The twenty-fourth season of the largest fashion event in Eastern Europe will once again present collections of leading domestic designers, talented debutants and foreign fashion houses.
MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK RUSSIA Autumn-Winter / 2012-2013 will take place in Moscow from 21 to 25 March 2012. The twenty-fourth season of the largest fashion event in Eastern Europe will once again present collections of leading domestic designers, talented debutants and foreign fashion houses at the WTC Congress Center.
The first day of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia shows will be dedicated to the legendary Slava Zaitsev, who in 2012 celebrates the 50th anniversary of his creative activity. The show of Slava Zaitsev's new collection "Associations" on March 21 will traditionally mark the beginning of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia, the couturier will be congratulated by guests and participants of the Fashion Week, as well as his students, who will show their works dedicated to their favorite teacher. At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia this season, new works will be presented by all three generations of the creative dynasty of the Zaitsevs - on March 25, the new collection will be presented by a permanent participant of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia, Yegor Zaitsev, and on March 24, Marusya Zaitseva, the granddaughter of Vyacheslav Mikhailovich, will make her debut.
From 21 to 25 March, the main characters of the post-Soviet fashion space will demonstrate their new collections on the catwalks of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Autumn-Winter / 2012-2013: Tatyana Parfenova, Viva Vox, BESSARION, Dasha Gauser, Yulia Nikolaeva, Sultanna Frantsuzova, HakaMa, TEGIN, BORODULIN'S, LEONID ALEXEEV, POUSTOVIT, B? SH? R? TY? NV, as well as young designers, Sh. O (Shikhova Olga), RUBAN, Yanina Vekhteva, Maria Golubeva and many others. The foreign program will also be varied and interesting - designers from Great Britain, Poland, Turkey, Portugal and Peru will take part in it.
“Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia continues to be a unique platform where domestic designers can confidently declare themselves at the international level. The format and high-quality content of the event make it interesting for headliners of Russian and world fashion. In addition, we continue to search and find new promising names, offering newcomers exceptional opportunities for professional implementation,”says Alexander Shumsky, General Producer of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia. Indeed, in the schedule of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Autumn-Winter / 2012-2013, in addition to recognized stars, there will be talented debutants, including DIMA NEU - the winner of the first season of the Russian version of the PODIUM project and Ulyanova Alexandra - the grand prix competition "Russian silhouette".
In order for everyone to be able to see the best that will be presented on the catwalks of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia, and to feel like spectators of the front rows, this season will traditionally be organized live broadcasts from the site of the Fashion Week. Live broadcasts will allow not only to watch the fashion show, but also to get into the “holy of holies” - to the backstage of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia, to see how designers and models prepare for shows, how the best makeup artists and stylists work.
