Pytanie na Śniadanie: http://pytanienasniadanie.tvp.pl/6121770/stylista-radzi/patchwor-
kowa-kolorowa-kolekcja-sophie-kuli/6121766/patchworkowa-kolorowa-kolekcja-sophie-kuli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHVuoqGPvLg
Lula.pl: http://lula.pl/lula/10,90107,12523748,Street_Fashion__Sophie_Kula_o_swojej_
kolorowej_kolekcji_.html
www.styl.pl/wideo/video,vId,890254,vSort,5,Time,1,vAId,62174
RADIO KATOWICE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zwXsCN6Efdw
Eska TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzk6JYCERXs
http://www.wedel.pl/
http://vimeo.com/26587838
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFik0AZpMow
SALES:
private clients & special trade fashion designers
KATOWICE
WARSZAWA
HUSH
Ściegi
MPP Pop Up Shop
Cloudmine
Pop Up Kato
Kato Yard Sale
Geszeft (2013)
Silesia Fashion Loon (march 2013)
WROCŁAW
GDAŃSK
Opener Fashion Stage
POP UP SHOP Fashion Meeting (may 2014)
CURRICULUM VITAE
Zofia Sylwia Kula
fashion designer and stylist
2 bis rue de la Jussienne, 75002 Paris
75002 Paris FR
Kłopotowskiego 2/28
03 717 Warsaw PL
born : 25th October 1988
Katowice
mobile: 0033640275955
0048510067423
email: [email protected]
www.facebook.com/Sophie.Kula
www.sophiekula.tumblr.com
Formation:
07.2014 - summer course “Fashion marketing & business for professionals” in Domus Academy/ Milan
09.2007- 03.2011- International School of Costume and Fashion Design / Warsaw
09.2004- 04.2007 – High School A.Mickiewicz / Katowice
07.2004 - course fashion design / summer school SAPU Cracow
Professional expierience:
06.2014 -project coordinator fashion “ Polish fashion Now” for Polish Institute in Paris
01.2014- 09.2014– fashion designer in creative team ASTRA s.a. Company
project coordinator Patrizia Mastrocinque +48 698628830
03.2014-... newsletter (all information about fashion contests, exhibition and events in Poland and in the
world) + interview with interesting fashion people , all for students International School of Costume and
Fashion Design in Warsaw . Owner School, Magdalena Płonka +48 606379762
03.2011-.... - freelance stylist and designer, work for:
03.2011- diploma collection „Thumbelina/ Patchwork Soup”
07.2012 – second collection „Global Warming”
08.2013 – third collection „Sweet Memories”
09. 2010- 12.2010 – assistant Jola Czaja – creative editor VIVA magazine / Warsaw
phone. +48 501526698
09.2009- 08.2010 – assistant Marta Ruta head dress designer/ Warsaw phone. +48 510067423
08.2009- 05.2010 – editor beauty in Exklusiv Magazine / Warsaw
03.2009- 08.2009 – assistant fashion stylist Karolina Sulej in „Wysokie Obcasy” magazine
Warsaw phone: +48 608347774
11.2007-10.2008 – assistant fashion editor Karolina Sulej in music magazine Pulp / Warsaw
02.2006-03.2006 – intership in atelier set design Silesian Theater /Katowice
09.2005-06.2006 – intership in „Vintage Cave” agency promoting polish fashion / Katowice
Collaborate:
artists: Totally Enermous Exist , Monika Brodka, Sylwia Grzeszczak, Skubas, Ania Dąbrowska, Michał Żebrowski, Olga Borys, Łaki Łan, Sorry Boys,Marcelina,Zespół Dziewczyny, Paula i Karol , XXANAXX , Rubber Dots, Chłopcy konta Basia, The Dumplings
company: Astra s.a. , Alfa Parph, Influvac, Ferro Fem , Asphalt Bikes, Street Supply
advertaising commercial: Chevrolet , Häagen-Dazs, Delma, QAFP , Grodzisk Mazowiecki /UE , Agora Bytom, Sony Playstation, Primavera , Radio Eska
Competitions:
- 10.2014 - finalst of VIII edition Art & Fashion Forum in Stary Browar Poznań
- 06.2014 – winner BE Next contest prize summer course “Fashion marketing & business for professionals” in Domus Academy in Milan / Kabuleti ,Georgia
- 11.2013 – semifinalist contest NOWFASHION & Mod’Art School / Paris , France
- 2013 Nominated for the prize: Silesia Fashion Point
- 2013 semi-finalist of “Designer for Tomorrow”/ Berlin German
- 03.2012- finalist with „fabric of dreams” fashion movie in Warsaw Fashion Festival
- 03. 2011 finalist Fashion Oscars Fashion Magazine
- 10. 2010 fashion debut 2011 magazine ELLE Poland
- 05. 2010 OFF FASHION VII edition Kielce – finalist
Add:
9.06.2014 Fashion Show during Final International Contest BeNext in Batumi Georgia
23.05. 2014 Fashion show collection “Sweet Memories” during Grand Opening 4* Hotel Diament in Zabrze/
18.05.2014 Fashion Show during Neo Fashion Jamboree Festival in Bielsko Biała
01.2014 – young fashion designers exhibition „ArtGeorgia” during HC Paris Fashion Week/ Paris
12.2013 – charity fashion show collection „Sweet Memories” / „Pastelowy Śląsk” Katowice
08.2013 – premiere third collection during Elite Model Look 2013 in Warsaw.
04.2013- nomination to Prize Fashion Point Silesia
02.2013 – fashion show during Fashion Look Silesia in Katowice
11.2012 – fashion show and exhibition during Neo Fashion Jamboree /Bielsko Biała
09.2012 - exhibition „Kontener Mody” in Warsaw
07.2012 – Fashion show during XI edition Opener Music Festival / Gdynia
Skills:
Skill sewing machine tailoring and embroidery
Computing (basic): office windows , photoshop, indesign , illustrator
Lenguages: polish primery ; english secondary , russian basic (oral)
Hobby:
music, travel, history of art, movies, psychology , dance , joga , tennis