26th Riga Fashion Week Schedule

March 29, 2017 20:13 | Fashion
Author: SwO

Yesterday, on March 28, the opening of the 26th RIGA FASHION WEEK took place in Riga Motor Museum. This season RFW will last till April 1 and once again will gather the major representatives of the Latvian fashion industry, making one more step in the development of the Latvian fashion.

Photos by Mark Litvyakoff. ANNA LED FW18

This season, RIGA FASHION WEEK is special because of an opportunity to get acquainted with fashion designers from Georgia for the very first time: Dalood and Mariam Gvasalia have shown their collections at RFW opening event. Among foreign designers the following fashion designers are included in the main show schedule: Naira Khachatryan (Italy), KÄT and Pohjanheimo (Estonia), Lilija Larionova (Lithuania).

RIGA FASHION WEEK schedule includes also several thematic events. On March 29^th the design concept store BOLD will host an event for industry professionals where the invited buyers will have an opportunity to order products they like from fashion brands such as KÄT (Estonia), Mariam Gvasalia, Dalood, Anouki, 7.11, Sopho Gongliashvili (Georgia), and stylists and journalists will have a chance to get professional contacts.

Photos by Dima Babushkin. Dalood FW18

Photos by Dima Babushkin. Mariam Gvasalia FW17

At the same day there is going to be a presentation of the Lithuanian designer Julia Janus in A.W.Olsen & Partners Showroom. Right after it, the presentation for international media by the Latvian jewellery designers Alise Talberga and Maija Vitola will take place in the art gallery PUTTI. The annual Latvian Fashion and Style Awards ceremony will become the culmination of the day, rewarding the professionals of the respective field in various nominations for their success.

Photos by Mark Litvyakoff. LILIJA LARIONOVA FW17

NAIRA KHACHATRYAN FW 7

Few more events to be noted: 8 ROOMS Showroom Baltic designers’ presentation that will take place in IMAGEHOUSE studio on March 30, and Picanova Party in the design concept store BOLD on March 29.

NARCISS FW17

NOLO FW17

During the twelve years of its existence, RIGA FASHION WEEК has established itself as the leading event in the fashion industry not only in Latvia, but also throughout in North-eastern Europe, each year discovering new talented Latvian and foreign designers, whose collections after time become demanded internationally.