2023 ybaf fashion award

YBAF Fashion Award is an annual award program with an open call to local Fashion Designers. This program hosts jury members who are established within the Fashion Industry both locally and internationally. The jury selects the finalists and guides them as they put up their own fashion show together.

YBAF Fashion Show provides an opportunity for local designers to showcase their work, network with guests from the industry and most importantly be mentored by experts in the fashion field.

THIS YEAR:

YBAF Fashion Awards 2023 has a focus on research, experimentation, discovering and raising awareness about important topics and challenges within our society, through the art of fashion.
Having space to voice untold stories and perspectives, this program plays an important role in creative resolutions and connectivity. 

We believe that through Art, and creativity, the world can be a better place, and YBAF has a mission for the advancement of our Country by supporting local art, creativity, designers and artisans. 

YBAF encourages the ideas of how fashion can play a role in:

unity within the contemporary narrative; 

creating awareness of our ecological world, working towards a sustainable future;

exploration of nature and technology; 

connection to ancient roots and traditions though todays design.

The 2023 Jury is composed by:

Tatevik Avetyan – designer, pattern-maker, industrial manager, sewing technology expert with more than 35 years of professional experience.

Helen Khanoyan – company directory at Phubber Armenia, first online resale marketplace in Armenia. Helen has masters in Fashion & Luxury Brand Management at Istituto Marangoni in Milan.

Rima Kazumyan – senior fashion designer at Emporio Armani menswear.

Karina Dnoyan – the director of the Fashion Center “ATEX” in Yerevan.

Maral Kalinian – After being design director at Calvin Klein and vice president at Yeezy, Maral returned to Armenia and opened MaralXArmenia.