The world famous fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier will visit Kyiv on the invitation of the first international sponsor of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005-the Ukrainian vodka manufacturing company Nemiroff. The celebrated couturier will call on Kyiv on the May 21 and visit the final of the song contest to enjoy the performance of the selected European singers and be present at the ceremony of the announcement of Eurovision -2005's winner.

The agenda of the distinguished guest's stay is coordinated by the company Nemiroff together with the designer's representatives: the visit is planned to be brief (J-P. Gaultier intends to return to Paris on May 22), but at the same time, very busy and full of events. The renowned couturier would like to familiarize himself with the sights of Kyiv, give a short interview for representatives of Ukraine's mass media and take part in the activities of the Eurovision - 2005 Song Contest.

Nemiroff is connected to the world of haut couture with long-standing and well-rounded relations: for instance, the fabled fashion designer Paco Rabanne was the guest of the Kyiv Podium Fashion Festival supported by ТМ Nemiroff Lex in September last year. It was this famous couturier who suggested developing a new design for that super-premium drink of the company. By the way, the original design of the Nemiroff Lex bottle was elaborated by the famous French designer Mr. Filipp Se (the master of the design studio Version Originale). And in February 2004, the International Festival "Nemiroff Lex Fashion - Moscow Fashion Week" took place in Russia and Nemiroff was its co-organizer.

Natalia Konovalova, the head of the Public Relations and Media-Planning Department of Nemiroff: "The forthcoming planned visit to Ukraine of the Maitre de Haute Couture Mr. Gaultier is eloquent evidence of the growing indubitable interest of international and European elite representatives in our country. No doubt, his visit will become a real event of cultural and, perhaps, business life of Kyiv (it is well-known that Mr. Gaultier has recently opened his boutique in Moscow and is likely to take a closer look at the business prospects of our country). Nemiroff is very pleased that Jean-Paul Gaultier has graciously responded to the invitation to visit our country and we sincerely hope that this visit will give him unforgettable memories about our wonderful country and its cordial and hospitable people.

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The fabled French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier was born on April 24, 1952, in Arcay, a suburb of Paris. In 1985, the ex-apprentice of Pierre Cardin was nominated for the "Oscar of Fashion" Award. Since then his talent has been called profound and bold, his industriousness - limitless and his behavior - provocative.

Having become a revolutionary of French fashion and morals, and an icon of contemporary fashion, the designer's special style is a fusion of genres, a blend of cultures and traditions. Offering the magic of vogue to the elite, able to appreciate his unpredictable and eccentric, epatage outfits, the inimitable Gaultier is an idol for the youth of the world. It is not for the first decade that he has been exciting public opinion with the innovative thinking, contrasting qualities and originality of his creative work.

The Ukrainian vodka manufacturing company Nemiroff is the leader of the legal vodka market of Ukraine. The assortment of the company's production consists of 25 items (3 kinds of classic vodka, 8 kinds of special vodka; 4 kinds of bitter liqueurs, 1 kind of sweet liqueur; 4 kinds of TOP Spy and 5 kinds of Jolly Spy). The company's production is supplied to 45 countries of the world.

According to 2003 annual results, Nemiroff was recognized as the most dynamically developing brand in the world among the hard liquor manufacturers in line with the rating of the World Club of Millionaires (uniting alcohol brands, the sales of which have exceeded 1 million cases (1 case equals 9 liters)). The production volume manufactured in 2002 totaled 3.23 million decaliters, in 2003, 4.55 million deciliters (40% growth), and in 2004, 6.69 million decaliters.