Jean Gritsfeldt

Grey Sheep

@jeangritsfeldt

Location

kiev / ukraine

University

kiev national university of technologies and design

Graduation year

2011

Contact

Jean Gritsfeldt explores the boundaries between fashion, modelling, sculpture and the human body, experimenting with various fabrics and patterns; whilst infusing high-fashion elements with abstract and conceptual
ideas, creating an eccentric escapade of color and texture. In his work he is
focusing mainly on the interaction between body, language and new media. Fashion design is a weapon that helps him in the battle of Beauty with Ugliness, the battle of Easiness with Complexity.

Latest Collection

Centaurs’ Racing

Centaurs’ Racing Collection by Jean Gritsfeldt, Spring/Summer 2020
For many years, horse racing has occupied an important place among the most anticipated events of Great Britain. It occupies the front pages of newspapers and magazines and gathers hundreds of thousands of guests from around the world. Nevertheless, not even races and beautiful animals stir up the minds of Ascot fans—this is the number one event in the world of fashion.
The new Centaurs’ Racing collection is Jean Gritsfeldt's interpretation of the themes of royal racing in Ascot and medieval mythology. Classic costumes and outerwear are decorated with graphic images of canvas knots as a reference to a horse harness. Bright prints on silk, which combine the elements of scarf ornaments, images of ropes, chains, as well as the mythical centaur women, were created in collaborations with Derega, a Ukrainian artist and illustrator.
Boiled denim is decorated with textured weaving, reminiscent of horse ammunition. The designer used metallic details on knitwear and artificial hair stylized as a mane. Collection colours: beige, gray, black, and multi-coloured prints.