Participants

	Līga Banga Graduate of the Latvian Academy of Arts, one of the leading fashion designers in Latvia with a rooted position and original style in fashion industry that is characteristic only to her. Additionally to fashion design, Līga Banga takes an active part in different advertising projects and creates style photos for fashion magazines to fulfill ideas that cannot be fulfilled in clothes design. Līga Banga differs from other fashion artists with her singularity and originality.
	Anna Ledskalniņa Beautiful and feminine clothes manufacturer ANNA LED creates three clothes collections each year and shows them not only in Riga, but many different international fashion shows and exhibitions as well. She uses only the best natural materials and fabric for her clothes, - that is her position in life and now her own eight years old brand ANNA LED has an important role in Latvian and World fashion cycle. Graduated St. Petersburg Technology and Design academy, won prêt-a–porter contest Style and fashion in year 2003, participated in a prêt-a-porter exhibition in Paris.
	Žanete Auziņa Riga Decorative arts high school graduate with certificate in fashion design, currently studying design and advertising in Baltic International Academy. Participated in international fashion shows as a designer, worked as a fashion editor for fashion and style magazine Pastaiga and was one of the authors of the idea for international fashion show Style and Fashion, as well as created Baltic fashion festival Fashion. Art. Music. Žanete has created costumes for theatre shows and feature films. She has gained genuine appreciation from her clients and fashion experts, as well as world fashion specialist Vogue – magazine covered her 2005 spring-summer collection Vadmotīvi.
	Baiba Ripa Graduated department of free art in Hamburg Art Academy. In 2001. by cooperating with designer Santa Meikulane she created and led design and interior company Dolce Vita. During the period of 1995.-2004. Baiba Ripa worked as producer for different TV projects. In 2005. she created sophisticated and modern brand of women clothing - Cotton queen.
	Modes māksliniece Šeila In 1997 Šeila opened her personal shop - Workshop of wonderful clothing. She regularly participates in as much fashion projects as possible. Lately she prefers pret-a-porter clothing. Šeila has created costumes for Opera and dance shows, styled musicians and their clothes (e.g. Modern Talking project for German Eurovision) and also worked with costumes for choirs and advertising projects.
	Natālija Jansone A well-known and recognised designer in Latvia. Natalija Jansone has studied at St. Petersburg University, Faculty of Eastern Philology and extended her knowledge at Yonsenj University, Seoul. In 1997 she created her first collection Cukurs. Now she is working with different shops in Riga and even Tokyo. Natalija Jansone was working as fashion designer at Latvian National Opera and also she has received a lot of awards in fashion festivals and contests. She was nominated for Eksporta gada balva 2006.
	Elena Buļa Young and talented fashion artist, graduate of Art Academy of Latvia. She has earned appreciation and public sympathies in several young artist’s fashion shows and contests.
	Paparita Paparita is a jewellery and accessories design brand created by two artists – Pēteris Ripa and Kristaps Eglītis. Paparita’s designs are inspired by nature and ancient symbols. Artists have studied in Germany, USA and Namibia. All jewellery is created by mixing classical jewellery values and stretch of artists’ imagination. Paparita’s jewellery are produced in a limited series by using finest materials – silver 18k gold and wide range of natural minerals like quartz, corals or even diamonds.