FASHION SHOW PROGRAMMEFRIDAY, 27TH MAY

19 PM, IVAN DONEV, ITALYIvan Donev, coming from Bulgaria, is an emerging designer based in Italy. He graduated from Fashion Design at ‘Koefia’, the Academy of High Fashion and Art of the Costume in Rome. In just three years time, he has won numerous fashion awards as one of the most important award being the ‘’World of Fashion “ award. Nowadays his unique pieces are worn to prestigious red carpet events, like the Film Festival in Venice, and by celebrities from all over the world. His collections are inspired by nature, geometric shapes, from different periods of the past and by close and distant cultures. Beautiful embroidery, exotic feathers, lace, macramé and prints stand out in his avant-garde style.

20 PM, JULIËTTE HEIJNEN, THE NETHERLANDS This talented designer, born in Roermond and currently living in Rotterdam, graduated from the Willem de Kooning Academy in 2014. The young creative Juliëtte Heijnen has always been fascinated with human interaction and its physical response. In her fashion collections she focuses on searching for new silhouettes and interdisiplinary presentations. Her newest collection is all about the engagement of man and woman, just like the engagement of a newly engaged couple sealed with the gift for the bride.

21 PM, ODIO & PIECZARKOWSKI, POLANDThe dreamy duo that presented their “Room NO5 Collection” at last years Salonè della Moda edition, is back. ODIO x Pieczarkowski is a collaboration between designer Aleksandra Ozimek (label ODIO Tees) and designer Jakub Pieczarkowsi, two outstanding graduates from the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. Odio and Pieczarkowski use high-quality materials for their prints and drawings so that there is a solid basis to create an entire collection. The uniqueness of each piece, which results from a unique manufacturing process, has made them a favorite amongst Poland’s musicians, trendy bloggers and alt-celebrities, both as an everyday wear and as fashion pieces.

22 PM, EUGENIO, UNITED KINGDOMEugenio is the brand of talented designer Evgeni Petkov, born and brought up in Bulgaria. Evgeni’s passion is knitwear and he likes working with eco-friendly fabrics such as silk, chiffon, taffeta and georgette. His designs are known for its feminine, glamorous and textured look and feel and his collections feature a utopic charm. The pieces he makes are floaty and free, with a cheeky added hint of himself, to ensure individuality. He loves making special clothes for special people and describes his designs as pieces for lovers of class such as TV stars and actresses, but he would love to see more people wearing his designs.

SATURDAY, 28TH MAY19 PM, HOUSE OF BYFIELD, THE NETHERLANDS House of Byfield is the brand of designer Charmichael Byfield, born in Jamaica, brought up in New York and since 2008 based in Rotterdam. After taking part in designer trainings in Jamaica and New York, Carmichael launched his own brand in 2011. House of Byfield’s designs can be described as discreet and elegant with an eye for detail and a sportive touch. The ‘daywear suits’ are for men who dare to dress well and aren’t afraid to wear color. The designer’s ultimate goal is to inspire the classic refined men to wear his challenging sportive classic suits or mix it up with their own style. The designs are made in a way that any look gets a very exciting edgy style when adding just one House of Byfield piece.

20 PM, KLAUDIA MARKIEWICZ, POLANDKlaudia Markiewicz is a talented and young fashion designer based in Poland (Łódź). She graduated Textiles and Clothing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź with the specializations “Clothes Design” and “Knitting Design” in 2015. Klaudia’s projects and designs are unconventional and have a handcrafted finish. Klaudia loves to play with mixed textures, geometric cuts, different factures and knits. She’s experimenting with forms and techniques creating innovative modern outfits.

21 PM, ECE OZALP, TURKEYEce Ozalp is a designer born and raised in Istanbul. Delving into production right after her graduation she started designing bags and learned how to make bags firsthand working with several types of ateliers. By 2014 she was launching her brand CaseMyLove with bags for tech goodies. 2014 was also the year she’s got her graduate degree in Fashion Design and Management from Istanbul Moda Academy. She launched her first women’s wear collection in 2015 and her journey in fashion will continue as long as she loves what she is doing.

22 PM, IVAN DONEV, ITALYThe talented designer will once again present his breath-taking creations to the Salonè della Moda audience.

SUNDAY, 29TH MAY19 PM, ELVIS AIGBEDION, NIGERIAElvis gets inspired by authentic and classy African old days looks in combination with international styles that were great back then and further brings them back into his time with enormuos variety in his designs. He hopes that everyone will see the inspiration behind his collection and will find his vision to be interesting.

20 PM, KEVIN LESLIE, UNITED KINGDOMKevin Leslie, born in England and currently living in The Hague – The Netherlands, is the main man behind the brand KEVIN LESLIE. He is born in England to a father who was a tailor. He therefore learned the artistic and aesthetic value and appreciation for fashion. Kevin always says; ‘creativity is a drug that I cannot live without’, therefore the brand KEVIN LESLIE was conceived in 2004 out of creativity. At this moment KEVIN LESLIE has its own showroom in Paris and production is been done in Paris as well.

21 PM, ZOUHAIR BENKABBOU, MOROCCOZouhair Benkkabou is a new young designer, Moroccan by origin and brought up in Rotterdam, who will make his debut at this year’s Salonè della Moda Week. Although Zouhair will make his debut this year, he’s not completely unknown to Holland’s fashion scene. For many years he worked on various productions, gave backstage assistance and fulfilled many assignments as hair & make-up artist at different fashion events. However, this edition he decided that the time has come for him to show his designing talent.

22 PM, NATUREZA BRASILEIRA BYJOSH, BRAZILDesigner Josh Santana, the man behind the brand Natureza Brasileira ByJosh, is born Recife – Brazil. Natureza Brasileira ByJosh offers a breathtaking de-signs. Every design has a story; a story about love and passion, inspired by Brazilian nature. Since besides the exuberant carnival, the endless beaches and football talents, Brazil has one of the world’s richest variety of natural environment and species, the designs take you on a colorful journey to discover the wonders of Brazil.