PHOTO: Cro a Porter Will Not Have Catwalk

In the race for new a catwalk, we have decided on a non-catwalk, said Viktor Drago.

At the Nivea Cro a Porter press conference today, in the restaurant and club Plato, Viktor Drago has offered an insight to the public about his fashion-media project that has spiced up the Croatian scene for 11 seasons, this being the 12^th. At this season’s Cro a Porter, called “Limited Edition”, collections will be presented by, as the producer Viktor Drago said himself, “the best of the Croatian fashion scene”: Amarie, Ani Ani, Arileo, Boris Pavlin, Boudoir, Djordje Smajlovic, Damjan Jacic, ELFS, Fjaba, Hippy Garden, Ivana Popovic, Ivona Martinko, Ledenko, Linea Exclusive, Madam Demode, Marina Design, MRVOS, Martina Felja, Matija Vuica, Natasa Jeletic, Sonia Fortuna, Tihomir Krznaric, TEO.P for MAK and Zigman. Special guests will be Estare Culto and AMDS. After her adventure into the world of film, as a cameraperson, the world model Andrijana Dejanovic returns to catwalks at this year’s event as a special guest. She, together with Dominika Sokaca, are the trademark faces of the fashion event’s campaign.

Boris Pavlin announced his collection in a sign of ethnographic elements and “things” that he collected during his travels. Unlike his spring/summer 2008 collection which was quite soft as far as colours and cuts are concerned, Boris has prepared more aggressive colours for winter. In his last collection, the stars were exclusively fairy-tale dresses, whilst the new one contains the daily winter program.

The fashion duo Boudoir, who have been presenting their collections at this event from the very start of Cro a Porter, have prepared a collection called “Homage Noir”.

“That is really a collection in black, homage to our grandmother who was a famous designer of hats, and we designed this collection of hats in her honour. Black, gothic, elegant and refined in our recognizable boudoir style” said Morana Saracevic and Martina Cicko-Karapetric.

Matija Vuica, who is returning to the catwalks of Cro a Porter, was totally mysterious when her collection was in question, but that is why she announced a spectacular performance.

“It will be a combination of fashion and music. A live fashion show, a piece of a real concert accompanied by the revue Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, the big choir of St. Mark’s Church, and the accompanying band Flashback, as well as myself. I will sing, we will play, whilst the models present what I have made this time” announced Matija, who joined two loves, fashion and music.

Zrinka Markovic from Nivea, as the main sponsor, is happy to continue the cooperation for a second season with Cro a Porter, and hopes that it will last for many years to come.

“In the whole race for a new catwalk, we have decided upon a non-catwalk. There will be no catwalk, however, we have moved the whole event to the wall, the so called blend which will be made from 100 square meters of LED screens, and every designer will get their own story, their own video, that will make the atmosphere of the show. This is the first time that we have an individualised fashion show” said Viktor Drago.