In the summer of  92’, the young Victor Bellaish (24),  appeared before the board of admissions at  the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, the most prestigious school of fashion design in Israel. Buying materials in order to create a portfolio of his work was not a financial option for him, so he presented the committee with a dress he created from 10,000 safety pins. 

The dress became iconic and earned Bellaish grants and funding for the next 4 years of his studies. He graduated with honors in 1996, and went on to win first prize in the Diesel world contest for promising young designers. Soon after, he received a phone call from the renowned Italian designer, Roberto Cavalli, who offered him a job as a leading designer at the Cavalli studio.