By means of a hundred outfits and forty accessories (stockings, shoes and hats) from the sixteenth century to the present day, this exhibition explains how clothes have changed the image of the body, by turns compressing it and liberating it. The show lets us appreciate how clothes reflect the fashions and the preferences of each period.
Participants:
* BOND & BURLINGTON
* CASTAÑER
* LAURA BORTOLAMI

Palau de Pedralbes

Barcelona

Traditional artisanal techniques to create contemporary products. Artisanry linked to fashion offering new business prospects for designers and companies and a product which is both familiar to the customer at the same time as being in keeping with the times.
Textile fashion accessories (scarves, fans, dresses), jewelry, hats, footwear, laces (lingerie, bridal wear, urban fashion) are just some of the proposals that modern Catalan artisanry offers the world of fashion.

Palau de Pedralbes

Barcelona

One of the most attractive aspects of the Egyptian civilization is its highly refined aesthetic sense. The ancient inhabitants of the Nile valley enhanced their appearance with utmost care and with a strong sense of the whole: dress, make-up, jewelry and accessories were carefully selected to match each occasion.
From the sobriety of the tight tunics of the Old Empire to the voluptuousness of the pleated dresses of the New Empire, in a superposition play and transparencies loaded with suggestive sensuousness, the fashion of Ancient Egypt left a long trail which we invite you to gaze at.
Prof. Núria Castro I Jiménez, Egyptologist specialized in The Quotidian Life of Ancient Egypt. B.S. Prehistory, Ancient History and Archeology, UB (University of Barcelona)

Saló del Tron, Palau de Pedralbes

Barcelona

080 Barcelona Fashion organizes the second edition of the 080 Design Contest a contest in collaboration with a number of Catalan fashion design schools. This competition will provide 080 Barcelona Fashion's own merchandising products.
In this second edition, 080 Barcelona Fashion's bag will be selected, a unisex shopping bag.
It will be on sale as from the next edition of 080 Barcelona Fashion that will take place in January 2013.
The participants are students and alumni from the following Catalan schools:
-IDEP Institut Superior de Disseny i Escola de la Imatge
-Escola Superior de Disseny i Moda de Barcelona Felicidad Duce
-ESDI Escola Superior de Disseny
-ICM Institut Català de la Moda
-LLOTJA Escola Superior de Disseny i Art
-IED Barcelona Escola Superior de Disseny
-Escola de la Dona
-Elisava Escola Superior de Disseny

Palau de Pedralbes

Barcelona

By means of a hundred outfits and forty accessories (stockings, shoes and hats) from the sixteenth century to the present day, this exhibition explains how clothes have changed the image of the body, by turns compressing it and liberating it. The show lets us appreciate how clothes reflect the fashions and the preferences of each period.

Barcelona

A selection of objects relevant to the temporary exhibition "Fashion and Beauty in Ancient Egypt" from the Museu Egipci de Barcelona (Egyptian Museum of Barcelona).
A temporary exhibition at the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona lasting until July 20 (284 València Street, Barcelona.
"The Greek wise Herodotus wrote that the Egyptians were the most religious people in the world; from a contemporary perspective we can certainly say that the Egyptians were not only very religious but also had a marked elegance and sophistication when it came to adorning and taking care of their bodies.
Different types of linen garments dyed in a variety of colors were combined with wigs which the hairdressers of the times coiffured into the hair styles fashionable throughout the duration of the pharaonic era.
Necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings, fashioned with precious stones, gold, silver or delicate Egyptian faience which not only enhanced the beauty of the wearers but also conferred on them the powers of the properties of the symbolic elements used in the designs.
Lastly, unguents, perfumes and eye make-up were all used in caring for the body; among them being the most widely used kohol or eye-liner as we know it today.

Palau de Pedralbes

Barcelona

Sílvia Ventosa is curator of the Museu Tèxtil i d'Indumentària de Barcelona and has curated the exhibition Dressing the Body, with Teresa Bastardes. She is philosopher and has a PhD in Urban Anthropology. Her lecture explores the concept of the "dressed body", a dynamic relationship, a dialogue between the body, dresses, fashion and moral, social and aesthetics codes of an historic period or a society.

Saló del Tron, Palau de Pedralbes

Barcelona

Palau de Pedralbes

Barcelona

SHÔKO
Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 36
Barcelona

"Elite Model Look is the largest model scouting operation in the industry, looking for new faces to launch into modeling careers. Elite Model Look Spain is organized by Elite Spain, in this way guaranteeing the quality, formality and rigor of the event. Elite Model Look have been responsible for finding some of the best known faces of the industry as well as some of the most promising new faces of the moment.
Through a rigorous selection process, at the end, one entrant from each country has the opportunity to compete in the world final. Elite Model’s panel of judges consists of personalities with an amply proven track record in the industry.
The entrants are selected to reflect the changing trends of the industry, for their photogenic qualities and for their natural beauty and personality. Determination, motivation and maturity are criteria that are taken into account.
The finale of the Elite Model Look Spain is the climax of the contest and is organized on the lines of a fashion and music event.
Elite Spain is proud to be the organizers of an event which is not only capable of making some aspirants’ dreams come true but also promotes the fashion of our country."

Barcelona

December 1965. Miguel Adrover is born in the tiny village of Clonge on the island of Majorca, Spain. He leaves school at the age of 12 and goes to work in the country side on his family’s almond farm. In 1991 Miguel visits New York for the first time and soon decides to stay. 1995: he teams up with Douglas Hobs a Native American tailor. Together they launch a clothing line called Dugg. In the same year they open a store in the East Village named Horn. Horn becomes a venue for new and experimental designers such as Alexander McQueen, Bernadette Corporation and Bless, among others. In the Summer of 1999 Adrover shows his first collection “Manaus-Chiapas-NYC” at a Latin theater in New York’s Lower Eastside. Fall 2000: Miguel’s second show “Midtown” draws the likes of Ana Wintour, chief editor of American Vogue Magazine, and Cathy Horn, fashion journalist for the New York Times.
In May 2000 Miguel signs a partnership deal with the fashion conglomerate Pegasus Apparel Group. His line becomes a producible retail reality, and is being sold in stores around the world. Miguel is presented for the CFDA Perry Ellis Award for the best designer of the year on June 15th, 2000. In October that same year the Vogue fashion award nominates Miguel as best avant-garde designer of the year. February 2001: Miguel shows his fourth collection “Meeteast”, an Egyptian-inspired presentation. In September 2001 Miguel presents his fifth collection entitled “Utopia”. The partnership with Pegasus Apparel is dissoluted in October 2001 due to the world climax after September 11th. With the help of his unconditional team and little sponsors Miguel presents his next collection in September 2002: “Citizen of the World”. In September 2003 Miguel presents his first annual collection entitled “the Surrealreal World” in which he tries to show the unbalance between social classes. Adrover presents his eighth collection in September 2004 under the name “The Americans”, a second annual presentation. December 2004: M. Androver decides to move from N.Y to Majorca.
In 2007 he signs up with the German eco-organic textile company Hess-Natur. In September of the following year he presents “Hidden in Nature”. In February 2012 he presents “Out of My Mind”, his latest collection at the NY Fashion Week. Miguel’s most iconic pieces have been shown or are part of the archives of museums such as the Victoria and Albert in London, the Metropolitan M. of New York, the Bellevue Art Museum of Washington or the Reina Sofia in Madrid, among others.
Limited access

Saló del Tron, Palau de Pedralbes

Barcelona