13-01-2005 X Gala Show

Strong Polish fashion brands are in the common interest of all of us. That’s why we support young designers. This motto shines our long-term cooperation with clothing schools and fashion promoters. Gala — created by Mrs. professor Barbara Hanuszkiewicz — is an event full of fashion spirit, waking up emotions of participants, observers and jealous people for last ten years. This event is necessary, first of all for young fashion designers, clothes design schools graduates. Last Thursday its next, 10. edition took place. Young designers, licensed last year, presented 18 collections. The Gala jubilee was an occasion to invite previous editions laureates, already working on their own. They presented 15 collections.

We have seen many interesting works. Anna Szych-Spiewak started flashily with her "Viva Las Vegas" collection. And then even better moments came. We found the following poeple being closest to getting our Grand Prix: Dominika Gebel "Hokoten.pl" – original view, Anna Kot "Skrawki niepokory" – simple and pleasant, Slawomir Smolorz "Gilda" – exquisite and elegant, Magdalena Buchalow "Muza" – fairy and prettily presented, Iwona Sabbo-Lewandowska "Suknie sekrety", Dagmara Czarnecka and Wojciech Czapla "Kikimora 2005" – we are ready to wear it, Katarzyna Sobczynska "Wrzosowisko" – we could smell England, Monika Onoszko "Tsarina" – Russian elegance in a good taste, Olga Niescier "Workshop" – professional approach for fashion, Agnieszka Szadowiak "Nie Ten Rapsody" – we liked it, despite we did not understand the title.
However, the Strima jury — Jola Zgola and Pawel Bronski — was mostly pleased with fresh and spring collection called "Kolor i sport". Its author Monika Berezanska-Skulska won our Grand Prix. This year it was a SIRUBA industrial overlock machine, founded by its producer. We also convinced the SCHMETZ company to support young Polish designers. On their behalf the reward was presented by Mr. Jorg Lehnen. The "Silver Schmetz Needle" statuette and the trip for the IGEDO Show in Dusseldorf fell to Magdalena Buchalow for the fairy "Muza".

We congratulate laureates and organizaers of the Gala show. We wish you the maximum marketing effect.