My inspired starting point for this collection was the fetish for skin and its reconstitution. So, here I treat our second skin - clothes - like our actual skin, focussing on what skin can be (smooth, wrinkled, supple, firm, etc) and what it can withstand (cutting, stitching, stretching, cleansing, etc). I want to look closely at it through a simple microscope. There are no limits. The skin is sewn; softened; various layers are superimposed; it's cut; distressed; made bigger; rolled; pierced, etc. I chose viscose jersey, silk organza and material with elasticised finishings as the main fabrics to create this effect. Photo: Rui Vasco Aleksandar Petrovic with Estée Lauder products Aleksandar Petrovic with Estée Lauder products Alexander was born in Belgrade in 1973. He took his first steps in the world of creative art via a design and painting course in Warsaw, by Professor Andrezey Rogosky. After studying Costume Design and Contemporary Clothing in Belgrade's Academy of Fine Arts, in 1998 he enrolled on the famous Fashion Design course at the Antwerp Royal Academy of Arts, in Belgium. Between 1994 and 1998 he took part in several collective catwalk shows in Yugoslavia. These included "Hats Show"; "Swimming Pool"; "Recycled Fashion"; "European Nights" and "Sakana". He won the Fashion Statue Most Promising Designer competition. In 1999 he moved into the Portuguese market, opening his own shop. In 2001 he designed the wardrobe for two ballets at Lisbon's Belem Cultural Centre: "15" by Filipe Viegas and "New Tan" by Tânia Carvalho.