Fashion Show

For the first time ever, we bring you a Balkan Trafik! fashion show!

The show is imagined as a visual dialogue between traditional costumes from some of the Balkan communities and contemporary design from the region. It is a celebration of the design creativity but also slow fashion, which has strong roots in the region. Everything will be accompanied by DJ Shahash Akrimski.

The show is a part of the afternoon programme of Balkan Trafik, including also panels on different social, justice, activist and climate topics, as well as tattoo stand.

Entrance free. Where: Bourse Brussels, Boulevard Anspach 80, 1000 Brussels When: Saturday 21 November 2026

Time: 17h

Marija Handmade is a brand that has been passionately nurturing tradition and authenticity and sustainable fashion, for years.

This atelier holds a certificate for old, handy crafts and this small business is based on the preservation of traditional textile techniques, by supporting women and social entrepreneurship with a huge respect for natural principles in the production of unique fabrics, clothing and home textile items.

The founder of the brand, Marija, a textile designer, explores and reinterprets the traditional production techniques and stylizes Serbian folklore motifs on classical clothing constructions. She uses natural fibers – wool, cotton, silk, linen and hemp – often hand-dyed natural pigments in her studio while respecting ecological and sustainable fashion principles.

Catalina Jitaru -fashion designer Catalina J launched first collection in 2016, in order to build a strong visual brand identity, dedicated to modern and individual femininity. Catalina Jitaru develops a refined construction of actual silhouette with elaborated crafted lines and sharp details inspired from Couture technique.

Dedicated to intelligent, active and stylish woman, collections Catalina J are the image of a truly modern urban spirit. Her signature stems are empowered by the mix between geometric cuts and pure lines.The outstanding design places the studied grace of feminine body in the spotlight revealing a continuous search of proportion, fabric and colour matching.

Rage Room is an upcycling fashion house created by Mia Strazicic and Ira Ribaric in rejection to fashion’s obsession with sameness and overconsumption. From their Amsterdam atelier, Rage Room turns old and discarded pieces of clothing into one-off-one canvases of expression and creation.

We believe each piece of clothing tells a story, whether we like it or not, and we decided to take charge of the narrative.
We use our outrage for the fashion industry status quo to fuel our creation, and its remanants as materials for our canvas.

Beyond fashion, Rage Realm brings together artists and creatives who turn their emotions, ideas and frustrations into something tangible.

Different ways of raging – one realm.

Shahash Akrimsk is a DJ, producer and instrumentalist who has become the go-to man for parties that desire depth & substance.

Blending house & techno wieth world music, Shamash showcases his remarkable versatility and passion for culture & diversity.

Shamash’s music is inspired by his travels, connecting with cultures around the world.

Tena is a fashion activist speaker and events organiser, based in Brussels. With a background in anthropology and a passion for education, ethics and sustainability, she started Thinking Threads in the summer of 2020. Since then, she has worked with Fashion Revolution Belgium, Fair Trade, Clean Clothes Campaign and several ethical brands to challenge mainstream ideas about clothes, style, ethics and sustainability. She regularly organises and participats at slow fashion events, mainly in Belgium and Croatia.

The Balkan region is often overlooked today both as a producing textile region and innovation centre, despite it being a global textile hub.

Yet, the region has factories that have been producing for local and well-known international brands for decades. As a part of the global fashion industry, it is also a region with major labour and environmental abuses. This reality is often hidden in the eyes of local population but also fashion activists.

As a part of the afternoon programme of Balkan Trafik!, we bring these realities to the Brussels audience but also the new stream of slow fashion forces appearing in the region. We will talk about the state of the industry and discuss some of the answers to the most pressing issues in the industry today.