080 Barcelona Fashion: Parades of the second day of the 30th edition

A ‘Hotel in Barbados’. With this evocative name, the firm was founded by about three years ago. Constanta Hernandez, Hoss, who founded and runs Intropia, until he left and reconnected with fashion coming, Almost simultaneously with the pandemic, a new project emerged. Most of that team was brought in, a family Bilbao Usua Echegoyenalmost 60 years old, the creative director of the firm, who wasted his incredible energy on his first in-person fashion show on the Catalan fashion platform (although in digital ones).

“What I want is to have fun and have my 22-year-old daughter wear my clothes,” he assured at the end of his presentation, which the collection graphically summed up: “Caribbean, a decadent Princess Margarita, on an endless night of partying by a swimming pool”. An ideal “stage” in which his new proposal is framed, a collection that follows the lines of the three things that preceded it: timelessness and versatility. But here, in addition, to play day and night, explosive colour, geometric prints and fabric combinations that were characteristic of the 20s. Men’s linen jackets and trousers inspired by colonial Central America, exaggerated skirts and men’s shirts combined with small jackets are in delicate shades of peach, lilac, pink and light green. And also a slightly thin metallic ‘brili-brilli’ that “combines even with flip-flops,” according to Usua.

LARHA

The following collection is, as it was in the 1950s, a few decades later, with silhouettes of hedgehogs, capes and balloon coats, and above all, titles in the form of super-filled titlesIt was a feast for those who love the heritage. Balenciagafirst of all, but also dear.

And this is Larhha, the signature of the architects. Miguel Marin and Natalya LorcaShe made her fashion show at 080 Barcelona Fashion for the first time. Moneo and Gehry.

Their silhouettes of great drama and experimentation, a more classic style to most reels and sporty ‘looks’They have a good number ‘tiktokers’ and ‘influencers’ like Cris Mataor one of the most influential and well-known fashion experts in Spain, Clara Courel (Even more popular since joining the Netflix reality show ‘First Class’ last summer).

signature Javier Simorapresented a collection responsible for closing the last edition, ‘Wandering’made up of 27 looks (five to seven pieces each). However, more than forty years of experience did not prevent him from starting from the most avant-garde ideas. The firm’s designer, Victoria Mitjans, explained that “the main idea is the coverings, layers, clothing that we can carry with us throughout our lives.” The first group, the only black to parade, The ‘capsule’ – already in stores – is called ‘Polaris’. This is the star that the nomads guide on their journey.

Others after this first ‘look’ basic palette of raw, beige, brown and green, but other colors have also been added, such as orange, mauve, and a very cool fuchsia. Fur, parka, wool and a Jacquard pattern repeated in several patternsand even combined with fringes.

The parades then continued as follows:

The signature of the Basque designer founded in Barcelona Enaut BarruetabeñaWinner of Generalitat’s National Award for Emerging Design, he presented a minimalist proposal and a sustainable vision.

The designer from Sabadell, an institution on the Catalan fashion catwalk, presented a collection focused on fashion. geometric lines.

Day closed from Alicante Domingo Rodriguez Lazaro (1994), better known as Dominnico, for being the creator of the ‘looks’ of Rosalía’s ‘El Mal Querer’ tour, as well as other gorgeous looks worn by Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Chanel or Lali Espósito. In her first fashion show at Barcelona Fashion Week, she presented ‘athleisure’ clothes in her ‘Nenne Spring 2023’ collection, which pays homage to her roots and family. “Perhaps my most conceptual collection to date.”