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‘Code 41 talent’: Andalusia Fashion Week presents new edition of design competition

Code 41, the fashion week of the region of Andalusia in the south of Spain, is finalising preparations for its next edition, which is scheduled to take place from September 29 to October 4 in the city of Seville. In the context of the event, the ‘Code 41 Talent’ competition will also be held, as has been the tradition during previous editions....

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ESNE changes its name to UDIT, becomes independent institution

The educational institution ESNE, university for design, innovation and technology with its campus in Madrid, has announced a name change. The school is in the process of changing its name to UDIT as it becomes an independent university, as per a statement shared with FashionUnited by the school. Up until the transition, ESNE was part of Camilo...

Fashion |IN PICTURES Featured

MBFWMadrid FW23 highlights: from Moroccan designers to Maya Hansen’s upcycled corsets

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...

Business |REPORT

Spanish footwear is mainly imported, the sector's 2022 situation at a glance

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...

News |INTERVIEW

Desigual wants to "attract and retain the best talent" through its annual Young Talent programme

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...

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Central Saint Martins alumna wins Vogue Fashion Fund Spain 2022

Vogue Spain has announced the winner of its Vogue Fashion Fund, the award previously known as Who’s On Next Spain. Central Saint Martins College alumna Paula Cánovas del Vas is the winner of the 2022 edition. Cánovas del Vas was previously a semi-finalist of the prestigious LVMH Prize 2022. She did her internship at Gucci and worked as a design...

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IED Madrid educators among finalists of the National Craftsmanship Awards in Spain

IED Madrid educators Aranzazu Rodrigálvarez and Sofía Nieto have been selected as finalists in the Product category of the National Craftsmanship Awards in Spain with their artisanal textile products company Carmen17, as per a news article on IED's Spanish-language website. The National Crafts Awards are organised by Fundesarte, the national...

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Vogue Fashion Fund Spain reveals 2022 finalists

The three finalists for the 2022 edition of the Vogue Fashion Fund Spain, one of the country’s most important fashion awards, have been chosen. The finalists are fashion creatives Alled-Martínez, Ernesto Naranjo and Paula Cánovas del Vas, three designers who graduated from Central Saint Martins. Alled-Martínez, Ernesto Naranjo and Paula Cánovas...

News |IN PICTURES

ESNE students present SS23 collection at Madrid Fashion Week

A total of 21 young designers presented their collection for the Spring/Summer 2023 season during the latest edition of Madrid Fashion Week (MBFWMadrid) which took place in the Spanish capital over the past week, from Thursday through Sunday. The designers are final-year students in Fashion Design at ESNE, the University of Design, Innovation...

News |INTERVIEW Featured

3 fashion design graduates on entering the professional world

The Spanish fashion industry is made up of around 19,000 companies. Ranking fifth in Europe, following Italy, Germany, the UK and France, and accounting for 2.9 percent of the national GDP and 4.3 percent of all employment in Spain. This means that those who decide to work in the fashion sector, have a wide variety of options both in Spain, not...

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Marbella design academy 2022 graduates present at Fashion Rooms 29

Recently, four BA in Fashion Design graduates from fashion and design school Marbella Design Academy were invited to showcase their collections at fashion catwalk event Fashion Rooms 29 in Málaga, Spain. Students Femmie Diaz, Elizabeth Mbugua, Rana Ekwass, and Lawreena Jusu presented their graduation collections which are respectively entitled...

Schools |IN PICTURES

ESDi students present fashion show at Sabadell airport in Spain

On Sunday, June 19, design school ESDi in Spain turned Sabadell airport, near Barcelona, into a fashion runway. The second-year students of the Bachelor in Fashion Design at ESDi, the design school associated with Ramon Lull University in Barcelona, presented their academic career's first professional fashion show. The fashion show was presented...