Adapting traditional approaches of garment design to the world of contemporary fashion, Ümit Ünal’s signature style is in the details.
Ümit Ünal is a zephyr of spring style. Adapting traditional approaches of garment design to the world of contemporary fashion, Ümit’s signature details of hand stitching and patchwork can be seen adorning the coats, shirts and dresses of his collections.
With special attention to the form and drape of his garments, Ümit makes a shimmering silk shirt edgy and fresh with a cropped cut.
Incorporating menswear features into womenswear, such as the peaked lapel, fitted shoulders and soft cotton lining of the Long Linen Duster Jacket is pure Ümit. Light and airy, the jacket is designed to take us to the spring breezes of a Turkish coastal town at dusk.
From his Istanbul studio, in a region with a long history of beautiful craftsmanship, Ümit and his small team craft each piece from natural fabrics – gauzy cotton, soft silks and intentionally crumpled linens.
Ümit commissions custom handmade feather lapel pins for the jackets and coats such as the Linen Patchwork Jacket.
“All of our pieces have a different connection with the other items from the collection like lovers or family. Some of them are like sisters or brothers. Balancing or contrasting each other. The combinations are up to you.”
– Ümit Ünal
