Luxurious Velvet…

While working on this custom piece, I wanted to go back in history of velvet. From day one I’ve been in love with this luxurious fabric and before I even started my own company, I felt there’s something special about it. 20+ years ago I made my first  dress. It was a prom dress with a huge collar and two rows of buttons , and it was made out of black velvet. The look was completed with velvet chocker… I wish I’ve kept this gown. Maybe one day I’ll try to recreate it. Going back to my first year of designing swimwear 2013, I remember  I fell into fabric store by chance in NYC and bought a few yards of stretchy velvet and then created a few couture pieces. I loved them and people who appreciate unique loved them as well. Now, 5 years later velvet is so in style. I’m very happy it’s back. For me, it’s such a timeless fabric…

Now a bit of history:

“Velvet has always been a luxury fabric. Difficult to produce, woven of lustrous silk, and with a rich depth of color and texture from the cut or uncut woven pile, velvet was only available to the very wealthy until quite recently…

Pile weaves, woven from silk and linen, which resemble velvet originated in approximately 2000 BCE in Egypt. In China, between 400 BCE and 23 CE, uncut pile weaves that more closely resemble our modern concept of velvet were developed. Then, the Middle East and eastern Europe came into their velvet zenith, with the most skilled velvet weavers in Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus. But it wasn’t until the late medieval and Renaissance period that the improvement in draw loom technology lowered the price of production and allowed velvet design and innovation to really take off in Italy and Spain.

Florence was a hub of the arts in the late-medieval and early Renaissance periods, and velvet was a major economic phenomenon there. Competition was stiff among silk velvet weavers in the major Italian velvet centers: Venice, Florence, and Genoa. Techniques were so closely guarded within the production guilds that skilled craftspeople were often forbidden from leaving the city where they lived and worked, to prevent rivals from learning their secrets.

Velvet generated enormous wealth, making the fortunes of many and exhibiting the wealth of others. Wealthy families like the Medici patronized silk weavers and commissioned elaborate velvet cloth decorated with their family crest. Other common motifs, such as pomegranates, were steeped in religious significance.

These velvets, woven from pure silk, dyed deep, royal colors, embellished with threads gilt in fine silver, and patterned with cut and uncut sections of pile, sent a clear message. One look at the richly shifting colors, the luxurious texture, and the elaborate decoration made it clear that this was fabric fit to adorn a king, well out of reach for the poor or even the middle class. This attitude continued well through the history of velvet, in the Renaissance, into the Napoleonic era, and beyond…. [interweave.com]

Today, we have the luxury of having mass-produced velvet available, and it’s made from a wide variety of materials from silk to cotton to polyester.

I hope to keep creating using this magical fabric to make my clients stand out from the crowd…

Kasia R- designer

 

 

 

 

Life…

Zz

Surf expo day 1

Tomorrow is the Day!!!! Surf Expo ‘18

Tomorrow is the Day!!! Please come to see us at the booth #3111 and see our newest designs!

Surf Expo Orlando Fl 9am- 6pm

KARO at SURF EXPO Orlando 9/6-9/8

KARO Swimwear Presents Multiple New Lines

 at Upcoming Surf Expo Show

 

Berlin, CT Kasia Roginska, CEO/owner  of KARO Swimwear, is delighted to be participating at Surf expo show this month.

Brand will be presenting their newest, luxury collections to international buyers.

Roginska built a solid reputation with her fashion-forward handmade custom line of swimwear that was featured in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, Harper Bazaar , Red Magazine  as well as British Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Glamour, and is now expanding into mass produced lines.

KARO Swimwear’s 2019 lines include:

• “Flip It” – a series of reversible top and bottom bikinis, also monokinis and one pieces perfect for mix and match color and more looks for the money!

•“Sheer Sensations” – An elegant, sheer velvet, lingerie inspired line consisting of bikinis, monokinis and one pieces.

•“The Mathieu Jean Collection”  -It features the colorful tribal artwork of artist Mathieu Jean. This line includes swimsuits and cover ups for men and children as well as maxi dresses.

       “Denim Chic” – A super fun and flirty line made of denim printed spandex, includes bustiers and belted one pieces.

     • “Suedes” – Super soft to touch microsuede fabric designs with laser burnout details.

        “Petals”-  A nature inspired line, featuring beautiful flower prints on bikinis and one pieces.

        “Nat’s Scribbles” – A line inspired by child’s drawings that are printed on boys shorts and matching sister’s swimwear.

About Kasia Roginska – KARO Swimwear

Kasia Roginska is a Poland-born designer who started designing and hand sewing clothes for her dolls when she was a child. Encouraged by her father who taught her how to use a sewing machine, she completed fashion design school just prior to her entire family moving to the USA. She walked away from her passion for a number of years, but after her father’s passing in 2012, she began to pursue fashion again and started KARO (name originating from the first two letters of her first and last name) Swimwear in 2013. KARO Swimwear was featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, as well as numerous other fashion magazines, and is considered a very exciting up and coming resort swimwear company. More information can be found at www.karoswimwear.com

 

 

 

KARO at the SURF EXPO 9/6-9/8

We are super excited for the SURF EXPO experience! Please come see us booth #3111!!!!

9/6-9/8

Orlando Convention Center

Orlando, Fl

SurfExpo Booth 3111

Please join us at the Orlando Convention Center

september 6-9 booth 3111

Surf Expo!!!!

Have a glass of Champagne and meet KARO team and models!!!!

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Life isn’t perfect…

…Life isn’t perfect,

but your bikini can be…

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Overcoming obstacles and building my brand

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From hobby to entrepreneurship. Please check out this awesome article about my journey in pursuing my dreams, my destiny. It has ty been amazing experience…

 

Kasia

Welcome all Karo affiliates!!!

 

welcome all affiliates that have registered with us! Super excited to start working together!