Everything Cool in Portugal
Grief and mourning...for the sophisticate and fashionable. This is how Filipe Faísca envisions Winter 2013. Indeed, grief is an emotion that can be heavy and sobering. Yet, grief can also be a state in which introspection leads to self-discovery. Perhaps this is the motivating...
For winter 2013, Alexandra Moura mixes the rigidness of contemporary urban life with the romantic sweetness of rural environments. Heavy lines and structured tailoring thus contend with soft flowing fabrics and floral motifs. Moura calls it a collection of opposites:...
In Pedro Pedro’s Urban Mix, workwear goes couture. And why not? We should look and feel fabulous before, during, and after our work day. So, for Winter 2013, Pedro Pedro plays with contrasts: old school materials are combined with new technology fabrics; tweeds and brocades...
For Winter 2013, Ricardo Dourda has titled his collection Rioters and describes it with a simple phrase, "spit it and flip it like a bone." A native of Cabeceiras de Basto and currently working in Porto, Dourado brings to MODALisboa a collection of streetwear rich in solid...
This season, Marques’ Almeida relocate their young, cool and spontaneous urban girl to the often misunderstood and sometimes polluted suburbs. This change in environment allows the design team of Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida to introduce new colors and textures in their...
Ricardo Andrez, always unique and fashion forward, comes to MODALisboa LAB with a collection for Winter 2013 filled with fun and surprises. To describe his vision, Andrez shares his thoughts from a letter of admiration to Rock Hudson which begins: “Dear Rock Hudson. I see you...
