What Mareunrol's is known for
Riga avant-garde fashion label founded by designers Marite Mastina and Rolands Peterkops (sources give 2005/2006). Twice-honored at the 2009 Hyeres festival; work held in Latvia's National Museum of Art design collection.
Mareunrol's was founded in Riga by designers Marite Mastina and Rolands Peterkops - sources place the founding at either 2005 or 2006. Described by Latvia's National Museum of Art as the country's most internationally recognized fashion brand, the duo works in dramatic silhouettes, experimental fabrics and a strong narrative/conceptual thread. In 2009 they won the two main prizes at the International Hyeres Fashion and Photography Festival in France, and since 2012 have shown as part of Paris Fashion Week's official program. Their work is held in the permanent design collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art's Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.
In the press
- Dazed 2008
Best for — Latvian conceptual fashion and sculptural silhouettes
Latvia
Where next
- It's Retail Therapy — United States
- Elle Lokko — Accra
- Penelope's of Otaki — New Zealand
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