Ogadenia Couture brings together tradition and innovation at Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week. 'Classics that make you fall in love', a collection based on fashion patterns that made movie history, as well as fashion from Paris and the United States of America during last century’s decades; the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, that surprises with sensual, as well as sober and elegant, designs. A part of the collection is drawn up from gentleman's tailoring patterns and adapted to women’s figures, in combination with purely feminine, delicate designs showcasing an important commitment to the openwork craft of Ingenio "a traditional and unique art of our homeland that I hope to make known internationally" affirms the Canarian creator. The fashion designer from Ingenio, has placed the thread and needlework of the artisans from the Asociación de Caladoras de la Villa de Ingenio (ACVI) on her collection. With no limit other than that imposed by tradition, the openwork craft offers each design a different vision, providing it with its own movement, beyond the dress.  

Designer Lucas Balboa presents at Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week his latest Greek-inspired men's collection, DELPHOS, home of the famed oracle where magic and the occult, as well as Greek legacies, come together in an explosion of colour, art, culture and tradition. Objects play a very important role in the development of the collection that embarks us on a journey to the most classical of cultures, a journey of the senses, of that which is elegant and traditional, without folklore. Highlighted are new patterns and ways of cutting, such as the two coloured, removable lapels to create more choices when changing garments. Jackets tend to be more oversize, and jackets are fitted in the right measure emphasizing the conventional jacket with most original details in finishes and pattern symmetry. Tones blend or tones differ in waistcoats and suit structures with details such as subtle saddler and embroideries, but always a vibrant flash of rhinestones and beads. In general, pieces that transports us to a defined line in cutting and garment making with the highest standards of luxury together with good craftsmanship.

The finishing touch during the last day of Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week was placed by Pedro Palmas and his 'Neige' collection inspired by snow and the absolute silence that envelops that ambience, purity’s eternal hold, the same that makes brides wear white as an omen of goods and prosperity. Through architectural shapes, the Canarian designer expands the bridal concept to an atelier space through the personalization of their dresses using silk and polyester satins, mikados and crepes, while bringing a new and fresh breath of air to bridal wear where the designer’s concept adapts to each woman’s personality.  

Aurelia Gil has walked the runway for the second consecutive year at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid presenting her new collection “Tiempo” for next spring-summer 2024. Inspired by the work “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dalí, the fashion designer continues to focus on researching local crafts from the Canary archipelago and consolidates her commitment to sustainability. The collection is made up of feminine silhouettes created with fabrics such as silk, lamé and brocade, which coexist with lycra, denim and cotton. At a chromatic level, taking the colors represented in the artist’s, from Figueres, paintings, the looks are bathed in earth tones, pinks, indigos and black. “Tiempo” highlights the value of craftsmanship through crochet woven with lycra yarn developed in the Canarian designer's own atelier together with Eloísa Pascual; through Canarian fretwork made by the Colectivo de Caladoras de Ingenio which is present in pieces previously bleached organically in collaboration with Nathalie Leturcq; earrings and accessories made by hand by Marisa Velázquez and through the footwear that combines leather and wood handcrafted by Raquel Hammerhoj. Additionally, “Tiempo” includes a capsule collection of four swimwear looks in collaboration with designer Juanjo Oliva, consisting of two bikinis and two swimsuits. This capsule is inspired by the designer’s play of color and his characteristic shapes, while the silhouettes outline Aurelia Gil’s signature hallmark.

Fely Campo presents her “Zigurat” collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid, inspired by Havana’s art deco buildings. Geometric silhouettes and cuts are intertwined with fabrics inspired by the ornamental language of Art Deco: tweed, brocade, with natural and geometric motifs, and ottoman with organic mosaics and vertical lines. Likewise, taffetas and sinuous satin shapes appear in motion. A Cuban stained glass window makes up the color palette of a fashion proposal flooded with fluorine tones, lamé and metallic finishes. A stroll through old Havana in full color filtered by off-white tones and fancy iridescent shine and glassy reflections.

Odette Álvarez presents her “Ella Venezia” collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid for the spring/summer 2024 season inspired by her memories of the City of Water Canals. The trimmings, hats and Venetian masks that the fashion designer keeps in her atelier become now the starting point of this collection. Fabrics rich in ornaments and beads, elements and silhouettes reminiscent of typical Venetian garments, and colors at their maximum splendour make up a collection that aims to develop classic patterns from a contemporary perspective. In the color palette, aquatic green, pink, black and white binomial and other more powerful hues such as purple, brown and gold appear. Regarding fabrics and materials, taffeta, silk and lurex stand out opposed to more urban fabrics such as denim or stretch silk knit, without leaving out sequins, crystals and rhinestones, the fashion house’s hallmark. The linen sailor stripe print with micro sequin details transforms into party and wedding dresses.