Romanian Fashion Week (RFW) will take place in Bucharest for the first time in its 25-year history, on Wednesday and Thursday.The event will maintain its traditional spring edition in Iasi, while the autumn edition will now be hosted by the capital, organisers announced on Tuesday in a press release sent on Tuesday.This new edition of Romanian Fashion Week will be held at the TVR Studios, starting at 8:00 PM, and will be broadcast on the public television's online channels as well as on Romanian Creative Week's digital platforms.Public access is by invitation only. The beauty teams participating in Romanian Fashion Week are coordinated by Alexandru Abagiu (Lancôme) and Sorin Stratulat (L'Oréal Professionnel).The first fashion night, titled New Wave, scheduled for Wednesday, 8 October, is dedicated to young designers and is curated by Ioana Ciolacu and Lucian Broscateanu.The catwalk will feature Beghim Genghiz, Mara Popa, Pif Stephano, Ionut Razvan, Constantine, Daniel Radu, Robert Roca and Ramona Bizbac - a new generation bringing forward fresh ideas, experimental forms and an authentic visual narrative.The second evening, titled Romanian Designers, set for Thursday, 9 October, under the direction of Ovidiu Buta, brings together ten of Romania's most prominent fashion names: Axente, Bol Fashion of Nature by Oana Lupas, Ioana Ciolacu, Tudor Halatiu, Lenca, Scapadona, Irina Schrotter, Caravasili, Laura Lazar and Tearless Street.These established designers will present collections that outline the fashion trends for the Spring-Summer 2025 season.Romanian Fashion Week was founded in Iasi 25 years ago at the initiative of Irina Schrotter, as a platform dedicated to Romania's fashion industry. In 2021, the event expanded to include creatives from 12 other domains, such as visual arts, architecture, film, dance and new media, laying the foundation for Romanian Creative Week (RCW), now a major European project.2023, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recognised RCW as the largest event dedicated to the creative industries in the European Union, and in 2025, the Romanian Ministry of Culture included it on the shortlist of Romania's strategic cultural projects.
Romanian cosmetics company Caress Society has announced plans to build a modern production facility in Filipeștii de Tîrg, Prahova County, with a total investment of RON 17.6 million (some EUR 3.5 million). The project will be co-financed through the Just Transition Program 2021–2027, with approximately 70% covered by EU funds and the rest from the […]
Romania ranks 36th globally by the size of central bank reserves, around USD 73 billion, according to The World Factbook, but based on 2024 data. The 36th place is the same as the country’s position by the size of its economy in the world, with GDP calculated at purchasing power parity. However, this year the […]
Romania has been officially selected to compete at Bocuse d’Or Europe 2026, marking the first time the country will take part in the world’s most prestigious culinary competition. There will be 20 participating nations at the European edition, which will take place in Marseille, France, in March 2026. The countries that qualify in Marseille will […]
The City Hall of Tășnad, located in Satu Mare County, north-western Romania, has received six bids for the construction of a new water park. The project is valued at RON 138.2 million (approximately EUR 27.2 million), and the building is scheduled to take 3 years. The water park, named Aquapark Transilvania Terme Tășnad, will cover […]
Libris and Save the Children Romania announce the launch of the seventh edition of the CarteTeca program, through which 50 school libraries across the country will be equipped with new books, supported by a total investment of RON 250,000. Registrations for this year’s edition open today, on the platform libris.ro/carteteca. To date, the project has […]
Half of Romanians fear that they will not be able to maintain a comfortable standard of living after retirement, according to the Retail Banking Radar report, produced by the consulting company Kearney. Romania is thus above the European average (47%). According to the report, as quoted by Bursa.ro,...
