Transformations exhibition again at the Ljubljana City Hall
The Historical Atrium of the Ljubljana City Hall is once again hosting the exhibition Transformations: FROM Slavic Clothing Traditions TO Modern Designs. Alongside the collections from the first cycle of the project, which were created under the curatorial guidance of Jožica Brodarič, this time also the creations of five fashion designers from the second cycle, […]
Transformations at Belgrade Fashion Week
Following the successful exhibition Transformations: from the Slavic Clothing Tradition to Contemporary Designs, which was in September on display in the Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade, the fashion designers participating in the Transformations project presented their creations at Belgrade Fashion Week (52nd Perwoll Fashion Week), which has a tradition of more than 20 years. […]
Transformations: from the Slavic Clothing Tradition to Contemporary Designs
From 6 to 26 September 2023, the Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade hosted the exhibition Transformations: from the Slavic Clothing Tradition to Contemporary Designs, the result of collaboration between the Forum of Slavic Cultures, the Museum of Applied Art (Belgrade) and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia. The exhibition was curated […]
The project Transformations continues
The Forum of Slavic Cultures (FSK) remains committed to its ongoing project, “Transformations: FROM the Slavic Clothing Tradition TO Contemporary Designs”, as the initiative continues to gain momentum. In a recent development, talented designers from Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro had their collections captured through a photoshoot held in May 2023. […]
Maja Gojković, FSK Board President, Joins Work Meeting at Villa Zlatica
During a working meeting held at Villa Zlatica, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, as well as the President of the FSK Board, Maja Gojković, and the Director of the Forum of Slavic Cultures, Andreja Rihter, engaged in a productive discussion on the importance of implementing the FSK […]
Eggomania on the Golf Course in Moravske Toplice
The Eggomania collection, designed by Slovenian fashion designer Jelena Proković for FSK, made a great impression at the international golf tournament in Moravske Toplice. Slovenian fashion designer Jelena Proković found inspiration in the ancient customs of the Slovenian region of Bela Krajina for her Eggomania collection, which she designed especially for the FSK Transformations project. […]
Transformations with new collections … coming soon
The Transformations project is soon to be complemented with new collections by fashion designers from five Slavic countries. Just like the first five the new collections will be inspired by Slavic cultural heritage. The Forum of Slavic Cultures continues its project Transformations: FROM the Slavic Clothing Tradition TO Modern Creations. Come spring it will be augmented with five […]
Bulgarian designer Bozhilov winner of the BigSEE award
Bulgarian designer Bozhilov winner of the BigSEE award Bulgarian designer Nikolay Bozhilov, author of the Spirit collection designed for the Forum of Slavic Cultures’ Transformations project, is one of this year’s winners of BigSEE fashion design awards. He received the national award for his exploration and interpretation of Bulgarian traditions in contemporary design. Fashion designer […]
From the Imperial Crown to Contemporary Designs
From the Imperial Crown to Contemporary Designs Within the Transformations project the Slavic fashion designers were inspired by their cultural heritage. Galina and Nikolay Biryukov called their collection the “Silver Ring of Russia”, after the Russian Federation’s new cross-regional initiative that connects cathedrals, churches, monasteries, palaces, gardens, fortresses and museums gravitating towards the northwest, where […]
From Bulgarian ritual, a barefoot dance to Contemporary Designs
From Bulgarian ritual, a barefoot dance to Contemporary Designs Within the Transformations project the Slavic fashion designers were inspired by their cultural heritage. The Spirit collection primary inspiration is the “nestinarstvo” ritual, a barefoot dance on smouldering embers, protected by UNESCO as Bulgarian intangible cultural heritage. Believed to bring health and fertility the ritual takes […]