THE BRAND

Kalissi is a luxury clothing label and design studio that creates vivacious, charismatic and one-of-a-kind fashion and design pieces. Founded in 2019, our aim is to promote and inspire individuality and creativity – after all, creating iconic garments and products full of heart and soul is what we do best.

Designed to stand out, Kalissi has an attitude of its own: bright, distinct and eccentric, we are non-conventional and at our best when combining clashing colour palettes. We create strong designs that aren’t for the faint hearted – Kalissi items are bold, brave, and powerful, just like those immerse themselves in the brand. 

Kalissi designs have been featured in many fashion publications such as: Vogue, Elle, Harpers Bazaar, Schön Magazine, WWD to name a few. The brand has also presented collections at showrooms and catwalk presentations for London Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, and Tokyo Fashion Week.

The ever-growing Kalissi community is led by strong personalities such as Laura Lee of the renowned band Kruanghbin, Influencers like Tamara Kalinic, Florence Given, Bassma Boussel, Jessie Bush, Conchita Wurst, Maria Bernard and actors like Tanya Renolds amongst others. The brand’s success and quick growth has attracted clients and buyers at leading retailers on a global scale.

THE FACE

Christina Hrdlicka is leaving her mark on the fashion and design industries with her eponymous line of products. Ranging from Ready-to-Wear clothing and product design to creative direction and branded stories, Christina also dedicates herself to creating beautifully sculpted objects and spaces based on an innate understanding of the alchemy of design Kalissi is a lifestyle brand.

Creative from a young age, Christina studied photography and graphic design at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna and worked with many well-known creative agencies in the areas of advertising and art direction. Frustrated with the way the creative industry was separating disciplines and not seeing the similarities between art and design, Christina knew that in order to have a career that she loved, she would have to forge her own path.

With a desire to combine her passions for art, design, fashion and sculptures in her work, she took a risk and decided to throw everything she had into creating her own brand. In 2019, Kalissi was born.By bringing together the characteristics of art and design in her creations, Christina has allowed herself to explore and create innovative yet commercially successful womenswear and products. Constantly searching for unique points of inspiration, Christina often turns shapes she comes across in her daily life into wearable art: interior design inspires clothing, objects become earrings, paintings morph into patterns and sculptures inform the intricate lines of headpieces. Christina believes in the interconnection between different artistic disciplines and aims to unite them in one design language. For Christina, there is beauty in everything.

Christina’s eagerness to explore materiality, colour, sculpture and architecture as well as her intuitive ability to bring together juxtaposing contemporary and retro-inspired designs result in products that have an expert creative flair and wealth of knowledge injected into each piece.

Most recently, Christina has started to work with objects and spaces in more detail. By creating collections for clients, overseeing art direction and curating visual storytelling, she has a strong hand in creating beautiful in-store experiences for her clients to show off. Through this work, Christina fuses the realms of fashion and interior design together, proving that both disciplines are utilised to their fullest potential when they exist in harmony.

From her Vienna-based studio, Christina creates all the designs, stories and prototypes for her products. She also dedicates herself to sourcing the finest, often non-conventional materials for her designs to ensure she stays ahead of the curve and never settles for anything less than perfect.