The dream of any designer starting out is to be able to show on a fashion runway. 080 Barcelona Fashion was born 31 years ago precisely to promote emerging talent and, although it later opened up to established brands in Catalonia, it has always been sensitive to new designers. In this edition the debutants are Laretta, 404 Studio, Compte Spain, Paolo Leduc, Outsiders Division, Nathalie Chandler, Free Form Style and Bielo-Oscarleón, the first collection that unites the styles of the knitwear firm with the designer. And although they have already paraded in 080, The Artelier, Victor von Schwarz, The Label Edition and Habey Club can also be considered emerging.
Lara Serrano was born in Amposta 25 years ago. She was studying Economics in Barcelona when, attracted by fashion, she went to a 080 fashion show: “It was by Brain
“I asked family and friends about what color represents time for them. And they told me so many, that I have tried to create a colorful collection with which everyone can identify”, points out Alba Ayza from Badalona, ​​designer of The Artelier.
The Belgian Nathalie Chandler has lived in Barcelona since 2008. She has a long career as a stylist and designer for other firms, but yesterday she debuted at 080 with her own, which she recently created, and which Marta Torné wore on the show Eufória, from TV3: “Breaks Codes, which is the title of the collection, is aimed at an urban woman, chic, elegant and a bit rocker”, comments Chandler.
404 Studio paraded yesterday for the first time at 080 after having presented collections in Los Angeles, London and Madrid, where it won the talent award in the 2021 edition. The collection it presented in Barcelona , No me quedan lágrimas is a tribute to the quinqui cinema that Eloy de la Iglesia shot in the seventies, of cars, knives and drugs, and “it’s also an ode to my great-grandmother”, says a nervous Anais Vauxcelles, the designer, after of the parade She started crocheting, so the collection features handmade dresses and woven flower details.
Victor Manuel Fernández, that is, Victor von Schwarz, created the firm ten years ago. He paraded at Ego in Madrid and in two digital editions of 080. In his first physical parade on the Catalan catwalk he presented the collection The American dream: “I was inspired by all those Americans who wanted to succeed in Hollywood and ended up being waiters or police officers – explains the designer from Sabadell. In short, it is a reflection on happiness based on fame and money, because being anonymous in a small flat you can also be very happy”.
