triumph of young bulgarian designers

Silviya Madina

* Iskren Lozanov is the winner of the Bulgarian final of the Triumph Inspiration Award 2009 underwear competition

The Bulgarian finalist of the Triumph Inspiration Award underwear competition was elected during an original an exciting fashion show, held in Hilton hotel. The design called Day and night by the winner Iskren Lozanov, student in the second course at the national Academy of Art, was inspired by the genius Pablo Picasso. Iskren Lozanov won a six-months practice at Elle Magazine (Bulgaria) as well as the unique chance to present our country during the world final of the Triumph Inspiration Award 2009 competition, which will be held in September in Milan

The design Carmen by Ina Chokova (second course, bachelor) was ranked second. Miglena Karova (second course, master) was placed third in the national final thanks to her design, inspired by the icon Europe. They both won respectively a four-weeks and a two-weeks practice at the elite Elle Magazine (Bulgaria), which was a media partner of the event along with Ogledala TV show.

A competent jury estimated the talented students: Dora Black-Hempler – general manager of Triumph International Sofia and chairwoman of the jury and members – prof. Lubomir Stoykov – chairman of the Academy for Fashion and lecturer with the National Academy of Art, prof. Maya Bogdanova – designer and lecturer with the National Academy of Art; Maria Georgieva – editor-in-chief of Elle Magazine (Bulgaria); Alexandra Ivanova – author and producer of Ogledala TV show and the famous Bulgarian designer Alia Milousheva, bearer of the Golden Needle 2008 Award.

All the participants in the competition had a very creative approach to the task. The icons, originally interpreted by them, made the public to walk around different epochs and around the symbols and styles peculiar to them. The diversity of topics, the original creative presentation of the designs and the specific performance turned the spectacle into an inspiring experience. The fashion walk started from the mythical antiquity, passed through the time of Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso, the decorative harmony of Alphonse Mucha, the original style of Hundertwasser, the coquette cartoon heroine Betty Boop and reached to the style of the contemporary pop icon Amy Winehouse.

Radiant Radost Draganova was the hostess of the show. Among the VIP guests were Darina Stoyanova – president of Henkel Bulgaria, assoc. prof. Anna Avramova, Iva Shtatz, Katerina Tcaneva – lecturers with the National Academy of Art, Dora Momekova – lecturer with the New Bulgarian University, the TV host from BNT Spas Kiossev, the illusionist Korso, Denis Dimitrova, Ruslana Kaneva as well as tens of representatives of the print and electronic media.

Just like in 2008, the winning design will be adapted by the designers of Triumph and will be sold as an exclusive series in some shops all over the world. Its author will receive 15 000 euro. The designers, ranked second and third place on the world final will receive 10 000 and 5 000 euro.

The competition makes an advance in other countries as well. The first country, which has chosen its representative for the world final, is Denmark. On March 16, during a glamorous show in Copenhagen the participants in the competition – the students from the designer college of Teko showed their designs. Christina Ottosen’ s design, inspired by the unique Charlie Chaplin, won the first place. In Germany the jury chose Nataly Real’s design called Sleeping Beauty. The winner is a 21-years old student at ESMOD. The Finnish winner is Anton Hinkonen (24) and his interpretation of Amy Winehouse. The most famous woman-architect Zaha Habib has inspired with her work the Norwegian winner Ninet Boumer and Tiny Andersson and her work Milton's Triumph will present Sweden on the world final in Milan. In Great Britain students from Central Saint Martins and De Montfort University will take part. The final will take place on June 11 at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London.

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Photos:
1. Iskren Lozanov - the winner of the competition along with his design, inspired by Picasso.
2. The design, ranked third place, Dora Black – Hempler, the winning design and the design, ranked second place (from left to right).

3. Dora Black – Hempler along with the winning design of the Bulgarian final of the competition.
4. The design Aphrodita by Genadii Beresnev.
5. The design Venus by Nikolay Bojilov.
6. The design Pretty Helen by Sofia Rakova.
7. The design Cleopatra by Natalia Jivkova.
8. The design, inspired by the Beethoven’s Moonlight sonata, by Marta Pesheva.
9. The design The Monet’s Woman by Rositza Borshukova.
10. Design by Jeni Kovacheva, inspired by the decorative harmony of Alphonse Mucha.

11.The design Carmen by Ina Chokova, ranked second place.
12. The winning model by Iskren Lozanov, inspired by Picasso.
13. Design by Radostina Klinkova, inspired by Erte.
14. Design by Ninela Ivanova, inspired by Hundertwasser.
15. Design by Assia Simeonova, inspired by Betty Boop.
16. The design Graffiti by Denitza Dimitrova.
17. Design by Lubomira Naidenova, inspired by Amy Winehouse.
18. Design by Teodora Bojilova, inspired by Amy Winehouse.
19. Design by Angel Popski – The Woman-Idol.
20. Design by Miglena Karova – My icon Europe, ranked third place.
21. The creations of the young designers from the National Academy of Art.

Photographer: © Bojidar Markov

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