In January 2007, Martina Mueller launched her own label CALLISTI and in the very same year, she opened her first store in Vienna. The designer focuses on Prêt-à-porter / Ready to Wear Collections and supplemented her label in 2009 with her first Couture Line, the “Luxury Couture Line”.
In this exclusive
interview she gives an insight into her fashionable
world.
When or
what was it that awakened the desire in you to start a career as a fashion
designer? Could you please describe your own career path in few sentences?
I have arrived
enthusiastically on the fashion and design scene after several years. I
started creating and sewing at the age of 13 for friends and family. At 19
years old, I presented my first collection successfully in an avant-garde
fashion store in the Viennese 1 District. At 23 years old, at the end
of my university studies as a graphic designer, I went to Miami and New
York, where I derived the influences for my upcoming collections.
My inspirations
came from the diversity of the people, the Broadway theaters and the art and
architecture. The elegance and simplicity of the architectural landscape,
glamorized by mirrored glass and classical lines, with elegant, ornate
details is depicted in all my work.
How do
you develop your collections? Do you have a vision or a philosophy?
In January 2006, I
launched my label CALLISTI and opened up my first store in Vienna. I am
the designer, creative director, the heart and the brain behind CALLISTI. I am one of the very rare and lucky people that can say from the bottom
of my heart: “I love my job.. I love what I do!” My hobby became my
profession and I say “THANK YOU” to the universe and god every day to have had
the chance to do so…
Designing fashion… being creative & productive is the best
fulfillment I can imagine… this is what makes me feel free… and that I love the
most.
How
would you prefer to be recognized or seen by others?
I read this about
myself once in a magazine: “Martina Mueller Callisti`s unique sense of
aesthetics has already earned her a distinguished place in the fashion business
nationwide and everything she produces reflects her exclusive approach to
elegance. She has a deep understanding of a woman’s form and shape and there is
a huge amount of integrity in her work. The ambition behind CALLISTI is to
evolve and develop the distinctive design universe reflecting Ms. Muellers
unique style.”
How
would you describe your personal fashion style? Any personal favorite
designers?
My personal style
is chic, stylish, cool, sexy.
Which other labels
or designers inspires me most? I adore Lanvin for his feminine, stylish but
classy dresses… Rick Owens for his really cool, futuristic, edgy style
which is still kind of sexy… Elie Saab for his amazing and absolutely
stunning evening gowns.
You have
lived in Vienna, New York and Miami. Which is your most preferred city and why?
The most
inspiring city and the place to be definitely is New York. I go there
as often as I can… which is less often than I’d like… this city is something
else and totally unique…
The best place to
go for some quiet time is Santorini… the most beautiful spot in the world…
unique small Greek island where I once found the name for my fashion label
CALLISTI.
For more
informations, feel free to discover CALLISTI’s homepage :
Images by Wolf Steiner for Martina
Mueller Callisti & by Martina Mueller CALLISTI
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