Held at ACE Gallery, CONCEPT Los Angeles Fashion Week founded by fashion designer Mike Vensel and downtown Los Angeles visionary Brady Westwater, was founded as a new alternative for designers to showcase their collections on their own terms. ACE Gallery provided a blank canvas which allowed designers to push the creative envelope and expand the idea of what a fashion show can be---runway shows, artistic installations---no boundaries.
eye*like*your*style caught up with ISM Mode designer Inka Sherman at her artistic installation.
eye*like*your*style: Tell us about your line.
Inka: This is the second season for ISM Mode. I’m originally from Berlin so it has a whole European vibe to it. My whole idea is to mix comfort with sophisticated so there’s a lot of flow and softness and structure at the same time. I use a lot of jersey, so comfort is what the line is really all about. I just feel like your clothes are your second skin. There’s a lot of jersey but there’s some detail. You’re supposed to feel well in your clothes. But obviously with feeling well and comfort you have to have the style.
eye*like*your*style: Tell us what inspires you to create?
Inka: I work kind of in a conceptual way. In a way where I think about what it is I want to achieve in comfort and style. So I decided to blend those things in a conceptual way. I do some of the more complicated dresses like the draping and figure it out on a mannequin. Or sometimes, I like to work with geometry so I take a piece of fabric that’s just a square and see what I can make from it. This skirt for example is just a square, like Origami, I fold it in different ways to get this look. So it’s very conceptual in a sense, like trying to take shapes and make them into something else. I love the 20’s. That’s something that’s a constant that will be there. But I also love the modern and plain forms and then the more sculptured elements, I feel like it’s a mix of stuff.
eye*like*your*style: Who is the woman you design for?
Inka: Honestly, it’s kind of a wide age range. Younger girls can wear them but my mom actually likes a lot of the things but my mom is also maybe not the typical mom, she’s a more artsy girl. She wears very stylish very beautiful clothing. It’s an artistic person.
eye*like*your*style: Where can we find your clothes?
Inka: There are a few stores in LA. Chemline in Chinatown carries it and EM & Co on West 3rd. There will be more soon!
eye*like*your*style: Where is your line produced?
Inka: The line is all made in L.A. I use some organic fabrics I’m trying to do that more. It’s kind of a growth process because a lot of the fabrics I use for the textures nobody makes those in organic yet. I’m trying to have those changed for me so it’s in the process.
eye*like*your*style: What’s on the horizon for ISM Mode?
Inka: We’re trying to start a non-profit afterschool program for low income kids. There are many layers to what we’re doing.
Inka Sherman designer of ISM Mode
www.ismmode.com
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