An exhibition called Frumusetea Se Creeaza (Beauty in the Making), which will include creations of four Romanian fashion design rising stars, namely Cristina Sabaiduc, Lana Dumitru, Ioana Ciolacu and Lucian Broscatean, will open in London, between February 12 and February 21, 2014.

According to ICR London, the exhibition is part of the British Council and British Fashion Council's International Fashion Showcase at the London Fashion Week 2014, and is made in collaboration with Harper’s Bazaar Romania.

Cristina Sabaiduc was born in Romania but grew up in Switzerland and Canada, earning her BA in design from the Ryerson University in Toronto. After working in Toronto, New York and Paris, she settled in London and launched her own brand with a 2012 presentation as part of London’s "Off-Schedule" fashion week.

Ioana Ciolacu was born in Iasi, Romania, attended the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, which she graduated from in 2010, and then continued her studies in Fashion Design at the University of Arts in Bucharest. She was rewarded with prizes in national and international competitions, and, in 2013, she won the “Designer for Tomorrow” Fashion Talent Award hosted by Stella McCartney, while still a student at the London College of Fashion.

Lana Dumitru is a very young Romanian fashion designer who graduated from the University of Arts in Bucharest. Her most well-known creations are “the Facebook dress” and "The Etno Dress". She is currently the first Romanian designer to officially collaborate with Puma, and have her very own custom print on a Puma jacket.

Lucian Broscatean graduated from the Fashion Design Course at the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.  Winner of several national and international awards, Lucian has participated several times at Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week and at London Fashion Week - International Fashion Showcase 2013 with his own collections.

The exhibition will be open Monday to Friday, 10:00 - 17:00, and the entrance will be free.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com

(photo from Lana Dumitru)