The 25th Edition of Belgrade Fashion Week, Featuring Dejan Despotović

Belgrade—capital of Serbia—is one of the oldest cities in Europe, dating back to the 6th millennium BC, to the largest prehistoric culture of Europe called the Vinča culture.

Strategically positioned, Belgrade has witnessed a turbulent history with 115 international conflicts, having been razed completely to the ground 44 times! The city has also been the possession of numerous empires, such as the ancient the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Franks, the Bulgarians, the Hungarians, the Ottomans, the Austrians, and—finally—the Serbians!

Belgrade is home to many cultural events like the Belgrade Film Festival, the Belgrade Theatre Festival, the Belgrade Beer Festival, the Belgrade Book Fair, the Belgrade Music Festival, and the Eurovision Song Contest of 2008.

In 1996, a man named Nenad Radujević of Fashion Studio Click launched Belgrade Fashion Week—Beogradska Nedelja Mode—which has since taken place twice a year, in October and April.

The 25th Edition of Belgrade Fashion Week was recently held last week, from April 23-29, and hosted designers from London, Rome, Antwerp, Mexico, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Greece, as well as 15,000 spectators!

One designer that attended was Serbian Dejan Despotović, whom I covered several weeks ago in an article entitled The Dominant Strength of Serbia's Dejan Despotović.

Here are a few photos of the collection that Dejan presented at the 25th Edition of Belgrade Fashion Week.



Photo 2009 a/w collection Dejan Despotović by Larapixie Talent Agency.
Slide show 2009 a/w collection Dejan Despotović by Larapixie Talent Agency.