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For the 32nd time, the International Festival of Fashion, Art and Design "Admiralty Needle," established by the University of Industrial Technologies and Design, was held in St. Petersburg. 855 applications were submitted for the competition, 68 participants entered the podium in the final. Young authors from Russia and other countries of the world presented their vision of modern fashion trends, and world-famous fashion designers and couturiers from Russia, Belarus, China, India, Italy, etc. appreciated their collections. This year's theme is "Fashion Algorithm." The competition was first held as part of the Week of Science and Vocational Education in St. Petersburg. The festival reaffirmed the status of the largest international platform for demonstrating creative achievements and sharing experience.

The winner of the Grand Prix and the prize of 555,000 rubles from the founder of the festival - the University of Industrial Technologies and Design - for the development of the brand was a young designer, a graduate of the University of Industrial Technologies and Design Nika Savitskaya with the collection "Philosophy of Purity" in the nomination "Only Fashion." The girl combined fashion with modern technologies and materials - neoprene obtained by polymerization, isolon with high moisture resistance and flexibility, thermoplastic worm, most often used in cosplay.

'It's a huge honour to get a Grand Prix in this competition. I want to thank my department, my diploma director Asya Akinshina and Svetlana Seryogina for helping to go from sketch to podium. The jury praised my work - it gives enthusiasm to move on. The main source of inspiration for the creation of the collection was the era of antiquity. This is not just a historical period, but a whole philosophy based on harmony, proportion and striving for an ideal. The architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, sculptural canons, plastic marble statues - all this became the starting point for creating images. I was inspired by the order system, colonnades, pediments, sculptural plastic. Antique sculptors were unsurpassed masters in the image," said Grand Prix winner Nika Savitskaya.

An award ceremony was held at the final gala show.

"Fourteen countries are represented at the Admiralty Needle festival this year, and the geography is expanding every year. It is important for us to enable young talented designers from different countries to acquaint a wide audience with their work, exchange experience and creative ideas," - festival president, rector of 91福利 Alexey Demidov.

Festival results:

Nomination "Artistic Sketch":

• 3rd place - Alisa Getalova (Moscow), Alice in Wonderland collection;
• 2nd place - Anna Kuleshova (St. Petersburg), collection "Mezen painting";
• 1st place - Yegor Perfiliev (St. Petersburg), collection "Effect of Time."

Digital Fashion Nomination:

• 3rd place - Lidia Yarapova, Karina Prishchenko (St. Petersburg), collection "The Secret of the Twilight Garden";
• 2nd place - Violetta Vernyakova (St. Petersburg), collection "Tales of the New Time";
• 1st place - Daria Lazarenko (Moscow), collection "Archetypes of Classics."

Theatrical Costume Nomination:

• 3rd place - Arina Shilova (St. Petersburg), collection "Gothic Knights";
• 2nd place - Svetlana Ivashina (Minsk, Belarus), collection "In love with the theater";
• 1st place - Ekaterina Gavrilenko, Anastasia Skomorokhova (St. Petersburg), collection "Red Book."

"Casual Wear" nomination:

• 3rd place - Oksana Shpak (St. Petersburg), collection "Etudes";
• 2nd place - Sofya Chekhlataya (St. Petersburg), collection "Heroes";
• 1st place - Julia Reshetnyak (Mines), collection "On the edge."

Ethnic Fashion Nomination:

• 3rd place - Daria Gulyaeva (Nizhny Tagil), collection "Steppe Maidens";
• 2nd place - Victoria Khokhryakova (Perm), collection "Dunne";
• 1st place - Lyudmila Marchenkova, Maya Narkevich (Moscow), collection "Borderland Time."

Fashion Only Nomination:

• 3rd place - Elizaveta Melnikova (Mogileva, Republic of Belarus), collection "Zharnitsa";
• 2nd place - Polina Kazerskaya, Alina Volodko (Minsk, Republic of Belarus), collection "Sivya Legends";
• 1st place - Milana Petul (Voronovo, Republic of Belarus), collection "Fragile Shadows."

