Tag: Spanish Fashion System

FRANCIS MONTESINOS A FASHION SHOW IN 1983

FRANCIS MONTESINOS A FASHION SHOW IN 1983

English / Español Francis Montesinos is a leading designer from Valencia credited for using traditional attire from his hometown as a recurring inspiration in his fashion collections. He introduced staging concepts in a key fashion show that lit up future runways, held in 1983, in Palacio de Cristal, Parque del Retiro, Madrid. Francis Montesinos is currently preparing his eponymous fashion brand’s 50th anniversary. He began his fashion career in the 1970s in the barrio El…

KARL IN PASARELA CIBELES

KARL IN PASARELA CIBELES

English / Español Fast forward to Pasarela Cibeles in September 1993, the year that Karl Lagerfeld sat on the front row with his signature fan, and famously stated: “I am more interested in the fashion seen off the runway.” In fall 93 Pasarela Cibeles was going strong, and a new generation of young Spanish designers such as Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Sybilla, Devota & Lomba, Duyos Paniagua, Roberto Torretta, Angel Schlesser, Isabel Berz, Maria…