Each year, 25 students from IED Barcelona’s Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design and BA (Hons) in Fashion Design programs present their final graduate collections at an iconic location within the inspiring, cosmopolitan Spanish city. This year was no exception, with Barcelona’s La Paloma dance hall playing host to the 2023 Fashioners of the World student runway show, presented in collaboration with Studio1o, on the evening of June 12.
The annual Fashioners of the World event is always full of surprises and one of this year’s was an exclusive fragrance: Guests got to take home a special scent created by Jérôme Di Marino, perfumer from Mane, one of the world’s leading groups in the perfume industry. Called Bad Reputation, the fragrance was inspired by the bohemian atmosphere of La Paloma and its slogan: “Bad reputation since 1903.”
But the main event was on the runway, where months of hard work came to fruition via exciting feats of construction and passionate expressions of creativity. Very few (if any) looks could be described as “expected” or “ordinary.” Student designers put forth intriguing, often subversive ideas around deconstructed sportswear, statement accessories, asymmetrical silhouettes, colorful mixed patterns, voluminous ruffles and bikercore elements. Watch the full show below to see what we mean.
Also at the event, a panel of renowned international experts assessed the designs and awarded four designers with special prizes:
- The winner of the Franca Sozzani Award for Best Collection was Claudia Sala with “090623,” a proposal whose name refers to the completion date of her thesis and reflects on the passage of time from a modern and fresh perspective.
- Paula Azategui obtained the Isabel Coixet Award for Best Fashion Film with “No land to call our own.” The filmmaker highlighted the risk of a work that addresses a dystopian future in which the world has been destroyed by climate change.
- The Manuel Outumuro Award for Best Shooting went to Ariadna Rahola with “Lolita,” a collection in memory of her grandmother, a charismatic and creative woman, expressed through five looks linked by two sports marked by family tradition: sailing and rugby.
- Finally, Kimberly Felix Matos won the Jordi Labanda Award for Best Fashion Illustration with “Commune,” a women’s autumn/winter collection that makes reference to the parallelism of the environment and the life of insects vs. the world we live in, glorifying the day-to-day workings of society.
Below, browse individual looks by each participating designer.
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelonav
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
IED Barcelona Fashioners of the World 2023. Photo: Courtesy of IED Barcelona
Source: Fashionista.com