Istituto Marangoni Firenze
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Footwear / Accessories / Textiles - Print / Illustration
My location: Florence, Italy
First Name: Maria Blanka
Last Name: Tompa
University / College: Istituto Marangoni Firenze
Course / Program: Accessories Design MA
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Footwear / Accessories / Textiles - Print / Illustration
My Location: Florence, Italy
My inspiration for this project came from a dear memory. I got my first pair of heels – a grey calfskin one with snakeskin details from a vintage store, one from the 1920s. It was a moment I remember to this day – wearing it felt like I have grown up to be a woman. The Roaring Twenties was a time filled with change – women started living by their own rules and fighting for ones they didn’t have just yet. It was the era of liberation, the time of reimagining what it meant to be a woman. It was inevitable for fashion to change accordingly, to become once and for all a tool for women to express themselves through. I kept the exceptionally feminim spirit of the 1920’s, refreshing the forms and using innovative materials. The “re vive” concept offers the experience of luxury without the feeling of compromise or remorse – a great way to show the sensitivity and consciousness of the ones wearing the pieces.