Articles by Jaime Martinez
Vogue Fashion Fund Spain reveals 2022 finalists
Sep 23, 2022 - News
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...
Mango partners with Parsons to award training scholarships
May 13, 2022 - Business
The Spanish fashion multinational Mango has signed a collaboration agreement with the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York to reinforce Mango's strategic plan. The collaboration aims to consolidate its presence in the United States and be among its five leading markets in three years; it has started by opening its new flagship store...
Mango partners with Parsons to award training scholarships
May 13, 2022 - Schools
The Spanish fashion multinational Mango has signed a collaboration agreement with the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York to reinforce Mango's strategic plan. The collaboration aims to consolidate its presence in the United States and be among its five leading markets in three years; it has started by opening its new flagship store...
Zara Woman launches collection for “outdoor” activities
May 9, 2022 - Fashion
Zara, the main chain of Spanish fashion giant Inditex strengthens its position in the growing and highly resilient sportswear sector with the launch of its first sports collection for women. A collection targeted at outdoor activities, designed especially for the practice of high-impact outdoor sports such as cycling or climbing. With the aim of...
IED and LCF alumna Carlota Barrera presents third show at London Fashion Week
Feb 24, 2022 - News
London-based Spanish fashion designer Carlota Barrera, who holds a Bachelor in Fashion Design from IED Madrid and a master's degree from the London College of Fashion, has presented at London Fashion Week (LFW) for the third time. The designer presented her menswear FW22/23 collection "The Last Run" on the last day of London Fashion Week,...
Roberto Verino, the new member of the Galician Academy of Fine Arts
Dec 7, 2021 - News
The renowned Spanish designer Roberto Verino, a native of the Orense town of Verín, has been appointed as the new member of the Galician Academy of Fine Arts. The institution was founded in 1849 which aims to contribute to the dissemination of the cultural heritage of Galicia, in which the designer will take charge of the image arts section....
How the US 25 percent trade tariff increase could hit EU and UK fashion
Jun 9, 2021 - Business
The United States announced recently that it would apply a tariff increase of 25 percent on goods from three European countries, as well as the United Kingdom, Turkey and India. The measure was soon suspended to allow for international negotiations to proceed. The 25 percent tariff increase was announced in response to the EU’s decision to apply...
Inditex accused of turning a blind eye amid rising tensions in China boycott crisis
Mar 26, 2021 - Retail
On Thursday, China, backed by the Chinese government itself, started retaliating against the Western boycott of cotton produced in the ‘Uyghur labor camps’ of Xinjiang, calling for its own boycott against international fashion companies. The boycott primarily affected Swedish retail giant H&M on Thursday, but is now also being launched against...
Rochas appoints 24-year-old Charles de Vilmorin as creative director
Feb 9, 2021 - People
Rochas, the almost century-old French house, has just appointed the young French designer Charles de Vilmorin, just 24 years old, as the new creative director of the Maison . Position that will go on to hold immediately occupying the place left empty by the Italian designer Alessandro Dell'Acqua , who decided to leave the French house last...
Without Saint Laurent or Alexander McQueen: this will be Paris Fashion Week SS21
Sep 7, 2020 - Fashion
The French Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, the organization responsible for ensuring the fashion sector in the French country and for the celebration of their respective Fashion and Haute Couture Weeks, has already announced which will be the official show calendar for the next Paris Fashion Week. Catwalk that will serve for the...