European Fashion Council

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European Fashion Council
AbbreviationEFC
FormationMay 19, 2007;17 years ago (2007-05-19)
Type NGO
Headquarters Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Membership
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania

Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Contents

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Gariella Walek
Vice President
Anne Mandrup
Vice President
Sonja Noel
EFC Ethical Commission President
Emilia Visileanu
Key people
Nadya Valeva, President
Website www.europeanfashioncouncil.eu

The European Fashion Council is a non-governmental organization authorized to represent the European Union in fashion and fashion design worldwide. It is a union of 20 countries that are primarily located in Europe. [1] [2]

History

The organization was founded on May 19, 2007 in House-Museum "Hindliyan", Old Town of Plovdiv, Bulgaria by the following 11 European countries: [3] [4]

EFC was officially registered on 6 August 2007 in the District Court of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, which was the very first step towards the conjunction of the different national fashion industries in Europe. Its first significant recognition was in January, 2010, when the organization was officially registered in the Transparency Register of the European Union by the European Commission as an NGO/think-thank for fashion. It was the following year, 2011, when the European Fashion Council officially became an institutionalized organization of the EU for the adoption of its official logo depicting three circular constellations of yellow stars on a blue background. [5] In the month of May, 2012, the European Fashion Council officially became one of the 16 eligible organizations with an approved status to implement the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. [6] [7] As of March, 2014, the European Fashion Council has 20 member states, represented by national Non-Governmental Organizations of the fashion industries in Europe, as well as 14,100 members that are companies, organizations and people - fashion designers, photographers, stylists, makeup artists, fashion design teachers and others related to the fashion industry of Europe. [8] [9]

Mission

The European Fashion Council strives for:

To achieve its goals, the EFC:

  1. Examines its legal acts and the current economic situation of the fashion industries in Europe and their trends;
  2. Helps for the establishment of a climate, appropriate for cooperation between the companies and organizations in the represented countries;
  3. Assists in the lobbying of the members before their official institutions for the stimulation of the fashion design and the activities related to it - production, commerce, services and finances;
  4. Helps in facilitating the business visits of designers, models, photographers and all other persons taking part in the fashion events, to any European country, as well as between the represented countries, for the purposes of the development of the European economic cooperation;
  5. Presents concepts for structural changes in the economic fields of its member states in accordance with the criteria and the standards of the European Union;
  6. Assists the member states in solving their possible arguments and issues by means of negotiations;
  7. Exchanges experience in the field of intellectual property rights with other European organizations and offers protection on the copyright of the designers and fashion houses who work in Europe;
  8. Supports the education in the various areas of the European fashion industry through the establishment of schools and academies.
  9. Represents new fashion labels, products and services;
  10. Works for the establishment of the fashion design as a cultural factor;
  11. Builds up a network of complex designers centers in each member state. [8] [11]

Structure

Organisational structure

The EFC's legislative structure has an hierarchical form. Currently the president of the organization is the National Fashion Chamber of Republic of Bulgaria whose chairperson is Ms. Nadya Valeva - founder of both the European Fashion Council and the National Fashion Chamber of Bulgaria. [12] The European Fashion Council also has three vice presidents:

In 2010, the European Fashion Council established an ethical commission, whose main duty is to be a mediator between members and institutions, authors and consumers of fashion and fashion design in Europe as well as the body, that is deputed to resolve conflicts and to determine whether to impose sanctions on the basis of the Regulations of the European ethical fashion code. [13] The president of this official authority of the EFC is the National Research-Development Institute for Textile and Leather, Romania. [14]

Membership

As of March, 2014, the European Fashion Council comprises 20 member states. The persons who are engaged in the activities of the European Fashion Council and fall under the scope of transparency, are active on a voluntary basis. [8]

CountryAccessionRepresentative organizationPresident/ChairpersonType of membership
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
2007 [1] Albanian Fashion Designers AssociationDiana SokolajFounder and associated member
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
2010 [15] Armenian Fashion CouncilArmine TadveosyanAssociated member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2007 [1] Austrian Association for the Advancement DesignsWolfgang Landeger, Claudia LucasFounder and full-right member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2007 [1] Modo BruxellaeSonja NoelFounder and full-right member
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2007 [1] Sarajevo Fashion WeekAmela RadanFounder and associated member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
2007 [1] National Fashion Chamber of BulgariaNadya ValevaFounder and full-right member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2010 [16] National Fashion Chamber of Czech RepublicJulia HendrychovaFull-right member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2007 [1] Tomorrow ManagementAnne Marie MondrupFounder and full-right member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
2007 [1] Estonian Fashion CouncilAnu KikasFounder and full-right member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2007 [1] National Fashion League HungaryGabriella WalekFounder and full-right member
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
2008 [17] Iceland Fashion WeekKolla AdalsteinsdottirAssociated member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
2010 [18] Baltic Fashion FederationElena StrahovaFull-right member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
2010 [19] [20] Malta Fashion Week and AwardsAndrian Mizzi [21] Full-right member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  The Netherlands
2008 [17] Europa ReginaFrank VerspoorMember for promotion of design
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2007 [1] Oslo Fashion WeekPal VasbottenFounder and associated member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
2014 [22] ModaLisboa AssociationEduarda AbbondanzaFull-right member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
2007 [1] National Research & Development Institute for Textile and LeatherEmilia VisileanuFounder and full-right member
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
2012 [23] National Fashion Chamber of SerbiaSvetlana HorvatAssociated member
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2011 [24] Noble Trust & Noble Fashion Awards AssociationMats PeeterssonFull-right member
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2007 [1] Ukrainian Fashion Council Iryna Danylevska Founder and associated member
Flag of Europe.svg Germany
2023European Fashion Council GermanyAlexander BrittFull-right-member
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2019Spanish Fashion CouncilJulio César BattagliaAssociated member since 2019

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