Maja Mehle, Royal College of Art MA graduate 2009

Keep an eye on this girl coz she's gonna make it big!
Real eye-candy collection, check out the rest here.

photo: Christopher Moore

Check out the rest of the collection here.

R.I.P. Michael Jackson

"In the world of pop music, there is Michael Jackson and there is everybody else"

The news that he died came to my ears on Bishevo Island, far away from the civilized world and internet access. I remember it was a gloomy rainy day and this was quite a depressing moment.
Some heaviness lay on my soul. It made me turn back time into the year 1997 when lady Di passed away. I remember that moment I heard the news. I was on a plane to Moscow, and a couple of days later, while I was dining out in a traditional russian restaurant, everybody, I mean literally EVERYBODY, was watching the memorial service on TV. All TV's were turned on for that reason. Strange feeling it was. The awareness of death of such a world popular figure.
Yesterday, while back in civilized Ljubljana, I spent hours and hours youtubing for his old Thriller album, my favourite, watching the documentary (Martin Bashir: Living with Michael Jackson, I was quite annoyed with the way Bashir was questioning Michael, he seemed to be determined to make him a bad guy) and thinking what a poor soul he was, destroyed by the cruelty of the media, journalists, paparazzi... Fame is a strange thing really.
I would never want to be in his shoes.
But nevertheless he's the King and it seems he will stay this way.

A widow on the beach in Dubrovnik

I've been wondering for quite a while what she looks like without clothes....

Two Ladies in Vogue

Luckilly I live just across the Slovenia Times office and luckilly Brane, the director, is my old friend, otherwise I don't know where could you possibly get a copy of the magazine in Ljubljana.. Only airport and hotels apparently..
Well, it is a lovely interview and it will be great for the extension of my cultural status at the Ministry of culture. ;)

And Martica, my dearest Vogue Lady, thank you for a wonderful evening tonight. For true friendship. For the connection. Love.
I love you girl. <3

The Letter

" Dear Davorka,

Thank you for coming for interview in connection with your application to the above course.

After careful consideration, we regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you a place.

However, your name has been placed on the reserve list and should a place become available, I will inform you immediately at the contact address you have provided."

K4 4EVA!.......and beyond

Listening to the new K4 Format 09 whilst cooking lunch....
Yesterday in our favorite basement, there was an official launch of Format 09, live presentation and an exhibition A designers view, as part of the 20 year anniversary celebration of K4 club.
Well done, dear young slovenian producers! I am very satisfied with your work on this "Plata" and extremely happy with the direction you choose to follow.
And above all, proud to be part of this basement urban tribe.
Also sorry to hear that Mikec and Nina are leaving the headquarters of K4, but they were reassuring me last night that they will still keep an eye on the club. I was afraid that K4 might be turned now into a new KMŠ, or some other disaster clubs with lets-get-really-fucked-up-and-wasted-on-cheap-beer-and-horror-tasteless-cheasy-music. But luckilly this is not the case.
I give them all the credits for succesful 5 years. I can't really see anyone as a good replacement for Mik, but...changes are always good. Fresh breeze.
Dear K4, happy anniversary!
I wish you to be rocking many many decades more, I wish you silver, gold and diamond anniversary too. I wish by the time diamond anniversary hits the calendar, I will be well botoxed, tuned up, to still have the legs for wearing hot pants and red lipstick and still dance in the pool. In tha club pool. Oooh yeah!

Gosh everyone here wants your pieces, fantastic stuff!!!

That's the respond I got yesterday from Stefan, the Not Just A Label team member.
Last week I sent them 5 of my most extravagant outfits, which will take part in THE SHOP.

NJAL is the leading online platform for emerging graduates and design talents with more than a thousand fashion designers from over 40 countries. THE SHOP is a new online initiative which will be launched on May 28th and will offer one-off pieces from designers like Ute Ploier, Anna Aichinger, Husam El Odeh and many others.

The first to host THE SHOP is Robin Schulie, head-buyer of Maria Luisa store in Paris and Unit F, the Austrian Association for Contemporary fashion.

DIANE PERNET will be the sites host in July! Every month another leading industry figure will host NJAL.

THE SHOP will launch on the 28th May together with the 9 festival for fashion & photography in Vienna, initiated and organised by Unit F buro fur mode.

I must say, my dream to meet Diane Pernet, my personal idol, is slowly coming to an end. It's becoming reality.

