35 years ago, Katalin Hampel started her career as a fashion designer in a tiny shop in downtown Budapest. Beautiful folk attire was available even back then. Her business, however, could only effectively grow after Hungary’s regime change. Today, it has reached the point where it serves its customers in one of Budapest’s busiest “fashion streets.” Her clothes are popular among politicians, artists, aristocrats, and those who like sophisticated, unique clothes with Hungarian motifs. In the short film of the Friends of Hungary Foundation, Hampel says her Ars’ Poetica is that “old Hungarian costumes be brought to life in a fashionable form which can also be shown abroad.” The short film about Hampel is part of a video series that introduces ten remarkable Hungarians who have made a name for themselves abroad through talent and hard work.