About Author

     My fashion design journey begun in 1991 when I was accepted as a student at College Preparatory School of the Arts, Dressmaking class (Bucharest, Romania).

     The following four years, I studied fashion design, art history and costume history. At the same time I perfected my oil painting and charcoal drawing skills. Upon graduation, I got a dressmaking certificate, and together with my classmates, we held a fashion show featuring our own designs.

     During my years at College Preparatory School of the Arts I was trained to see the dressmaking in a whole new light. The fashion design teacher tought me that costume design is a form of art, just like painting and sculpture.
     Dress is not only meant to cover the body; it is meant to adorn it. The way we adorn our houses with paintings and furniture, we can make our own body a living canvas.

     But wait: we must be able to wear those clothes comfortably. Designing clothes for everyday life can be very limiting. It is not the same with costume design for film. A designer for film has more freedom of choice and more inspiration provided by a good script.

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