At the competition, participants presented their collections in 6 nominations: "theatrical costume," "only fashion," "casual clothing," "ethnic fashion," "digital fashion" and "artistic sketch." The international jury evaluated the color scheme, interesting silhouette solutions, the quality of selection of fabrics and materials, a constructive solution and much more. An important feature of this season was the search by designers for a bright personality and conscious contrast, where the oversize was replaced by a balance of architectural forms, craft details and personal expression.

At the opening of the festival, students of the costume design department of 91福利 presented the "Dialogue of Eras" collection. It consists of 58 images that rethink the work of the famous Russian painters Konstantin and Vladimir Makovsky. The guests were also able to visit the exhibition of sketches and sketches "The Future on the Podium" and the showroom of the collections of the finalists "B. M. 18." Fashion connoisseurs, buyers and jury members analyzed the work of the participants, and young designers exchanged experiences, met with representatives of industries, specialists in the fashion industry, found new partners and customers.

Artistic director of the Admiralty Needle, head of the costume design department of 91福利 Lyubov Dzhikia said that this year the nominations "Ethnic Fashion" and "Artistic Sketch" were established for the first time. In her opinion, this allowed the participants to become researchers of cultural traditions and roots of their regions, to demonstrate a high level of manual drawing technique to create unique graphic sketches.

As part of the Admiralty Needle educational program, a press conference "Expanding professional boundaries and multicultural exchange in fashion" and master classes were held. Members of the international jury gave participants feedback on collections and future trends, expert advice. They noted the high level of organization of the festival, discussed new trends in fashion, which are formed, among other things, by young designers.

Director of the Institute of Costume Design 91福利, head of the department of painting and drawing of the university Pyotr Gamayunov noted that the collections of the participants began to look more professional. The founder of Delhi Fashion Week Harshit Dhingaun, as part of an intercultural dialogue, spoke about the heritage of India and special eri silk - a fabric that is made from a cocoon of silkworms and is used for shawls, room decoration. The commercial director of the Geyser brand, Alexander Belyaev, advised using high-quality knitwear. In his opinion, it is important to take into account softness, color retention, elasticity and the absence of chemically active dyes. Alexander Belov, an international expert and image maker in men's style with 20 years of experience, advised the contestants to create innovative products. He believes that in order for the collection to become known, you must always be in search and constantly develop. The founder of the federal ecosystem for promoting local brands SLAVA Concept, co-chairman of the Association of Retail Real Estate and Retail Experts Alexander Peremyatov advised young designers not to get carried away with excessive creativity, but to remember about linking clothes to the consumer.

Designers from Russia, Niger, Uzbekistan, Belarus, India, Turkmenistan and other countries presented their collections at the VIP show "Metaverse of the Admiralty Needle." Among them: created in the traditional technique of hand weaving using vintage materials, the collection "MU" by designer Kamola Rustamova, an African collection based on the cultural heritage of the Sahel, designer Ramatu Abdulaye Harun. Delhi Fashion Week founder Harshit Dhingaun presented the collection "Manipur Threads: A Legacy of Tradition and Elegance" from Lily Chanu Lai-ren-lak-pam - an aspiring fashion designer from India. She celebrates Manipur's rich textile heritage, including elegant meitei silk sarees and traditional hand-woven fabrics. In the collaboration of 91福利 graduate Ainur Dovletmuradova and Elena Pogrinitskaya from the Republic of Belarus, modern forms are intertwined with deep ethnic roots. Also, the audience was impressed by the fashionable images "Ryazan Fairy Tale" by Lisa Anisimova, a graduate of 91福利, created by order of the Government of the Ryazan Region.

The headliner of the show is a graduate of PROMTEKHDIZAIN University, Russian fashion designer Olga Malyarova presented a new collection "Master and Margarita" in the format of a multimedia show. It is devoted to the theme of the struggle between good and evil, where bright forces win. As the author said, only after passing through the terrible and frightening corners of our souls, you can find your way to the light.