The glamorous awarding ceremony of the Golden Needle Award 2004 closed down this year's fashion forum. Special performances enjoyed the applause of the public. Photo by Kameliya Atanasova (Sofia News Agency)
The Moscow-educated fashion designer Maria Nedkova received the honorary Golden Needle Award 2004 for her overall contribution to the world of Bulgarian fashion.
This is the second Golden Needle of Nedkova, with the first one being handed down to her by the Academy for Fashion ten years ago in the category "Designer of the Year".
Nedkova has been constantly associated with elegance, style and practical design of ladies' clothing. Her credo is interwoven into the unity of material, colour and silhouette, as she has been often quoted as saying.
During the glamorous fashion event of the year, hosted traditionally by the Academy for Fashion and Bulgarian Fashion Forum, awards were also given out for Designer (Albena Alexandrova - "Roshavata Garga"), Fashion House, Fashion Photography, and Fashion Make-up of 2004.