Tbilisi Fashion Week 17th Season Kicks Off
Tbilisi Fashion Week does not betray tradition and dedicates the legend of Georgian culture and art to the opening day. On April 19, at 19:00, SOLO Bank of Georgia is the project "Medea Japaridze - Style Icon", which will be held at the Tbilisi National Youth Palace Garden. From the film "Keto and Kote", we will see "Keto's garment" and other costumes from the Georgian movies like “Kachoghelebi” and other excerpts.
The 17th season of Tbilisi Fashion Week will be held from April 19 to April 22. Tbilisi Balneology Resort will host testimonies, showrooms and other events of the 2018 Autumn-Winter Season collection. The Week is organized by the Ministry of Culture and Sport of Georgia, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Tbilisi City Hall, Agency "Produce in Georgia" and supported by the National Tourism Administration within Check-in Georgia.
The 4 day program of the week includes up to 20 events, including the testimonies of Georgian and foreign designers: Ani Datukishvili, Tsite by Tamara Tsiteladze, Lasha Jokhadze, ELENNY, MIA, SAYYA, MIRO, Mak Mari. After the London and Milan Fashion Weeks, Tbilisi audience will be presented to the international brand of men's clothing 1377. On April 22, in Rose Garden, designer Katie Chkhikvadze grandiose show will be closed at "Garden Hall".
Week continues to discover new talents and popularize them. As a result of the selection, 9 newcomer designers will be presented on April 20 at the Designers' Competition in front of the viewers and jury, the winners of various nominations will be awarded with different prizes from local and international partners. The project is implemented with the Tbilisi Academy of Arts.
Martini and Sobranie after the party will be arranged at Museum Hotel, Atelier Martha's presentation of the "Knight in the Panther's Skin" will be held in the Café "Black Lion", the presentation of Flying Painters will be held in the factory, Ethere accessoire Presentation / Performance will be presented in the Tbilisi Balneological Resort Garden , Young Artists Authentic Art Lab exhibition "Elementary Particles found "restaurant" Strada "host marjanishvili. Exhibition "Tissue from Georgia" is also scheduled for the International Press in the Art Palace of Georgia.
The project continues - Talks by Marketer.ge - The talk will be held on March 21. In the SOLO lounge of Bank of Georgia (I.Chavchavadze Ave N29), up to 100 marketers and followers will be able to listen to the installation of INSTITUTO MARANGONI GUOUSSI LARA and Burberry's former Vice President, Kreyro Crawford. The participants will also take parts in the Talks - will be presented to the "color research". The event will be held in closed format and the right to attend is only available from weekly organizers and Marketer.ge.
With the support of the National Tourism Administration, Tbilisi Fashion Week will cover more than 20 international editions this season, including Vogue Italia, Vogue UK, Vogue Russia, Vogue Ukraine, Vogue Poland, Style Sight Worldwide, Buro 24/7, L'officiel Ukraine, Harper's Bazaar Kazakhstan - Ukraine and Russia, NOWFASHION, Glamour Italy, WWD, WhoWhatWear, Trendspace, Esquire Italy, Oyster magazine, StreeTrends, SNC magazine, Refinery 29, Frankie & Clo. As for the commercial part of the week, some important buyers / buyers will arrive in Tbilisi and Georgian designers will be given a chance to share international sales with such partners as H Lorenzo (LA, USA), ALDUCA D'AOSTA (VENEZIA, Italy) , TOMORROW SHOWROOM (MILAN, PARIS, LONDON, NEW YORK), Espacemonochrome.com (Monaco), Bangkok Department Store, Saks Fifth Avenue (Kazakhstan), Youconcept London (UK).
Two brands will be working in the fashion shop of Tbilisi Fashion Week backstage. ARTHOUSE will take care of hairstyle, while the INGLOT specialists will perform models’ makeup. It is noteworthy that the weekly photos of the Backstage and Street style are very active and are very popular in social media as well as international photo portals and web pages.
Official Host: Tbilisi Balneological Resort
Supporters: Tbilisi City Hall, Ministry of Culture and Sport of Georgia, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Agency "Produce in Georgia", National Tourism Administration, Check in Georgia.
Partners: Art House, INGLOT, Gabunia and Partners, SOBRANIE, Meidan Group, Martini, Hotel Museum, Bank of Georgia SOLO, Weekend Max Mara, Black Lion, National Youth Palace, Garden Hall, Georgian Art Palace.
Information Support: TV Company "Imedi", "Nargis Georgia", Marketer.ge, "Music Box", "Radio Fortuna", "Artarea", Georgia Today, "Alma - Alma".