Macedonian Fashion Association, Skopje (2026)

09/05/2026

Celebrating Europe Day together with the Nordic-Baltic Story — united by shared values, stronger partnerships, and inspiring stories that connect us across borders

Designers:
semcenkaite
.design

Mentor: .tosheva

The project is organized by Embassy of Sweden in Skopje , in partnership with the Lietuvos ambasados Skopjės skyrius / Lithuanian Embassy Office in Skopje, Embassy of Denmark in Serbia , Suomen suurlähetystö Belgrad - Embassy of Finland in Belgrade , Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade and Macedonian Fashion Association with the support of the Nordic Council of Ministers The Nordic Council of Ministers

04/05/2026

Are you a fashion (M)SME working on sustainability, or starting to integrate it into your business, and wondering how to fund this transition?

The is launching a call for Fashion brands to join the Sustainability Transition Acceleration Hub, a co-learning space where businesses, mentors, and experts work together on practical challenges: integrating sustainability into business models and identifying viable funding pathways.

Participants will:
● Work on sustainability and business development in practice
● Gain insights into what investors are looking for
● Exchange with peers facing similar challenges

Through the Sustainability Transition Acceleration Hub, we are bringing together companies, mentors, and experts to work on real questions: how to make sustainability part of the business model, and how to finance it in practice.

This is not a one-way programme. It is a co-learning space where participants exchange experiences, test ideas, and get hands-on support around funding options, including emerging approaches like crowdfunding.

What can you expect?
· Practical guidance on sustainability and business development.
· A clearer view of what investors are looking for.

Submit your expression of interest in time!
📅 Deadline: 20 MAY (6:00 PM CET)
🧾Open Call Description: https://justfashionproject.eu/just-fashion-open-call-for-participation-in-the-sustainability-transition-acceleration-hub/

24/04/2026

Are you a fashion (M)SME working on sustainability, or starting to integrate it into your business, and wondering how to fund this transition?

The Just Fashion project is launching a call for Fashion brands to join the Sustainability Transition Acceleration Hub, a co-learning space where businesses, mentors, and experts work together on practical challenges: integrating sustainability into business models and identifying viable funding pathways.

Participants will:
● Work on sustainability and business development in practice
● Gain insights into what investors are looking for
● Exchange with peers facing similar challenges

Through the Sustainability Transition Acceleration Hub, we are bringing together companies, mentors, and experts to work on real questions: how to make sustainability part of the business model, and how to finance it in practice.

This is not a one-way programme. It is a co-learning space where participants exchange experiences, test ideas, and get hands-on support around funding options, including emerging approaches like crowdfunding.

What can you expect?
· Practical guidance on sustainability and business development.
· A clearer view of what investors are looking for.

Submit your expression of interest in time!
📅 Deadline: 20 MAY (6:00 PM CET)
🧾Open Call Description: https://shorturl.at/y9HtH
🔗 Sustainability Transition Acceleration Hub – Fill out form: https://lnkd.in/eMFjCGU5

European Research Executive Agency (REA)

24/04/2026

New research from the Green DigiFashTech Manager project reveals a clear shift: digitalisation is now essential for reducing environmental impact in fashion—and many businesses risk being left behind.

Discover the key findings, challenges for SMEs, and the emerging role shaping the industry’s future.

👉 Read the full report: https://digifashtech.com/deliverables/research-report/

Image: Cvetanka Garevska Janevska

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Swedish Council for Higher Education. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

16/04/2026

This March, during Fashion Weekend Skopje, we had the opportunity to present a pilot case Bastet Noir from the Just Fashion project as part of the public talk “3D and AI in Fashion.”

The session explored how 3D technologies and Artificial Intelligence are reshaping the future of fashion design, production, and customization—bringing together innovation, creativity, and sustainability.

At the public talk together with Daniela Milosheska (Creative Director of Bastet Noir), we explored how made-to-measure fashion can scale through virtual customization and digital prototyping - demonstrating how technology can enable more efficient, personalized, and sustainable production models.
Daniela shared first impressions and mid-term results from the pilot case developed within the Just Fashion EU Project.
The event concluded with a showcase of the pilot capsule collection developed the project.
A special thank you to all participants, collaborators, and attendees who contributed to this inspiring exchange.
🔗 Learn more about the project: https://justfashionproject.eu/

We continue to welcome designers, researchers, innovators, students, and industry professionals to join the conversation around the future of digital fashion and technology-driven designers.

Photo by Goran Boshkovski

16/04/2026

A glimpse from our unpublished archive…

Fresh from Ohrid and the amazing filigree workshop with Marta Pejoska , the designers from the International Design Residency Nordic-Baltic Story spent a few days collaborating on co-production. We are grateful to the Institut International de la Mode "Izet Curi" for hosting us. Here’s a glimpse of our impressions from Days 4 to 6.

The project Green and Sustainable Fashion - The Nordic-Baltic Story is funded by The Nordic Council of Ministers implemented by the Embassy of Sweden in Skopje , in collaboration with Lietuvos ambasados Skopjės skyrius / Lithuanian Embassy Office in Skopje , and Embassy of Denmark in Serbia , Suomen suurlähetystö Belgrad - Embassy of Finland in Belgrade , Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade and Macedonian Fashion Association

Participating Designers:
Anne Scharling Toft (Denmark / Norway),
Anna Ringstad (Norway),
Justina Semčenkaitė .semcenkaite (Lithuania), Tuva Samuelsson (Sweden),
Miko Peltonen & Bilel Sehli, HÄN (Finland), together with designers from North Macedonia:
Andrea Atanasova .design,
Ivona Micanovska ,
Eva Davkova ,
Marija Rogleva , and
Solza Popovska

The residency mentor is Irina Tosheva

📸🎥 Irina Tosheva Institut International de la Mode "Izet Curi"

08/04/2026

AI × 3D × Fashion

A new generation is rising—
creating, experimenting, redefining.

