Elle India – July 2019

studying in Italy, and Kavita Kiswili
from Kenya—and their designs will
be available to shop next year at
select showrooms. Through this
annual contest, Bata breathes new
life into their designs while tapping
into a remarkable repository of
new talent. On winning, Kiswili, a
student at Nairobi University, said:
“It is amazing to have something
that I designed go into production
and be sold in shops around the
world. I just can’t explain the feeling.
And I can’t stop smiling!”
As the curtain went down on
Bata Fashion Weekend 2019,
that was live streamed to millions
via YouTube, guests walked away
with polaroid photographs, unique
gastronomical experiences and,
most importantly, a sense of
belonging. You see, Bata brought its
whole family out to raise a toast to
an almost unparalleled legacy in an
entirely unforgettable way.

— MAANYA SACHDEVA

It is amazing to

have something

that I designed go

into production

and be sold in

shops around the

world. I just can’t

explain the feeling.

And I can’t stop

smiling!

— KAVITA KISWILI

The latest collaboration

between Bata Heritage and

Coca-Cola resulted in a

range of retro sneakers

Designed by Natálie

Nepovímová, one of the

winners of Bata Young

Designers’ Challenge, Nu:on

will be available at select

stores across the world

The black-and-yellow sneaker

was designed by Cyprian

Kavita Kiswili, one of

the winners of the Bata

Young Designers’ Challenge

Charles Pignal, director of Bata

Heritage and board director of

the Bata Group

Bata’s Spring/Summer 2019 collection

Alexis Nasard, Bata’s

chief executive officer

ELLE.IN 65 JULY

From left: Winners of the

Bata Young Designers’

Challenge 2019—Kavita

Kiswili, Natálie Nepovímová,

and Tuvshin Batkhuu