MONIKOVA
THE FILTER OF FASHION
MONIKOVA’s 2018 collection ……”The filter of fashion” celebrates expression of raw, life force energy and the alluring image of American Dream in a digitized world where it’s impossible to isolate inspiration, but we all share a past. Sexuality and gender fluidity from Cabaret (Berlin, 1931) blends with with the dream-like, fantasy world of The Great Gatsby, (America, 1922). The freedom within these cultural bubbles at the roots of globalization connects with how we express ourselves today through fashion. The selfie has become our stage to the world, and anyone can have a cabaret or put a Gatsby filter on their life.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Monika Francikova was born and raised in the Czech Republic where, as a girl, the strict structure of living under communist rule encouraged her imagination to flourish. In her young mind, there were no boundaries, no rules, no strict guidelines, or restrictions; there was only a space for her creative visions to run wild and where she felt free to discover new possibilities.
Design and fashion run in Monika’s blood having family members working in various facets of the industry, including tailoring, shoe-making, cross-stitching, and retail merchandising. She can still remember vividly watching her mother designing and making her childhood clothing. The crafty design gene never skipped a generation, and with encouragement from her mom who “had no example or even a thought of what a fashion designer was,” she pursued her passion and enrolled in SOUO College to become a certified woman’s tailor. Monika traveled to Ontario in the Fall of 1996 and later enrolled in the International Academy of Design and Technology’s Fashion Design program in Toronto, graduating in 2006. Monika soon after launched her clothing line MONIKOVA in 2007.
PARTNERS
Runway Partners
Lashgod
Hair Direction
Makeup Direction
Event Partners
Promise
David Cash