In 2005, Sybilla Sorondo Myelzwinska, the New York–born, Mallorca-based designer, decided to distance herself from the company she founded in the ’80s. It had made her famous; in Spain she was practically a national treasure, and throngs of loyal clients and friends were then left in tears. Where else could they find dresses that wrapped around the body with such grace and ease, little marvels of cut and draping that could be transformed into countless shapes? But now Sybilla is finally back, having recovered ownership of the brand. “Fashion is in my blood, almost an addiction: I had to do it again,” she said during a presentation of her Spring collection in Paris.
During her 10-year hiatus Sybilla had been anything but lazy, devoting herself to a diverse array of projects, from organizing seminars on sustainable design and social responsibility at her home in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains of Mallorca to working as president of Fabric for Freedom, a foundation that promotes the production of fabrics created with raw materials from agricultural, social, and craft initiatives. All this good work translated organically into a vision of what fashion must do for real women: “I want to give them confidence and strength, a feel of natural beauty, of effortless ease. Clothes must be worn with love, emotion, and pride,” she said.
Her trademark silhouette is still liquid and fluid, caressing the hips, enhancing the roundness of the shoulders, elongating the neckline with artfully designed décolletages. The dresses are cut to conceal or reveal with a gentle yet seductive sensuality. They’re also belly-friendly, cut to draw attention away from the notoriously not-so-perfect spot. “My shapes are round, based on the circle,” she told Vogue.com. “They can morph to protect or expose. Women are warriors, and I want to give them an armor that can be light and strong at the same time!” Take the Kite dress, a diamond-shaped, featherlike piece of fabric that transforms with a few sensuous gestures from a cape shape into a graceful evening dress. It looks so modern. After 10 years, Sybilla’s style hasn’t aged at all.
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