Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili awarded the Medal of Honour to Demna Gvasalia, a well-known Georgian fashion designer.

President posted on Twitter that it was a great pleasure for her to honour the designer on September 27, the day of Fall of Sokhumi (occupied Abkhazia).

“Demna, it is a great honour to give you the Medal of Honor. Today is a commemoration of the Fall of Sokhumi, a day of mourning for Georgia, but giving you this award means that somewhere, we’ve already won. Demna Gvasalia is a model for the next generation of creative Georgians,” President Zourabichvili tweeted.

Demna Gvasalia is a Georgian fashion designer, currently the creative director of Balenciaga and the co-founder of Vetements.

Demna, it is a great honor to give you the Medal of Honor. Today is a commemoration of the Fall of Sokhumi, a day of mourning for Georgia, but giving you this award means that somewhere, we’ve already won.

Demna Gvasalia is a model for the next generation of creative Georgians pic.twitter.com/yuEcpIYKGG

— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) September 27, 2021