Fashion Designers Association (MTD) Event at LOOP, 22-23-24 November
Fashion lovers are eagerly following the event set to take place at Bomontiada LOOP. Running on 22, 23 and 24 November, the event will also be free of charge.
Here are the event details:
- Products from MTD designers that are not just special, but made special for you.
- Sold-out, best-selling collections.
- Pieces from the runway that will steal your heart and capture your mind.
- Designs from young designers that will broaden your horizons.
- Talks with names who shape fashion.
- Happy Hour.
- And, of course, great music.
You can visit the website of the Fashion Designers Association (Moda Tasarımcıları Derneği, MTD) here.
You can also find its Instagram account here.
Finally, you can find footage from the event in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tzgFgj6ldE&t=7s
What’s on at the Fashion Designers Association event?
Running for three days at Bomontiada LOOP, the event gives fashion lovers the chance to meet designers under one roof. First of all, the programme features products from MTD designers and best-selling collections. It also includes standout pieces from the runway, work by young designers and talks with names who shape fashion. Happy Hour and music are on the programme too. Entry to the event is free.
How to make the most of designer events
Gatherings like this are a great opportunity to see up close pieces you won’t find on store shelves and to talk directly with the designer. You can hear from the designer themselves, for example, what fabric a piece is made from, how it was produced or how it can be styled. Shopping thus becomes an experience. Young designers’ stands in particular are the most enjoyable way to discover tomorrow’s names today.
- Look over the programme in advance and note the time of the talk you are interested in.
- Save the social media accounts of designers you like; that makes it easier to follow their new collections.
- For atelier-made pieces, don’t forget to ask about sizing and made-to-measure options.
- If you want to avoid the busiest hours, go on the first day or around lunchtime.
Supporting local designers
Independent designers’ products are often made in limited numbers and on an atelier scale. This means each piece carries more careful craftsmanship. Your wardrobe also gains a garment that not everyone else has. Shopping from local designers also helps keep the city’s fashion ecosystem alive, and helps young talents keep on creating. A designer you meet at an event may, a few seasons later, become a name you are used to seeing on the runway.
The Fashion Designers Association is a professional body that brings together fashion designers in Turkey under one roof. For the association’s members and current events, you can take a look at MTD’s official website. For another event bringing fashion lovers together in Istanbul on the same days, see our report on CNR Fashionist.