About fest

Festival program Admiralty Needle 2025

October 20

  • 10:00 – 20:00 — Arrival of contestants, registration, fitting
St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya Street, 18

October 21

  • 17:00 — Showroom of contestants B.M.18
  • 18:30 — The Opening of the Festival under the motto 30th Admiralty Needle. The retrospective show of the collections of the winners of previous years Fashion Planet
    Registration required (will open on October 10)
    The event will be broadcasted be on the website
St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya Street, 18

October 22

  • 10:30 – 15:00 — Fashion lectern Admiralty Needle
    Registration required (will open on October 10)
  • 18.30 — VIP show
St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya Street, 18

October 23

  • 13:00 – 14:00 — Press conference — professional analysis of the contest collections from the members of the professional jury
    Accreditation by phone +7 (921) 942-64-67, pre-registration required
  • 18:30 — The Final Gala Show, award ceremony
    Entrance is by invitation
    The event will be broadcasted on the website
St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya Street, 18

​October 24

  • Departure of the contestants and jury members

 

The XXXI International Fashion, Art and Design Festival Admiralty Needle will be held under the motto ‘Conscious elegance’!

“Conscious elegance” is a concept bigger than fashion itself. This is a reflection of a new look at style. A combination of refined aesthetics, respect for nature and a meaningful approach to choosing clothes, where each image is a message about caring for yourself, the world around you and culture.

In our crazy rhythm of big cities flooded with neon-lit advertisements and bright storefronts, it’s time to stop and look deep into yourself and your mind. Conscious elegance is the philosophy of finding the unusual in the ordinary. Think about the first rays of the sun breaking through the transparent haze of time — about the flowing and soft light of the upcoming new day. There is more wealth to be found in this gentle lighting than in the most dazzling city lights.

The art of conscious elegance is the discovery of ‘new’ luxury in the quiet moments of life.

Conscious elegance gives rise to the models of clothes, where every detail is devoid of pomposity and richness, but embodies an ideally sculpted form. Where accessories have lost their excesses, but in the process have become full of secret meaning. Feel the fluidity and continuity of the water, in the form of a flying silk scarf, the smoothness of a river pebble necklace, expertly created by nature. Think of a morning walk on the soft, dewy grass or your grandmother’s worn locket, which kept her secrets. In these personal associations lies the true elegance that we strive to capture: personal, full of vivid and genuine emotions.

The artist stops to observe, how drops form on the tip of a leaf or how shadows dance on the wall, and art is born from this scene. The real luxury will be revealed to us when we slow down enough to perceive and hear it. Sophistication does not live in grandeur, but in authenticity – the true joy of life that we are currently living.

It is important for a designer to show that today style is born not from endless consumption, but from the ability to appreciate uniqueness, emphasizing individuality through an informed choice of clothes and accessories.

‘Conscious elegance’ is about finding that one moment today that feels like a gift–and recognizing that gift as the ultimate treasure. Find this guiding star inside and around you, love and enjoy the simplest things in life.

The mission of Admiralty Needle 2025 is to inspire you to create harmonious works of art, where fashion is not only a demonstration of beauty and trends, but also a way to talk about values, caring for nature, society and your rich inner world as a designer.

Create looks of ‘conscious elegance’ that combine this rich inner world of the designer, refined aesthetics, impeccable quality, durability, innovative materials and creative design.

Start fest

October 21th, 2025 (18:30 MSK)

The Organizing Committee

FAQ

Register on the platform. Choose a nomination: ONLY FASHION, CASUAL WEAR, SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN, DIGITAL FASHION, MULTIMEDIA, FASHION & AUGMENTED REALITY. Submit your application by September 19, 2024. Wait for the jury to vote and announce the finalists of the competition! From October 14 to 17, a screening and exhibition of the works of the finalists of the AN 2024 Festival will be held in St. Petersburg at the SPbSUITD. If you have any questions, see the rules of the Competition!

Students and graduates of higher and secondary educational institutions aged 16 to 40 years

No, it is necessary to send photos of the models that are ready at the time of application. Preferably on a neutral background without entourage

Participation in the festival is free of charge

The participant submits to the Competition a collection of clothes consisting of 5-7 models

Yes, because shoes are an important finishing element in the formation of an image in the collection! If you do not have your own designer shoes, then shoes in the classic version will be provided by a modeling agency

No, steamers and ironing systems are provided at the competition

Yes, immediately upon registration, you need to take the collection with you to place it in the SPbSUITD showroom