Antonia Petrova is Miss Bulgaria 2009
Silvia Kabaivanova
Last night viewers of Nova TV chose the new Miss Bulgaria 2009. The winner Antonia Petrova is from Pernik who will present out country in the Miss World 2009 contest. The blond beauty is 24 years old and she is university educated in economics and law. On 16th March she will be one of the famous people to rake part in VIP Brother 3. As a girl she studied in folklore school in Kotel and her dream was one day to dance on the scene of Bolshoi Theatre.
Ruslana Kaneva (17) from Sofia was crowned Miss Beauty of the World Bulgaria 2009. She will present our country on the contest in China in April. The name of the new Miss Tourism Planet is Polina Gergusheva (19) from Sofia who will present Bulgaria in Athens. Polina composes music and wants to be a journalist.
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1. - 10. Moments from Miss Bulgaria 2009 contest
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Who is the most beloved Bulgarian woman?
* The seventh birthday of the on-line magazine „Az-Jenata”
Maria Vassileva
Each year the on-line magazine „Az-Jenata” gathers famous Bulgarian women to its birthday. On 8th March the edition celebrated its seventh anniversary with a coquette breakfast. For the official award ceremony it gathered the winners in the joint campaign of “Atlantik” radio and “Az-jenata” – “8 women for 8th March”. Maria Ignatova – the only female host of “Masters of air” TV show was recognized as “The most beloved Bulgarian woman”. Lora Krumova from “Hello Bulgaria” TV show remained second and Valentina Voikova from “The News” on TV 2 ranked third. The winners were greeted by Justine Thomas – editor-in-chief of the favorite on-line magazine “Az-jenata”.
The show called “Az-jenata – feminine spring” became the fashion accent in the anniversary. Vesselka Velinova – the designer of the on-line edition presented 18 dresses, especially dedicated to the modern young woman. The formal clothes will be donated to young people who graduate school but live in social houses in Plovdiv and Berkovitsa.
Among the famous ladies who enjoyed the fashion show were Nora from “Music Idol”, Violeta Sechkova, Galina Shturbeva, Olga Uskova and others. The guest shared their opinion on style, fashion and sex appeal and said in one voice that “all that concerns beauty is the inner harmony”.”
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- – 8. Beautiful and exciting moments from the seventh anniversary of the on-line magazine “Az-Jenata”.
Photo: © „Az-Jenata” / „Ot Igla Do Konetz”
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Fashion Landing of "Markam" in Japan
* Along with Kotooshu and Bulgarian yoghurt, our fashion enters the Land of the rising Sun through the famous brand “Markam”
With its traditional participation and success in fashion forums in Europe such as „Collection Premiere” in Düsseldorf, “Collection Premiere” in Moscow, “Fashion Premiere” in Salzburg, “Order start” in Vienna, “Styl” – Brno, “Showroom” – Amsterdam, “CIFF” – Copenhagen and others – “Markam” imposes itself as a leader in producing luxury women’s clothes. The new challenge in front of the fashion house is the forthcoming participation in the “We are Europe” exhibition during the “Fashion week” in Tokyo, Japan at the end of March. There the collection Autumn-Winter 2009/ 2010 will be presented. Only 40 brands from the Old continent were chosen to take part in the show, concerning the quality of production, the experience and traditions in international exhibitions and fashion shows across Europe, as well as financial stability and last but not least – innovativeness and design of clothes.
At the same time the expansion of the marketing net in European Union and Russia, where “Markam” owns 17 representations, coincides with the releasing of active policy for offering own products to Bulgarian market. These days “Markam” opened two shops who await their first visitors. The address of the boutique in Varna is 21, Kniaz Boris I str. and in Shumen – 11, Slavianska str. They are part of the development of the national franchising program of “Markam”. According to the program 12 new shops will be opened during the first six months of 2009. The company also prepares the opening of mono brand shops in Switzerland, Portugal, Russia and Ukraine.
“Markam” fashion house possesses the most prestigious awards of the Academy for fashion – “Fashion Mercury 2006” for fashion business and high quality in clothes production and “Golden Needle 2008” for “Fashion house of the year”.
For more information: www.markam.com
Photographs: Fashion proposals of „Markam fashion”.
