Founded in the center of Israel in 2017, Saint Toma, by Toma Smaylin is a bad ass fashion designer with an emphasis on kinky, seductive, and extraordinarily eccentric styles and silhouettes with just the right amount of Avant-garde. Originally from Uzbekistan, she and her family immigrated to Israel when she was eight years old. Toma later went on to study art at the Avni Institute of Art and Design, the oldest and most renown Art institute in Tel Aviv.
Toma is much more than a fashion designer. She is an all around creative who started off painting, sculpting, that eventually led to tattooing; all of which she happily continues to balance as she pursues her love for fashion which she only realized later on in her career that the world of fashion is her calling. She’s obsessed with innovating and creating new pieces of garments. As soon as an idea or design comes to mind she will immediately get into her zone over in her studio; and hit the sewing machine until her vision has come to life.
The woman behind Saint Toma is a powerful, keen, and confident soul, yet a soft feminine creature who can be delicate at times. Much like the pieces themselves. Toma not only has gifted hands, but has an eye for the material she chooses to design with. She works with transparent and delicate chiffons and tulle, to cozy wools or crisp cotton, to stiff hugging leathers as well as sexy latex.
As an extension to her clothing design, Toma also creates beautiful and bewitching accessories inspired by the dark and mysterious world of BDSM. The accessories consist of eye-catching face masks and headpieces along with stunning corsets and belts. Additionally, she has a marvelous swim wear collection.
Saint Toma studio is situated in the artistic neighborhood of Florentine in Tel Aviv and close to Jaffa. There you can see and feel for yourself the jaw dropping articles of clothing, swimwear, and accessories. You’ll find anything from gorgeous or dramatic dresses, to jumpsuits and shimmering party attire to cool street wear. Toma Smaylin is truly a jack of all trades, master of none.