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"There were many efforts to establish a bond, a cyclic constante, a common principle, a certain order in the domain of a number ofa fashions, in the continuation of certain customs, the periods of wearing long and short skirts in sequence. All these phenomena were investigated. The issue of a mecessity to disclose or expose one's rear parts. However besides a number of ingeniuous and assiduous analyses never have reached a final and persusavie aftermath."
Gillo Dorfles - Fashion At the end of this century and millenium as well, it is probably less possible than ever before, even impossible to determine what is in vogue. Or what is a dominant trend at that. In the domain of vogue as is the case in the world of art, ideas, styles, forms, and media for their conveyance are abundant so that no one can claim something to be in or out.
The belief that we can judge the work of art at its face value is far more subject to being denied.

A global context is the one determining the value an artifact possesses. Century-old criteria for aesthetics evaluation of artifacts are at the turn of the twentieth century having their say. The market is to determine and evaluate fashion. Pursuing the thought that aesthetics and economic reasoning should not be opposed, the fifth ComTrade Fashion Week commenced. A multitude of new ideas and prolific young designers, a soaring number of clothes manufacturers who are inclined towards them and huge subsequent supply are the paths ComTrade Fashion Week is to tread.

It manages to keep up the pace with the like events worldwide. Particularly the designs nad the fashion shows by young, gifted designers can be regarded as equals to the respective fashion shows in London. Paris and other fashion capitals.
Young fashion designers with their smallscale collections were immensely prolific and therefore Fashion Studio CLICK has endeavoured upon initiating and organising COMTRADE FASHION WEEK and predominantly enabling these young designers to realize the catwalk shows and like performances. The newly established bond between the young designers and fashion industries has proven remunerative by virtue of their manifold cooperation. This way domestic fashion scene was prodded on. Often did these designers carry on working with the companies under whose aegis they had their first fashion shows. More often than not did the manufacturers shape and adapt their clothing assortment accordingly to suit the ideas of the designers. A dozen young fashion designers have been brought to light at V Fashion Week.

A novel idea and a valuable aftermath of this very Fashion Week that passed, was to close the circle between the idea of a designer to the eventual realization and sales of the clothing item. The result is a forthcoming signing of the protocol between Centrotextile company (CTX), the Academy of Applied Arts and Design and Fashion Studio CLICK. It will enable a number of students and graduates from the Academy to realize their collections under the aegis of CTX every consequent Fashion Week. Fashion Studio CLICK will bring them to light the best way there is. The closing stage of this cooperation will embrace the opening of the specialized department store for the purpose of sale of these designers' small scale collections.

Belgrade FASHION WEEK has surpassed the confines of Belgrade. The representatives of numerous foreign firms and the firms from the whole Serbia present their assortments and trademarks. The domestic fashion envoys came close to the world standards promoting their goods. The bulk of the clothing items at V FASHION WEEK were dedicated for the spring/summer '99. This market is familiar with commercial promotions for the current season along with the fashion hints for the forthcoming season.

COMTRADE FASHION WEEK has proven to be well-conceived occupying a prestigious place in the agenda of the fashion aware people. The cooperation between the fashion companies which have been regular at the Fashion Week so far is continuous and there is a soaring number of those which have given up the traditional, bulky and unremunerative fashion manifestations. COMTRADE FASHION WEEK radiates energy to enlighten us with glamour and to enliven all with novel ideas in accordance with world trends. It establishes a bond between designers, manufacturers and customers, and all those who aspire to connect their names and businesses with the fashion world and the contemporary fashion scene.

The world trend of giving way to Alta prêt-a-porter at the detriment of Alta moda, understandably reflected at the recent Fashion Week. In the light of new demands from the part of the customers, contemporary presentation of fashion goes further from the established manners of it. It relies upon the theatrical, multimedia, and technological layers of the fashion performances. Being aware of the demands CLICK is endeavoring to do it all, surpassing the time we live in.