Lisboa Fashion Week establishes itself as a context for work and economic development, where original creation, industry, and business converge to generate value, knowledge, and new opportunities. The event, scheduled for March 12-15, 2026, centered on the Pátio da Galé, also charts a strategic path through the capital's cultural venues, such as the Mude - Design Museum and the CAM - Gulbenkian Center for Modern Art, proposing new ways to experience the city.
MODEM highlights five brands featured on this season's official calendar: Bárbara Atanásio, Francisca Nabinho, Gonçalo Peixoto, Dino Alves and Luís Carvalho.
BÁRBARA ATANÁSIO
@barbara.atanasio/
Bárbara Atanásio graduated in Textiles from António Arroio school in 2016, and in Fashion Design from Modatex Lisbon in 2023. In a multidisciplinary work of upcycling, deconstruction, and humor, Bárbara explores the utopia of memory and the conceptualization of daily life. She interned with Valentim Quaresma and Marques’ Almeida, and has been participating in the Mercado P’la Arte since 2022. In March 2024, she won the ModaLisboa x RDD Textiles Award of Sangue Novo, ModaLisboa’s Young Designers Competition, and in October of the same year, she made her debut on the Workstation platform.
FRANCISCA NABINHO
@franciscanabinho/
Francisca Nabinho lives and works in Lisbon. She has training in Communication Design, a license degree in Art History from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and a master’s degree in Fashion Design from Faculty of Architecture (UL). During her academic career, she studied in Italy and completed an internship in Copenhagen with the brands The Garment and Designers Remix.Visual arts and nature are central influences on her creations. She is dedicated to researching and integrating natural materials into her work, always in harmony with the themes and concepts of her projects.
GONÇALO PEIXOTO
@goncalopeixotoficial/
Gonçalo Peixoto started studying Fashion Design in 2012 in Guimarães and later graduated from ESAD, in Matosinhos. Since the beginning of his studies, he revealed himself to be a passionate young artist driven by his love for fashion and his need to create. His collections have drawn the attention of several highly regarded fashion stores, as well as fashion magazines and other artists. In September of 2017, he presented his first runway collection during London Fashion Week. In March 2018, he joined the official calendar of ModaLisboa – Lisboa Fashion Week, where he started to present his collections seasonally.
DINO ALVES
@dino_alves_eu/
Dino Alves graduated in painting at the Escola Superior Artística do Porto. He attended a professional photography course at INEF and after gaining experience at Cinemateca Portuguesa, he ended up in the fashion industry, earning the title of “Enfant terrible of the Portuguese Fashion”. Since then, in addition to its seasonal collections, he has developed costumes for various dance and theater shows, as well as wardrobes for advertising, fashion events and product launches. In 2022, he launched his new brand, 2nd Upcycled Label, in partnership with Mister Man store. In October 2023, he won the “Globo de Ouro” award in the Fashion - Personality of the Year category.
LUÍS CARVALHO
@luiscarvalhoofficial/
Luís Carvalho (born in Vizela, 1987) holds a degree in Fashion and Textile Design from the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco. He participated in various fashion competitions both in Portugal and abroad. In 2013 he founded the LUIS CARVALHO brand. In 2016, he was awarded with the GQ Men of the Year prize in the Fashion Designer category. In 2017, he won the Golden Globe for Best Designer and presented a collection at Paris Fashion Week for the first time, as part of the Showcase Moda Portugal event. In 2018 and 2019, he was one of the winners of the Maison Mode Méditerranée Prize, in Marseille. In 2021, he was once again honoured with the Golden Globe for Best Fashion Designer.
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