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www.MOSTmag.com || FASHIO N MAG A ZINE || 199heritage in these designs, I have produced clothing that connects contemporary life with my homeland and my past. FMM: Where would you like your career in fashion to lead you?T.S: My big dream is to be a full-time fashion designer with customers all over the world. It will take a lot of work but I know there is nothing that is impossible.FMM: What do you think are the current and future trends in fashion?T.S: I have read about many trends, but I believe that designers are the ones who should create them. I designed my own collection before I read anything about any trends, and then I found that the majority of what I%u2019ve done is described by these trends. I call it intuition. According to Glamour, in the spring of 2015 the color yellow is supposed to be popular: from amber and canary to saffron and marigold. Black-and-white also will be a trend with variations of textures, patterns, and silhouettes. Blue-and-white combinations, as well as kimonostyle trench coats, that some fashion magazines say have been %u201cspotted all over the runways.%u201d According to Vogue, suede is going to be very much in style, bingham %u201ccovering everything from baja mini dresses to mink fur coats.%u201d I have it for my new collection.FMM: Do you have a preferred material to use for your design?T.S: My collection CONTRAST is done from leather, silk and chiffon. My preference is working with natural fibers. My new collection will use natural fibers and leather as well.FMM: Tell us about your design process?T.S: I start by selecting fabrics. Just by looking at a certain pattern, I decide what design I will do. I can find a beautiful trim and it can inspire the whole outfit or a beautiful piece of leather that immediately tells me what I am going to do with it. I sketch everything myself. Once the sketch is done, I contact a digital flats-maker and illustrator. Once flat design is done on the computer, I connect with my sample-makers over Skype because they are in my home country of Belarus. Then, I send them all the sketches, flats and illustrations and explain everything in detail. FMM: Do you have an inspirational process or each season is different?T.S: It is hard for me to talk about many seasons because I have done only one collection so far and have been in fashion for less than two years. I am currently working on an Autumn/Winter collection and it is already in the hands of my samplemakers. If I get sponsors, I will be able to show my new collection either in New York or Los Angeles as I have invitations from producers in both cities.FMM: How do you promote your brand?T.S: Since May 2013 I have done six runway shows. Along with the shows in Minsk and RAWards, in March of 2014 I showed my collection at LA Fashion Week with Style Fashion Week at LA LIVE and in September at the Orange County Fashion week. I have also done several photo shoots. One was done for the look book on my website. Two more were done with an awardwinning photographer, Viktorija Pashuta. My collection has also been featured in a number of editorials with Viktorija%u2019s photos: MOST Fashion Magazine, Elements Magazine and Avant Garde Magazine. I was also featured in the newsletter and magazine of Claremont McKenna College, where I work full-time as a web manager.The Los Angeles Times published two feature articles on me. I was featured in Whittier Daily News, LA Fashion Magazine, Fusion Magazine, >>>>>