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Background and career
Katarzyna Konieczka is a Polish fashion designer and costume maker. She received her education at the International School of Costume and Fashion design (Międzynarodowa Szkoła Kostiumografii i Projektowania Ubioru) in Warsaw, where she gratuated in 2008.

Since then, she has produced three full collections: Mascarade in 2008, which was presented at the Fashion Week Poland in Łódź within the Golden Thread contest and awarded with Diane's Pernet A Shaded View Award in Premiere Vision category; The Very Twisted Kingdom in 2010 and finally Nekromantik in 2011. Konieczka is also author of scene costumes and costumes used mostly by Polish musicians, such as a death metal band Behemot, Justyna Steczkowska or Doda. Konieczka's corsets and metal accessories has also been picked by international stylists of such celebrities as Jeniffer Lopez and Lady Gaga.

International recognition
The designers work has quickly gained recognition, particularly in the foreign fashion press. Among her biggest achievements is a feature at Vogue ItalyBold text webpage and a cover and editorial for the 321 (fall 2012) issue of British I:D Magazine, featuring star models Isabeli Fontana and Natasha Poly, photographed by Daniele Duella and Iango Henzi and styled by Patti Wilson. Konieczka's orthographical neckpieces, corsets and metal face- accessories were exposed together with designer pieces by such established fashion names as Gareth Pugh, Sonia Rykiel and Calvin Klein.