AW25/26
2-4 OCTOBER '25
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mbr AW25/26 JURY MEMBERS
Below you can read more about our jury members. These jury members will make the final decision as to which brands will present their new collections at Moldovan Brands Runway during the upcoming season. Such selection is necessary to keep the choice objective as well as provide relevant feedback to applicants from global industry professionals.
Valerie specht
Fashion Journalist at vogue germany
Valerie Specht is a fashion journalist and stylist based in Munich. Since December 2023, she has been working in the fashion department at VOGUE Germany, where she writes articles for both online and print and also conceptualizes and styles fashion shoots. Prior to this, she worked as a freelancer for commercial clients and publications such as Monopol Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and Numéro, with additional experience at Achtung and Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin.
Instagram: Valerie Specht
Photo: Maximilian Bridts
Instagram: Valerie Specht
Photo: Maximilian Bridts
Cassell Ferere
EDITOR IN CHIEF AT Reverie:Page
FASHION CONTRIBUTOR AT FORBES
FASHION CONTRIBUTOR AT FORBES
Cassell Ferere, born and raised in Brooklyn, founded Reverie: PAGE magazine, focusing on fashion and circularity while covering menswear. After graduating Cum Laude from CUNY, Cassell established Cassell Inc. while still a student. This venture became the hub for his creative pursuits, including photography, writing, design, and filmmaking, where he produced a unique series of silent art films.
Known for collaborating with public figures, Cassell has worked with prominent names such as Pharrell Williams, singer Ed Sheeran, eyewear designers Coco and Breezy, fine artist Roy Nachum, and major brands like Samsung, Google, and LG.
Reverie: PAGE magazine, led by Cassell, is dedicated to sustainable fashion and inclusive ideas. Cassell occasionally brings this discourse to life as a panel host and guest. Cassell works to share a grounded perspective of the fashion industry.
Known for collaborating with public figures, Cassell has worked with prominent names such as Pharrell Williams, singer Ed Sheeran, eyewear designers Coco and Breezy, fine artist Roy Nachum, and major brands like Samsung, Google, and LG.
Reverie: PAGE magazine, led by Cassell, is dedicated to sustainable fashion and inclusive ideas. Cassell occasionally brings this discourse to life as a panel host and guest. Cassell works to share a grounded perspective of the fashion industry.
Cassell Ferere
EDITOR IN CHIEF AT Reverie:Page
FASHION CONTRIBUTOR AT FORBES
FASHION CONTRIBUTOR AT FORBES
Cassell Ferere, born and raised in Brooklyn, founded Reverie: PAGE magazine, focusing on fashion and circularity while covering menswear. After graduating Cum Laude from CUNY, Cassell established Cassell Inc. while still a student. This venture became the hub for his creative pursuits, including photography, writing, design, and filmmaking, where he produced a unique series of silent art films.
Known for collaborating with public figures, Cassell has worked with prominent names such as Pharrell Williams, singer Ed Sheeran, eyewear designers Coco and Breezy, fine artist Roy Nachum, and major brands like Samsung, Google, and LG.
Reverie: PAGE magazine, led by Cassell, is dedicated to sustainable fashion and inclusive ideas. Cassell occasionally brings this discourse to life as a panel host and guest. Cassell works to share a grounded perspective of the fashion industry.
Known for collaborating with public figures, Cassell has worked with prominent names such as Pharrell Williams, singer Ed Sheeran, eyewear designers Coco and Breezy, fine artist Roy Nachum, and major brands like Samsung, Google, and LG.
Reverie: PAGE magazine, led by Cassell, is dedicated to sustainable fashion and inclusive ideas. Cassell occasionally brings this discourse to life as a panel host and guest. Cassell works to share a grounded perspective of the fashion industry.
Diane Pernet
ASVOFF Founder/Director
Along with pioneering the advent of fashion blogging via her blog ‘A Shaded View on Fashion’ (ASVOF), celebrated fashion writer Diane Pernet is also credited with spearheading the fashion film genre, providing a new interactive medium through which artists, photographers and designers can collaborate on creative projects.
