Di fashion from Canarias land for Madrid on Thursday with one proposal wey try pass di normal runway.
‘Canarias Islas de Moda’ do one presentation inside Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid, for Universidad de Nebrija, with nine designers from di Archipelago.
Proexca push di project with fashion programs from di cabildos of Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote and La Palma. Di staging join design, music and gastronomy to project di islands fashion industry go international under one identity.
Na wetin di press note wey Presidency of Gobierno de Canarias release on Thursday talk. Di proposal gather more than 500 guests from art, fashion and culture, including Canarian model Ariadne Artiles and artist Lulu Figueroa.
For di runway, Chacho SVNRS, Aurelia Gil, Angie Vasquez, Diazar Atelier, Alex Menorca, Ban, Marco&María, Viperinas and Roselinde show dia creations. Na nine firms wey build one journey through different expressions of contemporary creativity from di islands.
Di show start with proposals linked to craft and demi couture, move go prêt-à-porter, and end for urban fashion.
Music also play big role. Di voice of Daniela Garsal, one of di promises of Canarian urban music, follow di presentation with live performance, turn di runway into stage where fashion and culture share space.
Di experience complete with Canarian gastronomy. Restaurant Gofio, wey get one Michelin star, give guests sample of flavors from di Archipelago while Diazar Atelier show dey go on.
Proexca CEO Pablo Martín Carbajal talk about di work to carry di initiative reach Madrid. He say e be honor to accompany today not only di 9 designers but whole big team wey make di staging possible. He talk say na work wey dem develop for months and professionals from different areas join.
Di nine firms also bring different proposals. Marco&María open di show with collection of romantic and contemporary aesthetic; Aurelia Gil represent di island prêt-à-porter; Alex Menorca bring vision linked to generational relay for Canarian fashion. Viperinas carry di show close to urban and Latin scene, while Chacho SVNRS reinterpret elements of island identity from culture and street perspective.
Diazar Atelier extend di experience outside di runway, with models dey move among guests during di cocktail. Roselinde add jewelry inspired by landscape and light of Canarias; Angie Vásquez add bags and author leather goods; Ban reinterpret traditional Canarian guaracha with artisanal techniques.
Menorcan designer Álex Cortés, wey people know as Álex Menorca, leave mark for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid. He debut for di Madrid runway get great reception from public and dem hope e no be di last time dem go dey for di capital fashion week. Di designer tell ‘Es Diari’ say dia valuation positive, e be incredible and unique experience.
Cortés participate under ‘Canarias islas de moda’ because he dey linked to fashion sector of di Atlantic archipelago, where he dey live. He say dem present small part of collection ‘Resiliencia’, and dem highlight elegance of atemporal woman with velvet and organza embroidered in velvet. ‘Resiliencia’ refer to internal battles wey everybody dey pass and despite that, dem still dey transmit light and bring out dia best smile. Di collection keep elegance with contemporary touch wey make dem play with multiple looks, following di brand aesthetic.
For di Menorcan, him presence for Madrid na something wey person dey dream when e start for di sector, na small step more. He celebrate say e be dream to don dey parade for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid, surrounded by family and friends, wey make di date even more special.
Ariadne Artiles continue to combine her professional career with family life, divided between Canarias and Madrid. Di model don maintain close link with di islands for years, where she enjoy quieter life with her daughters, and she still dey inside many projects related to fashion and advertising.
Dis time, she travel reach Madrid to attend di Canarian fashion show, one appointment where she show support for di industry and talent of di islands. Her agenda, as she talk, still dey frenetic and e dey force her to spend plenty time traveling. She explain say she just land Madrid because she live half for di islands and half for Madrid, and truly no stop. As she land for capital, Ariadne already get several professional commitments: she come from one shoot, now na di show, tomorrow she get shoot again.
Despite dis work rhythm, di model clear say her priorities change as years pass. She talk say she still dey same, working plenty, living for airplane, but she prioritize well well to dey with her family, with her daughters, and she choose di works more than before. For dis new stage, even though her agenda full with commitments, Ariadne talk say she feel happy with di professional moment she dey: but working plenty, truly, very content.
