Fashion Shows

Date: 9 May 2025

This year at Zlin Design Week, you’ll experience a show like never before. The goal is to create a space for unexpected connections and create an atmosphere that brings together designers, models, and visitors. Don’t expect long catwalks or rows of plastic chairs. We’ve prepared a format that will immerse you into the world of the creation of four collections. Each collection offers a unique perspective on fashion—from sustainability and experimental design to personal stories from the designers. The entire atmosphere will be accompanied by original music by Adame Sounds. 

Note: To ensure a great experience, this year’s Fashion Show will be held in two showings. Tickets are available only for standing positions. 

When: Friday, May 9th at 6:30 PM and 8:00 PM 
Where: Studio Z – Zlín City Theatre, Tomáše Bati 4091, 760 01 Zlín 
Entry: 
250 CZK / standing – general ticket 
200 CZK / standing – student 
50 CZK / standing – ZTP 

Who will be featured in the show? 

Anežka Matějů Mrzílková

Anežka is a designer who focuses mainly on upcycled fashion. She has completed several internships with Czech designers and is currently studying Garment Production and Technical Fashion at the University of Liberec. She specializes in custom-made clothing, with an emphasis on meticulous craftsmanship and intricate hand-embroidery. Her priority is ecological responsibility, and she strives for every piece to be unique and environmentally friendly.

Collection: Angels Awakening
The Angels Awakening collection is inspired by the changing sky throughout the day, including weather and lighting conditions such as dawn, clouds, storms, and the night sky. The collection draws from the color palette of the heavens. Evening dresses adorned with hand-beaded embroidery reflect the atmosphere of the fascinating sky. All models are made exclusively from deadstock fabrics, blending aesthetics with a mindful approach to the environment.

Nishchaia Anastasiia

Anastasiia is a fashion designer and stylist originally from a village in the Novosibirsk region. She has been fascinated by fashion and art since childhood. After moving to the Czech Republic, she studied Fashion Design at the University of Liberec. She has showcased her work at the Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week and Vision 2024. For her, fashion is an expression of emotions and a way of perceiving the world. She dreams of building an internationally recognized brand and proving that it doesn’t matter where you’re from, but rather your belief in yourself and courage to follow your goals.

Collection: Revelation
This collection pays tribute to a loved one and reflects the idea that loss is a part of life, but bright memories help us move forward. The designer dedicated this collection to the memory of her grandmother, Emilie. Through her art, she expresses personal experiences and emotions that words cannot capture.

The main element is tulle, symbolizing the bare soul—its delicacy and transparency reflect honesty. Each fold in the fabric represents the journey from the experience of loss to acceptance. Decorative elements like gemstones, pearls, and glass beads reveal an inner light that never fades.

Each piece in the collection mirrors the internal world, communicating feelings of loss, misunderstanding, desire, and sadness, while highlighting that even in the darkest moments, there is room for joy and hope. The color palette combines dark and light tones, reflecting the range of emotions experienced. Elements like head coverings resembling a crown of thorns and closed faces of the models reference mourning traditions and farewells.

Barbara Rakovská

Barbara is a designer from Prague who connects art and fashion while exploring the symbiosis between the body and materials. She completed her master’s degree in design at ČVUT in Prague and then continued her postgraduate studies at Fabricademy in Barcelona, where she immersed herself in the world of textiles and biomaterials. She created the Amber Grain Embriodery project, a study of root-based materials that connects folklore heritage with biodesign aesthetics. Her work focuses on sustainability, the craftsmanship of traditional textile production combined with new approaches and a vision for the future.

Collection: Amber Grain
In the Amber Grain project, the designer explores and attempts to communicate the idea of using new and sustainable approaches to textile production. The collection emphasizes the need to restore a harmonious connection with nature. The name Amber Grain symbolizes the importance of cereals as a source of food and wealth. Traditional costumes from harvest festivals also inspire the collection.

Barbara envisions the future of fashion in sustainable and responsible approaches, which she presents in the collection by blending natural materials, traditional techniques, and biodesign through growing lace made from cereal roots. It encourages reflection on the origin of materials, respect for traditions, and visions for the future.

The garments are inspired by folkloric elements. Recycled bobbin lace and embroidery, which have a significant place in both Czech and Slovak folk culture, form a dialogue with materials made from wheat and barley roots. The goal of this connection is to offer a unique perspective on traditional techniques, which, like the growth of roots, require patience and care—a process often overlooked today. The connecting materials in the collection are raw wool, handwoven linen, and cotton. The root-based embroidery is complemented by dried grass, pressed material from seeds, and biomaterials made from agricultural waste.

Roniqveja

Roniqveja is, at its core, quite ordinary, but always maintains a distinctive and experimental view of things. It’s for those who like things a little bit different. Under the name Roniqveja, Nikola Kovářová and Adam Vejtasa appear as a design duo, which allows them to see things from two different perspectives. The name Roniqveja was created by combining their names and adding a pinch of both toughness and softness, resulting in a raw aesthetic of the woman they dress.

Collection: Her Everydayness
The collection Her Everydayness tells the story of Roniqveja—a girl who wakes up five minutes after the last alarm goes off and finds herself still in yesterday’s chiffon dress. She has accidentally spilled paint on her new coat, which hasn’t dried yet, just like her wet hair. In her bag, she carries her flowing purple dress, which she wears to work with bold shoulders. It means a lot to her.

At three o’clock, she rushes to the dry cleaner’s. In half an hour, an important meeting awaits her. But she didn’t expect to pick up a completely torn dress. However, time is chasing her, and she has to work with what she has…

Finally, she closes the door behind her and falls into bed contentedly. Her rest, however, doesn’t last long—she still has to choose her outfit for the evening premiere. She doesn’t just pick a pearl necklace—Roniqveja reaches for a pearl gown.

Who will take care of the musical experience for the show? 

Adame Sounds

Adam Hrubý is a multi-genre music producer specializing in creating personalized soundtracks for the fashion industry. He creates unique music tailored to designers and brands, helping bring their creative visions to life. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with designers and brands from all over the world. His music has accompanied four fashion shows, and he also works on audiovisual content for designers and fashion magazines, including Harper’s Bazaar. Additionally, he serves as head of production for the VISION Fashion Show. As a multi-genre producer, he works across a wide range of musical styles, from classical music and folklore to rock, pop, trap, house, electronic, and techno. He approaches each project individually, always getting to know the collection’s concept and then adding the final missing piece—music.