From Portugal to Spain, the young designers Maria Carlos and Inês Manuel took the collection power you into submission to the Andalusian Fashion Week. After presenting the collection in the 50th edition of Portugal Fashion, the INTREPIDA plus project welcomed the young designers to the Spanish fashion show.
The collection, created jointly by the Portuguese sisters, explores the relationship between the male figure and the horses, based on power and submission. The pieces stood out for their raw leather finishings and the use of manipulation with hair. This juxtaposition came about with the intention of stimulating the observer’s senses.
«The materialization of the idea results in contrasts of volumes and textures, in the hyperbolization of sensory elements (…) explores the body and its strength from a feminine perspective, tuning the physicality with the new era», explain the designers.
In the palette of tones, a range of grays, blacks, sienna and ochre stood out, as well as the golds highlighted by a proposal of author jewelry from the Lage Studio firm, based in London and Lisbon. As for the footwear, they counted on the collaboration of the Portuguese firm Camport, which combines quality, comfort, tradition and avant-garde.
Maria Carlos Baptista won the BLOOM powered by Zeitreel Sonae competition, held at Portugal Fashion in October 2020, with the collection “archetype”. Since then, she has integrated the Bloom platform’s official show program in the national editions of Portugal Fashion and was also invited to present her AW21/22 and SS22 collection at Paris Fashion Week.
For the 50th edition of Portugal Fashion, Inês Manuel joined Maria Carlos for the creation of power you into submission. The two sisters, with a deep connection to the art world, aim to merge knowledge and create a new space in the fashion world, building a global community through sustainable and conscious design, ethical technology and genderless clothing.
The Tres Culturas del Mediterráneo Foundation promoted once again the presence of Portugal with Andalusian brands at the XVIII Seville Fashion Week, thanks to the INTREPIDA plus project, a cross-border cooperation initiative between Spain and Portugal, dedicated to the internationalization of companies run by women in both countries.
