Interview with Kamila Ferens - Polish menswear designer

published: 11 June 2014 | 13:14:48

Today we're going to present you Kamila Ferens from Poland. She is one of the contestants in Men's style international fashion design project.

Kamila was born in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. After graduating from the Beskidian School of Applied Art Poland in 2008 she worked as a freelance photographer for a couple of years.

In 2009 she was accepted into the Fashion Design departament of the Katowice School of Technology and graduated in 2013 with a final collection named 'Hanbok Boys'.

Since then she works as a personal stylist and a freelance designer, still developing her skills.

To learn more about Kamila, we've made a short interview with her:

- When did you first start designing?
- I've always been interested in art and I've tried to express myself in many fields. Making clothes was just one way to do it, but at first I did it only for myself. I really enjoyed designing clothes so I decided to take it more seriously and about 5 years ago I was accepted to the college as a fashion design major. Since then fashion design has been my main artistic interest.

- Who or what inspired you to become a designer?
- I think two things were working together: first of all, when I couldn't find interesting clothes in stores and second of all, when I discovered fashion to be a perfect artistic medium.

- Where do you find inspiration for your creations?
- Oh, everywhere. On the internet, while watching fashion shows, movies, cartoons. Inspirations are in books, in nature, even in our dreams. You just have to watch carefully.

- Who are your favorite designers and why?
- Jeremy Scott for always being fresh and creative. Maison Martin Margiela and Thom Brown for the way they combine traditional chic and elegance with modern elements.

- Men do not always pay attention to the way they dress. Give some advice to men - how should they dress to be stylish?
- I think more and more of them pay attention to the way they dress nowadays, but maybe they are still little lost and afraid :) I think it's important to start with the basics – for example what is their body type and which colors suit them. I think that they should start with classic style, elegant simplicity, and then try to experiment, explore new trends and find their own style.

- What do you think makes one fashion designer successful?
- I believe in hard work, the power of an original idea and respect for clients.

- What are your plans for the future?
- I still want to grow as a designer, learn more and establish my own men's fashion label.

You can learn more about Kamila and her work here: Kafere

To participate in Men's Style International fashion design contest, please visit: mensstyle.org