Fashion
Gallagher’s inspiration emerges not only from her experience, but it also originates from classical art. What better way to make art than through art? With influences ranging from Gothic architecture to stained glass and Japanese illustrations, her creativity and vision are unique. Before every season, Gallagher prepares her designs by creating mood boards, installations, and paintings to clearly visualize what inspires her. At a first glance her work may seem uncomplicated, but upon further investigation, her designs are collected, boldly monochrome, and elegant, consisting of subtle details and enthralling textures. She’s known for her minimal use of color within her designs, but that’s not an issue as her manipulation of dark colors surpasses most. Black, the darkest color yet the color with no color at all, represents both full absorption and complete absence of light, evil and elegance, and such a dichotomy of tastes that persists in Gallagher’s designs.
Moreover, her designs have no embellishments — nothing is unnecessary. In an industry where things are constantly enhanced and quite often redundant, Katie Gallagher produces direct and sophisticated designs with a touch of gothic style, which is refreshing and reminds one of the beauty of simplicity. Gallagher has yet many things to experience within the industry. Though already an established designer, Katie Gallagher is still young and eventually hopes to work for other renowned names to continue growing in the industry. A woman capable of consistently re-defining monochrome every season, and who brings back “black is the new black”, it’s no wonder she is one a designer to watch. n
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