The Association of Ukrainian Designers in Paris (Association des Créateurs Ukrainiens à Paris) in cooperation with Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design is implementing a charity project called “Ode to European Ukraine”. The competition involves several stages: the first is a sketch selection, the second is the production of ready-made collection models, and the third is participation in a show during the fashion week in Paris (France).
Future experts in design, projecting, modeling, manufacturing technologies of clothing and fashion industry products who are studying at KNUTD, students of the bachelor's and master's degrees of the Departments of Art and Fashion Design (Faculty of Design), Modeling and Artistic Decoration of Clothes, Fashion and Clothing, Fashion Technologies, Professional Education in Technologies and Design (Faculty of Arts and Fashion) responded to the invitation of the organizers and actively began to develop sketches – about 100 sketch proposals of clothing collections were submitted for the first round.
During the preparation for the competition in April 2023, a film crew from the PX-VIDEO studio visited KNUTD to film the creative process of preparing for the event, how KNUTD students are looking for a source of inspiration, studying fashion history, modern fashion trends, creating sketches, selecting materials, laying out fabric products on mannequins, decorating, embroidering, making clothing models, etc.
The creative process of preparing collections for the competition
Finding the shape of clothes on a mannequin
Creation of model sketches
Tailoring of products in the workshop
According to the results of the first stage, the works of the following students were selected: Angelina Koriakina (Group MgD2-22, the Department of Art and Fashion Design), Lidiia Chelovska (Group BDo1-20, the Department of Art and Fashion Design), Liliia Kara (Group BDo2-20, the Department of Art and Fashion Design), Evhenia Onushko (Group MgShMK-22, the Department of Modeling and Artistic Decoration of Clothes), Liubov Stryzhak (Group BSMHKsk-20, the Department of Modeling and Artistic Decoration of Clothes), Oksana Fomina (Group MgIMd-22, Department of Fashion Technology), Ilona Mandyradzhi (graduate of the Department of Art and Fashion Design), Anastasiya Galushko (graduate of the Department of Art and Fashion Design), Svitlana Kurochka (Group BDo1-19, the Department of Art and Fashion Design), Diana Skichko (Group BDo1-19, the Department of Art and Fashion Design).
Page of the organizers of the competition – the Association of Ukrainian Designers in Paris on Instagram @acuparis
Liliia Kara's competition work
Lidiia Chelovska’s competition work
Liubov Stryzhak’s competition work
The winners of the first stage of the competition as part of the charity project "Ode to European Ukraine" will participate in a fashion show during Paris Fashion Week. The organizers help the winners in the production of models (purchase of fabrics, accessories for sewing, and decoration of collection models). The final of the competition in Paris is planned for September 2023.
Video of preparation for the competition link. Thanks to the PX-VIDEO studio for creating the video.
We thank the organizers of the competition, the Association of Ukrainian Designers in Paris, for supporting talented Ukrainian youth!
We wish our creative students success and the fulfillment of their dream of a professional start on the world fashion runway!
22.05.2023
