Cracow Fashion Week 2017
This year’s edition of Cracow Fashion Week took place under the theme “Fashion & Ecology”, focusing on responsible fashion, sustainable development, and the fair trade concept.
Organized by SAPU, the event had an international character, welcoming designers, photographers, and experts from Poland and abroad. Numerous fashion shows, exhibitions, and meetings provided opportunities to connect the fashion community and promote young talent.
CFW is not only a showcase of collections but also a platform for exchanging experiences and inspiration, combining fashion with culture, art, and social responsibility.
Highlights
Cracow Fashion Week 2017 took place under the theme “Fashion & Ecology”, focusing on responsible fashion and the promotion of young designers from Poland and abroad.
Event details
Cracow Fashion Week opens with the SAPU Graduation Show – Cracow Fashion Awards (CFA), the most prestigious graduation fashion show in Poland and a competition for SAPU graduates. For years, the show has continuously promoted young talents in fashion design.
Each year, CFA attracts representatives from leading media as well as well-known figures from Polish and international fashion and art, who award prestigious prizes to graduates — including internships abroad and in Poland, opportunities to present collections in London, Moscow, Lviv, Riga, Minsk, free booths at Fashion Week Poland, and features in influential fashion magazines.
Thanks to the SAPU graduation show and the intensive promotion of young designers, Kraków has ranked 23rd among the world’s fashion capitals, surpassing cities such as Frankfurt, Vienna, San Francisco, and Rio de Janeiro. The show takes place in the exclusive spaces of the ICE Kraków Congress Centre.