“Ara says her favourite decade is the 1960s because in that decade alone, so many different styles were alive, like Hippies, Mods and Pop Art.” ALLL thewayfromasmall own in South Korea Ata moved to South Fast Lon don and danced her way tough her BA Hons in Womensweat. After graduating last year fromtMartns she has produced some outra cous silhouettes, beautiful colour combina tons and Lycra bodysults with enough sparkle to put any cisco diva to shame, Ara knew she wanted to be a designer when she was just thirteen years old, “I saw some magazines and | just thought I realy want to make those clothes not justo buy and iryon but actualy wanted to design and make them. She says her frst collection was inspired by Hypnosis,“ isforpeople who wantto go backor remember theirhappymemariesinthe pastandtodochat people need tobe hypnotized. Imagine when people are hypnotized they cat really move ortak, | started to design from that point that people are hypnotized inside my collection, As you can see each garments connected for cesample, some of them are joined together at the knees and some of them ae joined atthe sleeses and body. As. result my collection has inceresting sihouettes” In her spare me Ara loves dancing, Hip Hop and R&B and making clothes for herselt "Wel i’ kind of par of my jb butts god, exer time I sic in front of my sewing machine Im so excited and happy be cause | never know what i going ro come out through my hands Aa saysher favourite decade i the 1960s because in that decade alone so many diferent styles were alk, ike Hippies, Mods and Pop Art. She explains chat when she i secking inspretion for her work she sources images tom a varity of styles and periods.“ usually start fom something classic and then combine it with something modern” and by the success of her debut collection this meth: 0d is clearly working for her. ‘Ara Jo's latest collection is inspired by Mermaids, she was surprised and amazed at the underwater world and the hidden se crets they hold ‘with Mythand Legend lead her to recreate the ‘amazing colours and shapes of mi her Spring/Summer 2010 collection and her designs feature a mysterious fusion of electric yellows contrasting with figure hugging black mesh. Ara tells Ponytail that she knows her Her consistent fascination collections are crazy but this is what moti vates her to continue creating clothes. Her new collection she says, is made for “a curi ‘ous woman who lives under the ocean, she is indescribably beautiful and she knows how to lure men to her Ara Jo is currently preparing for some fashion competitions which she fully intends to win and is planning to do an MA in 20II. We can definitely count on her for some more crazy designs in the future. 108