David Koma also known as David Komakhidze is a Georgian born London based fashion designer. He graduated in 2009 with a distinction in MA Fashion from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design after studying and completing his BA in

Fashion Womenswear in 2007.

Personal life

David Koma lives in London with his wife who manages the David Koma Brand.

Achievements

He has for his SS11 collection at London Fashion Week received high coveted BFC Newgen Catwalk sponsorship. Improving from just the exhibition he will show on-schedule at London Fashion Week.

His graduate collection of sculptural, body-conscious dresses embellished with metal tubes and multicoloured chains won Harrods Design Award. Koma was the Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s Merit Award winner 2009.

Born in Georgia, David Koma moved to Saint Petersburg in 1996 where he studied at the St Petersburg State Academy of Arts and Industry for a BA Fashion Design. He moved to London in 2003 where he entered the prestigious Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, gaining both a BA (Hons) and MA Fashion Womenswear, going on to win both Best Womenswear Collection (2007) and Harrods Design Award (2009). His graduate collection of sculptural, body-concious dresses embellished with metal tubes and multicoloured chains won Harrods Design Award and got a lot of press coverage. This collection revealed David's signature style based on strong shapes and powerful sexuality which he continues to explore. David Koma AW 2009/2010 will be stocked in Browns Focus.

The look:

His final collection inspired by the contrast of the female silhouette and contorted metal, delivers both strong and sculptured shapes yet retains a highly feminine and sexual form, combined with heavy embellishment of metal tubes and multi-colored chains, revealed his signature style based on strong shapes and powerful sexuality.

Who wears this:

Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Cheryl Cole, Rihanna, Sienna Miller, Emma Roberts, Penelope Cruz.

David Koma, the Georgian-born designer who was catapulted into the limelight after Cheryl Cole famously wore one of his designs during X Factor in 2009, has produced a capsule collection for Topshop.

Five perfectly-formed pieces comprise Koma's design debut for the high-street retailer, which ranges from £100 for a black, metal-tube belt, to £350 for a sleeveless halter-neck dress made from wool, not so dissimilar to the one chosen by Cole herself.David Koma for spring/summer 2011The collection strongly echoes themes from Koma's past mainline collections, which have also proved popular with songstresses such as Rihanna, Beyoncé and Kylie Minogue.Koma, who shows at London Fashion Week, is one of the recipients of Topshop's NewGen sponsorship scheme.

David Koma's autumn/winter 2010/11 collectionRachael Proud, a senior buyer said: "David epitomises the directional but feminine look that appeals to our Topshop girl. It was important for the collection to stay true to the luxe element of his work, and to do this we needed to use premium fabrics and his signature shapes and metalwork. Fans of David's work will not be disappointed."Koma's future looked promisingly bright while he was still at art college; he won the Central Saint Martins "Best Womenswear Collection" in 2007, and upon graduation in 2009, his MA collection scooped the Harrods Design award.