Puerta del Sol was filled with gala dresses on Sunday to say goodbye to 2023 and welcome a new year. Sequins, embroidery and transparencies met on the balconies in front of the clock of the Royal Post Office through the styles chosen by the presenters of the chimes. But if there was, however, an indisputable protagonist in terms of fashion, it was asymmetry.
Large holes in the body of the dress as an alternative neckline and, above all, dizzying openings in the legs set the tone for this year’s designs.
One of the most talked about was that of the singer Ana Mena, who made her debut giving the Chimes on TVE along with Ramón García and the soccer World Cup champion Jenni Hermoso. “Being here is a challenge and important, I am calm because you are the greatest example we have in the chimes,” the Malaga artist assured the veteran presenter. Her design for the special event was signed by Ze García.
The Spanish designer known for his daring and elegant haute couture designs created a stunning dress for the singer that stood out for its dizzying openings and embroidered fabric. “It is a design that dances between the copla and the tango,” the Ze García team commented in a press release. The design is made with rebrodé floral lace that provided an elegant yet sensual air. Faithful to the DNA of her signature, the couturier enriched the gala dress with beading.
The influencer and television collaborator Laura Escanes also succumbed to her skillful handling of the needle. The Catalan, who presented the chimes on TV3 with singer Micky Núñez, wore a romantic design also signed by García.
The art nouveau style, better known as the belle époque, inspires this design that seeks to provide a play of light with its strategic shine. Made from tulle embroidered with rhinestones in champagne, pearl and crystal tones, the piece shines with its own light.
“The dazzling fabric is richly ornamented with a radial gradient that starts from the center of the waist and fades across the entire silhouette,” the designer detailed in a press release. For García, the real challenge in creating this dress is not that it is liked more or less, but that “it is technically well made, that the work of the artisans can be seen, that Laura is comfortable and that it reflects her state of mind.” .
Cristina Pardo also joined the aforementioned asymmetries, who, accompanied by Dani Mateo in the Sexta, was the only one who opted for red in a design by Alejandro de Miguel, with an opening on one leg and a cut-out detail on the abdomen. .
Cristina Pedroche did not disappoint and chose an elaborate design with a message included for the occasion. “This is my dress because I am life and I am mother nature. I am a wave,” the presenter proclaimed enthusiastically as she took off her cape. A dress that evokes water as a vital element and seeks to raise awareness about the drought that is devastating Spain.
The design is signed by the Navarrese Paula Ulargui, in collaboration with Greenpeace, and is made from organic materials, recycled wool and other biodegradable materials, from the cape – in which different plants were rooted until they bloomed – to the dress biodegradable and organic, right down to the shoes. The result was an extreme Pedroche, full of asymmetries and transparencies, converted into a river nymph or, in the words of the project’s creative director, Jossie, an “allegory of water as a fundamental resource for the creation of life.”
That year, however, the presenter found competition on the Twitch platform, in the alternative chimes of Ibai Llanos, where the YouTuber TheGrefg dressed up as a cluster.