I am getting really good at making lists, so here are all my press appearances & important events in the year that was 2009 (with links to the detailed posts in my archive).

It was indeed my busiest year to date.

01.

in the ‘Adevarul de Seara‘ newspaper,

on the TVT89 ‘Life In Pink’ TV show, presented by Marilena Surdu,

and live at  ‘Shifoneatza’ – Radio3Net, where I sponsored a Valentine’s Day contest.

02.

on the TVR-Timisoara news & TVR-Timisoara’s show called ‘Cine Oi Fi Eu’,

a DB dress in Story & shopping Diana Bobar dresses at Ummagumma,

great article about me and my story in ‘Ambition’ magazine,

selling my dresses in yet another store, this time Newelle in Constanta,

about me on the Analog TV’s news,

two page spread in Ideal Mariaj,

the tutu tulle skirt mania officially begins with Diana’s light pink one;

03.

about me in Cosmopolitan and in Unica magazine,

invited to the ‘Dupamiaza Unui Fan‘ TV show on TVR3,

got myself my first big table for cutting the patterns & fabrics – was still working @ home,

DB dresses in Bolero magazine & Diva,

make-over show on TVT98′s ‘Viata In Roz’,

on Kanal D’s ‘La Sueta Cu Bahmu‘ TV show.

04.

photo spread with my dresses in Playboy and featured items in J’Adore, Cool Girl and TimeOut magazines,

I CAN create a brand – ‘EU POT sa creez un brand’ - Campania Pepsi,

@ MGB-8 fashion event + RFB meeting No.4;

05.

still working @ home, this is what it looks like,

I Am Officially A PEPSI girl – am starring in a new video&print ad campaign all across Romania :) + the huge banner with my face on buildings – AMAZING!

Live on Radio Guerrilla for the second time,

DBD Fall 2009 r-t-w Collection + details + Josephine jewelery

inevitable pressure & stress comes with the job;

06.

Doria performing in DB at Romanian Music Awards,

taking part in a fash campaign and a DB tutu skirt in Shopping Report,

sending a big order of tutu tulle skirts to a Dutch online store Frou Frou’s,

07.

moving into a new workspace with Florina Erimescu, accessories and jewelery designer - our first atelier/showroom/workspace in Timisoara,

sending dresses to Bucharest for The Little Black Dress event,

working with my first intern, Carla Nemes,

finishing the Resort collection and organizing/planning a runway show;

being featured and written about in The One magazine, Shopping Report and Forbes magazine.

08.

on the Antena 1 news,

shooting the Resort collection look-book & reportage about it on TVT89′s ‘Viata In Roz’ + photos from the runways show at a resort location in Valiug – lovely summer!

Flori from Chicanos performed in a DB dress at this year’s Callatis Romanian music festival;

09.

guest at the TVT89 morning show ‘Buna dimineata’,

Dana’s buttons wedding dress,

DB tutu tulle skirt in The One magazine,

a lot of work for weddings and bride’s maids dresses;

10.

sponsoring the Girls Night Out event with a dress for the winner,

moving to a new workspace together with Florina, this time it’s located in an lovely, old building in the center of Timisoara,

Girl Around Town photo shoot with Andi Popescu,

being the real fashionista that I am, I fell from super high heels and broke my foot – wore a cast for a month and 1/2, which meant that I had to take a forced break from work;

sponsoring a Cosmopolitan Online Cover Girl contest,

even if I’m in bed, resting, production is still going strong in my atelier, with jackets, coats and wraps for winter;

11.

interview for Dialog Textil,

the views from my living & working place,

the process of creating a collection – moodboard, ideas, sketches, fabrics, patterns, production – Inspired By: SCULPTURE,

collaborating with a new store, MonkeyBizz, located in Bucharest,

12.

more coats for winter + new wrap jackets,

my doll for Unicef,

talking about me at the Business Intro conference in Bucharest,

Anime photo shoot with Andi Popescu,

tutu skirt in Shopping Report and at a trade show in The Netherlands, through the FrouFrou’s online store,

working in the prettiest place – new pictures from our atelier/showroom,

new press picture of me, by Andi Popescu,

pics from the Christmas Cocktail Party at our atelier,

Drawing, Sculpture, Fashion exhibit poster,

reportage on the Analog TV’s news about how to make your own dress for the New Year’s Eve party.

Today, 01.01.2010, – 2 years since I first decided to make my first clothing collection. And there are so many things I still want to accomplish. A list with my plans for 2010 is still to come.

ps: this was my look during the time that I was a painting student, when I first started to cut my mom’s old dresses and my dad’s old silk shirts and turn them into tops for me. It all started from there. I found this picture by accident a couple of days ago, on an old CD.

Hopefully you have an amazing start for the new year!