Summer course at Menendez Pelayo
ACME collaborates with the International University Menéndez Pelayo and coordinates the organization of the seminar “Spanish Fashion: 360º” to be held from 17th to 21st of August in the headquarters of the Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander and in which local fashion will be discussed from different perspectives and disciplines. Fashion is culture, but also […]
García Madrid, in Mediterranean key
The sun, the sea and the waves inspire Manuel Garcia in his proposals for next summer 2016. The label García Madrid presented his collection nº20 on the runway MFShow Men, being held this week at the Hotel NH Eurobuilding in Madrid. The signature label showed designs that transport us to southern beaches and the Mediterranean. […]
Menchén Tomàs shows her creations at 080
Menchén Tomàs presents their spring-summer 2016 proposals on the runway of 080 Barcelona Fashion. The Catalan label starts with the masculine that is radically transformed into female creations. A journey in which iconic garments from men’s wardrobe such as the shirt, the perfecto or high-waisted trousers, adjusted exquisitely to the woman’s body. Rounded shoulders, cinched waists […]
Custo Barcelona presents “Slowfood” at 080
Custo Barcelona presented within the frame of 080 Barcelona Fashion “Slowfood” their spring-summer 2016 collection inspired by the culinary movement that advocates creative cuisine and slow cooking. Creativity and contemporaneity are the starting point of a proposal filled with details, in which each garment has required a long process of manufacture. Highlighted is the delicacy […]
Telva presents the III edition of their catwalk “Fashion in the Street”
For the third consecutive year, magazine Telva presented their catwalk “Fashion in the Street” with the proposals for the fall-winter 2015/2016 season of a long list of renowned local and global designers, amongst which were our associates Juan Vidal, Adolfo Dominguez, Amaya Arzuaga, Teresa Helbig, Roberto Torretta, Angel Schlesser, Custo Barcelona, Miguel Palacio, Devota & […]
Juanjo Oliva adds two new awards
Juanjo Oliva continues to receive awards due to his prolific career in the world of design: the Lifestyle prize of La Razón and the Acotex 2015 award for best designer. The newspaper La Razón, in the III edition of the Lifestyle awards (the fashion and life style supplement), wished to distinguish thus the work of […]
In New York arrives the exhibition “Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. Poster Design “
The Instituto Cervantes New York presents the exhibit “Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. Poster Design “, which will run from June 18th to July 6th, 2015, in the gallery of the centre (211 East 49th St. New York). The exhibition offers a selection of models, posters and furniture created in over thirty years of work […]
Ion Fiz for Nancy
Ion Fiz creates for Nancy a collection of 12 limited edition designs. A new collaboration of the Basque designer with the doll to which he has been linked since his childhood. With only six years old, Nancy became the first bearer of the creations of the then little Ion Fiz, who started sewing his first […]
Convocatoria ayudas Semaine des Créateurs de París
ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones apoya la participación en las ferias internacionales que se desarrollan durante la Semaine des Créateurs de Paris, que celebra su próxima edición entre el 28 de septiembre y el 9 de octubre de 2015. La Asociación Creadores de Moda de España canaliza la ayuda prevista por ICEX y coordina de nuevo la participación agrupada de los […]
Spanish Designers in the expo “Global Fashion Capitals”
The Museum of Fashion Institute of Technology of New York (FIT) has just inaugurated the exhibition “Global Fashion Capitals“, an exhibition that explores around the globalization of fashion and is curated by Ariele Elia and Elizabeth Way. The hegemony of Paris as the fashion capital since the XVIII th Century, is followed by the relevance […]
The Minions dress in Spanish Fashion
The designers Roberto Verino, Davidelfín and Devota & Lomba participate in the solidarity project “Minions in Art” organized by Universal Pictures International Spain in favour of UNICEF. This initiative aims to raise funds for the “Schools for Africa” program. “Minions in Art” is a project that consists of several pieces: firstly it has accomplished an […]
Teresa Helbig collaborates with the BNE
Thanks to the agreement reached last year by ACME and INAEM to bring closer fashion design to the performing arts, Teresa Helbig will dress the components of the National Ballet of Spain of “Alento” the new show that the company directed by Antonio Najarro will premiere on June 12th at the Zarzuela Theatre. “For me […]
Modesto Lomba, member of the expert committee of CreaNavarra
CreaNavarra Centro Superior de Diseño adds Modesto Lomba to their expert committee, thus acknowledging his career in the fashion world. Since the creation in 1988 of his signature label Devota & Lomba, he has carried out extensive tasks within the sector, acting also in his post as President of the Asociación de Creadores de Moda […]
The II Showcase of Fashion opens the doors
The Asociación de Creadores de Moda de España inaugurated the II edition of “The Showcase of Fashion,” coinciding with the celebration of DecorAcción, the annual date with interior design and decoration of the Barrio de las Letras of Madrid. Jewellery, photography and cutting edge fashion come together in this small exhibit that opened the doors […]
Teresa Helbig signs the new uniform of the British School
After the contest organized by the British School of Madrid, El Corte Inglés and the Asociación de Creadores de Moda de España (ACME), designer Teresa Helbig received the award for holding the creative proposal most valued by the jury. This initiative arose due to the 75th anniversary of the School and with the purpose of […]
The two faces of the moon
There are times, more often than not, where fashion is not glamour and a stroll down the red carpet. There are times, more often than not, where it is a laborious and demanding task carried out without flashes, though no less rewarding and satisfying. One such case is the collaboration that ACME has made with […]
Spanish bridal fashion transcends borders
One in ten brides in the world marries in a wedding dress with a Spanish seal, a figure that supports the health of this industry endowed with an ample window abroad and which employs more than thirteen thousand people in more than seven hundred businesses, according to the latest figures from Barcelona Bridal Week. “The […]
ACME prepares the second edition of “The Showcase of Fashion”
The headquarters of the Asociación de Creadores de Moda de España transforms again into an exhibit hall with “The Showcase of Fashion”. An exhibition where three members of ACME: Helena Rohner, Garcia Madrid and Maria Ke Fisherman invite three designers, who do not belong to said, to establish a creative dialogue with them. The subtle […]
Manuel de Gotor
The designer, specialized in swimwear and lingerie for men, began his career in the fashion world in the 80s. After training in the design school Goymar of Madrid, in 1989 he presents his first collection of lingerie for men during the Fashion Festival in San Sebastian. Since then he has shown his creations in different […]
Manuel de Gotor, new associate.
