Young Vitebsk designers gained recognition at «Fashion Mill-2014» in Minsk
More than 400 designers from all regions of Belarus applied for the XXIII Republican Festival-Competition of Fashion and Photography "Fashion Mill". However, only 70 collections from the most talented contestants were presented on the catwalk at the Palace of Sports in the capital.
The works of student designers from Vitebsk State Technological University were awarded and received special attention from experts from Moscow, London, Riga, Baku, Helsinki, Krakow, and other cities.
According to the competition results, 1st place in the "Women's Clothing" nomination was taken by VSTU student Anna Zabelina with her women's clothing collection Color room (supervisor – senior lecturer O. Gudchenko). Along with the victory, the young designer received special prizes from the Belarusian partners of the festival, as well as the opportunity to participate in the XI International Competition of Young Designers in Moscow, shows of Ukrainian Fashion Week, and the Volga Fashion festival (Yaroslavl, Russia).
In the same nomination, student Kristina Morozova took 3rd place with her collection Britishcats (supervisor – associate professor L. Popkovskaya).
In the "Teenage Clothing" nomination, 2nd and 3rd places were taken by Vladislava Vasilyeva with her collection Botanicula (supervisor – senior lecturer O. Gudchenko) and Elena Gavrilovich with the collection "O-41" (supervisor – associate professor L. Popkovskaya).
With 2nd place in the nomination «Women's Clothing» with the Rivers Iceland collection, Polotsk resident Alexandra Zhuk (Institute of Modern Knowledge named after A.M. Shirokov) took the prize.
Student Anastasia Rozova (supervisor - Associate Professor L. Popkovskaya) was awarded a special prize from the Belarusian partners of the festival.
Alesya Samotoy, "Vitbichi"