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Blanka Matragi

Blanka Matragi

Fashion design

Biography
  

1953 in Svetla nad Sazavou

1974 After completing her secondary education she joined the institute of Applied Arts for Crystal Production and Engraving and graduated
enrolled at the Fashion Designing Department of the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague
1976 participated in the National Competition for the best Fashion Designer. Her collection won the gold medal, the Television and Radio Station prize as well as the press prize. Consequently she became one of the most famous Fashion Designers in Central Europe.
1978 her specially designed collection of costumes for the athletes participating in the Moscow Olympic Games won the first prize.
1979 married the Lebanese Scientific Researcher Dr. Makram Matragi Ph D.
1980

After six years of study at the Academy, Mme. Blanka graduated - obtaining the title "Academic Painter".
she left her mother country to Lebanon to join her husband in Beirut.
1982 opened her Fashion House in Hamra street in Beirut
The intensification of the war in Lebanon during the years that followed, resulted in the exodus of the high society in Lebanon to other countries. This forced Mme. Blanka to transfer her activities to Europe and to the Arab Gulf countries where she was met with a warm welcome and appreciation.
1987

Mme. Blanka participated in the international competition for the design of uniforms for police officers and policemen in Abu Dhabi wear the uniforms designed by her
Her clients are the Royal Families in the Gulf Area, as well as the Ladies of the Highest Societies in the Middle-East Area and Europe.
1997 Blanka celebrates the 15th Anniversary of the foundation of her Fashion House in Beirut. For this occasion she prepared the collection in Beirut and decided to exhibit it in Prague in order to create a connection between Europe and the Middle-East, between her mother country and her adopter country, Lebanon.
1999 designed collection of glass "New line" for glassworks in Kamenicky Senov (Czech republic) a and she started to prepare the new collection of imitation jewelry for concern Moser.