Erdem Moral?oglu

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I've always been intrigued by things that insinuate femininity, so in my designs, something like a flower is never about the fact that it's a flower. It's more about what that repetitive motif implies.
- Erdem Moral?oglu
Collection: Flower
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The biggest compliment to me is being able to dress so many different women from so many different backgrounds.
- Erdem Moral?oglu
Collection: Dresses
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I love when people wear flowers in their own way, like when I see someone wearing a floral dress with brogues and a jacket. It's incongruous.
- Erdem Moral?oglu
Collection: Flower
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I don't know if I've ever had a muse per se. I would say that the woman I'm inspired by exists more in my sketchbooks. She exists in my head.
- Erdem Moral?oglu
Collection: Sketchbooks
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My first introduction to fashion probably came through television: I was obsessed with Elsa Klensch, who used to cover fashion for CNN.
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Collection: Fashion
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Before my sister, Sara, and I went to bed at night, my mom would show us books on Manet and other artists. Even then I was always really interested in how the women looked in the images.
- Erdem Moral?oglu
Collection: Mom
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When I was a little boy, I was fascinated with how women looked and carried themselves.
- Erdem Moral?oglu
Collection: Boys
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I loved cinema from a very young age. I was also obsessed with Hitchcock and actresses like Kim Novak in Vertigo. They all played heroines and were strong, powerful women, yet they were very feminine.
- Erdem Moral?oglu
Collection: Strong