Zoran Ladicorbic
About
Zoran Ladicorbis was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1947. The designer, who goes by his first name, was trained in his native country as an architect, and a love of geometric shapes and straight lines is evident in his clothing design.
Zoran came to the United States in 1972. Although he had no formal education in fashion, he worked for the first few years in retail. He was also an accessories designer for the 1970s women's fashion designer, Scott Barrie.
After a few years, he opened his own business and showed his first collection in 1976. He was using only the best and most luxurious fabrics. Cashmere, satin, velvet, and high-quality wool are staples of his collection. He creates two collections a year, spring and fall, and shows them in his New York loft-workplace located in the downtown SoHo neighborhood.
The Look
He is a minimalist designer, cutting luxurious fabrics into precise, simple shapes and avoiding where possible the use of fastenings, decorations and accessories. He has produced a capsule wardrobe consisting of trousers, a cardigan, a top, four T-shirts and several skirts of different lengths. This is intended to answer all travel requirements. Cashmere is one of his favourite fabrics. He is obsessive about cutting and finishing a garment. His clothes create a feeling of luxury through perfect craftsmanship and materials, not through ostentatious embellishment, bright color, or showy fabrics. He uses the same muted color palette over and over: black and white, ivory, gray, and navy, with an occasional washed-out pastel such as pale pink or celery thrown in to liven the mix.
Who Wears It
Lauren Hutton, Candice Bergen, Isabella Rossellini, the painter Jennifer Hartley, socialite Amanda Burden, and Tipper Gore, the former U.S. vice-president’s wife.