Dinu Bodiciu
Recently graduated from the London College of Fashion, has already earned the likes of Lady Gaga and the Victoria Albert Museum in London, where his collection was recently showcased. This Romanian-born but London-based designer reinterprets fabrics and the human body in a surreal manner. Throughout his collection, which recalls one’s reflection, every piece only concentrates on the front as the back is “forgotten”, just like in a mirror. Through his various creations, the accessories are the most interesting and challenging items, noticeably his very uber-extravagant headpieces. As he would say “ I perceive garment as an extension of the body and I am interested in its organic nature”.
Although the headpieces remain very “Lady Gaga-like” one can easily qualify Dinu Bodiciu of a millinery genius. However, not only does Dinu’s talent stand in his imagination, craftsmanship and deeper analysis of fashion, his choice and use of fabric also remains outstanding. In using cotton/rayon fabric from Japan, he manages to capture the flatness quality and perception of a reflection. Thinking it through one could say calling him extravagant would be a euphemism. Whilst already capturing the media attention of an array of renowned fashion magazines such as Vogue Japan, Elle Romania and Dazed & Confused, Dinu Bodiciu awaits to surprise us with his upcoming “Madame de…” S/S 2012 Collection. For now, the only information made available by the designer is that “Madame de… is one of the most intriguing character I have ever met”.
