Lezzet
From Ottoman Turkish لذت (lezzet, “taste; plesant taste”), from Arabic لَذَّة (laḏḏa).
Noun
lezzet (definite accusative lezzeti, plural lezzetler)
daintiness, flavour, lusciousness, savouriness, smack
Nikola Eftimov, Lezzet men's underwear collections
In 2003, Nikola debuted his male underwear collection, Lezzet, which was the first of its kind by a Macedonian designer. It was presented with a show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje. The following year, he was awarded the "Designer of the Year 2003" award by the media and the public through phone voting. In the same, 2004, he was invited to take part in an exclusive editorial for Zhena Nova magazine. Ilhan Osmani was the author of the photos.
In 2005, Nikola designed a new, more industrial-looking collection in collaboration with FIA FIA. He was also the author of the catalogue photos.
A few months before organizing his anniversary exhibition, Nikola asked Richard Flinn to photograph selected Lezzet items. Richard photographed the pieces of this collection in two locations, Atlanta Giorgia, USA and Paris, France.
The photos were exhibited at the exhibition organized by FWSK
Models (Atlanta; photo collage): Brian T. Murphy, represented by Kitty Bundy of Presence Models, Atlanta
Jake Jensen, represented by Click Models Atlanta
Zachary Alan Gruczkowski, represented by Click Models Atlanta
Charlie Gaddis
Patrick Ziller
Models (Paris; photo collage): Models: Kyurah Lee and Frederic Grandjean
Nikola Eftimov, Lezzet men's underwear collection, 2003 (Photo: Ilhan Osmani, 2004)
Nikola Eftimov, Lezzet men's underwear collection, 2005
Nikola Eftimov, Lezzet men's underwear collection (Photo: Richard Flinn, 2011)