About

Next Thursday, December 15th, the Palácio da Bolsa will host another ModaPortugal. The initiative brings together up-and-coming fashion designers with experienced companies of the industry.

The highlight of the day goes to the eighth edition of the European Young Designers Contest, a competition that brings together 18 promising stylists (future clients of the national clothing and ready-to-wear industry) from renowned schools.

From Aalto University, in Finland, arrive Ellen Rajala, Jarno Kettunen and Taneli Ukura. From the French Institute of Fashion come Mouyakabi Diomandé, Paul Billot and Zoé Gerolymos. The Italian Polimoda brings Federico Di Nisio, Fenqjin Yue and Samuel Lewis. The London College of Fashion sends Benjamin Ethan, Dayoung Jang and Leo Prothmann, while the Geneva University of Art and Design presents Agapornis, Niels Raonison and Norman Mabire-Larguier. Representing Portugal, Ivan Hunga Garcia, from the Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Rita Miguel Costa, from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon, and Andreia Reimão, from Modatex Porto.

After a programme of visits to Portuguese factories – such as Adalberto, Calvelex, Petratex, Riopele, Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Vestuário, CITEVE and the Valérius Recycling Center – the young designers will show their work before an international jury, made up of experts from the countries represented. The competition will have a final fashion show, accompanied by a dinner and the awarding of prizes to the winners of each country.

The Prémios de Excelência Empresarial 2022 [award] will also be given at the ceremony to a number of companies that have stood out in the development of clothing, ready-to-wear and fashion in Portugal, divided into the categories of “E-commerce”, “Exportação”, “Indústria 4.0”, “Investimento”, “Sustentabilidade” and “Volume de Negócios”.

When

Thursday, 15 December 2022 11:00-19:00