Tradition and modernity shake hands in the equator of the 63rd edition of MBFWM
Ulises Mérida proposes a return to his roots, transporting us to his native Castilla la Mancha in a tribute to his land through memory. Mourning and tradition are present in each and every one of the creations by the Manchego designer. Hand crafted fabrics such as cloth and thick wool blend with fabrics of technological […]
Microtheatre customized by Leyre Valiente
How much drama is there in a fashion show? And how much fashion is there in a stage production? Madrid es Moda and Microteatro por dinero have joined forces to answer both questions. How? Through designer Leyre Valiente, who has dressed for this second edition the pieces “This time its not love’s fault” and “Kokoro’s […]
Contrasts and sets of textures on the second day of MBFWM
Moises Nieto opened the second day of fashion shows in MBFWM. The designer from Gijón presented a feisty and protesting woman, inspired by Spain in the 40s and in the aftermath of the Civil War. Nieto gives voice to femininity in the shape of mini dresses and flounces outlining the silhouette. Fraying tartan stands out […]
The 63rd edition of Madrid fashion week begins
Davidelfín was in charge of opening a new edition of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid. The designer from Málaga upheld national pride, displaying a collection on the runway where the scarf is the central axis becoming a part of the garments, surrounding them or even constructing them completely. Scarves become coats, skirts and dresses combine with […]
Couture as a way of life
– A dress makes no difference. – Watch and learn, Gertrude, watch and learn … This dialogue belongs to The Dressmaker a romantic drama starring Kate Winslet opening in Spain on 18th of March. It tells the story of an Australian designer who, after spending many years in Europe working in haute couture, returns to […]
Window shops that dress up the city
Window shops do not only serve as commercial and mundane exhibitors of products for sale. They are also windows through which the city dresses up, backgrounds on which to showcase beauty, surprise, games or art. Precisely over this conception of the window shop, Madrid es Moda builds a part of its proposal, in order to […]
La moda donde nunca la habrías imaginado
El mantra de Madrid es Moda es convertir la ciudad en pasarela. Muchos espacios en principio ajenos a ella se lo han tomado al pie de la letra: hoteles (Iberostar Hotel de las Letras Gran Vía, Gran Meliá Fénix, Only You Hotel&Lounge Madrid), un salón de belleza (Mi calle de Nueva York), un anticuario (Florin […]
Hotel Gran Meliá Fenix joins Madrid es Moda
To introduce contemporary fashion to a classically intended ambiance. That was the challenge of the exhibit that Hotel Gran Melia Fenix organized, for the second consecutive year, for Madrid es Moda, from 15th to 23rd of February. “We rely on the classicism of the surroundings, the hotel decor, for choosing the looks, and we use […]
Kilometres of agathized pizza portions
“Fashion is culture; gastronomy, as well … Why not bring them together? “. Agatha Ruiz de la Prada saw this crystal clear when she tasted the new creation by Jesus Marquina, chef of Kilometres of Pizza and four-time world champion in this specialty: a pizza-shaped heart full of flavour in honour of Fashion Week and […]
DESIGUAL presents the FW16 Collection during Fashion Week
A Desigual experience. That’s what the brand promises before the presentation on Thursday 18th of February of the Fall / Winter 2016 collection. Inspired by the great urban metropolises and their cultural collage, the new designs play with the mixture of textures and silhouettes as a metaphor of cultural diversity in the cities. Desigual […]
La Modista’: cine de estreno con mucho glamour
“Es una historia valiente, divertida, cómica, misteriosa y, en algunas ocasiones, extraña, con una intensa relación madre-hija en el centro de todo”.
The Hotel de las Letras and of Madrid es Moda
The Bocablo space of the Hotel Iberostar Las Letras Gran Via in the number 11 of said street, becomes a great window shop guided by Madrid es Moda and due to the creations of designers Miguel Marinero, Ulises Mérida, Jorge Vázquez, Roberto Verino, Juanjo Oliva, Devota & Lomba and Helena Rohner. The designs of these […]
A sculptural Marinero at the Museum of Decorative Arts
“It is fashion, but it is closer to sculpture,” admitted designer Miguel Marinero regarding his exhibition Del Arte, del Artista y del Territorio, at the National Museum of Decorative Arts until April 24th. It is a collection consisting of 29 garments made by Marinero parting from the intervention of sculptor Agustín Ibarrola in the breakwater […]
ACME and Factoria Cultural launch the program Emprendemoda
The Asociación de Creadores de Moda de España (ACME) and Factoría Cultural, incubator for the creative and cultural industries of Matadero Madrid, launched a pilot program supporting entrepreneurship in the fashion industry and retail: Emprendemoda. As a kick-off, a public announcement is published offering five scholarships that cover wholly or partially the costs of an […]
#amolamoda for Saint Valentine
February is the month of Saint Valentine and of fashion. This is why from Madrid es Moda we have recorded a series #amolamoda videos, which can be enjoyed @creadoresacme Instagram account and in AcmeComunicacion the Youtube channel. We would like to thank the designers and their teams that have happily participated shouting “Amo la Moda” […]
Apotheosis of Gotor in Madrid es Moda
“Manifestation of enthusiasm at some point in a celebration or collective act”. That’s ‘apotheosis’ in its second acceptation in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). But tending to the classic taste that drives the Bilbao designer Manuel de Gotor, maybe we should stop at the third acceptation: “concession of godly dignity to heroes.” […]
