Founder and creative director, Erdem
Erdem Moralioglu
Canadian-British
Erdem Moralioglu was born in Montreal to a Turkish father and a British mother. He founded his London label, Erdem, in 2005 and remains its creative director. The house is known for womenswear built on prints, embroidery and lace, often drawing on historical figures, and it shows at London Fashion Week.
Houses
Their runway, measured
48 looks in 2 showsNext to every runway we track, Erdem Moralioglu's looks are more muted, cooler, less tonal and more colour-blocked.
Colours
- Black24%
- Charcoal13%
- Silver · 1.7× the average9%
- Grey8%
- Pink · 3.4× the average7%
- White7%
- Navy5%
- Ivory / cream5%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness42/100about average · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation10.5more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals67%about average · all runways 60%
- Warm hues50%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks21%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 43more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture8.39more textured · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.108shinier · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Straight / tubular 36%
- Hourglass / cinched waist 30%3.0×
- Tiered / layered volume 28%4.1×
- Column 23%
- Oversized 23%
Materials
- Silk / satin 55%2.3×
- Sequins / paillettes 28%4.4×
- Chiffon / organza / tulle 28%2.2×
- Cotton / poplin 26%
- Lace 21%3.1×
Details
- Beading / crystals 57%4.9×
- Embroidery 43%5.3×
- Feathers 34%13.6×
- Ruffles 30%4.1×
- Bows 28%5.2×
Patterns
- Floral 45%5.2×
- Abstract print 9%1.8×
- Patchwork print 6%3.3×
- Ombre / gradient 4%1.9×
- Abstract stripe / brushstroke 4%2.4×
Mood
- Romantic 74%4.6×
- Dramatic 47%3.5×
- Whimsical 36%3.9×
- Elegant 34%
- Dark 32%2.5×
Era references
- Victorian 36%11.7×
- 1950s 15%6.1×
- 2000s / y2k 4%2.1×
- 1920s 4%3.3×
- 1990s 2%72% less
From the AI tags on 47 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
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