From March 27 to 29, 2026, within the Erasmus+ initiative Green DigiFashTech Manager – a two-year European project funded by the European Union and supported by Green Land Group – the Macedonian Fashion Association and FWSK organized the exhibition “3D & AI in Fashion.”

The exhibition, accompanied by a series of discussions, explored regional practices at the intersection of fashion, 3D technology, and artificial intelligence, with a strong focus on the new generation of digital creatives.

A key segment of the program featured the collaboration between Semos Education and FWSK32.

Bojan Budjarovski led the mentorship process behind the creation of this season’s official cover and branding for Fashion Weekend Skopje – Season 32, in collaboration with the Academy of Graphic Design at Semos Education.

Together with a group of exceptionally talented students and alumni, over 33 cover proposals were developed using AI generative tools, all within a defined creative brief.

A special mention goes to Angelina Kanchevska, who contributed valuable insights during the discussion on how AI and 3D technologies are transforming design processes—enhancing creativity while enabling more sustainable approaches. The importance of digital skills in education has never been more evident, and Semos Education continues to demonstrate leadership in this field.

The official key visual for FWSK32 was created by Edita Zekjirovikj, while all student works were presented as part of the curated exhibition “Future Design Meets Style × FWSK32.”

We extend our gratitude to Bojan Budjarovski for leading this process, and to Erina Bogoeva for her mentorship and contribution across segments of the program.

Credits to all students & alumni involved:
Ivana Antevska, Katerina Panchevska, Nikola Kraljevski, Edita Zekjirovikj, Tea Mijalkova, Eva Vasileva, Mihaela Taleska, Ilhan Mavrikj, Andrej Stojanoski, Konstanca Serafimovska, Irena Doleva, Ivona Neshkoska, Boris Livrinski, Estira Kuzava, Darijan Spasovski, Ivana Stoimenova, Ivana Gligorova

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Swedish Council for Higher Education. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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08/04/2026

During FWSK32, we presented “3D & AI in Fashion: Shifting the Boundaries” — a transition from material to digital, from form to process.

Presentations unfolded within the installations themselves — direct, immediate, and without distance.

Introducing Lirka, offering a distinct digital perspective on fashion visualization — a new aesthetic, a new rhythm, and a space to read fashion through contemporary digital codes.

Supported by the European Union and Green Land Group through DigiFashTech, the exhibition reframed fashion as a space where 3D design and AI are no longer experimental, but embedded realities.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Swedish Council for Higher Education. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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07/04/2026

During FWSk32, the Macedonian Fashion Association presented the exhibition “3D & AI in Fashion: Shifting the Boundaries” — exploring the transition from material to digital, from form to process.

Funded by the European Union and supported by Green Land Group as part of the DigiFashTech project, the exhibition positioned fashion within a context where 3D design and artificial intelligence are no longer experimental tools, but an evolving professional reality.

Presentations unfolded without distance — directly within the installations themselves. Short, precise, and immediate, they created an authentic dialogue between creator and audience.

Aleksandra Filipova Alex Fx x BlackBello

A single model developed through a process: 2D → 3D → garment → AI.

Pattern as a foundation.
Form as transformation.
Fashion as intelligence.

At the core of this work lies the idea that form begins with thought and construction—not with aesthetics alone.

Thought → Form → Body → Future

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Swedish Council for Higher Education. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Photo by

07/04/2026

During FWSK32, we presented the exhibition “3D & AI in Fashion: Shifting the Boundaries” — a transition from the material to the digital, from form to process.

The exhibition, funded by the European Union and supported by Green Land Group as part of the Green DigiFashTech Manager project, positioned fashion within a context where 3D design and artificial intelligence are no longer experimental tools, but a new working reality.

Presentations unfolded without distance — directly within the installations themselves. Short, precise, and immediate, they felt like a live dialogue between creator and audience.

Nikola Eftimov approaches fashion as a space of transformation, using a visual language that translates tradition into a contemporary digital context — without nostalgia, yet with a clear and intentional reference.

Canvas
The Vein of Light
Nikola Eftimov
AI-assisted image, 2026

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Swedish Council for Higher Education. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

📸 gb. Lirim

06/04/2026

During FWSK32, the Macedonian Fashion Association presented the exhibition “3D & AI in Fashion: Shifting the Boundaries”—an exploration of the transition from material to digital, and from form to process.

Funded by the European Union and supported by Green Land Group Skopje as part of the Green DigiFashTech Manager project, the exhibition positioned fashion within a context where 3D design and artificial intelligence are no longer experimental tools, but an evolving professional reality.

The presentations unfolded without distance—taking place directly within the installations themselves. Short, precise, and immediate, they fostered an authentic dialogue between creators and the audience.

Introducing Cvetanka Garevska Janevska

Reflecting on the concept, and drawing from her personal experience during pregnancy—when she encountered a lack of suitable, well-designed clothing—she developed an oversized model with a strong emphasis on efficient pattern utilization, presented through 3D design.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Swedish Council for Higher Education. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Photo by Riste Tolicev, Goran Boshkovski

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