DISTEN (LATVIA)
COLLECTION: BOOTLEG BAND
A team that has spent several years reconstructing existing garments into streetwear with a distinct visual identity. “Bootleg Band” draws on Eastern European garage culture of the 90s and early 2000s: a world where style and music were shaped without rules. Mixed styles, reworked pieces, a sense of freedom—and all of it genuinely wearable.
EVELĪNA ERINA (LATVIA)
COLLECTION: RUINED CIVILIZATION
A student at the Riga Art and Media School, she builds her collection as a post-collapse narrative: a world after breakdown, where garments are made from whatever remains and silhouettes are formed from fragments of memory. Layered silhouettes, transformation, and the construction of new identities.
EVITA VĪTOLIŅA (LATVIA / UK)
COLLECTION: FACECARD
Trained in London, working with contrasts. “FACECARD” deconstructs the pop-cultural Barbie archetype—exaggerated proportions, raw surfaces, and deliberate imperfection as a critique of beauty standards. Bold and precise.
JASMINA NICOLOSI (GERMANY / ITALY)
COLLECTION: BROKEN MIRROR
Works exclusively with recycled and deadstock materials. The collection addresses the distorted image of women shaped by societal expectations and social media. A contrast between an idealized, corset-structured silhouette and voluminous, “imperfect” forms that emphasize the body’s natural shape.
FIRAT CAKIR (GERMANY)
COLLECTION: NIDA
Self-taught, he has developed his own visual language through Orientalist aesthetics and industrial environments. The body as the central element, sculptural forms, tension between structure and fluidity. One of the most interesting international participants this year.
KRISTA MARIJA RULUKA (LATVIA)
COLLECTION: ECHOES OF THOUGHT
Surrealism and the theme of identity—through distorted forms, bold accents, and fabric manipulation. An exploration of how societal pressure shapes the way a person sees themselves.
LIBERTY ALLEY (LATVIA)
COLLECTION: THE LAST ONES
A team of emerging designers from different cities across Latvia. The collection is also a post-collapse narrative, where each look reflects a different human experience and attitude toward reality. A collective view of the world after breakdown.
LINARDS ĀBELĪTIS (LATVIA)
COLLECTION: VERSIONS OF ME YOU WILL NEVER MEET
Years of experience in the industry, paired with a deeply personal approach. The collection explores the layered nature of identity and unrealized possibilities. One of the key materials: repurposed curtains—a symbol of something that once kept the light out.
MISHA MARTCH (LATVIA)
COLLECTION: METAMORPHOSIS
The youngest participant in the show. The theme is transformation and physicality, the language is punk and theatrical, the materials are contrasting. Visually intense and highly expressive.
NOELLE LINK & CARLA ROGENHAGEN (GERMANY)
COLLECTION: LIFE ON BETON
A duo working at the intersection of fashion and other visual arts. Inspiration: industrial urban environments and a younger generation’s desire to express itself. A conscious approach to clothing as a form of statement.
When & Where
21 MAY—fashion show. Old Town, Pils 23 (former Riga Stock Exchange bank building)
22 MAY—designer market, workshops, Bourzma Dance Battle. Grīziņdārzs
Tickets at bourzma.com
