{"id":2147,"date":"2026-05-17T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interfashionconnect.com\/balkan-open-door-starts-with-an-official-press-conference-at-the-intercontinental-hotel-sofia\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T09:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:00:50","slug":"balkan-open-door-starts-with-an-official-press-conference-at-the-intercontinental-hotel-sofia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interfashionconnect.com\/en\/balkan-open-door-starts-with-an-official-press-conference-at-the-intercontinental-hotel-sofia\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Balkan Open Door&#8221; starts with an official press conference at the InterContinental Hotel Sofia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With an official press conference at the InterContinental Hotel Sofia started the international fashion <strong>event &#8220;Balkan Open Door&#8221; &#8211; part<\/strong> of Code Fashion Runway &#8211; the Bulgarian Fashion Week, organized by om Code Fashion TV. The event is realized on the initiative of International Fashion Connection Group c president Mila Zaharieva, in partnership with Maria Boneva &#8211; owner of Code Media Group and creator of the only fashion TV in Bulgaria. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the press conference, IFC President, Ms. Mila Zaharieva, officially announced that &#8220;Balkan Open Door&#8221; is consolidating its concept with a new international platform <strong>&#8220;Fashion and Art Hub &#8211; Balkan Open Door&#8221;<\/strong> &#8211; an international organization for cultural exchange through fashion and art, uniting designers and artists from the Balkans in a common arena for creative expression, identity and contemporary interpretation of the cultural heritage of the region.<br\/><br\/>The participating brands om Bulgaria &#8211; &#8220;Terry&#8217;s Fashion Style&#8221; with designer Terry Karaivanova, Turkey &#8211; &#8220;Altinyildiz Classics&#8221;, Serbia &#8211; &#8220;Anny STYLE: Noir Code&#8221; with designer Ana Panti\u0107 Ra\u010di\u0107, Montenegro &#8211; &#8220;Shift Studio with designer Ana Krgovic, Albania &#8211; &#8220;SArt\u00e9&#8221; with designer Sarita Gjini, North Macedonia &#8211; &#8220;Stefanija Naseska&#8221;, the eponymous brand with designer Stefanija Naseska, Montenegro &#8211; &#8220;Sanela Design&#8221; with designer Sanela Djokovic, and Kosovo &#8211; Etnik Shala, designer of the eponymous brand &#8220;Etnik Shala&#8221;.  <br\/><br\/>Each designer was presented to the media, accompanied by a model wearing his image outfit &#8211; a visual introduction com the collections that will be presented today at 19:30 during the evening show on the territory of the popular art venue &#8220;TENTA&#8221;&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the participants are established and emerging names from the region, representing a variety of styles &#8211; from contemporary elegance and conceptual design to interpretations of traditional 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