Along with founding A Shaded View On Fashion Film (ASVOFF) – an international travelling showcase holding competitions for short films within the fashion, style and beauty genres – Pernet has also curated film projects such as CineOpera in 2010 held at the Corso Como in Milan and NOOVO in Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
Prior to launching ASVOF in 2005, Pernet was a digital fashion editor for Joyce, Elle France and Vogue Paris. The American, having initially designed for thirteen years under her namesake brand, had relocated to Paris in the early nineties, landing her first role as a costume designer for the film Golem l'Esprit d'Exile in 1992.
In 2006, Pernet was commissioned by Mark Eley of Eley Kishimoto to make a film for the brand's menswear launch. Along with filming the documentary, Pernet blogged about the entire journey from London to Monte Carlo and the project served as the impetus for launching a fashion film festival. Pernet’s first festival, entitled ‘You Wear it Well’ debuted in Los Angeles at CineSpace in 2006, laying the foundations for the ASVOFF in 2008, with the festival’s first edition launched in September in the Jeu de Paume national museum in Paris.
Pernet has also produced documentaries such as Swiss Textile Designer Profiles, 8 Years of the Making of the Festival d’Hyères, Portrait of a Consumer, and Fashioned Out, and has served as a talent scout for the Festival d’Hyères in the South of France. The multi-talented creative holds a degree in filmmaking and communications from Temple University in America and has also attended both Parsons and FIT.
Photo credit: Ruven Afanador
Along with founding A Shaded View On Fashion Film (ASVOFF) – an international travelling showcase holding competitions for short films within the fashion, style and beauty genres – Pernet has also curated film projects such as CineOpera in 2010 held at the Corso Como in Milan and NOOVO in Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
Prior to launching ASVOF in 2005, Pernet was a digital fashion editor for Joyce, Elle France and Vogue Paris. The American, having initially designed for thirteen years under her namesake brand, had relocated to Paris in the early nineties, landing her first role as a costume designer for the film Golem l'Esprit d'Exile in 1992.
In 2006, Pernet was commissioned by Mark Eley of Eley Kishimoto to make a film for the brand's menswear launch. Along with filming the documentary, Pernet blogged about the entire journey from London to Monte Carlo and the project served as the impetus for launching a fashion film festival. Pernet’s first festival, entitled ‘You Wear it Well’ debuted in Los Angeles at CineSpace in 2006, laying the foundations for the ASVOFF in 2008, with the festival’s first edition launched in September in the Jeu de Paume national museum in Paris.
Pernet has also produced documentaries such as Swiss Textile Designer Profiles, 8 Years of the Making of the Festival d’Hyères, Portrait of a Consumer, and Fashioned Out, and has served as a talent scout for the Festival d’Hyères in the South of France. The multi-talented creative holds a degree in filmmaking and communications from Temple University in America and has also attended both Parsons and FIT.
Photo credit: Ruven Afanador
Alex Tunsu
Senior designer at ERDEM
Alexandru (Alex) Tunsu is a Romanian-born, London-based fashion designer whose work bridges artistic vision and technical mastery. Currently Senior Designer at ERDEM, he has previously brought his creative expertise to some of the world’s most prestigious fashion houses, including The Row, Alexander McQueen, CÉLINE, and Stella McCartney.
A graduate of the London College of Fashion with a Master’s in Fashion Design Technology (Womenswear) and of the National University of Arts in Bucharest, Alexandru (Alex) Tunsu is known for collections that merge conceptual depth with material innovation. His early projects, such as Pulsar—inspired by the human body’s magnetic field—experimented with pellicularized wool, cashmere, and magnetic paint, while others explored themes like “ghosting” and the search for identity through sculptural silhouettes and textural contrasts. With a background in mathematics, computer science, chemistry, and physics, Tunsu’s multidisciplinary approach blends scientific research, poetic storytelling, and meticulous construction. Across his career, he has developed a distinctive style that unites fine craftsmanship, experimental fabric manipulation, and refined proportions, whether in deconstructed runway concepts or the romantic elegance of his work at ERDEM.
