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"Looks from Nomia's Spring '08 collection. Photos by Kim Ohrling. \"I design for women who don't follow trends,\" says Yara Flinn, the 25-year-old designer of fledgling Brooklyn-based fashion line Nomia. A schooled video artist...\n\nfacebook dialogPinterest\n\nLooks from Nomia's Spring '08 collection. Photos by Kim Ohrling.\n\n\"I design for women who don't follow trends,\" says Yara Flinn, the 25-year-old designer of fledgling Brooklyn-based fashion line Nomia. A schooled video artist and sculptor who attended Oberlin college, Flinn worked at the Fondazione Prada, a contemporary art space run by the Italian fashion house, as well as at United Bamboo prior to launching Nomia in Spring 2007. Understanding these experiences as a means to intertwine her art background with her interest in fashion, Flinn launched Nomia, named after a nymph in Greek mythology, with a distinctly sculptural approach to dressing, focusing on each garments' material as the points of departure for an entire season's collection. For spring, soft and sheer fabrics like chiffon and organza were Flinn's jumping off point, translating into a collection of asymmetrical silk dresses, cotton mesh inlaid tops and drop-waist frocks. \"I want to make designs that outlast a season,\" Flinn says. \"That are at once contemporary and classic.\"\n\nAvailable at Steven Alan.\n\n--NAOMI NEVITT"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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