Press

Tess Kartel for REGARD Magazine at Kao Pao Shu

August, 2010

Kao Pao Shu collections are simplistic, elegant intricacy melded with a contemporary off kilter imagination. It’s beautiful and functional. How close is this to your personal attire?

- Dimitry Loiseau -

I loved the shoot and the designs were great. Original. You totally described her line in a few words, in the right way. She has some really cool, funky and at the same time, elegant pieces in the collection. I love to mix total opposites and I saw a lot of that in her designs. I don’t like doing the predictable or listening to what’s “in style”. I like what I like, whether it’s in fashion or not. That’s what her designs do as well.

I love Kao Pao Shu. Each piece impressed me with its own unique character. Some of the pieces are definitely fashion forward and edgy. It reminds me of European designs.

- Tess Kartel -

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Kao Pao Shu Fashion Artist - Ribbons of Inspiration

By Terence L. Taylor & Donna Stokes

Always the individualist, Naida Begeta’s career in fashion began,(like many other great achievers), through necessity.  While living in Sarajevo, she could not find a handbag that suited her personal style and practical needs.  By manipulating ribbon and other materials, Naida created a handbag that would change the course of her future.  Orders from family, friends and the woman-on-the-street began tumbling in.  During our interview, when asked which of her designs are her favorite, she points to a unique purse hanging on the wall. “That’s my favorite one, because that’s the one I just finished.  I’ll love the next one just as much as that one. I love what I create.” The words of a true artist!

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ifashion network @ Kao Pao Shu

“I design pieces that are comfortable so that when you put it on you don’t feel like a doll,” says Bosnian designer of Kao Pao Shu,Naida Begeta.

The opening of the Santa Monica Kao Pao Shu signature showroom and retail store depicted Begeta’s personal and eclectic style.

With the aspiration to make artistic garments that are easily accessible according to the customer’s individual taste, Begeta made certain to incorporate diverse fabrics and structures in her line.

Each one of Begetas’ pieces are made for comfort while having the flexibility of being transformed.

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From the parties with Dice&Dice in Japan to being seen on the red carpet in NYC, word is getting around about the offbeatly beautiful lines of Naida Begeta. Check out some of these links to see what everyone is talking about :

  • Interview with TBA - the bay area fashionista

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  • Naida Begeta Tastemaker Los Angeles Magazine