@ Paris Fashion Week (Part 2 - Umit Unal)

One thing we love is beautiful cotton fabrics especially the ones they use to make their fantastic knitwear, if you have had one before you'll know what we are talking about, with amazing button details, soft finish, some times short sleeve sometimes long sleeve and normally drop hem at the back making it fall stylishly on the body. Umit Unal however is not just jumpers, they make amazing pants, we at Jacu love the straight leg pants especially when he add his signature pin stripe always with a jacket to match.

In the words of Janice Culshaw "I have worked with Umit for nearly two decades, he is always moving his brand forwards. Umit Unal continues to amaze us with his use of hand-stitched and hand-finished garments, with exquisite stitching details meshed with luxurious fabrics, Umit Unals quirky cuts and unusual decadent linings, mixed with the highest quality silk and jersey fabrics have keep us stylish for decades."

We at Jacu always enjoy "Passion for Detail" that is certainly something that Umit Unal loves too and always keeps us coming back season after season. He completes his fine arts fashion education, having studied archaeology and art history in Istanbul. Creating fashion is accommodated in the heart of his life. He grew up in his family's atelier. In the following years, strengthened his designs through various technical and aesthetic education programs. As the starting point of his collections, preferring monochromatic colorlessness in the designs of his chosen people, biographies or alternative lifestyles, pastoral expressions prevail in forms and themes. A designer who cannot find sincerity in the system of fashion and habits, creates new interpretations and freedom areas. Creates common shared design products for women and men. There comes a feature of transforming old male clothing culture of Anatolia and Istanbul into female and male forms with a universal comprehension. He created a serene and darkly romantic world with an intriguing mix of edgy rebellion and sophistication. A designer who has carried out plenty of projects in Istanbul and Turkey and regards fashion in terms of living facts rather than a mere apparel, through partnerships he has created with powerful universal brands, is well-known as one of the key players in his sector.

He is a representative of Turkeys arm of, INTERCOLOR. INTERCOLOR is a non-profit organisation, formed in 1963, whose members are an interdisciplinary group of colour experts, representing national associations and consultants working for global players in textiles, fashion and product design. Turkey has been present at INTERCOLOR since 1996 through the TCMA (Turkish Clothing and Manufacturers). In 2009, Ümit Ünal and Özlem Süer, fashion designers and poducers with an international vision, set up their own structure in Istanbul, called 34Color.Ist. Their exchanges with INTERCOLOR have enabled them to develop colour expertise within Turkish companies wanting to keep up with the trends.