Photo: Alexander Nishkov
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fashion designers – big winners at the oscars
At “the night of the Oscars”, as the ceremony for handing of the most desired award in fashion industry is well known, the hysteria develops in two directions: who are the new winners and what the fashion choice of stars is.
This year the most famous names from the world fashion stage have adorned Hollywood celebrities with their creations and they were passing proudly through the red carpet and were posing with delight in front of the photographers and the crowd. Especially for the 81st Oscar ceremony Angelina Jolie, who was nominated in “Best actress” category, chose an elegant black dress from Elie Saab. Penelope Cruz won the golden statuette for supporting role and was also announced one of the most stylish ladies at the ceremony. She was shining in a vintage chiffon dress from “Balmain”. Kate Winslet, who became best actress, chose “Yves Saint Laurent”. Most of the men wore “Versace”. Among the other designers and fashion houses that triumphed on the red carpet, thanks to the celebrities who wore their clothes, were Roland Mouret, John Galliano, Christian Dior, Roberto Cavalli, “Prada”
Source: vogue.co.uk
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- Anjelina Jolie in “Elie Saab” dress.
- Kate Winslet chose a dress from “Yves Saint Laurent”.
- Heidi Clum in “Roland Mouret” dress.
Photo: cosmopolitan.com
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Michelle Obama for “Vogue”: First Cover Of The First Lady
The first lady of USA Michelle Obama grabbed again the attention of the fashion connoisseurs. She took part in a special photo session for the cover of the March edition of the American “Vogue”. Mrs. Obama stood in front of the camera of emblematic Annie Leibovitz in a special dress of Jason Woo – the designer who created her apparel for the inauguration ceremony of her husband. In an interview Michelle speaks sincerely to Andre Tally Leon about her new life in the White house, her striving for being like any other mother. Concerning some negative opinions about her style, the first lady admits: “I can’t pretend that I am not concerned of what people think. But I just can’t please to everyone – there will always be someone to criticize me”.
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1. Cover of the March issue of the American “Vogue”.
2. – 3. Stills from the photo session.
Photo: vogue.co.uk
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YVES SAINT LAURENT DEFEATs CRISIS
The auction of the art collection of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent reached the record sum of 206 million euro. Auctioneers Christie's said a number of world records were broken during the bidding.
Yves Saint Laurent had built up the collection with his companion Pierre Berge for over five decades. It includes more than 700 pieces ranging from paintings by Picasso, Matisse and Degas to 17th century German silverware, ancient Roman sculptures, Chinese bronzes, Art Nouveau furniture and 18th century brooches. Earlier a court in Paris rejected an attempt by a group representing Chinese cultural and heritage interests to block the sale of two bronze Chinese sculptures.
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Giorgio Armani donates one million dollars to schools in new york
Giorgio Armani donated one million dollars to the fund that supports public schools in New York. The sum is meant for developing a program, called “Armani Arts Institute”. The Italian designer announced his charitable initiative during the opening of his store on “5th Avenue” in New York. Special guests of the event were the mayor of the mega polis Michael Bloomberg and Caroline Kennedy – vice-chairman of the fund. Among the other celebrities who attended the event were Victoria Beckham,Victoria Beckham, Josh Hartnett, Leonardo Dicaprio, Ricky Martin.
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Giorgio Armani together with Caroline Kennedy and Michael Bloomberg.
Photo:yahoo.com
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Marc Jacobs’ Muses
"The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion" is the name of the forthcoming exhibition, organized by Marc Jacobs , which runs from May 6 to August 9. A tribute to models through ages will be paid in the Costume Institute. It will be arranged by decade, from the Forties Dior muses to Versace's Nineties Amazonians. As a motif for his initiative the designer uses Yves Saint Laurent's famous quote: "A good model can advance fashion by ten years."
Amazonians from the Nineties, as are the topmodels from that time known.
Photo: vogue.co.uk
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Paul Smith supports war victim children
Paul Smith has joined the cause which supports war victim children. His jeans line will produce t-shirts in street style and all the income are for charitable use. Another project is a music album, which includes performances of the most famous world musicians.
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The T-shirt of the designer Paul Smith
Photo: vogue.co.uk
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