On January 22, 2018, the office of the Russian Union of Textile and Light Industry Entrepreneurs hosted a meeting of the Expert Council of the National Industry Awards «Golden spindle». According to the results of the discussion and open voting, the winners of 2017 in 18 nominations were determined. 

• «Industrial collection» – CJSC «Slavyanka», TM TRUVOR (Pskov);
• «Creative collection» – Victoria Andreyanova (Moscow);
• «Textile enterprise» – LLC «Kamyshinsky textile» (Kamyshin, Volgograd region);
• «School uniform» – TM «Our Uniform» (Moscow);
• «Knitwear» – Brand «Camille Cassard» (St. Petersburg);
• «Clothing for home, sports and recreation» – LLC «Sewing Factory «Pique», TM Melado (Novocheboksarsk, Chuvashia);
• «Corporate clothing» – Group of companies «East-Service» (Moscow);
• «Headdress» – Marina Sedova (St. Petersburg);
• «Fur and leather» – Group of companies «Russian leather» (Ryazan);
• «Accessories» – CJSC «Medvedkovo» (Moscow);
• «Promotion of the business concept in Russia»– Expocentre Fairgrounds » (Moscow);
• «Russian brand» – JSC «Trekhgornaya Manufactory» (Moscow);
• «Fashion project»– CJSC «Farexpo», International Exhibition of Light and Textile Industry «Fashion Industry» (St. Petersburg);
• «Organization of branded trade» – Russian Fashion Roots/House of Russian Fashion (Moscow);
• «Journalism» – Anton Alfer, «FASHION.(Moscow);
• «Debut» Alexey Mikhailov (Moscow), winner of the Grand Prix of the competitive show of the Festival in Voronezh «Provincial style»
• «Crystal Palm» for his contribution to the training of the fashion industry in Russia Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Zaitsev, President of NAIM, General Director of JSC «Moscow Fashion House of Vyacheslav Zaitsev», founder of KNOW &Vyacheslav Zaitsev's Fashion Laboratory, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Laureate of the Government of the Russian Federation, Laureate of the President of the Russian Federation, Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Arts, Professor, honorary citizen of the City of Paris, Knight of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (Moscow);
• «Golden Palm» for contribution to the development of the fashion industry in Russia – Elizaveta Arkadyevna Romanyuk, stylist, fashion designer, winner of the National Award in the field of fashion industry «Golden Spindle», twice winner of the prize of the competition «Golden Lira» among the artistic elite of Russia, founder and art director of the Fashion House «Vemina», Academician NAIM, member of the Fashion Industry Committee Soyuzlegprom (Moscow);
• «Golden Palm» to the patron of the fashion industry – Mitroshenkov Alexander Viktorovich, Soviet and Russian journalist, media manager, producer, Vice President of the Academy of Russian Television, member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences EMMY (USA), Vice-President of the Council of the Association of Communication Agencies of Russia (ACAR), President of the Transcontinental Media Company (Moscow).

The winners in the nomination "Working professions" will be determined in the near future by the winning companies.

Photo: Dima Babushkin