080 Barcelona Fashion Week‘s AW24 edition wrapped this week, leaving a trail of vibrant collections and bold experimentation in its wake. Featuring over 20 presentations, as ever, the four-day fashion event served as a platform for the city’s simmering design talent to push boundaries and showcase Barcelona’s creativity. Bold experimentation collided with a renewed focus on wearability, setting the tone for the upcoming season.
We take a closer look at five presentations that stole the show, each one a testament to the week’s innovative spirit. From fantastic fungi to Catholic theatrics, established entities to eco-conscious newcomers, we run down five collections that stole the show this 080 Barcelona Fashion Week.
GUILLERMO JUSTICIA
What’s the name of this collection?
Mycorrhizal
What was the inspiration behind it?
The symbiotic relationship between the roots of a plant and a fungus.
If this collection was a song, what would it be?
‘Arisen My Senses’ – Björk
What 3 words would you use to describe the energy of this collection?
Earthy, chaos, and fantasy.
AVEC AMOUR
What’s the name of this collection?
Cannon Beach.
What was the inspiration behind it?
It was conceived as a mirage: a reclamation of what we could not live. Ballet. A cold summer on the Oregon coast. Memories that linger in our minds even when they have not occurred—like illusions from a very distant past.
If this collection was a song, what would it be?
‘100’ by Dean Blunt.
What 3 words would you use to describe the energy of this collection?
Nostalgic, young and cold.
HABEY CLUB
What’s the name of this collection?
Side Effects
What was the inspiration behind it?
We started the collection after watching the Norwegian film ‘Sick of Myself’, which deals, with humour and drama, with the continuous sensation of filling our emptiness, of being in the spotlight and attracting all eyes. The price to pay is set by each individual, as is the objective. With this, we manage to put ourselves in the shoes of everyone who manage to be icing on the cake, without paying attention to the side effects.
Side effects is a clear example of how we focus on pleasing, on fitting in, on erasing our limits and drawing new ones; all this with the aim of transforming ourselves and projecting something new, something far away from us.
If this collection was a song or movie, what would it be?
Of course it should be the film ‘Sick of Myself’—or ‘Independent Love Song’
What 3 words would you use to describe the energy of this collection?
Sculptural, handcraft and striking
LARHHA
What’s the name of this collection?
Sainte Chapelle
What was the inspiration behind it?
A visit to the Sainte Chapelle in Paris. A living journey through the îlle de la cité, born from the reminiscences of the past and taking us to a new dimension, a meeting point between today’s tourist and the most sophisticated ladies of Parisian high society, where past and present come together to give life to today’s woman: free, inspiring, intelligent and absent of rules. A woman who carries elegance in her DNA, as something intrinsic to her very being.
If this collection were a song or a movie, what would it be?
It could be a book: Planilandia. In which through geometries, it explains the discovery of the different dimensions of space.
What 3 words would you use to describe the energy of this collection?
Space, time and power
TXELL MIRAS
What’s the name of this collection?
Desgavellar-se en l’ombra (Scrambling in the shadows)
What was the inspiration behind it?
The process of Change. Undo to redo, or do through undoing.
If your collection were a film, what would it be?
A mixture of Ingmar Bergman’s From the Life of the Marionettes and Ghost in the Shell by Mamori Oshii.
What 3 words would you use to describe the energy of this collection?
Teariness, shadow and transformation.
