♥ designer darling: sara marhamo.

last september, i dared myself to do something i never thought i would do:

attend a few boston fashion week events, all by my lonesome.

luckily, i met up with some wonderful bloggers and also had the

chance to meet some amazing designers. one of which was the

very talented & lovely sara marhamo.

i recently got to ask the recent MassArt grad a few questions about her style

and what inspired her latest collection. here is what she had to say:

"my style is all about controlled chaos and that influences all of my designs.

deliberate visual excess. i really have a great appreciation for a sense of

craftsmanship & quality in clothing. i learned to sew when i was 14 by a

woman who was obsessed with building the perfect garment, and i think that

definitely influenced the way i create things today. my work is about knowing how

things are supposed to be put together and mixing it up a bit. i also have an

insane love of color. the girl in the little black dress will always look chic

at a party, but everyone will remember the girl in purple or red!"

"this collection explores the comforts of color and texture and pushes their limits from

the familiar folk use to a more modern edge. the looks embrace the tension

between what is, visually, too much and just right. layering the loose with the tailored,

the precisely constructed with the ripped, the woman who wears these clothes will

appreciate learning the rules, only to break them. my muse is a woman who throws it

all together and still manages to look great."

if you are in boston (& intrigued!), check out ms. marhamo's designs in person

tomorrow night at the liberty hotel's "fashionably late" event!!