A graduate of the London College of Fashion with a Master’s in Fashion Design Technology (Womenswear) and of the National University of Arts in Bucharest, Alexandru (Alex) Tunsu is known for collections that merge conceptual depth with material innovation. His early projects, such as Pulsar—inspired by the human body’s magnetic field—experimented with pellicularized wool, cashmere, and magnetic paint, while others explored themes like “ghosting” and the search for identity through sculptural silhouettes and textural contrasts. With a background in mathematics, computer science, chemistry, and physics, Tunsu’s multidisciplinary approach blends scientific research, poetic storytelling, and meticulous construction. Across his career, he has developed a distinctive style that unites fine craftsmanship, experimental fabric manipulation, and refined proportions, whether in deconstructed runway concepts or the romantic elegance of his work at ERDEM.
Alex Tunsu
Senior designer at ERDEM
Alexandru (Alex) Tunsu is a Romanian-born, London-based fashion designer whose work bridges artistic vision and technical mastery. Currently Senior Designer at ERDEM, he has previously brought his creative expertise to some of the world’s most prestigious fashion houses, including The Row, Alexander McQueen, CÉLINE, and Stella McCartney.
A graduate of the London College of Fashion with a Master’s in Fashion Design Technology (Womenswear) and of the National University of Arts in Bucharest, Alexandru (Alex) Tunsu is known for collections that merge conceptual depth with material innovation. His early projects, such as Pulsar—inspired by the human body’s magnetic field—experimented with pellicularized wool, cashmere, and magnetic paint, while others explored themes like “ghosting” and the search for identity through sculptural silhouettes and textural contrasts. With a background in mathematics, computer science, chemistry, and physics, Tunsu’s multidisciplinary approach blends scientific research, poetic storytelling, and meticulous construction. Across his career, he has developed a distinctive style that unites fine craftsmanship, experimental fabric manipulation, and refined proportions, whether in deconstructed runway concepts or the romantic elegance of his work at ERDEM.
A graduate of the London College of Fashion with a Master’s in Fashion Design Technology (Womenswear) and of the National University of Arts in Bucharest, Alexandru (Alex) Tunsu is known for collections that merge conceptual depth with material innovation. His early projects, such as Pulsar—inspired by the human body’s magnetic field—experimented with pellicularized wool, cashmere, and magnetic paint, while others explored themes like “ghosting” and the search for identity through sculptural silhouettes and textural contrasts. With a background in mathematics, computer science, chemistry, and physics, Tunsu’s multidisciplinary approach blends scientific research, poetic storytelling, and meticulous construction. Across his career, he has developed a distinctive style that unites fine craftsmanship, experimental fabric manipulation, and refined proportions, whether in deconstructed runway concepts or the romantic elegance of his work at ERDEM.
Lyonard Miszkiewicz
Design Director at Alexander Wang
Lyonard Miszkiewicz is a Polish-German fashion design director. He studied fashion design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and went on to study textile design at Chelsea College of Arts, London. He gained early experience in the studios of Giles Deacon and Raf Simons before heading master tailor Orschel-Read in design direction and knitwear from 2010. Lyonard’s eponymous label, founded in London in 2013, featured at multiple fashion weeks and enjoyed success among peers and celebrity clients.
In 2015 Lyonard graduated from the Royal College of Art with a master’s degree in fashion design. Following his graduation, Lyonard joined Hackett London as knitwear designer before moving on to manage couture at luxury fashion house Alexander McQueen. Over five years, Lyonard became key to the creation of McQueen’s renowned special projects, featured in some of the world’s most high-profile publications and events, including the Academy Awards and Met Gala.
In 2021 Lyonard was appointed Head of Design at lifestyle brand Les Girls Les Boys by British entrepreneur Serena Rees MBE to establish a knitwear line and solidify the label’s pioneering status. Lyonard then joined Ambrita Shahani-Tuckwell’s consultancy working on projects for Fendi Couture before being headhunted to re-establish and elevate international fashion brand Esprit in the role of Global Design Director based in Amsterdam. Currently, Lyonard is living and working in New York as Design Director at industry disruptor Alexander Wang.
