The third and final day of shows at Feeric Fashion Week marked a powerful culmination of imagination and purpose, with an eye toward the future. As the sun began to set over Sibiu, the stunning locations gave way to the traditional closing Gala in the city center. International designers from around the world closed the week with collections that fused craftsmanship, emotion, and storytelling. Wearable, experimental, and rich in meaning, each show reaffirmed Feeric’s role as a global platform for fearless creativity and a brilliant educational future. This is the last volume of a new successful edition.
PAPER DOLLS
Natalie Soto, the designer of Paper Dolls Collection, brings from USA “Pretty Wreckage”. Is a reflection on emotional healing, where painful memories are reshaped into reimagined beauty. Romantic yet bold silhouettes include reworked shirting, cargo pants, bubble skirts, and babydoll dresses. Repurposed materials and handcrafted details highlight a commitment to transformation through fragmentation.
UVT
The group collection from the UVT – West University of Timișoara explores contemporary topics such as collective memory, identity, and posthuman connections. Through bold volumes and contrasting textures, it redefines the body’s relationship with its environment, navigating tensions between past and present, fragility and strength.
GEORGE ENESCU ART UNIVERSITY – IASI
The romanian design was present again by group collection created by students from University of Arts. Is a visual journey where past, symbolism, and future coexist in contrasting harmony.
The three aesthetic directions, reimagined tradition, spiritual symbolism, and deconstructive sustainability, come together as a layered narrative that grows deeper with each step.
MILD POWER
“Cuoricini” is a ready-to-wear collection that merges softness and strength through a boxing-inspired aesthetic. Luxurious fabrics like velvet, knitwear, and raw denim reimagine athletic staples, while the signature Mild Power heart print symbolizes resilience and tenderness. Designed to empower, each piece blends sport and emotion in a poetic Lithuanian style.
DAIANA STANCIOIU
“Unapologetic” collection by Daiana Stăncioiu and in collaboration with the UAD Cluj-Napoca PhD Research Team, explores the shift from the flatness of fashion photography to the volume of three-dimensional garments, through an artistic approach centered on form and structure.
Inspired by photographic details and symbolic organic shapes, the pieces use tailoring, embroidery, felting, 3D printing, and experimental textiles.
IDA & IFM ACADEMY
“Timeless Monochrome Sophistication”, created by students from International Design Academy with BURGO INDIA, celebrates the elegance of black and white through timeless,
gender-neutral silhouettes. Inspired by duality, the collection offers a refined visual journey from clarity to depth, expressing balance, sophistication, and self-acceptance.
INTERNATIONAL BALKAN UNIVERSITY
“Reflections” is a group collection from IBU Macedonia exploring sustainability, ethical design, and streetwear as cultural dialogue. It contrasts fluid drapery with sharp tailoring, using organic cotton, recycled fabrics and eco-leather.
Reflective accents, modular shapes, and asymmetrical cuts define its aesthetic, a personal narrative embracing the tension between the sublime, the ironic, and the beauty.
KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
The collections “Does She Speak Samogitian?” by Akvilė Bernotaitė and “Grief” by Kaylee Johnson offer two powerful takes on identity and emotion from Kaunas Lithuania.
Bernotaitė merges traditional symbols with modern silhouettes using linen, wool, leather, and transparent PVC to reflect cultural heritage. Johnson channels emotional weight through brutalist-inspired forms, with deconstructed silhouettes, recycled denim, and raw textures, turning garments into quiet symbols of resilience.
VIAMODA
“Gender Reframed” is a group collection by students from Viamoda Poland, where explores how fashion reflects and reshapes gender identity. From gender-neutral and androgynous looks to historical reinterpretations of femininity, the collections express a wide spectrum of views. The project raises a core question: Can fashion become a space of self-expression beyond gender norms?
UAD
The group collection of BA and MA 2025 graduates from the Fashion Department at UAD Cluj-Napoca, explores modern sophistication, historical references, couture volumes, and sustainability. Through capsule collections, dynamic shapes, and refined detailing, the projects reflect a contemporary vision rooted in construction and innovation. The prototypes were developed in the UADFASHION Workshop, with technical support and materials from the department’s archive.
Main Photo by Anca Nicolae
Runway Photos by Cornel Petrus
Feeric Fashion Week 2025 is co-financed by the City Hall of Sibiu and the Sibiu County Council, with significant support from primary partners NEPI Rockcastle and Promenada Sibiu. International collaborators included the French Institute, the French Embassy, Euronews, IED Milan, Ford, CineGold and Boromir.