There’s a new world out there, what with the globalization and the new-found attention East-European countries have acquired for the past 10 years. It is Romania’s turn to assert itself in all fields - fashion included - on the international market, and this time do it as a E.U. member. Incredible how being a full-fledged member of a given organization makes us visible all of a sudden. How many people know that some of the greatest collections ever, including Gaultier or Versace have once found inspiration in Romanian folklore. Everything Eastern is now fashionable, regardless of what country once gave birth to it. Russian, Romania, Hungarian folk traditions inspire the West. Things seem to return to their roots. The West may not be aware of it, but it has finally come to validate Eastern culture. More to come about Romanian designers. Diana P.