Fashion Design

Blue Area

Countries included in this area are: Albania, Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom

Blue Semifinal Show takes place in Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Winners of the Semifinal shows will perform in the European Final in Rome (Italy).

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Jurors

Lino Del Vecchio                       Milan, Italy

He is the Studio Del Vecchio’s founder. He began his profession in the field of Marketing and Communication under the Education and Culture Councillorship of the Province of Bergamo, then he developed the service area, specialising in Fashion & Luxury and in production and organisation of shows and events. He has been involved in television productions (Executive Manager by Melos International) and internationalisation working with companies such as Frostabia Holdings Ltd or Italian Chamber of Commerce in the UAE and Finland. In the fashion sector, he mainly operates in foreign markets by co-producing institutional events, mainly in Paris and New York, both in co-production on official Fashion Week platforms and on accredited independent platforms such as West New York Fashion Week, Showroom At Paris - B2B and Fashion Shows in Avenue George V.

Kate Stolz

Kate had started sewing since at the young age of nine after learning from her older sister. She spent her teenage days sewing Amish clothing for her siblings and herself. Today she is a well known Fashion Designer across the world and a true celebrity. Kate appeared in many international Fashion Magazines, major Television Broadcasts, Fashion Showrooms and walked the New York City runway shows.

Maria Mayor De Haro

A Fairy Fashion Designer from Spain, best known across the world as owner of „Fairy Cave“ Couture. She brings magic into her designs, and will judge to see if your magic is pure and inspiring so you can win this competition and follow your dreams.

Olya Sookie

Known for her exhibitions around the world, she even exhibited in Tokyo, Japan where her name artists name “Sookie” originates. Olya is a published fashion and product designer by Scorpio Jin, Surreal Beauty, Elegant, Just Fashion magazine and invited by many Fashion Events like Milano Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week… Her inspiration is drawn from futuristic and cyberpunk to simplistic geometrical shapes.

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Prizes

SEMIFINAL - WINNER

Cash Prize
Cash Prize of € 300
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

Travel Grant 
All travel costs to Rome covered to reach the MArteLive Europe Final Show and the MArteLive Biennial, both taking place on December 7-8-9, 2021.
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

SEMIFINAL -  SPECIAL PRIZES

Artists selected by the Jury among the Semifinalists

MArteLive Art in Progress
1 Week Stay at Art Residencies in Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania and Poland in the Summer of 2021, for artists selected by the Jury.
Brought to you by:
* ProCult in Italy and Poland
* Tuzla Live in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Kintai Arts in Lithuania

Kamila Froelke Prize
For one winner a stage at Kamila Froelke atelier

Aleksandra Jatczak-Repeć Prize
Online 2h lesson in English about History of Fashion

T-MAG Prize
Publication of an article/insight in the T-mag fashion magazine (ITALY)

Biennale MArteLive Prize
Participation in the 2023 MArteLive Biennial in Rome (ITALY)

Yellow Area

Countries included in this area are: Armenia, Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden and Ukraine.
The Yellow Semi-Final show takes place in Vilnius (Lithuania).
Winners of the Semi-Final shows will perform in the European Final in Rome (Italy).

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Jurors

Tauri Västrik                       Tallinn, Estonia

Tauri Västrik is an Estonian menswear designer with a high interest on knitwear. His designs have been questioning the meaning of gender neutral clothing and how one could be interpreted in the essence of luxury materials and craft techniques. His collections have been presented in multiple events and competitions, such as recently Mados Injekcija in Vilnius, BIAFF in Bilbao and Mittelmoda The Fashion Award in Milan.

Anna Schneider                       Budapest, Hungary

Anna Schneider is Hungarian womenswear designer. She has been working at different brands throughout the years, while currently in London for an internship at Paolina Russo. Last year, Anna was working for Nanushka as a design intern. Working closely with the designers, and the marketing team, in the focus of sustainability, Anna was able to gain experience on it. Her approach to fashion design is also supported in different kinds of fields of fashion and costume design, like from previously working in movies and commercials.

Karolina Janulevičiūte                       Vilnius, Lithuania

Karolina Janulevičiūtė is a Lithuanian fashion designer and artist. In her practice she researches and exposes the human relation to garments, creating narratives that reflect collective and individual memories trapped in dressing. Her background in Fashion Design studies at Vilnius Academy of Art and Estonian Academy of Art and her Master of Arts degree at Aalto University enables research on Baltic region identities and the wardrobe method as a system for creating garments. Her practice under NONES combines production as practice as well the creation of performance wear and exhibition garments in collaboration with other artists.

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Prizes

SEMIFINAL - WINNER

Cash Prize
Cash Prize of € 300
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

Travel Grant 
All travel costs to Rome covered to reach the MArteLive Europe Final Show and the MArteLive Biennial, both taking place on December 7-8-9, 2021.
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

Very Hard Prize
VERY HARD support package: editorial direction, portfolio review, promotion and exhibit at the store in Tallinn

Avinfi Prize
A 200 euro worth of digital printing on textile service for the winner of contest semi-final (Vilnius, Lithuania).

