TRADITIONAL CHARITY FASHION SHOW AT THE WHITE PALACE

Belgrade, 14 February 2009 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine hosted a traditional Humanitarian Fashion Show at the White Palace. This year the show was organized with Fashion studio Click.

The revenue from ticket sales will be used to acquire equipment for the Daily Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer at the Institute for Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the Clinical Centre of Serbia.

In this year’s fashion show, haute couture collections were presented by the Serbian designer Darko Kostic, Italian designer Annarita Celano, Greek Fashion House Kathy Heyndels and a children collection by the Todor fashion house.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II welcomed guests and expressed his satisfaction with the humanitarian effort that citizens of the Serbian capital showed tonight.

Beside His Royal Highness speeches were delivered by Doc. Dr. Nevena Karanovic, State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Prof. Dr. Darko Plecas, Deputy Director in the Institute for Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the Clinical Centre of Serbia.

The general sponsor of the event is Family Market by Verano, while the media patrons are RTV B92 and Hello magazine.

Kathy Heyndels is a well-known Greek Fashion Company which was established in 1983. The owners of the company are Yiannis Tongos and his mother Kathy Heyndels. Kathy Heyndels owned her first atelier in Brussels in 1956 and then returned to Greece in 1983. The Company designs and produces three lines: Prêt-a-Porter de luxe, Haute Couture and Wedding Dresses, and a special line of Kathy Heyndels accessories: shoes, belts and bags.

Kathy Heyndels holds two fashion shows every year with over 1500 guests attending. Kathy Heyndels also participates twice a year in the Greek Fashion Week with its Prêt-a-Porter line. Recently Kathy Heyndels participated successfully at the Prêt-a-Porter exhibition in Paris. The Company has five boutiques at exclusive locations in Athens.

Annarita Celano studied in Italy and got two degrees: one in art history from the University Federico II in Naples, and the other in Fashion Design from Marangoni in Milan. She first created her own line ANNARITACELANO in 1993, which was sold worldwide in exclusive stores. Annarita Celano then went on to design for some of the best know names in fashion: Luella – London, Missoni – Milano, Bebe – Los Angeles, Custo – Barcelona.

Since 2007, she is once again based in Milano, where she creates and shows her limited edition of exclusive evening dresses under the name CELANO. Her evening dresses will be worn by several celebrities during this year’s Oscar awards.

Darko Kostic was born in Belgrade in 1980, where he finished textile school and is currently studying at the College for textiles. He first showed his collection at the Belgrade Fashion Week in 1999, and has since then been a regular participant of this event. Twice, he has closed Belgrade Fashion Week, the most prestigious Serbian fashion event.

He presented his collections twice at the Slovenian Biennale for Young Designers. In 2002, Darko Kostic began cooperation with the fashion company Di Fashion as a designer of Exception Atelier. In May 2003, he presented his collection “Where Dragons Fly” in Milano at the General Consulate of Serbia and Montenegro. Since last year, Darko Kostic has been selling his collections in Vienna.

Donors:

Delta ing, Dunav Insurancem Etem SCG ltd., Eurobank EFG ltd, Europapress ltd., GO Gornji Milanovac, GO Lazarevac, GO Surcin, City of Pancevo, Grafix, Grey Worldwide ltd, Mr. Dobrivoje Tanasijevic, Hotel IN, Idea, JKP Infostan, MACE ltd, Masel Group, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Idea Inc., Messer Tehnogas, Metal Globe ltd, Metalac AD, Novo Nordisk Pharma ltd, Pavle shoes ltd, Cukarica Assembly, Kikinda Assembly, PMF Novi Sad, PS Fashion design ltd., Selma ltd., Sika ltd., Tigar AD Corporation, TNS Medium Gallup, Association of the Banks of Serbia.

With the support of:

Art Ival, Art&Stil ltd, Dessert Čačak, Hyatt Regency, KFC, Knjaz Miloš, Navip, New Moment, Trpković Bakery, Pernod Ricard, Polimark, Promoart, Slast restaurant, Sky Music, TV Spektrum, Veropoulos, Radenković Winery, WOW Winery, Zira Hotel, Zlatibor water.

Special thanks to:

Annarita Celano, Darko Kostić, Kathy Heyndels, Mediterranean Cruises, Todor, Fashion Studio Click, Rowing Club Red Star, – Spa & Wellness Oaza, Mrs. Vicky Michalis and Vicky M jewellery and Tomašević jewellery.