Galina Mihaleva (Costume/Fashion Designer) was born and raised in Bulgaria and earned a master’s degree in fashion design and textiles from the Academie of Fine Arts in Sofia. In 1992 she emigrated to the United States where she later received the grand prize in the International Furnishings and Design Association competition. The US Department of Justice in 1997 awarded her the honor of Alien of Extraordinary Ability in the Arts. Most recently her designs have been featured on live television and in printed publications, which include Trends and Sonic magazines as well as the Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune newspapers. Her innovative designs are commissioned privately and by a growing number of fashion leaders. She has been commissioned to design costumes for Ballet Arizona, Sister Sledge and Bill T. Jones. In addition, she was responsible for original designs for the following choreographers: Jo Kreiter, Yin Mei, Neta Pulvermacher, Thadius Davis, Tere O’Connor, Ron Brown, Fred Darsow and David Dorfman. Unbounded by the old rules, Galina now offers her work as a joyful testimony to the power of beauty and expression, and to the transcendent human spirit. In this current collection includes two groups of designs. The first group is the world in female form using painted leather and knitted elements inspired from Gustave Klimt art and the second is fifties retro inspired designs for the ultimate female, bold floral motifs in rich, bright colors of sumptuous silk.