Kristian Aadnevik

I went to visit Kristian Aadnevik at his studio in London. Kristian is warm, kind and friendly and of course incredibly talented. Needless to say he works very very hard. He just returned from Australian Fashion Week and he's already busy in his studio planning the next collection.Kristian set up his own label in 2004 after graduating from London’s Royal College of Art in 2002. Before then he won several awards and worked as a design assistant for Alexander McQueen. He also worked with Harrods International and Charles Jourdan in Japan.Kristian's collections are beautiful, glamorous, sexy and verge on couture. His dresses have a dark edge and a slim cut silhouette using feathers, leather, texture and embellishment with luxury fabrics. Every piece is stunning. Recently I've had a desire to wear more fabulous dresses and to feel glamorous. I just want to dress up. Kritian's studio is full of so many amazing pieces that my head was spinning! I really have a physical reaction when I see things that I love, I'm sure my heart rate goes up - it's like an adrenalin rush.Kristian just returned from showing in Sydney. He's is part of the Wool Protégé show, which features the collections of six emerging designers who have been hand-picked and mentored by six international fashion figures to develop an Australian merino-based collection.The Protégé Collection:Jean-Pierre Braganza (mentor Karl Lagerfeld)Kristian Aadnevik (Donatella Versace)Julian Louie (Francisco Costa)Ioannis Cholidis (Paul Smith)Sandra Backlund (Vogue Italia editor Franca Sozzani)Friedrich Gray (Vogue Australia editor Kirstie Clements)