Dress from human hair turns heads

ISTANBUL – The Fashion Show inspired by Dr. Jivago Between March 10 and March 14, Istanbul will host the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week presented by American Express. Famous fashion designer Atıl Kutluoğlu's 2014-2015 fall and winter collections made a debut at the Istanbul Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Australian model Larissa Marolt was the lead model while Deren Dalu, Defne Samyeli and Eren Talu's 17-year-old daughter also took the podium. Including 22 catwalks and 45 shows, the fashion week will take place at Karaköy Antrepo 3. You may find yourself in an international and enchanting fashion world when you step into the Antrepo entrance through Istanbul Modern. Guests can take a break in the restrooms or Mercedes-Benz lounge or follow comments on Twitter about the fashion week on the large screens in the lounge. The fashion week began with Gizia's fashion show on Monday morning. Clothing made of hair and 'horon' (folk dance) Fashion designer Deniz Berdan presented her new collection under the DB Berdan brand yesterday with 30 pieces of extraordinary designs and unique style. The most attractive piece of the collection is the dress made from hair strands. The total length of the hair strands would measure around 1,500 kilometers if put end-to-end. A joint product with L'Oreal, the dress is made using hair from 60 individuals and 64,000 milliliters of hair conditioner.

Berdan said it took one week only to prepared this dress and that the collection was showcased in Paris and London. This was the first Turkey debut for her collection. With only a few minutes left before the show, Berdan looked calm backstage. "While preparing the collection, the starting point was the folk dance 'horon,' which has an important place in the Black Sea culture. The patterns were made by means of collage and drawing. The background music of the show includes songs from the Black Sea region. It took a few days to select the background music and DJ Fatiş made the arrangements," Berdan said. Berdan's collection was no doubt the most anticipated.