From 20 to 24 March in Sofia was held Sofia Fashion Week Spring Summer 2017 at EFE Hotel Marinela. This was the fourth edition of the fashion week in Bulgaria and had five thematic evenings
The first evening that gave the start of the event was the Bulgarian evening, in which the Bulgarian designers presented their collections, but also fashion students have had the opportunity to showcase their ideas. The first show was Jeni Style, one of the top Bulgarian designers, very well known outside the country, three times winner of Golden Needle, the most important fashion awards in Bulgaria, founded from the Bulgarian fashion expert Proff . Lubomir Stoykov. Among the primetime brands were also Desizo Monni, Aquamarine, Wolf Walley,Banderol, Virtuosa jewelry, etc.
The second and third night were for the International brand, famous all over the world. Their collections have shown Versace Collection, Escada and Escada Sport, Sachin & Babi, Carducci, Vision, All U Re and others.
The fourth evening`s theme was Haute Couture. The shows were of Bulgarian and International designers including Nina Naushtdal (UK), Hristo Chuchev Design (Bulgaria), Stoyan Radichev (Bulgaria), Maniac (Bulgaria), etc.
The last evening was the Gala Night. The parade began with the show of one of the top hair stylists of Christian of Roma "Under the pike of reflectors" in which the latest hair trends are shown. Among the brands that have presented their collections were Valentino, Ermanno Scervino, Sofia Sposa Milan, Paloma Fashion, Antony Langountin, etc. The point of the evening has put the Syrian designer Karam Daya, exclusively for Sofia Fashion Week Spring Summer 2017.
Special guests of Sofia Fashion Week were some famous buyers and specialists of the fashion world: Antonio Palazzo of UFASHON, Francesco Baiano, Alfio Torrisi, Inna Krassilnikova and Mia Cipriani.
Currently editorial coordinator of UFASHON, in addition to being an international digital platform is also a fashion magazine, Antonio Palazzo, publishing reference figure of international fashion in which began to emerge in 1993, working first with the magazine BookModa and then in 2012 with RV de la Mode. Initially, as an editor, he followed the fashion photo shoots of very great as Pino Lancetti and Fausto Sarli, has a curriculum not only rich and multifaceted, but, above all, that truly reflects her free spirit, cultured and refined.
Francesco Baiano operates in the panorama of Italian Fashion in international level from several decades, such as Fashion Production Manager.
Alfio Torrisi, an expert of the bridal world, which has been operating for thirty years with a long experience in selling wedding dresses and textiles.
Inna Krassilnikova is a buyer who has acquired a great experience in the world of wedding ceremony and, for this reason many companies in this sector have relied on her as management.
Mia Cipriani has experience as a buyer, but also as a designer of wedding dresses and gowns ceremony, known in Italy, but also in other European countries.
In the event participated Bulgarian and International topmodels. The fashion week was visited by many people, among which there are many in the world of culture, show business, sports, singers, musicians, politicians, etc.
During the fashion week from 11 to 17 was opened Sofia Fashion Street where the visitors had the opportunity to buy clothes by the designers.
Nadezhda Petrova
Credits:
Hilife, Ot Igla do Konetz, Ivan Yordanov.