5 designers we liked at Portugal Fashion Week!
by Marisa Fatás
The 40th Portugal Fashion was a celebration during four days that, as in previous editions, took place between Lisbon and Porto. 15 designers, six clothing brands, six footwear brands, ten young designers and one label were involved. With an annual turnover of 5€ billion euros, and exports that represent 10% of the total national figure, it can be stated that the Portuguese textile and apparel industry is living a good moment. Beyond the numbers, the talent and creativity of its designers is evident and inspiring. Here you can find 5 designers we really like.
NYCOLE
One of the most surprising proposals showed in ‘Bloom’, the platform for new designers in the frame of Portugal Fashion, was that showed by Nycole. ‘Floating Points’ is based on traditional cuts, functions, shapes and colors, as well as on core references like sportswear, military uniform and tailoring. Nevertheless, the urban and sporty side of the garments endows her collection for fall/winter 2017-18 with a very contemporary and personal touch.
INÊS TORCATO
Continuing with the search for the individual identity that started in the previous collection, with ‘Self-portrait (bridge)’ Inés Torcato displayed herself but also builds a connection with the others. This collection establishes a communication between the universal codes and the particular way of the designer to understand menswear. The formal deconstruction of classic pieces leads her to a new form of personal expression.
ESTELITA MENDONÇA
With this Autumn/Winter 2017 collection, again Estelita Mendoça rethought the migratory crisis, but now not as an exception, but as an endemic problem, almost as a way of life. In spite of the imposed borders, loneliness has no boundaries. The vagabond and the voyager are now prepared for the uncertain global situation. Recycled materials and baggy silhouettes are key in this activewear uniforms made for travelers.
DAVID CATALÁN
Movies like Go (1998) or Human Traffic (1999) inspires this collection in which the Spanish designer revisits the 90’s nightlife scene from the Big Apple and United Kingdom. Tricot, embroidered cotton taffeta, the jacquard, and the denim are mixed in all the looks. Full of electronic music and metallic fabrics, this sidereal proposal culminate in psychedelic devices that help to slip through the frenetic atmosphere of the night.
ALEXANDRA MOURA
Portuguese colonial empire in the XVIII century is the inspiration for this Autumn/Winter 2017/2018 collection. The aesthetic of this historical period still resonates in the current Portuguese culture. In this context, with ‘Here and there’, Alexandra Moura gives voice to this intercultural dialogue through the deconstruction of classical pieces that she mixes with fabrics and prints from Timor and Indonesia. From black to golden tones, the volumes and tweaked silhouettes update this nostalgia of the past.
Introducing YUTA YAJIMA
ACOVER Spring/Summer 2017 Lookbook
There’s something raw and electric in Last Exit on Bethnal, the new collaborative project between London producer/DJ Hannah Holland and filmmaker/photographer Lydia Garnett.
JIL SANDER backed the production of a seven-track EP and the Hamburg-shot music video for the song “Wanderlust”.
Balenciaga’s Winter 2025 campaign strips away polish in favor of something more intriguing: real moments in real spaces.
Marine Serre unveiled the first chapter of its “Heads or Tails” campaign, captured by the lens of Julia et Vincent.
Thirty students from fashion schools across Europe will gather in Barcelona this November to tackle one of the industry’s biggest challenges: waste.
The Phantom of the Opera has chosen his designer. Nicola Formichetti has been appointed Director of Masks for Masquerade, the new immersive Phantom experience coming to New York.
MM6 Maison Margiela and Dr. Martens are teaming up again, this time with a capsule that twists classic Docs into something fresh.
Kwir Nou Éxist project, a photo installation conceived by model, actress and activist Raya Martigny and her partner Edouard Richard, is now on view until July 25 in the iconic Tuileries Garden in Paris.
The legacy of Virgil Abloh will soon be celebrated at the Grand Palais in Paris with an exhibition developed in collaboration with Nike.
MODUS VIVENDI’s latest swimwear collection is made for days in the sun, with pieces that catch the eye without costing the earth.
Liam Goofy at Two Managment photographed by Martina Moreno and styled by Marta Ros, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
BIMBA Y LOLA has introduced its new DOG LOVERS COLLECTION, a capsule line celebrating dogs and their owners.
Nanushka’s Pre-Spring 2026 collection, Reflections, takes cues from Austrian thinker Rudolf Steiner’s belief that spirit and material are inseparable.
The wait and speculation are over. Almost a month after Francesco Risso’s departure, Marni now has a new Creative Director: Belgian designer Meryll Rogge.
Spanish-Nigerian designer Wekaforé Jibril has made history with the opening of his first standalone boutique in Barcelona, becoming the first Black designer to establish a flagship store in Spain.
“It’s an honour to work with Burberry,” Wu said. “The brand’s dedication to its heritage and innovation results in pieces that never fail to amaze. I look forward to discovering what we’ll create together.”
ICECREAM EU has teamed up with END. to launch a special capsule collection celebrating END.’s 20th anniversary.
Harrison Sheehan photographed and styled by Carlos Venegas, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
The Studio Archive is a new series releasing original Polaroids taken by the founder of Dominic Albano Collection.
C2H4® is slowing down. Instead of chasing seasons, their R011 Collection is built to last: one carefully crafted lineup per year, designed to stay relevant long after the trends fade.
We had the opportunity to chat with Martin about the great skincare reset and what we can learn from Danish clean beauty.
HAIKURE’s SS26 collection, Come As You Are, is for people who want to feel good without the effort, who wear clothes that fit their lives, not the other way around.
Daniel Solano captured by the lens of Arthur Coelho and styled by Dana Fracalossi, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
For his second couture show closing Haute Couture Week, Kevin Germanier chose to have fun.
Glass Cypress’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection, The Ones Who Flee, is a meditation on movement, not just physical escape, but the deeper act of resisting what binds us.
For Oakley, it’s been five decades of innovation, turning science into design, and refusing to blend in.
Alan Crocetti’s latest collection, Hard Core Fantasy, is a deeply personal exploration of identity, desire, and self-protection through jewelry.
Francisco Terra’s 15th-anniversary collection for Maldito is a midnight ride through memory, a fever dream of teenage longing stitched into lace and rhinestones.
LARUICCI’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection bottles the chaotic charm of early 2000s Hollywood.
