Draft:Olivera Šiljegović



Olivera Šiljegović (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливера Шиљеговић; born 1994) is a Serbian-born fashion designer based in Miami, Florida. She owns the clothing brand "Olivera Atelier", which is known for designes that connect contemporary fashion with timeless elegance.[1]

Education

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Olivera was born in 1994 in Pančevo. She attended high school in Belgrade and then graduated international economics at Megatrend university in Belgrade.

Career

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Olivera started her career in fashion industry as a model before founding her label " Olivera Atelier" in 2020.[2] Most of her modelling career she spent in Milan, Italy, where she worked with Women Model Management for some of the most prestigious brands such as Prada, DKNY, Emilio Pucci, Agnona...[3] She was also chosen as one of the ten most beautiful girls at the Miss Serbia contest.[4]

Her first collection "Source of Inspiration" immediately attracted attention on the domestic public scene. Soon after, she opened a studio in Belgrade and continued making custom made luxury wear and wedding dresses.

In December 2022, she presented the collection "Epoch" at her first solo fashion show in Belgrade.[5] The fashion show was attended by many public figures who support Olivera's work and received great media coverage.[6]

Olivera's designs are handmade and colourful, inspired by femininity and elegance, with added volume that gives a women a modern look.[7] Her designs mainly refer to wedding dresses and high fashion luxury dresses, but often in the collections you can also find elegant women's suits or jumpsuits.[8]

Collections

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  • Source of Inspiration 2020
  • Bow celebration 2020
  • Essence 2021
  • Born to Dare 2021
  • Blossom by Blossom 2022
  • Epoch 2022
  • Eden 2023

References

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  1. ^ 𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐑 (2021-12-08). "INJEKCIJA GLAMURA I ELEGANCIJE: U Oliverinim haljinama svaka dama se može osetiti kao prava holivudska zvezda • LA VIE EN ROSE". LA VIE EN ROSE (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  2. ^ Behance (February 2014). "INCOMING TALENTS BOOK SHOOTING VOL. 1". Behance. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  3. ^ Vujinović, Jelisaveta (2022-09-10). "Olivera Šiljegović: Od modne piste do kreiranja sopstvenog brenda koji u ženama budi eleganciju". Ona.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  4. ^ Djordjević, Vladimir (2013-10-13). "MISICE OTKRIVAJU: O čemu sanjaju najlepše devojke Srbije? (ČETVRTI DEO) (FOTO)". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  5. ^ "Olivera Šiljegović održala prvu samostalnu reviju - Predstavila senzualne modele spremne za doček Nove Godine". www.sd.rs (in Serbian). 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  6. ^ A, Z. "Prva samostalna revija brenda Olivere Šiljegović: Toalete stvorene za najluđe noći (FOTO)". 24sedam (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  7. ^ Vujinović, Jelisaveta (2023-04-07). "Olivera Šiljegović predstavlja EDEN: "Prepoznaćete moj dizajn tako što nećete skidati pogled sa haljine"". Ona.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  8. ^ Kravljača, Olgica (2022-11-04). "Ženska samostalnost kao inspiracija za kolekciju Olivere Šiljegović: Biznis varijante ističu eleganciju". Ona.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
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