UGreen Fashion - a fashion show at the Library!
On 19 March 2025, the first ‘UGreen Fashion’ fashion show - a unique event promoting the idea of recycling and a conscious approach to fashion - took place in the Main Library building of the University of Gdańsk. The initiative was organised by the Centre for Student and Doctoral Activities in cooperation with the Cooperation and International Relations Office.
The aim of the competition was not only to showcase the creativity of female students, but also to educate them about sustainable fashion and to demonstrate that recycled materials can become an element of top-level styling. The jury judged the designs according to the following criteria: creativity, workmanship technique, compatibility with the theme of the competition and the extent to which recycled materials were used. The jury consisted of:
Urszula Patocka-Sigłowy, Ph.D., Professor UG - Vice-Rector for Student Affairs,
Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek, Ph.D., Professor UG - Chancellor,
Arnold Kłonczyński, Ph.D., Professor UG - Director of the UG Library,
Magdalena Zieniutycz - representative of the Cooperation and International Relations Office,
Joanna Pleskot - representative of the Cooperation and International Relations Office.
Six female students took part in the competition, creating original creations in line with the zero waste philosophy. After heated deliberations, the jury awarded prizes to the following designers:
1st place - Adriana Bobkowska (prize PLN 1500),
Second place - Katarzyna Żamojda (prize PLN 1000),
III place - Veranika Barkouskaya (award PLN 500).
In addition, the Cooperation and International Relations Office singled out Aleksandra Zięcina for her exceptional approach to the competition theme.
The first edition of ‘UGreen Fashion’ proved that fashion and ecology can go hand in hand, inspiring a conscious approach to clothes and their reuse. We are already announcing the next edition of the event next year - we look forward to even more ideas and creative projects!
Kacper Wisniewski/ CASiD
