Emerging talent has been the protagonist of the second day of 080 Barcelona Fashion, after the opening day in which brands with a long history paraded. Although with very different proposals, on both days the fashion show hall of the Sant Pau modernist venue has been packed to capacity, demonstrating the interest in the Catalan fashion platform.
Miguel Marín from Córdoba was the first to parade with his brand Larhha. He lives in Madrid but this is the second time that he has paraded in Barcelona to present his fashion proposals inspired by architecture, a discipline in which he trained.
The collection with which he has shown is inspired by the Holy Chapel in Paris. Gothic structures are transferred to skirts and dresses, with voluminous details. Color is also very present in the designs based on the tones of the stained glass windows, from oranges, greens and golds. Without forgetting the black.
To make this collection, which Marín has had the help of her mother, leftover fabrics from previous collections have been reused, as well as materials and pieces rescued from closets and second-hand stores.
The parade closed with a white bridal gown with black memory sticks attached to the body. “I have made a comparison with the Middle Ages and the current era. If then power was measured by the number of white ermines with black tails that the capes had, now power is the information that a pendrive can contain,” explains the designer by Larhaa
Compte Spain, the brand of Valencian designer Santi Mozas, has also shown for the second time at 080 Barcelona Fashion. His collections are always inspired by stories, and if on the previous occasion he took fears and traumas, now he has taken a radical turn and has taken happy endings as a reference, Happy Ending.
However, Compte Spain always goes further and the designer clarifies that “happy movie endings are not always as happy as they want us to believe”, which is optimistic and full of color, it is closed by a black crochet dress, that his mother has knitted. “I have dedicated this collection to my mother Ana Gardey, because she got married very excited, but her husband, that is, my father, died when I was very little and she, who was a nurse, had to work very hard to support me” .
Santi Mozas explains, before starting the show, that he has many commissions, especially bridal ones: “Now I am making the wedding dress for a bride from the Netherlands, who is getting married in Valencia, and the singer Ana Mena also commissioned us a dress for her last tour.
Many students and teachers of the European Institute of Design (IED) to see the collection presented by one of its most promising students. Martín Across is the brand created by the Ecuadorian Martín Maldonado, who already paraded two years ago in the 080. His practical and functional designs embody a synthesis of observation and innovation.
The featured, genderless collection explores various moments in time from various perspectives, examining current global events through the lens of everyday human actions. “I have noticed the evolution of the brand, which has become more sober and with more subdued and darker tones,” she says. Ring Ring Rag-Time, that is, the impact of overpopulation, is the basis of this collection and that is why it has printed scanned photographs of people in the crowded Tokyo subway on numerous garments with an oversized silhouette.
Martín Across sells mainly in the United States, Mexico and in stores in Venezuela, Colombia and of course in Ecuador, his native country. “Now I am going to settle back in Barcelona and I hope to produce in Spain and Portugal and open the market in Europe.
The Label Edition is the Barcelona brand created by Véronique Von Siebenthal and Laura Johansson. It focuses on ethical, timeless and exclusive fashion, based on the production of capsules made locally and with limited units and on slowfashion.
For this edition of 080, The Label Edition has presented the Unfolding collection, full of maroon, cognac, green and dark tones. Following the essence of the brand, this collection stands out for its volumes on the sleeves, architectural shapes and tailored patterns. As for fabrics, leather, denim, carved corduroy and gold buttons stand out.
Made with top quality leather, this collection embodies the essence of honest fashion, hand in hand with ethical and sustainable practices. Fabrics such as denim and worked corduroy abound again in this bet, as well as gold buttons,
The designer Txell Miras is one of the leaders of Catalan design and loyal to 080 Barcelona Fashion. Desgavellar-se in the shadow is the name of the collection in which the silhouettes are wrapped by the fabric as if it were a second skin.
The colors: black, anthracite, makeup, beige, navy blue and sand are part of the collection. Fabrics ranging from wool, viscose, silk, neoprene, knitted jacquard, plush, veil, knitted crepe to diplomatic.
The second day of 080 Barcelona Fashion has closed, Jnorig, the brand created by Colombian Javier Girón, upon his return to the Catalan capital, where he trained, after having worked in Los Angeles, Frankfurt and London. His values ??are diversity and inclusivity in every sense.
Systematic Disruption is the title of the collection that addresses the fine line between reality and artificial intelligence, the impact of technology on our understanding of the tangible world and the interaction between what is familiar and what is unknown. Thus, in his designs he incorporates digital elements and 3D printing, along with physical craftsmanship, and invites the public to question their perception that it is real. This collection is also inspired by the work of artists Shirley Kaneda and Nobuo Sekine