In 2015 Lyonard graduated from the Royal College of Art with a master’s degree in fashion design. Following his graduation, Lyonard joined Hackett London as knitwear designer before moving on to manage couture at luxury fashion house Alexander McQueen. Over five years, Lyonard became key to the creation of McQueen’s renowned special projects, featured in some of the world’s most high-profile publications and events, including the Academy Awards and Met Gala.
In 2021 Lyonard was appointed Head of Design at lifestyle brand Les Girls Les Boys by British entrepreneur Serena Rees MBE to establish a knitwear line and solidify the label’s pioneering status. Lyonard then joined Ambrita Shahani-Tuckwell’s consultancy working on projects for Fendi Couture before being headhunted to re-establish and elevate international fashion brand Esprit in the role of Global Design Director based in Amsterdam. Currently, Lyonard is living and working in New York as Design Director at industry disruptor Alexander Wang.
Peter Movrin
Senior designer at AZ Factory
Peter Movrin is a visionary Slovenian fashion designer celebrated for his sculptural silhouettes, material experimentation, and bold couture aesthetics. A graduate of Central Saint Martins in London, Movrin has worked with iconic global brands including Alexander McQueen, Burberry, and JW Anderson, and has dressed international stars such as Lady Gaga and Beyoncé.
His collections have been featured at the MoBA Biennale and recognized by institutions like Vogue, Elle, and the HM Design Awards. Currently, he is one of the leading designers at AZ Factory, the Paris-based fashion house founded by Alber Elbaz.
We are honored to welcome Peter Movrin as a distinguished jury member for Moldovan Brands Runway AW25/26, bringing his international perspective and creative excellence to support and evaluate the region’s most promising fashion talents.
His collections have been featured at the MoBA Biennale and recognized by institutions like Vogue, Elle, and the HM Design Awards. Currently, he is one of the leading designers at AZ Factory, the Paris-based fashion house founded by Alber Elbaz.
We are honored to welcome Peter Movrin as a distinguished jury member for Moldovan Brands Runway AW25/26, bringing his international perspective and creative excellence to support and evaluate the region’s most promising fashion talents.
Peter Movrin
Senior designer at Richemont
Peter Movrin is a visionary Slovenian fashion designer celebrated for his sculptural silhouettes, material experimentation, and bold couture aesthetics. A graduate of Central Saint Martins in London, Movrin has worked with iconic global brands including Alexander McQueen, Burberry, and JW Anderson, and has dressed international stars such as Lady Gaga and Beyoncé.
His collections have been featured at the MoBA Biennale and recognized by institutions like Vogue, Elle, and the HM Design Awards. Currently, he is one of the leading designers at AZ Factory, the Paris-based fashion house founded by Alber Elbaz.
We are honored to welcome Peter Movrin as a distinguished jury member for Moldovan Brands Runway AW25/26, bringing his international perspective and creative excellence to support and evaluate the region’s most promising fashion talents.
His collections have been featured at the MoBA Biennale and recognized by institutions like Vogue, Elle, and the HM Design Awards. Currently, he is one of the leading designers at AZ Factory, the Paris-based fashion house founded by Alber Elbaz.
We are honored to welcome Peter Movrin as a distinguished jury member for Moldovan Brands Runway AW25/26, bringing his international perspective and creative excellence to support and evaluate the region’s most promising fashion talents.
diana misnei
Senior Designer Alexander McQueen
Diana Misnei is a Senior 3D Designer at the iconic British fashion house Alexander McQueen, where she brings innovation and precision to the development of digital garment prototypes and visualizations.
With a strong foundation in fashion technology and an eye for sculptural design, she plays a key role in shaping the future of fashion through cutting-edge digital processes.
As a Moldovan creative working at the forefront of global fashion, Diana joins the Moldovan Brands Runway AW25/26 jury to offer her expert insight and support the next generation of talent emerging from her home country.
With a strong foundation in fashion technology and an eye for sculptural design, she plays a key role in shaping the future of fashion through cutting-edge digital processes.
As a Moldovan creative working at the forefront of global fashion, Diana joins the Moldovan Brands Runway AW25/26 jury to offer her expert insight and support the next generation of talent emerging from her home country.
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