SEMIFINAL -  SPECIAL PRIZES

Artists selected by the Jury among the Semifinalists

MArteLive Art in Progress
1 Week Stay at Art Residencies in Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania and Poland in the Summer of 2021, for artists selected by the Jury.
Brought to you by:
* ProCult in Italy and Poland
* Tuzla Live in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Kintai Arts in Lithuania

Kamila Froelke Prize
For one winner a stage at Kamila Froelke atelier

Aleksandra Jatczak-Repeć Prize
Online 2h lesson in English about History of Fashion

T-MAG Prize
Publication of an article/insight in the T-mag fashion magazine (ITALY)

Biennale MArteLive Prize
Participation in the 2023 MArteLive Biennial in Rome (ITALY)

Green Area

Countries included in this area are: Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Tunisia.
The Green Semi-Final show takes place in Kracòw (Poland).
Winners of the Semi-Final shows will perform in the European Final in Rome (Italy).

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Jurors

Aleksandra Jatczak-Repeć                        Warsaw, Poland

She is an expert in the field of fashion, PhD in humanitie, assistant professor at the Faculty of Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw where she has been running the Fashion History & Theory studio and makes a part of the international team of the Fashion Department. Her main interests of research are the XX and XXI century fashion and to understand contemporary and future fashion perspectives, and challenges. She is co-author of the book Reason and Flair. A century of fashion in Poland, co-organiser of the Polish edition of the Global Fashion Conference, Warsaw 2021. She is also a content consultant on projects in the field of fashion history, including the Polish edition of Christian Dior's autobiography. Author of many articles published at Vogue.pl, Mediaclub.pl, L'Officiel Polska or Elle.

Lino Del Vecchio                       Milan, Italy

He is the Studio Del Vecchio’s founder. He began his profession in the field of Marketing and Communication under the Education and Culture Councillorship of the Province of Bergamo, then he developed the service area, specialising in Fashion & Luxury and in production and organisation of shows and events. He has been involved in television productions (Executive Manager by Melos International) and internationalisation working with companies such as Frostabia Holdings Ltd or Italian Chamber of Commerce in the UAE and Finland. In the fashion sector, he mainly operates in foreign markets by co-producing institutional events, mainly in Paris and New York, both in co-production on official Fashion Week platforms and on accredited independent platforms such as West New York Fashion Week, Showroom At Paris - B2B and Fashion Shows in Avenue George V.

Weronika Kosińska                         Warsaw, Poland

Weronika Kosińska  is a beauty and fashion photographer, recently also exploring the art of making short films. Always seeking beauty in the world, she is passionate about photographing women. She is well-known for her tender eye.
Her works have been published in many magazines in Poland and abroad, e.g. Vogue, L’Officiel, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Marie Claire, Women’s Health, Forbes Women. Weronika has collaborated with such brands as Estée Lauder, Clarins, Swarovski, L’Oréal Paris, Nivea, Oriflame, Revlon, Artdeco, Pupa Milano.

Nicole Marcone                       Milan, Italy

Nicole Marcone started her fashion career as a member of the editorial staff at Grazia in Milan. 
She also worked for some of the major fashion magazines as Vanity Fair and Cosmopolitan Italia and was a contributor for a radio program on m2o radio, the most listened radio in Italy by the young people. 
Currently, she works as an image consultant for several fashion brands. 
Recently, she launched her new business in the decor field, restyling wardrobes and houses.

Astrid Fataki                        Kinshasa, Congo / Caserta, Italy

Astrid Fataki was born in 1972 in Kinshasa, Congo, from a Congolese father and an Italian mother.  After the outbreak of the civil war in Congo, she emigrated with her family in Italy, where she founded the Noemy Tools - Made in Italy.
In each of her creations, Astrid Fataki brings out the class and the lightness of the clothes, offering a touch of originality and innovation without falling into excess. 
Thanks to agreements with international fashion houses, Noemy Tools is now being  distributed across Europe and Africa.

Kamila Froelke                        Starogard Gdański, Poland

She is an author, fashion designer, stylist and haute couture business owner KF by Kamila Froelke. She specializes in wedding dresses. She has been working in the fashion industry for 15 years, leading a bride's salon Bianka. She graduated in Fashion Design with honors from Fine Arts Academy in Lodz. For a few years in row she's been in the rank of Top 5 Polish Designers in Polish Fashion Academy. Her collections have been shown during the Young Fashion Designers contest in Poznan, where she received the main award "Srebrna Petelke". She also was rewarded for the Kociewska Awangarda collection. Her clothing line was presented at many catwalks such as Fashion Week in Berlin, Milan, Rome and New York. The first Polish fashion designer who designs internationally; called Polish Dolce Gabbana.

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Prizes

SEMIFINAL - WINNER

Cash Prize
Cash Prize of € 300
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

Travel Grant 
All travel costs to Rome covered to reach the MArteLive Europe Final Show and the MArteLive Biennial, both taking place on December 7-8-9, 2021.
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

SEMIFINAL -  SPECIAL PRIZES

Artists selected by the Jury among the Semifinalists

MArteLive Art in Progress
1 Week Stay at Art Residencies in Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania and Poland in the Summer of 2021, for artists selected by the Jury.
Brought to you by:
* ProCult in Italy and Poland
* Tuzla Live in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Kintai Arts in Lithuania

Kamila Froelke Prize
For one winner a stage at Kamila Froelke atelier

Aleksandra Jatczak-Repeć Prize
Online 2h lesson in English about History of Fashion

STUDIO DEL VECCHIO Prize
On 1 October, Studio Del Vecchio will host one of the award-winning stylists on the set created for the Patrizia Fiandrini brand for a photo shoot and promotional video clip for the launch of the Haute Couture Collection 2023.

T-MAG Prize
Publication of an article/insight in the T-mag fashion magazine (ITALY)

Biennale MArteLive Prize
Participation in the 2023 MArteLive Biennial in Rome (ITALY)