[FASHION] DAMIR DOMA

//INTRODUCING: DAMIR DOMA

//DAMIR DOMA is a high-fashion and luxury brand founded in 2006 by the designer Damir Doma and the Paper Rain Group. In a very short period of time DAMIR DOMA has become an established name among the great luxury brands in Paris, and the collections are available in leading fashion boutiques worldwide.

Damir Doma’s collections seem lit by a soft, melancholic quest for fluidity. Inspired by identity’s multiple expressions and the link with the fragile, ephemeral quality of the body, he creates pieces that explore interpretations of contemporary masculinity.

The Croatian-born designer grew up in Germany and studied fashion in Munich and Berlin, where he graduated in 2004 with magna cum laude for the best collection. The young designer then went to Antwerp, where he worked for Raf Simons and Dirk Schoenberger. It was his time spent at Raf Simons in particular that broadened and shaped Doma’s perception of fashion and the arts. Under Simon’s mentorship, the creation of his personal aesthetics was kindled; leading him to infuse soulfulness and sensitivity into his work.

In 2006 Damir Doma started working on his own collection. After joining Paper Rain in 2007, he made a promising debut during the paris fashion week, where he presented his first menswear collection in June of that year. A strong following has ensued since, which has translated in commercial success in leading fashion boutiques around the world.

In October of 2009, the first collection of SILENT was introduced. This collection, created by Doma, offers a line of accessible basic mens- and womens garments and accessories, suited to a high-fashion aesthetic. His collections to date, with layered sheer fabrics, and draped silhouettes, veer towards a thoughtful and complex sensibility.

The latest AW10/11 menswear collection showed us beautifully draped silhouettes of raw cotton, flawing cashmere, and washed leathers in multiple shades of brown, grey and black. In March 2010, DAMIR DOMA presented its long anticipated first womenswear collection during the fashion week in Paris.

The AW10/11 women's collection featured voluminous coats in perfect balance with fitted jackets and jerseys with draped necklines in a muted colour palette of mixed greys, dirty green, chocolate and midnight blue. Paradoxically, with his quiet quest for a fleeting serenity and his creations of subtle and layered looks, Doma somehow seeks tranquility through a kind of gentle transgression.//

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