ACME incorporates a new associate. The designer Manuel de Gotor, specializing in swimwear and lingerie for men, joins the Association which now totals 52 brands. The Basque creator, based in Madrid since 1990, began his career in the fashion world in the 80s. After training in the design school Goymar of Madrid, he returns to […]
García Madrid, winner of the “Creative BNE” competition
García Madrid rises as the winning brand of the competition “Creative BNE”, a contest organized by ACME and the National Ballet of Spain among the designers of the Association to create the new general line of products of the company. This initiative, which has been sponsored by DUFRY HISPANOSUIZA SL, is an original way to […]
ACME participates again in the Master of Vogue
ACME collaborates in a new edition of the Master in Communication of Fashion & Beauty VOGUE-University Carlos III, Madrid, where the Association holds its own subject: History of Spanish Fashion, coordinated by Pepa Bueno. During the past two months, the students of the Xth edition of the Master have benefited from the presence of fashion […]
Leyre Valiente
Leyre Valiente began her career in the fashion world after finishing her degree in Audiovisual Communication. After working in the wardrobe departments of many film and TV productions, she began a Fashion Design Degree in IED Madrid. Her final project in this college received an honourable mention in 2011, year in which she was included […]
Leyre Valiente joins ACME
The Asociación de Creadores de Moda de España enlarges its associate listing with the incorporation of designer Leyre Valiente. With her entry, ACME is now comprised of 51 fashion brands and reaffirms its commitment to the emerging talents of Spanish design and the young brands that begin to break into global markets. Leyre Valiente launched her career […]
The Embassy that is everyone’s
At 10 o’clock last Friday the Commercial Counsellor arrived at the Ambassador’s residence, took off his jacket and began to disassemble and set-up mannequins. So, without raising an eyebrow, and this was not the first time he did it… Santiago Mendióroz, the head of the Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy of Spain in […]
ACME inaugurates the Made in Spain exhibit in Paris
The second edition of the exhibit Made in Spain was held. For yet another year the event brought together at the Residence of the Ambassador of Spain in Paris numerous personae from the world of fashion and culture. Over 400 individuals visited the exhibition from the 15th to the 16th of April. The inauguration of […]
Made in Spain, showcased again in Paris
Following the success of the first edition, the Asociación Creadores de Moda de España is once again organizing “Made in Spain: la mode au-delà des frontières” at the residence of the Ambassador of Spain in France on the 15th and 16th of April 2015. Paris, the world capital of fashion, will again host a selection […]
An ACME designer will create the merchandising of the BNE
The Asociación de Creadores de Moda de España and INAEM are launching a competition among the ACME designers to create the new general line of products of the Ballet Nacional. This new project, called “Creative BNE”, once again brings together fashion with the performing arts, a collaboration that resulting from the general agreement that both […]
Hurray for general assemblies
Fret not, this post is not about politics at election time, but about how well the ACME associates get on. “Why do people think that we don’t get on, when it’s just the opposite…?”, one of the associates, attending the last general assembly held a few days ago, asked with surprise. Although the topics addressed […]
Hannibal Laguna footwear: from runway to street
Hannibal Laguna has signed an important agreement to develop the footwear and accessories of his signature label with MTNG EXPERIENCE. The company, dedicated to the design, production and distribution of footwear and accessories, also owns the brands Sixtyseven, Mariamare, Mustang, Stephanie Marco and Cheiw, is fulfilling one of the long-held dreams of the famed designer, who for 30 […]
Davidelfin for G’Vine
Davidelfín has collaborated with G’Vine gin to create an exclusive t-shirt inspired by the brand’s DNA and the most avant-garde works of art. The French gin brand wished to collaborate with Davidelfín to create a unique and singular fashion piece inspired by the gin and the work of artist Piet Mondrian. To achieve this the designer from Malaga brought […]