Art in sheep’s clothing
It is more than a year ago that Miguel Marinero has been preparing for his big moment. Actually, I would have to speak of ‘great moments’ because as I write these lines he is inaugurating a splendid exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid, and in a few days he will hold the […]
How to be “The Fifth Instagramer”
David Delfin @davidelfin_co, Mayte de la Iglesia @maytedlaiglesia, Juan Vidal @mrjuanvidal and Maria Leon @marialeonstyle were elected official instagramers of MADRID ES MODA. With the hash tag #madridesmoda, said designers and fashionistas will be exceptional witness of MADRID ES MODA, an urban intervention organized by the Asociación de Creadores de Moda de España (ACME) accompanying, […]
The Thyssen Museum multiplies itself for Madrid es Moda
The success of the convene for the fashion tour through the Collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, scheduled by Madrid es Moda and sponsored by Las Rozas Village, has led the art museum to double the number of visits. Book your free entry from February 10th here. The art works of the Collection show […]
Moises Nieto for Ecoembes
Moisés Nieto presents during MFSHOW fashion shows the collection for Ecoembes. Awareness, recycling and sustainability are the cornerstones of a proposal made almost entirely of recycled plastic. 80% of the fabrics that have been used by the designer from Gijón in this collection are high quality polyester yarn made with post-consumer plastic bottles, which are […]
García Madrid presents his collection at MFSHOW Men
The menswear signature label García Madrid, which during 2016 celebrates its 10th anniversary, presents the collection nº 21 during the fashion shows of MFSHOWMen. Bright and contemporary, the proposals of García Madrid take their starting point from classic tailoring to be renewed through the innovative vision of Manuel García, Creative Director of the brand. Experimentation […]
ACME presents Campus Moda
The Asociación de Creadores de Moda de España (ACME), the University Francisco de Vitoria (UFV) and Fashion Studies Institute join forces to launch Campus Moda (Fashion Campus), the first training course of international excellence in the field of fashion intended for college bound youth. Leading designers such as Modesto Lomba, Victorio & Lucchino, Roberto Torretta, […]
Úlises Mérida creates the new image of Madrid es Moda
Madrid es Moda, to be held from 15th to 23rd of February, presents the graphic identity of its second edition, designed by Ulises Mérida. “My idea springs from the fabric, which is our raw material and the base of any work. The colour could be none other than red, as is the passion for our […]
Señorita Lemoniez, high-end children’s fashion with the signature Made in Spain
Señorita Lemoniez, the fashion line for girls by designer Fernando Lemoniez, consolidates globally. The creator from San Sebastian harvests many successes with his creations for girls, from 8 to 14 years, in a bid to diversify the brand and focus his know-how in a new market niche. Señorita Lemoniez launched the first collection in 2013 […]
García Madrid celebrates its first decade
García Madrid celebrates this year its first decade in the fashion world. The Spanish brand has also recently launched the new campaign for the spring-summer 2016 collection, starring one of the actors of the moment, Asier Etxeandia. In 2006 Manuel García creates his signature label García Madrid. A decade later, the brand is an example […]
Convocatoria ayudas para ferias de la Semana de los Creadores
ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones apoya la participación en las ferias internacionales que se desarrollan durante la Semaine des Créateurs de Paris, que celebran su próxima edición del 1 al 13 de marzo de 2016. La Asociación Creadores de Moda de España canaliza la ayuda prevista por ICEX y coordina de nuevo la participación agrupada de los diseñadores españoles, sean […]
III rd Edition of the Showcase of Fashion by ACME
The Asociación de Creadores de Moda de España inaugurated on December 17th the IIIrd edition of “The Showcase of Fashion” converting again the headquarters in Calle León 24 in an exhibit space where young creators showcase their work in a very special manner. In this edition, three members of the Association: Moises Nieto, Maya Hansen […]
Toyota Aygo by Lomba
La moda española se abre paso en la automoción. Modesto Lomba, director creativo de Devota & Lomba, ha creado para Toyota su propio Aygo, un modelo de coche al que ha aportado su identidad. El “Aygo by Lomba” está inspirado en la colección primavera/verano 2016 que la firma presentó en la pasarela de MBFWM. Devota […]
Ulises Mérida
Ulises Mérida studied at the Centro Superior de Diseño de Moda de Madrid and completed his training at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Milan. He founded his own fashion brand in 2012 and since September 2014 the designer from Toledo presents his collections in the official schedule of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid. In […]
Ulises Mérida joins ACME
The Asociación de Creadores de Moda de España added a new member with the incorporation of Ulises Mérida. The creator from Toledo studied at the Centro Superior de Diseño de Moda de Madrid and completed his training at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Milan. Ulises Mérida is a very comprehensive fashion professional also […]
ACME organizes a professional meeting in Gran Canaria
The Asociación de Creadores de Moda de España organizes a professional meeting in collaboration with the Cabildo of Gran Canaria to promote growth of the brands gathered under the umbrella of the Moda Calida seal. The exchange of experiences among professionals from the sector is the key to this encounter in which 19 brands from […]