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melissa clemente designs

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Melissa Clemente Designs has a distinctly unhampered cognizance that combines vintage and classic feels with sophisticated artistry and an organic Eastern whimsy. These theatrical design concepts emerge from the study of communities inhabiting Toronto’s popular social pockets and how they govern the idea of fashion sensibility.
Inspired by the designer’s own exploration of authenticity and depth this vintage meets bourgeois design scheme challenges popular style with elements of sculptural detailing, reinvention and deconstruction, volume play, and the use of innovative materials. Other sources of inspiration come from folk costume, children’s books and film. The urban romanticism movement pairing the provocative with the practical, fine with costume heavily influences the company direction and is clearly apparent in all collections.
Melissa Clemente Designs celebrate the idea of being effortlessly striking. Each piece is sui generis – there are no replicas. These dramatic accessories are not merely last minute punctuations for an outfit, but the eye-catching pieces that inarguably become the outfit.
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"We wear things to mimic what we think is beautiful. I create by looking at what everyday people wear trying to ornament and highlight what it is that they are trying to say about their individuality.

I believe that details make the difference.

The objective is to not wear combinations or coordinates that are pre-meditated by someone else. The idea is to be more intrepid with our fashion sense using the simplest accenting. Own the look, be comfortable and most certainly, have fun with it." - Melissa Clemente

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Where each of the collections strives to enhance an overall look, Melissa Clemente Designs also aim to challenge the more conventional perceptions of accessory considerations. These pieces are as much a statement on a runway as they are sculptures that any curator would be inclined to recruit for an exhibit. Clearly, experimental couture lives at the bottom of this designer’s heart.