Arkadius

Arkadius (Arkadiusz Weremczuk) is a Polish fashion designer that lives in London. He was born in Lublin (Poland) on the 5th July 1969.

He graduated from the BA course in Fashion Design with Marketing from St. Martin’s College of Art and Design in London in 1999. In his second year at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design he met Alexander McQueen and worked in his creative atelier. After graduation he launched his own label, ‘Arkadius’. The list of stars wearing his creations is quite extensive and includes such names as: Christina Aguilera, Ashanti, Bjork, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Pink, Graham Norton and Adrien Brody. In 2000 he received the New Generation Award from the British Fashion Council and was chosen as the best fashion designer of the year by Elle Style Awards Poland. In 2001 the industry experts chose Arkadius as one of the 10 leading designers in the United Kingdom. The same year he received an award from NESTA. The new strategy of Arkadius as a designer is based mainly on licensing with a few highly professional companies, who are the leaders in their own field. The first product launched in January 2005, are sunglasses under a name of: ‘Arkadius Goggles’. Other products are scheduled to appear on the market in due course. The brand philosophy: ‘Dare to be different’ is rapidly finding its niche market around the world among the young rebellious, non conformists. With an appox 70,000 hits per month, arkadius.com is the window to the world of the unique design philosophy of Arkadius.Apart from working in the fashion field, Arkadius made his debut as a costume designer when Placido Domingo, the Artistic Director of the LA Opera House appointed him to design costumes for the production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. The opera received its premiere in May 2003 at the Los Angeles Opera House. He has also designed interior for a Farol Design Hotel in Portugal in 2004.

External links

* [http://www.arkadius.com Official site]