MANUEL MALIGEC IS A 25 YEARS OLD PARIS BASED FASHION DESIGNER. HIS CAREER BEGAN WHEN HE WON DREFT NEXT GENERATION COMPETITION AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT HIS FIRST COLLECTION 'BAPTISM' ON NOVEMBER 22, 2012 AT ZAGREB FASHION WEEK. HIS DEBUT COLLECTION, DELIGHTED THE AUDIENCE WITH A PRECISE VISION AND EVEN MORE COMPLEX PERFORMANCE.

AFTER GRADUATING AT FACULTY OF TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB AND OBTAINING HIS BA IN FASHION AND TEXTILE DESIGN, MANUEL MALIGEC ENROLLED IN ISTITUTO MARANGONI PARIS, WHERE HE OBTAINED MA IN FASHION DESIGN WOMENSWEAR.

ASIDE FROM DESIGNING FOUR COLLECTIONS UNDER HIS OWN NAME, MANUEL'S EXPERIENCE WAS FURTHER DEVELOPED WHILE WORKING FOR GIVENCHY, RICK OWENS AND MAISON MARGIELA.