THE DESIGNER
She graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade in 1995, at the Department of Costume Design. Just after graduation, Budislava began working in theaters across Serbia. She then worked on film sets, in industrial environments, on editorials for magazines, advertising campaigns, and participated in the early years of Belgrade Fashion Week. The diversity of her work engagements has provided her with a broad range of experience, contributing to her expertise in all aspects of fashion and design.
Today, Budislava designs clothing, shoes, bags, and jewelry for her own brand. The BUDISLAVA store was her brand's selling point starting in 2011, but in 2021, she moved to TC Galerija.
The latest hotspot for BUDISLAVA fashion design is BelgradeDesignHub, a concept store that Budislava opened with her designer friend Jasmina Vujović in downtown Belgrade, on Gračanica Street.
THE BRAND
Simple, basic tailoring with dramatic emphasis on details, overlapping, and materials. Emphasized monochromatic relations create many colorless combinations—light and dark.
THE COLLECTION
Latest collection AW 24/25 Tempest of time, was made for 53rd BFW in April of 2024. As an omage to the nature of turbulent mind inspired by Prosperos Books. The turbulent nature of the mind, which leads between chaos and serenity, strength and vulnerability, through the darkness of thoughts that swirl and do not rest. Deep black and midnight blue, as the last colors before the light of the dawn of the subconscious, satin and plush as a tactile experience of the smooth and intimate.