Fashion and Design Chamber of Armenia paves way for young talents

ArmInfo.The Fashion and Design Chamber of Armenia (FDC) in cooperation with the Fashion Scout  platform (London, UK) promotes young talented designers. 

On the eve of the first Fashion Week in Yerevan, FDC announced the  launch of the Fashion Scout Armenia competition initiative, within  which young designers who are already taking or want to take their  first steps in the fashion industry will be able to express  themselves.

As the co-founder of the Chamber of Fashion and Design of Armenia  Helen Manukyan noted during a press conference on June 23, a total of  40 applications were received from young talents, from which the  jury, which included international experts, selected 8 applicants.  The latter, according to Manukyan, will take part in Fashion Week in  Yerevan, where they will be able to present their works on the first  day of the opening.

She emphasized that the final winners will be 2 designers who will  have new opportunities for retraining and personal growth abroad. In  particular, one of the winners, according to Helen Manukyan, will go  to the UK in September this year to study at the London Fashion  Scout. And the second winner in Florence will undergo a 2-month  retraining with the famous Armenian knitwear designer Naira  Khachatryan.

It should be reminded that Fashion Week (Yerevan Fashion Week) in  Yerevan will be held from July 1 to July 6 at the HayArt Cultural  Center (7a Mashtots street), within which collections of 20 Armenian  designers will be presented. The organizer of such an enchanting  event in our country was the Fashion and Design Chamber of Armenia  with the financial support of GIZ, the British Government and a  number of private companies (, LA BIOSTHETIQUE Paris,  Schweppes and ArtLife).

The participants of the Fashion Week will enjoy exquisite shows of  collections of recognized designers in the fashion industry, the  Fashion Scout Armenia competition for young designers, as well as  many other exciting events.

The public will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition halls,  where more than 50 Armenian brands are represented, take part in  panel discussions and admire unique exhibitions.

The Fashion and Design Chamber  plans to make this event an annual  event. More than 20 prestigious international fashion publications  will also take part in the event, such as Vogue Italy, Wear UK, ELLE  Italy, Marie Claire Arabia, Lemile Germany, FAULT Magazine,  L'Officiel Italy, Fucking Young! and many others.

The full schedule of the Fashion Week can be found at www.fdc.am