CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Dimana Nakova holds a Bachelor's Degree in Fashion&Textile Design from UTS, Australia. During her studies she interned with some Australian fashion designers and worked as a fashion designer assistant and a couture dressmaker for some of the most prestigious bridal boutiques in Sydney.
IXTYS BOUTIQUE
In 2003, Dimana Nakova established her own label IXTYS and opened a boutique in Sofia/ Bulgaria, Europe. The atelier produced couture wedding and ball gowns, evening and cocktail dresses .
FASHION SHOWS
IXTYS has done a great number of fashion shows in Bulgaria and Serbia, Europe.
AS A FASHION JOURNALIST
Dimana Nakova has collaborated as a fashion journalist and a consultant for Bulka Magazine and PARI Newspaper. Her collections are shown on Bulgarian National Television, NOVA TV and CHANEL 3.
PRET-A-PORTER
Since Spring 2013, Atelier Ixtys has focused on producing of ready-made collections consisting of going out, cocktail and special occasion dresses. The limited edition collections are manufactured in Bulgaria and made of high quality Italian fabrics.
The unique gowns are characterized by the exclusive machine embroidery, designed by the creative director and made specifically for the brand, as well as the hand made couture finishes. IXTYS provides you with the best quality embroidery and stitching by using the treads of the world leader MADEIRA and Alterfil, made in Germany.
SHOWROOM
For its international customers the brand currently operates online from its showroom, situated in the central part of Sofia/ Bulgaria, Europe and it works online and by appointment for its Bulgarian clientele.
Since Spring 2023, Dimana Nakova has started a whole new approach to her fashion collections for IXTYS and has introduced One-of-a-kind textile artworks with each one of them. The textile paintings are originals, made personally by the Creative Director. Most of the One-of-a-kind artworks have been chosen by international jury to be part of highly professional, multinational exhibitions. They are meant for interior decorating, but also serve as a starting point and a concept for the created afterwards gowns.
The author's textile technique is a collage of hand, free motion and digital embroidery, as well as applique and hand beading. We use only new high quality, designer Italian fabrics, left after the cutting and the embroidery process of the dresses and German certified recycled threads and backings. That makes the textile paintings incredibly sustainable.
