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DICE KAYEK www.dicekayek.com Ece and Ayse Ege were born in Bursa, Turkey. Ece Ege studied fashion design in Paris and decided to make her home there. For her first collection, in 1992, she designed thirteen white poplin shirts. In the wake of the great success she had with her first designs, she launched her ready-to- wear line Dice Kayek with help from her sister Ayse, who has been in charge of managing the label since then. Her first showing took place at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, and was inspired by tales from The Arabian Nights. The collection was well received by both the fashion world and consumers. Today Ece lives between Paris and Istanbul, so as to be able to divide her time between her Black Label and her Pink Label. Romantic and modern, and appreciated by celebrities such as Cameron Díaz, Uma Thurman, and Diane Krueger, the Black Label is designed in her intimate and refined Paris atelier/showroom. Haute couture detailing and good workmanship are the keys to this line, the collections of which are presented each season during Paris Fashion Week. Her second line, Pink Label, which is manufactured in Turkey, offers more urban designs with a fresh and feminine appeal. Ece Ege is currently considered one of the leading