Aleksandra Lalić (

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: Александра Лалић) is a

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n fashion designer who relies on structural tailoring and abstract configurations. She is well known in her native country for creating experimental clothing such as dresses made of human hair.

Career

Under the label "LalicA", the designer has produced her clothing line since 2002. According to Fashion Reverie, Lalić "represents a continuing trend in European fashion of re-imaging and re-inventing the way consumers and industry professionals consider form, structure, fabrication, and wearability." In 2012, she presented a collection at Modepalast, a fashion show which took place at the Museum of Applied Arts in

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. She also participated in the 2014 "Bending the Borders" multimedia exhibition in

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, Serbia. Her 2016 show at

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paid homage to

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, a German artist who created costumes for the theater. Using natural fibers like wool and silk, the clothing was characterized by abstract designs and tailored shapes. That same year, a second collection was inspired by the Mediterranean, in its use of oceanic blues and the traditional black clothing worn there. Lalic also created an all red collection for the Hemofarm Foundation, as part of a special project sponsored by

. Her 2017 line was described as " all smooth lines and earthy colours, a subtle mix of contemporary style and traditional references". In 2018, she participated in a group tribute to

Boris Nikolić Boris Nikolić (Fashion designer) ( sr-Cyrl, Борис Николић; 1974-2008) was a Serbian fashion designer who had become something of an icon since his death in 2008. In his ten-year career, he became a respected and award-winning designe ...

. Lalić has become known for creating experimental dresses made of felt from human hair. She uses hair that had been cut-off or rejected, as part of a habitual beauty routine. By re-purposing the hair, the designer views the transformed material as returning "... to the body in the form of clothing as an undesirable surface".

References

External links

* https://www.instagram.com/lalicabg/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalić, Aleksandra Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Serbian fashion designers Serbian women fashion designers University of Belgrade alumni