Designer Profile

A real Parisienne with Slavic origins, Mina d'Ornano was an actress, screenwriter and director before she decided to channel her creativity into fashion. Fashion, just like the arts, was a passion since childhood "My fashion desires came from a feeling of frustration. Never finding what I wanted to wear finally inspired me."

Inspiration and motivation are key words behind her creations: she is constantly on the look-out for the best materials, with a preference for soft, luxurious and colorful pieces, silks especially, which she combines with precision and harmony.

She expands her fashion line yearly, loyal to the same vision; "Hidden luxury is true luxury". d'Ornano has thrust crochet, once old-fashioned needlework, back into the foreground. Her shawls are reversible, with naturalistic, intricate lace and beaded details.

There is nothing ephemeral about her collection. This is about exquisite pieces, meant to be handed down through the generations. Mina's style, a mixture of Parisian allure and bohemian splendor, offers unexpected results: her designs have been described as a spiritual alliance between Elsa Schiaparelli and Jimi Hendrix. A mixture of glamor, raw talent and unpredictability.