Portugal Fashion hosted in its calendar, for the first time, the Rebelpin – Fashion Awards by ACTE 2022. This is a recognized competition for young European designers, promoted by ACTE – European Textile Collectivities Association. The intention is to celebrate the creativity and heritage of its members, giving new designers the opportunity to promote their work and to get closer to both the textile and clothing industry and the fashion market.
By deliberation of a European jury, the ten finalist designers of Rebelpin 2022 were chosen and their creations were presented on the runway of the 51st Portrugal Fashion. After the show, the two winners of the competition were chosen: Lisa Ivarsson, winner by jury choice, and Marta Costa, winner chosen by the public through web voting.
Through Rebelpin, young European designers were able to reveal their talent, creativity, and skills to key stakeholders in the fashion industry, particularly apparel companies and buying agents. To do so, the competing designers had to present three garments under the theme: genderless, anywhere, and anytime.
For Portugal Fashion’s director, Mónica Neto, “Rebelpin adds value to this 51st edition of the event and reinforces its international dimension. Moreover, this European competition meets two of Portugal Fashion’s main premises: to promote the talent of young designers and internationalize Portuguese fashion. For all this, it is with great interest that we integrate the Rebelpin finalists show in the calendar of this 51st edition”.
ACTE is an expanding network, with members in countries all over Europe. The Association’s main objective is to promote the development and competitiveness of the European textile, apparel, leather, footwear and fashion accessories industries.
WINNERS OF REBELPIN – FASHION AWARDS 2022 BY ACTE
Marta Costa
Marta Costa’s identity emerges from the antagonism between a genderless punk aesthetic and elements from her childhood. Her work is distinguished by the use of texts with protest messages, prints and attention to detail. It is also common to find in the designer’s work the construction of looks with overlays, creating layers of transparencies and textures that, when mixed with irregular ruffles, create a chromatic plasticity that is always different in each look.
Lisa Ivarsson
Lisa Ivarsson strives to make transformational and functional clothing that can be worn for all occasions. Since starting her brand in 2019, the designer has already developed three collections. The “Shade” collection can be worn to yoga, to the office, or to parties. The print is the shades of leaves in skin tones. The jackets are reversible and the dresses and jumpsuits are all transformable. Made from recycled material in NCB.
