Aleksandr Manamis

Aleksandr Manamis is a Copenhagen-based brand which aims to remain anonymous, not disclosing whether the name belongs to the designer or is just a generalist homage. The moody, gender-neutral basics are crafted with the utmost care and quality, resulting in layerable garments that easily flow into an existing wardrobe.

In Aleksandr Manamis’ garments, texture becomes all the more important since color is used sparingly: all fibers are natural, sweaters and cardigans light enough to layer under a jacket come in a wool/cashmere blend or in wool/cotton double layer jersey. A custom jacquard weave adds a touch of extravagance to Manamis’s otherwise quiet work.

Along with the craftsmanship quality and eye-catching silhouette, the brand signature feature is letting the wearer make final decision on how the garment will look like. Aleksandr Manamis focal point is a Person, reshaping the reality around and radiating confidence to do it. Along with the craftsmanship quality and eye-catching silhouette, the brand signature feature is letting the wearer make final decision on how the garment will look like – ribbon-ties, buttons tabs for very personal draping and folding and even, as a quint-essence, iconic Siamese shirt with both sleeves cut as one-piece, so you have to finish the design the way you like, eventually making it very personal, very core of yourself.

Aleksandr Manamis line is a mystery (creators are not known with certainty) thus makes its advocates mysteries themselves, unattainable puzzles to be solved by others. Claiming Percy Shelley as a main reference, it’s modest and dramatic appearance conveys the duality of rebel romanticism in a more contemporary light. The brand hero sees the world as an artist and a thinker, rationalist and romantic, – mainstream exile, seeking for the importance of what is inside.