Instead of the surface, Eszter Polyák puts the glitter of darkness on the catwalk. Her collections stem from the darkness that most of us are afraid to face. She feeds off the culture of the outsider. As a former costume designer for the Capital Circus of Budapest, effective solutions are essential to her style. Sometimes she smuggles animal elements into her costumes – she locks corpses of flies into the eternal reality of synthetic resin buttons, or decorates skirts with neon chicken feet – and at other times she completely disconnects from our reality and presents us with androgynous androids.
Her style is a unique blend of influences, drawing inspiration not only from American drag queen culture and the surrealistic fashion world but also from the mesmerizing circus, the dramatic theatre, the captivating movie industry, and the enigmatic world of aliens. This eclectic mix is crafted in a way that only a young Hungarian designer can experience, resulting in a truly distinctive and visionary aesthetic.
