Atıl Kutoğlu

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Atıl Kutoğlu (* 1968 in Istanbul ) is a Turkish fashion designer who lives in Austria .

Life

Atil Kutoğlu was born in Istanbul and attended the German school there . He came to Vienna to study economics, which he completed in 1991. With funding from the then Mayor of Vienna, Dr. Helmut Zilk , and the fashion secretariat in the Austrian Chamber of Commerce , he was also able to present his first collection in 1991. In 1992 he received the Munich City Prize for the best newcomer in the fashion industry. In 1994 he received the "DIVA-Woolmart" for the best Austrian fashion designer. This was followed by fashion shows in Düsseldorf , Milan , Paris and New York . In 1997 he opened the first “Vienna Fashion Days” . In 1999 he showed his “Ottoman Collection” in Istanbul on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the founding of the Ottoman Empire .

Fashion

In his designs, Kutoğlu was always inspired by the wealth of shapes and colors of the Ottomans and combined oriental elements with the clear signature of the fashion of western designers. He mainly uses leather , organza , muslin , velvet , silk and fabrics with a glossy look. Especially through his evening dresses, he could soon count on a number of well-known personalities who made his dresses known. These include not only Austria's Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik , Francesca von Habsburg , Sonja Kirchberger , Catherine Zeta-Jones , Barbara Wussow , Naomi Campbell, but also Hayrünnisa Gül , the wife of Turkish President Abdullah Gül , for the past five years . This regular customer gave the designer a special assignment. He should "modernize" this for the self-confessed headscarf wearer. Gül could be the first “modern” Turkish first lady with an Islamic headgear, in which opponents Güls see a symbol of political Islam.

Currently (2007) Kutoğlu is working on his collection for Fashion Week New York, his main goals are a boutique in New York, his own cosmetics line and Kutoğlu home accessories.

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  1. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung : Hayrünnisa Gül - Less headscarf, more sexy August 27, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Kutoğlu, Atıl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kutoglu, Atil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish fashion designer
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Istanbul