MACHINE-À-PORTER
WARM CYCLE_26 - MACHINE-À-PORTER
KZ_K REIMAGINES/REPHRASES CORBU FOR DESIGNERWEAR:
“IF WE ELIMINATE FROM OUR HEARTS AND MINDS ALL THE DEAD CONCEPTS IN REGARD TO READY-TO-WEAR, AND LOOK AT THE QUESTION FROM A CRITICAL AND OBJECTIVE POINT OF VIEW, WE SHALL ARRIVE AT THE “CLOTHING MACHINE”, THE UNIFORM OF MODERNITY, HEALTHY (AND MORALLY SO TOO) AND BEAUTIFUL IN THE SAME WAY THAT THAT THE WORKING TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS WHICH ACCOMPANY OUR EXISTENCE ARE BEAUTIFUL.”
“BUT SUPPOSE THAT FABRIC STRETCHES TOWARDS HEAVEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT I AM MOVED. I PERCEIVE YOUR INTENTIONS…[MY EYES] BEHOLD SOMETHING WHICH EXPRESSES A THOUGHT..BY THE USE OF RAW MATERIALS AND STARTING FROM CONDITIONS MORE OR LESS UTILITARIAN, YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WHICH HAVE AROUSED MY EMOTIONS. THIS IS DESIGNERWEAR.”
-KZ_K’S V2.0 OF LE CORBUSIER, VERS UN ARCHITECTURE, 1923
FOUNDER’S NOTE:
LE CORBUSIER’S REVOLUTIONARY CREATIVE THINKING MODES PRECEDED THE POWER PLAYS OF ANDY WARHOL AND DAVID BOWIE: TO (RE)INVENT YOURSELF AND YOUR PRODUCTS, TO RADICALIZE A PRESENT TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF A FUTURE INTRIGUINGLY CRITICAL OF THE PAST. KZ_K, AS BEFITS OUR DESIGN DISCIPLINE (“MODERNIST MULTI-FUNCTIONALITY”), HAVE EXPLORED THE MIND, MEANS, METHODS AND PROJECTS (VILLA SAVOYE IN POISSY, AND UNITÉ D’HABITATION IN MARSEILLE) OF CORBU TO UNEARTH CONCEPTUAL, COMMUNICATIVE AND TECHNICAL ROOTS. THE GOAL: PROPEL OUR CLOTHING DESIGN. MINIMALIST, COLORFUL, TECHNICALLY INNOVATIVE; LAYERED, TEXTURED, ILLUSIONS OF LIGHTNESS; TECH-BASED WHITE, SCULPTURAL, CONVERTIBLE: ALL HIGHLIGHTS OF (HIS PROJECT) ELEMENTS WE’VE WORKED INTO OUR WARM CYCLE_26 COLLECTION, “MACHINE-À-PORTER.” ALWAYS IN THE SERVICE OF OUR CLIENTS, FOR YOUR ONGOING (AND FINAL) USE AND PERSONALIZATION.
NOUS ESPÉRONS QUE VOUS AIMEREZ
-KZ_K
KZ_K STUDIO
STUDIO DISCIPLINE: MODERNIST DESIGNS, PRECISELY CUTTING CLEAN YET BOLD FORMS, TAKING THE UNIQUE IDEALS OF THE MADE-TO-MEASURE PROCESS TO ENHANCE GARMENTS WITH CONVERTIBILITY, PERSONALIZATION, FUNCTIONALITY AND FIT.
OUR ETHOS: RESPONSIBLE, LOCAL MANUFACTURING, CONNECTED CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS AND MINDFUL CAPSULES THAT MINIMIZE ORNAMENTATION, BYPASS TRENDS, CONSTRUCTED FOR A LIFETIME OF USE.
the great jones street studio
WITH AN ARCHITECTURE STUDIO MENTALITY - GROWING DIRECT CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS VIA UNIQUE, PERSONALIZED, ENGAGING EXPERIENCES: KZ_K STUDIO SHARES ITS GREAT JONES STREET STUDIO. A DIVERSIFIED SPACE-USE PLACE, CONTAINING: DESIGNER SHOWROOM, LIBRARY BAR, COCINA, PATTERN/DESIGN ROOM, AND ROOFTOP TERRACE.
DESIGNED BY KZ_K CO-FOUNDER, TRAINED IN ARCHITECTURE, JESSE KEYES, THE STUDIO EMpLOYS A REARVIEW INNOVATION APPROACH TO:
ATELIER-STYLE FITTINGS FOR PERSONALIZED CAPSULES
SOCIAL EVENTS LARGE AND SMALL
INDUSTRY BRAINSTORMS
DESIGN / DEVELOP / MARKET / STORE / SHIP / PHOTOSHOOT / IMBIBE / READ / FETE
BY APPOINTMENT FOR COLLECTION VIEWINGS, THE STUDIO WILL ALSO BE OPEN TO INDUSTRY PARTNERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND OTHER CREATIVE FRIENDS IN AN EFFORT TO GENERATE PRODUCTIVE INTERACTIONS.
