EMERALD QUEEN ART ON THE RUNWAY & IN AN INTERVIEW VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK S/S 22

Emerald Queen Art awed the Vancouver Fashion Week audience with an eight-piece collection featuring the designer's exquisite corsets. This is The Court of The Emerald Queen's (full name) first appearance at VFW. The brand brings its fanciful looks to us from Poland. This collection combined fantasy and elegance in what is a high fashion extravaganza.

The first look down the runway incorporated cream satin with black embroidered details. The silhouette is reminiscent of a saloon girl from an old western. Feathers feature prominently throughout the collection, adding glamor and flamboyance. The second model wore one of my favorite garments, a delicate floral corset dress trimmed with wafting peacock plumes.

I saw your recent fashion show at Vancouver Fashion Week. I was very impressed. Can you give us some insight into your brand, your inspiration, and background ?

I was always in love with corsets and corsetry. Corsets are fascinating to me, and I have always wanted to wear them myself. I figured out early that others also loved corsets. This inspired me to create "The Court of the Emerald Queen". My inspiration is historical clothing, especially late 19th and early 20th century fashion. I love the silhouette a corset creates. For this collection, "Time to Waist", I want to show a history of the hourglass silhouette in fashion through the decades. The collection, constitutes an attempt to place the corset structures in contemporary fashion. I collaborated with another designer to create the feather accessories, Blanca atelier, you can find her work at @blanka_atelier .

I didn't attend a fashion school. I am self-taught. I mainly learned my craft through trial and error. I am passionate about what I do and very determined. Furthermore, I have good intuition and an active imagination.

There is definitely a costume element to your designs. Are you a costume designer or a fashion designer?

I don't define myself that way. I focus on corsetry. What I create are garments to compliment my corsets and incorporate corsets into full garments. By nature corsets are historical, but they are not costumes, they are meant to be worn. People are attracted to wearing corsets for many different reasons. Fashion is a primary reason. Another reason is the love of historical clothing. Some people, like the feel of wearing a corset, like a hug. While still others seek out corsets to support their backs, improve their posture, or other medical reasons.

So if someone wanted to order a corset from Emerald Queen Art what would that process entail?

First, the customer could visit my Esty store or my website. Second, because the corsets are custom-made, I will need the client's measurements. I also like to get a photograph because measurements don't tell the whole story. A photograph can help with proportions. Depending on the complexity of the design, I may need to create several mock-ups that the customer can try and give feedback. Finally, depending on the requirements of the individual order, I will complete the order in two weeks to a month.

IN CONCLUSION

It was a fabulous experience being able to attend the photo shoot for Emerald Queen Art. The opportunity to see the garments up close was fascinating. It brought back my own days as a costume designer. The design and construction of corsets is a true craft and an art. A big thank- you goes out to Urszula Luczkanyn for generously giving me her time. Please take time to visit Emerald Queen Art;

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Thanks to all involved for allowing me to participate. Watch for the upcoming release of the fabulous photos by Mike of Mike Fotowerks Ca ;

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