Articles by Alicia Reyes Sarmiento
The most viral fashion shows of the FW23 season
8 Mar 2023 - Fashion
"Is the sky blue?" Asked a voice during the Courrèges show to a group of alienated models who didn't look up from their phones. Many members of the audience didn't take any notice either. And the fact is that, in the hands of those interested in recording or taking photos of the show to - most probably, publish them on social media afterwards -...
MBFWMadrid FW23 highlights: from Moroccan designers to Maya Hansen’s upcycled corsets
1 Mar 2023 - Fashion
The 77th edition of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid (MBFWMadrid), which took place from Wednesday February 15 to Sunday, February 19, featured the catwalk presentations of a total of 41 designers. The designers once again showed their best creations on the Madrid catwalk for the fall/winter 2023/2024 season. Apart from the established national...
Spanish footwear is mainly imported, the sector's 2022 situation at a glance
8 Feb 2023 - Business
The Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries (Fice) has shared with FashionUnited a report that analyses the sector's performance between January and November 2022, a period in which Spain has consolidated its role as an importer in this sector, having recovered its pre-pandemic export figures. In the first eleven months of 2022, the sector...
Meet the winners of Spain's #MOMADTalentsbyISEM competition
7 Feb 2023 - Fashion
#MOMADTalents by ISEM is a competition organised by Ifema Madrid, the organiser of Spanish trade fair Momad in collaboration with fashion business school ISEM. It is aimed at new brands and designers, which have been on the market for a maximum of three seasons, and have innovative ideas. The Spanish brand Magno Montero has won this year's...
Desigual wants to "attract and retain the best talent" through its annual Young Talent programme
21 Dec 2022 - Fashion
Since September, a new group of young talents have been working at the headquarters and logistics centres of the Spanish fashion multinational Desigual, which for some years now has been committed to incorporating recent graduates into its team through what is known as its Young Talents programme. Through the programme, Desigual aims to promote...
These are the key trends for SS24 swimwear, sportswear and lingerie, presented at MarediModa
15 Nov 2022 - Fairs
Dutch trend forecaster David Shah took part in MarediModa to preview his spring/summer 2024 predictions during the leading European trade show for swimwear, sportswear and, increasingly, lingerie. With his unique style of trend forecasting, which has made him one of the pioneers in the industry, he developed a comprehensive analysis of the...
080 Barcelona Fashion Week SS23: a round-up
1 Nov 2022 - Fashion
On Friday night, the 30th edition of 080 Barcelona Fashion Week came to an end after four days during which 23 national brands presented their latest collections. After the two years of online editions due to the pandemic, the event returned to its pre-covid format with physical catwalk presentations at the beautiful Recinte Modernista de Sant...
Shein recalls plagiarized garment for which it was once again accused of cultural appropriation
29 Jul 2022 - Business
Last week, the Chinese firm Shein was accused of plagiarism and cultural appropriation by the Mexican Ministry of Culture, because on the website of this fast fashion giant you could find a flowered blouse practically identical to a traditional huipil embroidered in 2017 by the handcrafted clothing brand YucaChulas, which was the first to...