 Profile
The New York native Barbara Tfank, who is currently alternating her time between her California home and her east coast life, is closely approaching legendary status in her Doris Day chic designs.
Mrs. Tfank originally got her feet wet in the world of costume design, after taking on an apprenticeship with designer Cesarani. Soon thereafter, Mrs. Tfank started to design for feature films and television commercials. Some of her more noteworthy movies were Dream Lover (1994) and Beautician and the Beast (1997).
Barbara Tfank has, more often than not, gathered her inspiration from her silver screen past. Tfank’s 2008 Spring collection—which reflected the look of Anouk Aimee, a 1960’s art house film star—used sumptuous French and Italian brocades, paired with light hues of silver, white, and a dash of light pastel colors.
Tfank’s spark for her ’08 line was ignited when she came across Fernand Leger’s timeless classic “Three Women” which depicted three nude women, all with even brush strokes in dark tones. Tfank also extracted shades of yellow and gold, along with other various vibrant colors, to incorporate in her color scheme of clothing. By providing these dramatic colors and framing them by a stark black silhouette led to an extraordinary collection. This line provides an abundance of wool, paired with taffeta and tulle, which play a key element in achieving her design.
Mrs. Tfank’s most recent 2009 collection, an early sixties Liz Taylor design, gives way to a wardrobe full of resort fashion. Radiant floral colors and light-looking suite outfits—many in shades of violet to match Taylor’s eye color—with wide set v-necks, gave off the theme of chic elegance.
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