SHAMASK – MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK SPRING 2012 COLLECTIONS MODA
Born in Amsterdam, Ronaldus Shamask moved to London at the age of twenty-one where he began painting as well as illustrating fashion for the London Times and Observer.
In 1968, Mr. Shamask visted the United States on an invitation from the multi-media artists’ organization called The Company of Man, based in Buffalo, New York. Mr. Shamask remained with the company for three years, designing sets and costumes for ballet and theatre, including the production of “The Lightening Conductor” set to the original score by Thomas Lukas Foss that was presented at the Albright Knox Art Museum.
In 1978, Mr. Shamask opened his design studio-retail store on Madison Avenue, New York City and exhibited his first women’s couture collection. The critical acclaim for his work was extraordinary. “Intimate Architecture”, “Architectural Clothing”, “The Architect of Style” were all phrases coined to describe the designer and his clothing. This combined with generous coverage in WWD, Vogue, People Magazine, Life, New York Times, and other major publications, both in and out of the fashion industry, led to Mr. Shamask’s receiving the prestigious Coty Fashion Award in 1981, scarcely two years after his first showing.
In the fall of 1985, Mr. Shamask presented his first menswear collection. Again, within two years, Mr. Shamask was voted Outstanding Designer by the Council of Fashion Designs of America. …
