, ▁pre - R ap ha el ite ▁and ▁symbol ist ▁pain ters , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Am ede o ▁Mod igli ani , ▁Pic asso , ▁Mat isse , ▁Gust ave ▁More au ▁and ▁In gres . ▁L emp ick a ' s ▁designs ▁are ▁also ▁influenced ▁by ▁" the ▁th irt ies ▁and ▁for ties ▁and ▁their ▁la ce ▁and ▁sil k ▁neg lige e ▁dress es , ▁XVIII th ▁century ▁Bar o que ▁and ▁its ▁d ain ty ▁march ion esses ". ▁Her ▁signature ▁iv y ▁leaf ▁symbol ▁is ▁drawn ▁from ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁fair yt ales ▁and ▁nature . ▁ ▁L ol ita ▁began ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁designer . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁at ▁ 2 9 , ▁she ▁presented ▁her ▁first ▁collection ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁her ▁husband . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁she ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁L ol ita ▁L emp ick a ▁shop ▁in ▁the ▁Mar ais ▁district ▁in ▁Paris . ▁That ▁year , ▁she ▁also ▁held ▁her ▁first ▁fashion ▁show ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁Japan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁L emp ick a ▁held ▁her ▁first ▁fashion ▁show ▁in ▁Paris . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁she ▁launched ▁" L ol ita ▁Bis ", ▁a ▁collection ▁dedicated ▁to ▁young ▁women . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁art istic ▁director ▁at ▁C ach arel ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Women ▁and ▁Children ▁lines .