Karla Spetic Designer Clothing for Women

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Travelling with her mum and only a few suitcases, Karla Spetic entered Australian shores in 1993 as an eleven year old refugee fleeing from the war in Croatia.  Now, Karla is turning the heads of top fashion houses with her fashion creations, already known for their unique intricacies and contrasts.

In 2005, Karla graduated from the prestigious East Sydney Design Studios, before launching her namesake designer label in 2006.  More recently, Karla has been turning heads at the 2009 Prix De Marie Claire Awards (where Spetic was a finalist as a Best New Designer), as well as Australian Fashion Week.

Karla Spetic

Shortly after establishing Karla Spetic fashion label, Karla collaborated with Andrea Cainero, Toby MacLean, Michael Lo Sordo, Melissa Polynkova, and Naomi Swalwell to create “The Graduate Store” on level two of The Strand Arcade, Sydney. The store, opened by six graduates provides an opportunity for Australian designers to display their fashion creations to the public, plus manage the business aspect of running the store. It also allows the budding fashion designers to be positioned amongst some of Australia’s top fashion labels within The Strand Arcade, including Alannah Hill, Zimmermann, Leona Edmiston, Lisa Ho and Hussy.

In a feature in Virgin Voyeur magazine, Karla expressed her inspirations:

“All sorts of things inspire me, but I do get homesick. [The summer 2010] collection has a lot to do with my grandmother’s crochet. I love the intricateness of crochet because you can create something so beautiful and unique and you see the amount of work in every piece. I am drawn to handmade pieces because they seem to be so rare and special.”

Karla Spetic clothing is stocked throughout boutique shops in Australia, online and internationally in Moscow, Russia.

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