Helena Lumelsky
Date of birth: 01.10.1975
Place of birth: Sebastopol, Ukraine

Education:
1982-1992 Primary and Secondary school
1995-1996 high school completion course at University
Tel-Aviv, Israel
1996-2000 B.A. Degree in Fashion Design at Shenkar College
of Engineering and Design, Ramat-Gan, Israel
2002-2006 Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of
Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium

Work experience :
pattern maker, senior designer at Tovale's Fashion Studio,
Tel-Aviv, Israel
production and sale of clothes at Labels Inc., Antwerp, Belgium
2002-2004 backstage assistant at fashion shows of Dries Van Noten,
Veronique Branquino, Raf Simons
2005 FAKE mini collection for Labels Inc. ,Antwerp , Belgium

Projects:
2000 finalist at Mittelmoda Fashion Contest, Gorizia,
2004 Delvaux 175, Anniversary Project, Antwerp, Belgium
2004 Vision Fragments Calendar in collaboration with SCABAL, Belgium
2004 (Sep.) VITRINE on Paper, Labels Inc., Antwerp, Belgium
2004 (Oct.) finalist at the Fashion Weekend festival, Modo Bruxellae,
Brussels, Belgium
2004 (Oct.) exhibition at Parcours, Brussels, Belgium
2004 Louis Vuitton project finalist
2005 IFF project
2005 (Sep.) VITRINE for Illy shop, Antwerp , Belgium
2006 ONE + Magazine project of 4th year students

Awards:
2004 (Jul.) Christine Mathijs Prize SHOW 2004, Antwerp, Belgium
2004 (Oct.) 1st prize at the Fashion Weekend festival, Modo Bruxellae,
Brussels, Belgium
2005 Feeling Prize SHOW 2005, Antwerp,Belgium
2005 IFF Prize

Multimedia:
Photoshop, Freehand, Corel Draw

Languages:
Russian- native
Hebrew-fluent
English-fluent

Thanks to:
My FAMILY, Demna, Renata, Marina, Kathy Maes, David Devrenne,
Segal, Alla, all the teachers and everybody who was involved

Sponsors:
Toni & Guy