La città di Belgrado ha ospitato la settima edizione di quello che è considerato l’evento di eccellenza nell’Europa sudorientale. La 24 Hours of Elegance è un evento internazionale dedicato a prestigiosi marchi, simbolici del settore artigiano, creato e presieduto da Alex Djordjevic della DeGorsi luxury consulting e co-presieduto da Lady Cris Egger. Dal 2011 l’evento si svolge sotto il patrocinio della Famiglia Reale, organizzato in collaborazione con Belgrade Waterfront e in sinergia con la Federazione Serba dei Veicoli Storici (Membro FIVA).
L’incontro si è tenuto venerdì 1 settembre 2017 presso il Palazzo Bianco a Belgrado, con l’apertura della mostra MASTERS OF EXCELLENCE, presentata dalla Rivista ARBITER e dedicata all’eleganza parigina. Le realtà presenti erano: Camps de Luca – bespoke tailors, Aubercy – shoemakers e gli esclusivi tessitori dell’azienda Dormeuil, il tutto con la collaborazione di G.H. Champagne MUMM. A far da cornice ai maestri francesi, c’erano i capi in pelle realizzati dalla Sartoria Melina di Napoli, unica realtà italiana presente.
KEN LINDSAY, ambasciatore internazionale del marchio CHIVAS, ha condotto gli ospiti nella degustazione di CHIVAS REGAL Extra presso la Royal Library e, successivamente, è stato il turno dei maestri artigiani provenienti dal Belgio con una selezione di produttori locali di articoli su misura: HOH orologi di Jovan Jelić, IGOR SUHENKO shoes e MARUŠKA con le sue cravatte dipinte a mano.
La mattina di sabato 2 settembre è stata contrassegnata dal “Belgrade Classic Car Show 2017”. Il nuovo progetto immobiliare Waterfront di Belgrado ha ospitato la prestigiosa competizione automobilistica “Chivas Concours d’Elegance 2017”, la mostra delle più belle auto d’epoca.
Queste splendide automobili sono state valutate da una giuria professionale, presieduta da Anthony Hertzberger, un rinomato collezionista d’auto classico arrivato dall’Olanda, che ha selezionato le migliori in diverse categorie. Il pomeriggio culminò con la cerimonia di premiazione della targa “CHIVAS Best of Show”.
City of Belgrade hosted the seventh edition of the finest classic car and culture of excellence event in Southeast Europe, the 24 Hours of Elegance – Concours d’Elegance & Salon of Excellence, from September 1-3. It is an international event dedicated to the prestigious brands, true symbols of supreme quality manufacture and craftsmanship of details, created and chaired by Alex Djordjevic of DeGorsi luxury consulting and co-chaired by Lady Cris Egger.
Since 2011, the event is held under the patronage of the Royal Family, organized in partnership with Belgrade Waterfront and in synergy with Serbian Federation of Historic Vehicles (FIVA Member).
Gathering commenced at the White Palace, on Friday, September 1, 2017, with the opening of MASTERS OF EXCELLENCE exhibition, presented by the renowned ARBITER magazine, dedicated to the Parisian elegance. Presented were supreme maisons, renowned for their immaculate craftsmanship, such as Camps de Luca bespoke tailors, master craftsmen – shoemakers Aubercy and the exclusive cloth makers Dormeuil with the support of G.H. MUMM champagne. Splendid suits and shoes of Parisian masters were paired with excellent hand made leather garments by Sartoria Melina from Naples.
Simultaneously, KEN LINDSAY, CHIVAS’s International Brand Ambassador, took VIP guests for tasting of CHIVAS REGAL Extra, at the Royal Library. Complementing its collection of premium blended Scotch whiskies, Chivas Regal Extra is one of the richest, most generous tasting blends within this category, crafted for those who look for more.
One of highlights was the presentation of Belgrade Masters of Craftsmanship, a selection of local manufacturers of bespoke items, like HOH made to order watches by Jovan Jelić, IGOR SUHENKO’s made to order shoes or MARUŠKA hand painted ties and accessories.
At the Royal Palace, guests enjoyed a live performance of ballet stars of the National Theatre performing highlights of the Sleeping beauty ballet, while the second part of the event included charity auction followed by the presentation of refined jewelry by Berg, contemporary designed shoes by Fabi, along with accessories by the acclaimed brand AristoPop.
Special highlight was a couture show by Francesca Cappelletti at the Royal Palace gardens, that included international top models from Japan who showed fabulous one-off couture pieces.
Saturday, September 2 was marked by “Belgrade Classic Car Show 2017”. Brand new, Belgrade Waterfront real estate project played the host of the prestigious car competition „Chivas Concours d’Elegance 2017“, the exhibition of the most beautiful classic cars.
These splendid automobiles were evaluated by the professional jury, presided by Anthony Hertzberger, a renowned classic car collector from Holland, who selected the best ones in different categories. The afternoon culminated with the award ceremony of the coveted CHIVAS Best of Show award.
Tiriac Collection, presented by Teo Dorcescu, won the Chivas Best of Show with splendid 1937 ROLLS-ROYCE Phantom III. 70th Anniversary of Ferrari was celebrated by Best in Class awards going to 1971 Ferrari Dino of Franco Lombardi from Milan and a sensational 1967 Ferrari 275 of Nicola Livon, well know Ferrari collector. A special award, presented by Heritage&Tradition magazine, was awarded by Juan de Tamenne and Manabu Kato of Amitie sans Frontieres charity from Tokyo and Monte Carlo, to the spectacularly restored classic model MINERVA produced in 1926, and presented by renowned Slovenian collector Božo Šef.
Special attention of the audience drew the exhibition of AQOS, the first super-car concept in this part of the world, created by renwned industrial designer Sasa Milovančević.
During the Saturday, September 2, afternoon, at the beautiful hall of BELGRADE WATERFRONT gallery, center stage was taken by Salon of Excellence, held in partnership with Diplomacy & Commerce magazine and with support of ABSOLUT vodka and LUXLIFE.rs. Discussion was moderated by the chairman of the 24 hours of Elegance, Alex Djordjevic who discussed with distinguished panelists from famed maisons: Camps de Luca, Aubercy, Dormeuil, Chivas and Melina. Following the conference , the audience had an opportunity to experience the exquisite quality of all brands durng the exhebition supported by ABSOLUT vodka cocktail.
And the newest addition to the plethora of happenings of the 24 hours of Elegance, was a book presentation segment, where author Katia Ferri presented its novel, Viaggio con Leonardo, dedicated to her family ties with famous polymath Leonardo da Vinci.
The 24 Hours of Elegance – 2017 edition – had its official wrap up with a party held in the iconic Ellington’s lounge of Belgrade’s Hyatt Regency hotel, where Chivas joined forces with Gloria magazine, and threw a party with ‘80s new wave theme, to the approval of the numerous guests.
