Renaissance Trench Coat by Adina Banea is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 Silver A' Design Award in Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design Competition Category.
SilverFashion· 2018
Renaissance Trench Coat
by Adina Banea
Client: Reprobable
Silver A' Design Award Winner in Fashion Category
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About Renaissance Trench Coat
Renaissance is a trench coat designed for both daily and evening wear. The coat is made of wool and has a magnetic closure. Further magnets are placed in the lining. Short handwritten messages on Tyvek paper can be attached to these magnets to change the look. The trench coat can be worn plain for work and then personalised later in the day. The design is urban and minimal in form. Sizing covers 34 to 42, or small to large. The intent is to offer one garment with two moods, from formal to playful.
The Recognition
About the Silver A' Design Award
Renaissance Trench Coat is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Renaissance Trench Coat is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Renaissance Trench Coat is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.
Where to Get It
Contemporary Minimalist Fashion
We create minimalist urban fashion that dresses both body and soul. Our collections blend clean aesthetics with emotional storytelling, featuring versatile pieces that transform with your mood. Each garment embodies simplicity with an edge, designed for those who dare to express personality through thoughtful fashion.
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Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
When I first thought about my brand, I saw myself in transparency, my life and my experiences, my fears and my passions all together.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
I always wanted to resonate with people similar to me, I think that's the biggest goal to achieve in this work.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
I would love to be more visible worldwide in the near future.
Grand Interview
Your innovative approach to transforming the Renaissance Trench Coat from a professional garment to a playful piece through magnetic elements is fascinating - could you elaborate on how this versatility concept emerged and evolved during your design process?
The concept of versatility in the Renaissance Trench Coat was born out of a desire to merge sophistication with spontaneity. From the beginning, I envisioned a piece that could be effortlessly transformed to reflect the fluid nature of personal style. Magnetic elements became a key tool in achieving this vision, allowing the wearer to adjust and reinterpret the garment in real-time. The design evolved as I experimented with placements and discovered the liberating effect these magnets had, encouraging a playful interaction with what might typically be seen as a more structured, traditional piece. This shift from the expected to the surprising embodies the spirit of the Renaissance itself – a time of transformation and innovation.
The Renaissance Trench Coat's creation in response to the profound theme of love, particularly its realization in Jilava prison, presents a striking contrast - how did this historical location influence your design decisions and the emotional narrative woven into the garment?
Jilava Prison, with its haunting echoes of confinement and resilience, profoundly influenced the Renaissance Trench Coat. Designing in response to this setting meant creating something that could carry both weight and hope – love, as a theme, became essential here. I wanted the coat to serve as a bridge between past hardship and present-day freedom, with each detail subtly nodding to stories of endurance and transformation. The trench’s form, slightly restrained yet with layers of freedom in its design, embodies a sense of dignity and liberation. The emotional narrative became a thread woven throughout, giving the garment an identity that honors history while uplifting the human spirit.
The integration of Tyvek paper and magnetic closures in the Renaissance Trench Coat creates an unprecedented interaction between wearer and garment - what inspired this unique combination of materials, and how does it enhance the user experience?
Tyvek paper's texture and resilience intrigued me as it mirrors both fragility and strength, much like the layers of human experience. The addition of magnetic closures allowed this material to be utilized in a way that doesn’t restrict movement but instead facilitates a more dynamic relationship with the coat. The magnets create an adaptable structure, inviting wearers to interact with the piece intuitively. This combination elevates the coat from being merely functional to an experience, allowing wearers to feel both empowered and engaged with the garment, constantly adapting it to their style, mood, and even the moment.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Renaissance, love and versatility. A beautiful story imprinted in the fabric, tailoring and concept of this trench coat, alongside all the other garments of the collection. The uniqueness of this piece is for sure the urban design, minimalistic touch, but what is really surprising here, it rather might be its versatility. Just close your eyes, please. Firstly, you should see a serious person who is going at her serious, blue job. Now, shake your head, and just in front of you you'll see a written blue trench coat. I've put some magnetic thoughts on it. Written by my hand. With love Reprobable.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The trench was made to fit all sizes: from 34 to 42/ S to L.
- Tags
- fashion, reprobable, urban, minimalistic, simple, open-minded, powerful, clean, eco-friendly
- Production Technology
- The trench is made from wool, has a magnetic closure, and, on the other hand, a playful girl just placed some magnets in the lining too, in order to change the style passing through seriosity to a childish vibe. After, I wrote some happy thoughts on Tyvek paper and..kiss the lips! Work done!
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was mainly making my way through the industry. The secret challenge of my Renaissance's Coat is his hidden magnets. I've put some there with my hand. After, I've wrote two or three words on my tyvek paper and..that was all for changing the style.
" Faboulous!" I ve just said to myself when I was finishing the job. " This is the way I will never get bored with my lovely trench. An adult today, child again tomorrow, you always should have one more option. Even if we are speaking here of same coat. This is my challenge always. - Research
- The research was based on my inner search, a life lesson about love, all experiences put in one storyline for the collection. I wasn't looking for something creative as a must, I always put the accent at an emotional impact, since for me, fashion is not just about dressing the body, is also about dressing the soul. Thinking like this and choosing this concept for the campaign, I realised that the impact was different, since people reacted with empathy and smiles to the collection, embracing the idea of filling your closet with garments that suit your personality.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration and the story of this piece comes from the idea that we are born from love, we make love with love in order to born a child only from love. With this idea in our minds and hearts, this fashion campaign took place in Jilava, a place used in the communist regime as a prison, where numerous political prisoners were destined to a slow and sure death, a place with a lot of stories to tell, as our designs have as well.
- Project Duration
- The Renaissance Campaign was launched in Fall 2016 in Bucharest, and finished in April 2017, Romania.
- Operation Flow
- Is all about renaissance of the soul through love and through clothes. You can wear it like an ordinary must have trench coat in your closet, for boring working days! But this kind of trench can be transformed in a special one because it is full of magnets in the lining! You' ll be the star when night will come, because you have in your pockets the Tuvek paper which is handmade written and you will put it on your boring trench for an unboring vibe. That's all you need for a great and childish look!
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Reprobable.
- Image Credits
- Image #1 - Reprobable-Renaissance Campaign / 2016
Image #2 - Reprobable-Renaissance Campaign / 2016
Image #3 - Reprobable-Renaissance Campaign / 2016
Image #4 - Reprobable-Renaissance Campaign / 2016
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