About Lena Santana
Lena Santana is from a diverse background both in career terms and personally. She was born in Salvador (Brazil), studied fashion design in London and lived in Rio de Janeiro and this cosmopolitan history is reflected in her designs.
Her fascination with the technique behind the tailoring and the structure of dress-making began whilst working as costume designer. The innovative and dramatic use of materials within her creations is inspired by this field of design.
Lena envisions her clients to play with the clothes she creates adapting them to fit their mood, in a playful and flirtatious way. The concept of a dialogue between opposites gives direction to her collections and for her there is no opposition in the traditional sense. It becomes a dance, free and rigorous at the same time, between the light and the heavy, revealing what is hidden, finding luxury in the ordinary, exploring the game that shows the ugly in the beauty.
Lena Santana's current interests have been to reuse and rescue old fabrics to create new wearable garments, to create efficient, conceptual and eco-friendly collections. She aims is to sell her future collections in boutiques and shops around London and Europe, providing unique pieces that rescue vintage clothing with a twist of tailored modern couture look.
Lena's underpinnings are found in her homeland Brazil. Her collections are full of colour, rhythm and femininity. Over the years Lena has introduced concepts of fair trade, recycled materials and fabrics to her product development which result in unique garments, socially responsible and full of character.
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