MODERNIST MULTI-FUNCTIONAL
KZ_K STUDIO EXTOLS THE TENETS OF MODERNISM: TO USE TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED MATERIALS, VIA CONCEPT-DRIVEN DESIGN, RESULTING IN THOUGHTFUL FUNCTIONAL FORMS. WE DEVELOP FOR STYLIZED EFFICIENCY AND VERSATILITY, MINIMIZING EXCESS, ACCENTUATING SLEEK FEMININITY. DESIGN OUTCOME: REFINED, ESSENTIALLY AESTHETIC PIECES AND LOOKS THAT ARE INTEGRATABLE, AND DESIGNED FOR SUSTAINED AND SUSTAINABLE USE. THE STUDIO VISION HAS BEEN CRAFTED BY CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND FASHION DESIGNER, KAROLINA ZMARLAK, AND HER LIFE & CREATIVE PARTNER, TRAINED ARCHITECT, JESSE KEYES.
TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED FABRICS
THE KZ_K STUDIO HAS DEVELOPED EXACTING MANUFACTURING STANDARDS, SPECIFIC TO OUR PARTICULAR MULTI FUNCTIONAL DESIGN DISCIPLINE. WE SELECT FABRICS OF ADVANCED TECHNICAL CAPACITY, USING JAPANESE TEXTILES, FRENCH WASHABLE LEATHERS, AND CREATIVE SPANISH SHEARLINGS, WHILE WE’VE INNOVATED VARIOUS, COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: SEAMLESS FINISHES, ENABLING DOUBLE FACED FABRICS, UNIQUE CINCHING, MULTI LAYER ABILITY, AND OTHER DESIGN SUBTLETIES.
STYLIZED MINIMALISM
“MINIMALISM IS A PURSUIT OF THE ESSENCE OF THINGS, NOT THE APPEARANCE.”
“MINIMALISM IS NOT ABOUT HAVING LESS. IT’S ABOUT MAKING ROOM FOR MORE OF WHAT MATTERS.”
“MINIMALISM IS NOT A STYLE...IT’S A FUNDAMENTAL REACTION AGAINST NOISE, VISUAL NOISE, DISORDER, VULGARITY.”
“Minimalism is not subtraction for the sake of subtraction. Minimalism is subtraction for the sake of focus.”
TRANSFORMATIONAL HABITS
FOUR KZ_K STUDIO ELEMENTAL, MULTI USE JACKETS
HABITS USED AS BOTH OVERLAYING TO MAX CONVERTIBLE LOOKS, AND INTER-LAYERING PURPOSES. MADE WITH HIGH TECH JAPANESE FABRICS AND/OR FRENCH WASHABLE LEATHERS, DESIGNED FOR FUNCTIONALITY, FIT, FEEL AND FUTURE PROOFING (I.E., NUMEROUS YEARS OF USE)
transformational habits & Core pants
hab·it
1. A SETTLED OR REGULAR TENDENCY OR PRACTICE, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS HARD TO GIVE UP
2. A GARMENT WORN BY A MEMBER OF A PARTICULAR ORDER, IN OUR CASE, THE ORDER OF MODERN WOMEN'S FASHION with CONVERTIBLE CLOTHING AND CONVERTIBLe fASHION.
CORE PANTS
KZ_K creative director, Karolina, has spent two decades, designing, fitting, adjusting, fabric selecting (from Japanese mills), silhouette perfecting and body interacting with thousands of clients to develop a set of pants (of precision manufacturing by our partners in NYC's Garment District), to strengthen the form, ease the feel and build the core of any wardrobe, for a lifetime of use
CORE VALUABLES
PERFECT FITTING AND DEPENDABLE SIGNATURE UNDERPINNINGS THAT PAIR WITH ALL CYCLES, TRANS HABITS AND CORE PANTS.
MADE WITH EXPERT FEMININE FIT, SILHOUETTE AND FABRICS IN NEUTRAL COLORS FOR CONTINUOUS WEAR.
KZ_K SERVICES
KZ_K TRY-ON BOX
KZ_K INTIMATE STUDIO VISIT
KZ_K HOSTED STUDIO EVENT
KZ_K STUDIO VIRTUAL SHOPPING
KZ_K PERSONAL LOOKBOOK - WISHLIST
KZ_K STUDIO PURCHASES: REPAIRS, REFIT AND RESTRUCTURE
CUSTOM PIECES AND MADE-TO-MEASURE (CUSTOMIZED)
