Hasancan Meşelik's 12-piece “Anthea” collection, which won an award in the 22th Wedding Dress Design Competition, took the podium at the 16th IF Wedding Fashion İzmir Performance Fashion Show.
IF Wedding Fashion İzmir – Wedding Dress, Suit and Evening Dress Fair opened its doors for the 16th time. Organized by İZFAŞ in partnership with the Aegean Clothing Industrialists' Association, hosted by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, on 22-25 November 2022, there are 10 participants from Turkey and 222 countries from evening dresses, wedding dresses, suits, accessories and children's clothing product groups. The fair is expected to host nearly 3 foreign visitors from different countries as well as thousands of domestic professional visitors. IF Wedding Fashion İzmir, Europe's biggest fair in its sector, where fashion trends are determined, sheds light on the dreams of young people on the way to bring new designers to the fashion world. In the Wedding Dress Design Competition, which gives designer candidates the opportunity to exhibit their first fashion shows in their professional lives, Hasancan Meşelik's “Performance Fashion Show”, which won an award last year, was presented to fashion designers, exhibitors and visitors on the third day of the fair. Meşelik's wedding dress and evening dress collection, designed on the word “Anthea”, which means the goddess of flowers, the lady of flowers and also the flowery landscape in Ancient Greece, left the audience in awe. During Meşelik's fashion show, the dancers, whose costumes were sewn by herself, accompanied the models with a special choreography.
Contributing to the national economy every year, IF Wedding Fashion İzmir has brought a new designer to the sector in addition to its designs that shape the world fashion. Meşelik, who organized the first fashion show of her professional life, appeared before the representatives of the fashion and design world with a stylish collection inspired by Aegean flowers, all of which featured hand-embroidered flowers. The 8-piece collection, of which 14 are colored and 22 are white, received full marks from fashion designers.
Special plaque from Özuslu
After the Performance Fashion Show, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Mustafa Özuslu presented Hasancan Meşelik with a plaque of appreciation and wished him continued success. İZFAŞ General Manager Canan Karaosmanoğlu Buyer was given a plaque of appreciation by Duman Agency owner Serkan Duman, who was the choreography sponsor of the fashion show, and Mehmet Bilgin, the fabric sponsor, Princess Tekstil Company Owner, by Hayati Ertuğrul, the President of the Aegean Clothing Manufacturers Association.
I want to be on the podium with my own brand next year
The wedding dress and evening dress collection designed by Hasancan Meşelik based on the word “Anthea”, which means the goddess of flowers, the lady of flowers and also the flowery landscape in Ancient Greece; It was implemented with the support of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, İZFAŞ, Aegean Clothing Manufacturers Association and Princess Tekstil. Expressing that she was inspired by Aegean flowers, Meşelik said, “First of all, it is an incredible feeling to take part in this podium where I was a competitor last year with my own designs. I would like to thank everyone who provided this opportunity, paved the way for young designers and inspired them. Behind these designs is the effort of a great team and supporters as well as myself. I've been preparing for this day for months. I recently created my own brand and brought my workshop to life. I would like to take part in this fair and on this podium next year with my own brand and my own designs. My goal is to open up first to Turkey and then to Europe and the world,” he said.
On the other hand, on the third day of IF Wedding Fashion İzmir hosted fashion shows where the brands exhibited their new collections. Swan, Alin Abiye, Alamo companies' solo fashion shows, Closing Fashion Show mixed fashion show, and a mixed fashion show in the Trunk Show area, where valuable models were present, were held.
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