Sofia Fashion Week: 60 brands, 650 looks – and a bride with a black bouquet
Over three evenings, students and Bulgarian and international designers showed their work at Hotel Marinela. Fatih Osman opened his show “Heaven's Sin” with an unusual bride.
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Sofia Fashion Week took place from 13 to 15 October 2026 at the Sofia Grand Hall of Hotel Marinela. According to the organisers, 60 designers and brands showed 650 looks on 120 models over three evenings. Students from the National Academy of Art and New Bulgarian University opened the event, followed by a “Designers' Night” and a gala evening for eveningwear and luxury fashion.
Announced international guests included Italian designer Daniele K. M. Fitole, founder of the Milan fashion school IFDA, Italian designer Ada Sorrentino and Sandra Peet, co-founder of the Dutch luxury brand Goldbergh. The editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar Serbia and editors from Vogue Adria and Cosmopolitan Slovenia were expected in the front row.
Designer Fatih Osman, founder of the brand Faith in Fatih, presented his collection “Heaven's Sin”, built on contrasts such as light and darkness, on 14 October. According to Ladyzone.bg, the twelve looks were created in ten days, and the show opened with a bride carrying a black bouquet.