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| Elena Ivanovski |
POP!
Fashion
Following
on the great success of the Jazz and Fashion Show hosted by U.S.
Embassy Skopje during Fashion Weekend Skopje 2012, Fashion Weekend
Skopje was proud to resume cooperation with the U.S. Embassy on a
Fashion Show to open Fashion Weekend Skopje 2013 - POP!
Fashion!
In
February, the open call was announced for new and established fashion,
jewelry, and accessory designers, as well as students of fashion
design, to come up with fresh ideas inspired by the rich American
POP! Culture. The theme was broad and very POPular and allowed the
applicants to fully express their creativity.
A
jury composed of representatives from the U.S. Embassy, Fashion
Weekend Skopje, and the Textile
Trade Association – Textile Cluster of Macedonia selected a mix of
13 teams of designers, out of nearly 40 applications. The finalists
had the opportunity to showcase their creations at a gala evening
hosted by the U.S. Embassy on April 3.
Besides
the fashion show, this year’s project also included an educational
and training element, as the 13 selected teams attended workshops on
Brand Management, led by Professor Bjorn Bengtsson from the Fashion
Institute of Technology in New York.
The project was supported by the members of the Textile Trade Association – Textile Cluster of Macedonia: “AFG,” “Albatros,” “Alka,” “Amorteks”, “INT,” “Ist Komerc SANDA,” “Kuli,” “Linea,” “MK Milano,” “MGI,” “Saitis,” “Teteks”, and “VFG.”
