Event: Lviv Fashion Week

Season: VIII, spring/summer 2012

City: Lviv

Location: exhibition centre Shuvar-Expo, TC (Trade Centre) Intercity

Number of visitors: 3-4 thousand visitors a day
257 registered reporters, photographers, bloggers
61 podium shows
12 designers presented their works in Lviv Fashion Week showroom

Media and international guests: Lviv Fashion Week season VIIІ was visited by Judith Jirard (Dealer de Luxe, France), Marie Goujon (The Fashion Insider magazine, France), Philip Mollenkott (DandyDiary, Germany), Boris Marberg (ModaCycle, Germany, USA), Mirosław Pietrucha, Mirosław Barburski, Alicja Pukaczewska (contest «The Golden Thread», Poland), Yanina Goncharova (Belarus Fashion Week), Anna Wanik and Karolina Kosowicz (Urban Chic, Poland)

Special guests: Natasha Pavluchenko (Poland), BOHOBOCO (Poland), Ivan Aiplatov (Belarus)

Participants: Natasha Pavluchenko | Reptylija | VERA PILOYAN | Elza Verbovska | O.SLOBODA | Ivanna Yukhymchuk | Irina&Oksana Murashka | POKO TILO (Russia) | Under Queen | Katerina Yalova | GOLDA | DOMANOFF | IVAN AIPLATOV | SLAVNOVA Khrystyna | Yulia Ukrainets | Yaroslav Grodskyy | Deniza (Latvia) | Sophie Maria Syedova | MARTA WACHHOLZ | BOHOBOCO | ROKSOLANA BOGUTSKA | OKSANA MUKHA

It is worth mentioning that the collections presented deserve the highest estimation. DOMANOFF collection demonstrates the combination of natural and urban, the contrast of light and heavy, simple and complex, rough and soft elements as well as texture and smoothness. Special attention is paid to accessories made of wood and stone stressing on close ties with the nature. Texture, traditional carved décor and the colors of old wooden architecture became the source of inspiration for IVAN AIPLATOV. The designer used unique prints, e.g. the print of a tree at section, thus combining archaic elements with provocative modern. MARTA WACHHOLZ presented an extremely colorful collection inspired by abstract art. Sharp geometric figures and color of knitted maxi dresses provide models with interest-of-the-time graphic and sophisticated strictness. 2012 spring/summer collection authored by the Warsaw duet BOHOBOCO was inspired by a mysterious trip to the African savannah. It represented a combination of colonial times and urban comfort. Designers use delicate fabrics along with various silhouettes and lengths accompanied with exclusive geometric accessories – bracelets, handbags, earrings. ROKSOLANA BOGUTSKA collection is as light, feminine and elegant as the summer time itself. The source of inspiration for the author was the West-Ukrainian fashion of 30-40-ies, XXc., proved by certain ethnic motives applied in leather elements and accessories used. Light and natural fabrics, domination of white and pastel, massive amount of French lace and accessories add to the light and elegant image of the collection on the whole.

SABOTAGE contest participants: Svitlana Terenchuk | Ruslana Verlas, Anastasia Troshkina | Ilona Golovetska | Yulia Svita | Nadya Yurkiv | Iryna Nakonechna | Romania Bespalyuk | Marta Yastremska | Ivanna Yefremova | Olena Boychuk | Katerina Zadniprovskaya & Olga Kostyuk | Iryna Nazarova | Natalia Petrovska | Olga Zherebetska | Ulyana Nedoshytko | Yulia Savkina

SABOTAGE awards: grand prix – Ulyana Nedoshytko (participation in the finale of the XX international designer contest The Golden Thread), first place – Yulia Savkina (money award); second place – Natalia Petrovska (participation in the following Lviv Fashion Week); third place – Ruslana Verlas, Anastasia Troshkina (fashion-story in Atelier magazine), Ilona Golovetska (photosession with a leading fashion-photographer Andriy Honcharenko).

Special projects:

Fashion Photo is a new special project of Lviv Fashion Week dedicated to fashion-photography. It aims at introducing the works of Ukrainian fashion photographers to the public and, simultaneously, extends the awareness of this art trend. This new project marked an official opening of Lviv Fashion Week. Project participants: Andriy Honcharenko (Kyiv), Yuriy Lyesnyi (Kyiv), Maria Semenchenko (Lviv), Andriy Yanushevskyi (Lviv), Olena Halaziuk (Lviv), Irma Petrova (Lviv), Yaroslav Monchak (Lviv), Maria Meyska (Lviv), Ruslan Krut (Lviv), Oleksandr Zadorozhnyi (Lviv), Andriy Ivaskiv (Lviv).

LNAA (Lviv National Academy of Arts) Fashion presents the works of young designers, students and graduates of Lviv National Academy of Arts. Participants: MARIKO | IURYNA ROKSOLANA | OLGA USIICHUK | Maria Bernar | Stebliy Olga | Tatyana Kutsa | HELEN PIE | Darija & Irine Kopanytsia.  

In AVANT GARDE – a new project dedicated to the avant garde in the art of fashion. In frames of In AVANT GARDE original collections as well as those made of unusual materials and fashion contemporary art are presented. On October 27, pilot launch of the project took place. However, it is planned to become an eminent constituent of Lviv Fashion Week in the future. There were 14 participants in the project: Natasha Soyko | Anastasia Kuleshova | Olga Rakhmetova | Yulia Tyan | Anna Didukh | Valeria Karlikova | Sofia Stanko | Khrystyna Lozynska | Iryna Polishchuk | Anna Boyko | Iryna Karun | Yulia Savkina | Yulia Dzula.

Live broadcast was available at Tvoemisto.tv and myRelax.com.ua

SMS voting for the best collection of 2012 spring/summer season, Lviv Fashion Week, lasted from 28 till 30, October. Special guests, the Warsaw duet BOHOBOCO, became the winners.

CHARITY The show of Roksolana Bogutska’s collection of 2012 spring/summer season was part of a social project “I am not alone” (“Ja ne odyn”) aimed at drawing public attention to the problem of ill children. Funds collected from the selling of invitations to the above mentioned collection are donated to organize and perform surgeries which have never been performed in Ukraine before with the participation of world-wide known surgeons. Further info: 097 6290033, olgashcherbyuk@gmail.com