'Bringing minimalistic style in exquisite fabrics to the Upper West Side.' Kava GORNA c/o COSMOPOLA directed the Fall/Winter 2017 mood film for KES NYC. In front of her camera in inhospitable terrain – model Nataila Bonifacci in a black, windblown giant robe moving to music by Vince Nudo. DP was Jack Magee. The fashion of the native of Israel, KES, can be found either online or in her New York Upper West Side Boutique: KES NYC, 463 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, New York 10024.
About - KES. A native of Kibbutz Afikim, Lia Kes grew up in an idealistic Israeli pioneering community in northern Israel. The idyllic landscape of orchards, plowed fields and nature at its best filled her childhood and day-to-day life on a kibbutz. This influenced Kes as a person and as a young designer. Kibbutz life required simple, practical clothing, and there was a raw, down-to-earth integrity to garments made at the communal sewing workshop known as the “matpera.” From the youngest to the oldest, the entire community was outfitted with the matpera’s simple, functional designs, which offered exceptional quality and a certain utilitarian charm. The women who staffed the matpera inspired a young Kes.... kesnyc.com