DENIM & FASHION EXPERTS Kathleen Woodside and Izabel Duval announce the launch of their new contemporary women’s clothing line, bellekat inc. With the recent explosion in the high-end denim market, Ms. Woodside and Ms. Duval originally created the line to fill a void in their own closets. “We both have some of the most insane jeans,” says Woodside, “but we couldn’t find any fresh tops to wear with them.” The line made its debut in Spring 2005.
Kathleen and Izabel met while in Paris for Premiere Vision over 10 years ago. A friendship was quickly formed over Kir Royals at the Hotel Costes, as the two shared stories of their career and life experiences. Over the years their friendship remained strong, and with over 25 years of combined experience in the fashion industry, they decided to follow a shared dream. They combined their style, vision, talent and their names to form their own company. And so bellekat was born.
At bellekat, the two share equal design and creative responsibilities. Their focus is on fabrication first. The prints, applied to the most exquisite Japanese fabrics, are created from hand paintings instead of using computer generated images. Each garment is like a piece of art. The collection is saturated with a vintage taste; timeless... in a chic way. Made of ultra high count cotton yarn, the solid fabrics are treated with denim driven embellishments such as thick stitched embroidery and smocking.
Woodside and Duval chose to focus on soft swag silhouettes and sophisticated trapeze-like shapes. The flirty, flowy tops,dresses and skirts are ideal to wear with a pair of jeans.
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