Articles by Alicia Reyes Sarmiento
Desigual wants to "attract and retain the best talent" through its annual Young Talent programme
Dec 21, 2022 - News
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
Nov 15, 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
Nov 1, 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...
3 fashion design graduates on entering the professional world
Aug 18, 2022 - News
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...
Shein recalls plagiarized garment for which it was once again accused of cultural appropriation
Jul 29, 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...
New European Council for Ethical Fashion to promote interinstitutional collaboration between EU and Africa
Jul 28, 2022 - News
Recently, at Turin Fashion Week, the European Council for Ethical Fashion was presented, an initiative set out by the European Commission that seeks to bring together the leading European fashion entities to create greater social and ethical awareness within the sector. Within the framework of this institutional collaboration, which links...
A conversation with the Spanish semi-finalists of the Redress Design Award 2022
May 10, 2022 - Schools
At the end of April, the names of the three emerging designers who were going through to the semifinal of the international Redress Design award for sustainability were announced. Maria Pons Porta and Micaela Clubourg from Barcelona, together with Drina Marco, based in Madrid, represented Spain in this second round of the competition. They...