Collection: Antik Batik
Antik Batik is a French designer brand founded in 1992 by Gabriella Cortese. Since the very beginning, she has been cultivating her own very authentic style of “boho chic.” Natural materials meet an amalgamation of artistic influences, while embroidery and patterns combine to embody the dandyesque elegance of a globe-trotting woman. “I want to create a wardrobe that looks like all the best memories of a world traveler, like the pieces from her attic that remind her of cherished childhood moments, or her wildest parties.” Gabriella breathes life into her steadfast appreciation for the world’s traditional handicraft by making millennia-old techniques the foundation of her collections. “Handwork is a value which is being lost in the world. These ancestral gestures are being preserved thanks to manufacturing that asserts its difference.” Embroidery, weaving, printing, everything in the Antik Batik wardrobe is the product of an army of artisans’ patience and care: “I love clothing that has a soul. I prefer to produce less, but better.”
