The Barreira Catwalk 2025 filled Valencia’s IVAM with creativity as students presented their final projects under the theme BREAK OUT. The collections from Barreira Arte + Diseño’s three programs showed fashion’s power to express ideas, emotions, and personal journeys.
In the Millinery and Accessories program, Andrea Gómez’s Pornografía emocional examined how accessories become extensions of the body. Mara Moreno’s Llágrimes de creativitat captured the creative process through color and form. Ángela Fontanel’s Inconsciente explored dream worlds, while Sichen Liu’s La protección de los perros used hat designs to tell stories of rescued animals. Arturo Fernández’s Pureza drew from Japanese cultural contrasts.
The Styling and Apparel collections revealed deeply personal stories. Valeria Rana’s Arxiimede reflected on family memories, and Gonzalo Laguarda’s Westmoor Academy recreated school life through fashion. Héctor Cubells imagined a dystopian future in Aftermath 2099, while Elia Pastor’s Elysium celebrated feminine strength. Other standouts included Celia Martínez’s meditation on perfection in Necesse, Sonia Llacer’s emotional healing process in El vestido del silencio, and Sofía Serrano’s tribute to Lithuanian roots in Las costuras del alma. Sara Ibáñez combined Valencian and hip-hop influences in Al ritmo de la pólvora, and Lucía Enseñat Iza symbolized personal growth in El proceso de liberación.
Fashion Design students presented ambitious visions. Asier Jiménez questioned beauty standards in No Retorno, Lucía Sánchez examined women’s freedom across generations in Tercera Ausencia, and Paloma Argente reimagined workwear in Sakura. Sara Xue Játiva blended cultural identities in Xué Xiàn, while Sofía Sempere’s Un instante de luz used cyanotype techniques to capture light. Other notable works included Ángela Vicente’s exploration of heartbreak in La sustancia del romanticismo and Fernando Carbonell’s sustainable approach in From Elegance to Excess.
From accessories to complete collections, each project demonstrated how fashion can communicate complex ideas. The students transformed personal experiences, cultural references, and social questions into wearable statements.
When asked what made this edition unique, Elena Giménez, Fashion Design Area Coordinator, shared: “Each edition represents a new challenge with a common goal: to organize a fashion show worthy of our students’ talent. An event that frames their potential and serves as a window into the world of their creative abilities. This year, we presented 32 proposals from different disciplines within the area. Each collection is born from an intimate dialogue, from a personal theme, yet they all share a vision for the future of creativity. The setting for this edition was truly special: the Valencian Institute of Modern Art (IVAM). With its doors closed to the public, the museum was transformed into a unique space that, beyond its privileged location in the city center, perfectly embodied the spirit of this edition: disrupt to grow, innovate to advance.”
Barreira Runway 2025 Winners – AFLAME AWARDS
GM in Fashion Accessories Design: Arturo Fernández Jiménez (@arturofernandezzz) – Pureza
GS in Fashion Styling: María Molina Enguídanos (@by.maria.molina) – Second Skin
Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design: Ignacio Ortolano Rodríguez (@igor_prjct) – Ode to the Dissident
Barreira Runway 2025 Winners – BARREIRA A+D AWARDS
GM in Fashion Accessories Design: Andrea Gómez (@andreagoomzz / @out.agh) – Emotional Pornography
GS in Fashion Styling: Karina Barreto (@BARRETSTUDIO) – No Visa to the Sky
Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design: Ana Ramírez Gallego (@monsoondepths) – Abbysalis
Check out below the editorial shot by Sonia Sabnani highlighting the collections presented:
GS Styling – HECTOR CUBELLS – AFTERMATH
DEGREE Fashion Design – IGNACIO ORTOLANO – ODA AL DISIDENTE
DEGREE Fashion Design – LUCÍA SÁNCHEZ – TERCERA AUSENCIA
DEGREE Fashion Design – ANA RAMIREZ – ABYSSALIS
GS Styling – ABEL CABALLERO – SOMBRAS Y TRANSMUTACIONES
DEGREE Fashion Design – ASIER JIMÉNEZ -NO RETORNO
GM Sombrerería – ARTURO FERNANDEZ – PUREZA
GS Styling – KARINA BARRETT – NO VISA TO THE SKY
GS Styling – CELIA MARTINEZ – NECESSE
DEGREE Fashion Design – CLAUDIA TORRES – THE FLESHWOOD
GS Styling – ISABEL BOU – BOUCLE
DEGREE Fashion Design – PALOMA ARGENTE – SAKURA
DEGREE Fashion Design – LAURA ARMILI – DITTE
GS Styling – VALERIA RANA – ARXIIMEDE
GS Styling – MARIA MOLINA – SECOND SKIN
GS Styling – BLANCA SALES – BONITO
GS Styling – SANDRA TATAY – HECHO A MANO POR SANDRA
GM Sombrereria – ANDREA GOMEZ – PORNOGRAFIA EMOCIONAL
GS Styling – SONIA IBAÑEZ – AL RITMO DE LA POLVORA
GS Estilismo – MIRANDA SANSALONI – ONEIROS
GS Styling – Gonzalo Laguarda – Westmoor Academy
GM Sombrerería – ANGELA FONTANEL – INCONSCIENTE
DEGREE Fashion Design – ANGELA VICENTE – LA SUSTENCIA DEL ROMANTICISMO
DEGREE Fashion Design – SARA XUE JATIVA – XUE XIAN
GS Styling – SOFIA SERRANO – LAS COSTURAS DEL ALMA
DEGREE Fashion Design – SOFIA SEMPERE – UN INSTANTE DE LUZ
GS Styling – SONIA LLACER – EL VESTIDO DEL SILENCIO
GS Styling – ELIA PASTOR – ELYSIUM
GS Styling – LUCIA TEACHES – EL PROCESO DE LIBERACION
GS Sombrereria – MARA MORENO – LÁGRIMAS DE CREATIVITAT
GM Sombrereria – LIU SICHEN – LA PROTECCION DE LOS PERROS
DEGREE in Fashion Design – FERNANDO CARBONELL – FROM ELEGANCE TO EXCESS
CREDITS
Photoshoot produced by students of the Master’s in Styling and Creative Direction at Barreira A+D.
Photography: @soniasabnani
Master’s Director: Elena Giménez
Instructor: Sergio Gau
Production:
Paula Ramírez @paularamireez_
Marta Lara @mlagrl
Creative Direction:
María Carbonell @mericarbonell_
Imma Tena @immaginame
Art Direction:
Marta Scott @martascottmxscat
Mónica Galán @monicagalan_
Casting Director:
Sandra Murado @sandramurado
MUAH Director:
Andrea Del Viejo @adelviejor
Styling:
María Albert @maria_algar2000
Héctor Molina @hectormg11
Vera Sansaloni @vera.___________
Valentina Escalona @mv72ew
Noelia García @noeeliiiiaaaa_
Casting:
Carmen Durán Model Agency @carmenduranagency
Genevieve Poirier @genevievepoirierr
Andrei Semko @andreisemko_
Alejandra García @alejandragarciaac
Khira Karim @9khira
MUAH:
Let’s Make Up School @letsmakeupschool
Rachele Carfora @rachecarfi
Anna Rodilla @annarodilla
