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I paint, embroider and design by hand

I'm Mihaela, a fashion designer from Romania, in London since 2016. Each piece I make is one of a kind.

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Mihaela Panaitescu holding one of her fashion design awards

The road so far

Mihaela Panaitescu with her British Fashion Festival certificate, Fashion Designer 2020
  1. 2003

    Bucharest

    I begin in fashion, working for four years with the Romanian designer Doina Levintza, then with other Romanian designers.

  2. 2016

    London

    I move to the UK and carry on designing, painting and embroidering by hand.

  3. 2019

    Flame International Fashion & Art Festival

    Best Creative Collection, 1st place, London. The same year: the Mayor of Ealing Achievements Award.

  4. 2020

    British Fashion Festival Award

    Fashion Designer. My gowns are shown at the British Film Festival.

  5. 2021

    Two awards

    Best Flame Fashion Designer, London, and Best Fashion Designer at the UK Beauty & Brains Pageant.

  6. 2023

    Cannes

    One of my gowns walks the red carpet in Cannes.

  7. 2024

    TRIC Awards

    Lady Victoria Hervey wears my gown.

In the magazines

My work has been featured in:

  • Integrity Magazine
  • Heart of Hollywood Magazine
  • Luxia Magazine
  • WOW Magazine
  • Red – The Luxury Life
  • YKKAEB Magazine
  • Model Diaries UK
  • Sarastar Magazine
  • ROSE Magazine
Mihaela's gown on the official red carpet in Cannes, 2023

Worn by

  • Lady Victoria HerveyTRIC Awards 2024
  • Melly MayersBritish actress, British Film Festival
  • Giovanna SalasCEO of Heart of Hollywood Magazine, in a hand-painted gown

And on the red carpet in Cannes, 2023. My gowns have also been shown at the British Film Festival and at FashionTV by Danube in Dubai.

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