A wedding dress with northern ornaments. Reindeer antlers. The results of the festival of young designers

The results of the grandiose event – the regional festival of young designers “Yamal is the center of arctic fashion” were summed up in Salekhard on the 8^th of December.

A young designer of Yamal Valentina Khudi won in the nomination “Adaptation”. She will present her debut collection on the podium of the contest of young designers “Admiralty Needle”, which will be held in April of 2019 in St. Petersburg.

“I am very glad that I have the opportunity to show my collection in the cultural capital. I have time to work at it a little, to add some decor. This is one of the first competitions where I won”, as Valentina Khudi shared her impressions. She took the decision to participate in the contest by chance.

“My sister dropped me a link from social networks, and I thought, why not to try my hand in such an interesting and unusual competition”, she said.

In the nomination “Traditions” Yelena Rybina received a grant to create her own collection.

A contestant Yulia Zhestyankina was marked in the category “Trends”. She will be able to sell her collection in the boutique ADRESS in Saint-Petersburg.

In addition, the special prize was given to the team “Poluostrov” (peninsula): to sell the collection in boutiques in St. Petersburg.  

A deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yelena Laptander established the special prize in 50 thousand rubles and gave to a designer Tatiana Skoblikova. The singer of Yamal promised to order stage and business clothes from the craftswoman.

During two days residents of Salekhard had a unique opportunity to see and admire designer collections, which were presented by 18 clothing artists. Collections for every taste were presented on the stage: from unisex to sports collection with Nenets ornaments. All the contestants presented their vision of modern clothes with northern coloring. The fashion show was not without a wedding dress and real reindeer antlers, which admired and surprised the Italian guest very much.

A fashion expert, a member of the jury Nelly Brener noted that the festival was the success.

“It was enchanting, cool and unforgettable. It can be not only a hobby, but also a matter of life. Each collection is made with soul and with unique original character of Yamal”, she stated.

The photos can be found here: https://sever-press.ru/2018/12/08/svadebnoe-plate-s-severnym-ornamentom-i-oleni-roga-itogi-festivalja-molodyh-dizajnerov/.