The Bite Magazine - Summer 2019 - Issue 25

bite catwalk T he tradition of Belgrade Design District designers showing their latest collections at Belgrade Fashion Week continued this season at the 45th edition. Attendees had the opportunity to enjoy the shows of Budislava Kekovic - winner of the Boris Nikolić award and Aleksandra Lalić  - winner of the Elle Style Award for 2018 as well as SestreS &Vesna Kracanovic.  Besides the numerous fashion shows, there are several categories that form part of Belgrade Fashion Week such as INTERNATIONAL COL- LABORATION which promotes local designers beyond the borders of the country. This season it occurred through the regional Fashion Scout SEE competition which will see the winner of the contest Gala Borovic presenting her winning col- lection at the autumn edition of London Fashion Week’s Fashion Scout. Designers Ana Reljin and Nina Bogosavljev also presented with their brand BULKA and the menswear collection from Ljublja- na-based designer Petja Zorec.    As with every season, Belgrade Fashion Week enables INDEPENDENT SERBIAN DESIGN- ERS such as Budislava Kekovic and Aleksandra Lalić to showcase their latest collections. Making their return to the scene, the Stevancevic sisters gave a very notable performance at the Ljubljana Fashion Week and the final of the Fashion Scout SEE competition. Independent designers were also featured in the BFW Choice concept store, a spe- cific sales and exhibition space located in Rajićeva Shopping Centre. Notable shows included Ana Ljubinkovic, Sonja Jocic and Get Up by Jasmina Vujovic.   The local fashion industry continued to prove its quality with the ATTRACTIVE CATWALK SHOW OF LOCAL BRANDS. The menswear collection from Martini Vesto by Bosko provided proof that men’s fashion can be as creative as women’s, and the collaboration of independent designers and local factories is one of the good indicators in which direction Serbian fashion is heading.  SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY – The fashion industry is another planet pollutant, right behind the oil industry. For this reason, sustainability in fashion is a topic that is becoming more and more important and raising awareness is one of the main focus of the fashion industry.  Perwoll FashionWeek organ- ised the first Day of Sustainable Fashion, which mapped out many domestic market challenges, but also thought about solutions and proposals for innovation needed in the fashion business. It also supported the promotion of an educational project ‘Strengthening Fear’ which aims to provide infor- mation about cancer, pointing out the importance of prevention and providing support for patients and their families.  Some of the designers that showed their collec- tions at Belgrade Fashion Show were:  The Bite Magazine looks at several independent Serbian designers who presented their collections at the 45th Belgrade Fashion Week 2019.   BELGRADE WEEK 2019 45TH Martini Vesto by Boško