Plus, did I mention that Dazed and Confused and other major fashion magazines are covering this project?

The other DP & Henrik Vibskov dogs

I would sooo want designer pets like these...;)

photo: Ada Bligaard

Delicious hunting trip and dinner with my flatmates

Fresh from "njiva" straight to our mouths.... tonight wok style. Tomorrow who knows....

Davorka Pozgan website launch

I finally got it!!!
The site is still a bit of a work in progress, but it is a good start.

It was designed by my fabulous friend Bianca BeeZee Zvorc, a New York based Slovenian, who also celebrates her birthday today. Happy Birthday, dear Bianca. And thank you for a wonderful work
Check it out and let me know what you think.

www.davorkapozgan.com

Beware of the marmot (svizec). :)

I KNEW IT!!!!!!!

Remember when I anounced that Mareunrol, a latvian fashion design duo with that wonderful Detective story) will winn the Festival Hyeres 2009?
It turns out that I was right.
They won the grand jury prize and the 1.2.3 prize.
Bravo!

The Interview

It went really well. Among 20 kandidates on our MA Womenswear list, who came that morning to CSM, 6 of us made it to the personal interview. The Nazi lady, the head of our department, wasn't there though. I got interviewed by 2 other professors, who were actually really nice. My heart was pounding, but I managed to cool down, relax, and on the end even joke a little. They asked me questions like: Are you able to take negative kriticism? (because mrs Wilson-the Nazi Lady, will break you down, tear you to pieces!) How do I see myself after the school if I get in, What will happen if I don't get in; What did I do so far; Why did I apply to CSM... Not really any tricky questions, more of a personality test.
They told me my portfolio is really really nice and asked me if all slovenian students make such an effort or is it just me..:) I told them that you get only one chance to impress. I have learned it well through my life experiences and application to the best fashion school in the world is something I took very seriously.
I left the building with a good feeling.
Now I must wait for about 5 weeks for the letter....

London Xpress by DP

i have a pretty good feeling...:))
and i am prolonging my ticket.
and i think tomorrow i am off to buy myself my first pair of Vivienne Westwood shoes.
and i am sleeping with a view over thames river and the dome.
and in the past 24h i had the best chinese dumplings in soho, best indian in bricklane, best lebanese in little kairo....
and I keep bumping into slovenian friends from the very first moment i arrived to the INSPIRATION CAPITOL.
I love it!

The holy grail of Central Saint Martins is only 1 day away

I am going mental at this very moment. I haven't been so nervous since ITS#5. It's a big day ahead of me tomorrow. I will be staying over at somebody I don't know yet. Friend of a friend of a friend, who lives in the "Manhattan" area of the city. Thanks to facebook and the modern age of communication.
I will be meeting Manca, my dearest squatter/language editor/party animal friend. And probably some other Slovenians currently living in London. I have checked already if there's any good line-ups in Fabric, but luckilly Freeland and Evil Nine are not playing. Otherwise I would probably want to go to my interview straight from the party. Hoooh!

I got another email from the Not Just A Label team saying:
"We are launching a new project in June, our best designers will be invited to sell their best pieces on NJAL. We absolutely would love you to take part. We'll be in touch next week."

Sounds promising and it make's me very happy.
In case that mrs. Louise from CSM tells me to fuck off from her school, I can still look forward to something that smells like international project. Yaaay!

My dear readers and friends, please wish me luck and please think of me on thursday 10AM!
I will need it.

DP - designer of the week on Not Just a Label!

I just got a letter from NOT JUST A LABEL team:
"Dear Davorka,
We hope you are well. As you probably have seen, we are featuring you as designer of the week on NJAL. We hope it will give you lots of exposure and success for your outstanding designs."

Woohooo, that is a nice surprize. I joined them last week, and I already like it! ;)

What is NOT JUST A LABEL?
NOT JUST A LABEL ("NJAL") is the leading global business directory for showcasing avant-garde fashion designers of today, nurturing the upcoming talents of tomorrow. It provides an outlet for talent to blossom; a place where visionaries meet collaborators dedicated to the creative spirit of fashion. The platform targets graduates and avant-garde fashion designers, providing a stage where collections are showcased online. Numerous designers have already been discovered by international press and recruited by renowned retailers and prestigious fashion houses via the NJAL website.

Kool, ey? Click here for my NJAL look book.

photo: MartaL