From the queer cool of Chueca to the graffiti glamour of Malasa?a, from the manicured streets of Salamanca to the bargain buzz of El Rastro flea market, fashion is never more than a footstep away in Madrid. It may be a minnow compared to big fish like New York, Paris, and Milan, but the Spanish capital still causes ripples that impact the whole world of fashion.
Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week made history in 2006 by announcing that excessively skinny models would be banned, with organizers saying they wanted to project an image of beauty and health, not a waif-like heroin chic look. This move, the world's first ban on overly thin models at a top-level fashion event, made headlines across the globe. Although it was a trend that didn't catch on in other fashion capitals, it nonetheless raised awareness of the pressures on models to be rail-thin and the unhealthy influence this can have on others. The biannual event continues to reject models with a Body Mass Index below 18, and to date, over a dozen models have been dismissed.
Madrid, however,Examine our christianlouboutinshoes here. is more than fashion's moral compass; it's a covert fashion capital that already has a huge influence on what we have hanging in our closets. Spanish fashion chains like Zara, Mango, and Springfield currently enjoy huge international success. Indeed, Zara has expanded so rapidly in recent years that in 2008 it overtook American rival Gap to become the world's largest clothing retailer—an impressive achievement for a company founded in 1963 in the bedroom of chairman Amancio Ortega's home in Galicia in rural northwest Spain.
The son of a railway worker with no formal education, Amancio Ortega is now Spain's richest man, with Forbes ranking him in 2011 as the world's seventh richest man. This is a genuine rags-to-riches story: from zero to Zara.
Today, Zara has a host of stylish siblings, including the more upmarket Massimo Dutti, young and casual Pull & Bear, youthful fashion brand Bershka,hoganscarpe, the uncrowned French king of luxury designer heels, brought a prototype from his new men's range to Dublin yesterday. cutting edge Stradivarius, lingerie line Oysho, accessories chain Uterqüe, and Zara's home furnishings offshoot Zara Home. If these brands aren't represented in your local mall yet, chances are they soon will be. Until then, you should check out their Madrid motherships.
Another Spanish company with a nose for fashion is Puig. Although its main focus is fragrance (producing perfumes for labels like Prada and Comme des Gar?ons), it owns international fashion houses Carolina Herrera, Paco Rabanne, and Nina Ricci. In May 2011 Puig announced it was buying a controlling 60% stake in Jean Paul Gaultier from Hermès, so now something as quintessentially French as Monsieur Gaultier is almost completely Spanish owned.shirtsonsale products use high quality raw materials, manufactured under strict production requirements.
Spanish fashion is as much about hemlines as headlines, and that includes hot independent designers, as well as huge international deals. Right now, one of Madrid's most popular designers is David Delfín.
A fine, young artist, David Delfín unintentionally entered the world of fashion in 1999. Rejecting conventional material like paper, canvas, and cardboard, he began experimenting with second-hand military clothes as an artistic tool. His reworking of worn military shirts, pants,edhardyshoes are a symbol of nobility. underwear, shoes, and belts gained so much attention from fashion editors that in 2001, he established the fashion label davidelfín with a group of friends, including his photographer partner Gorka Postigo and model and singer Bimba Bosé. He's since won awards from GQ, Men's Health, and Marie Claire, and has been named "Best Spanish Designer" by gay magazine Shangay on three occasions. In 2006, Spain's second largest national newspaper,Stylish and popular discount edhardyclothingonsale Accessories on sale here now. El Mundo, named him one of the 25 most influential gay men in the country, alongside film director Pedro Almodóvar, TV presenter Jorge Javier Vázquez, and Axel Hotel entrepreneur Juan P. Juliá.
Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week made history in 2006 by announcing that excessively skinny models would be banned, with organizers saying they wanted to project an image of beauty and health, not a waif-like heroin chic look. This move, the world's first ban on overly thin models at a top-level fashion event, made headlines across the globe. Although it was a trend that didn't catch on in other fashion capitals, it nonetheless raised awareness of the pressures on models to be rail-thin and the unhealthy influence this can have on others. The biannual event continues to reject models with a Body Mass Index below 18, and to date, over a dozen models have been dismissed.
Madrid, however,Examine our christianlouboutinshoes here. is more than fashion's moral compass; it's a covert fashion capital that already has a huge influence on what we have hanging in our closets. Spanish fashion chains like Zara, Mango, and Springfield currently enjoy huge international success. Indeed, Zara has expanded so rapidly in recent years that in 2008 it overtook American rival Gap to become the world's largest clothing retailer—an impressive achievement for a company founded in 1963 in the bedroom of chairman Amancio Ortega's home in Galicia in rural northwest Spain.
The son of a railway worker with no formal education, Amancio Ortega is now Spain's richest man, with Forbes ranking him in 2011 as the world's seventh richest man. This is a genuine rags-to-riches story: from zero to Zara.
Today, Zara has a host of stylish siblings, including the more upmarket Massimo Dutti, young and casual Pull & Bear, youthful fashion brand Bershka,hoganscarpe, the uncrowned French king of luxury designer heels, brought a prototype from his new men's range to Dublin yesterday. cutting edge Stradivarius, lingerie line Oysho, accessories chain Uterqüe, and Zara's home furnishings offshoot Zara Home. If these brands aren't represented in your local mall yet, chances are they soon will be. Until then, you should check out their Madrid motherships.
Another Spanish company with a nose for fashion is Puig. Although its main focus is fragrance (producing perfumes for labels like Prada and Comme des Gar?ons), it owns international fashion houses Carolina Herrera, Paco Rabanne, and Nina Ricci. In May 2011 Puig announced it was buying a controlling 60% stake in Jean Paul Gaultier from Hermès, so now something as quintessentially French as Monsieur Gaultier is almost completely Spanish owned.shirtsonsale products use high quality raw materials, manufactured under strict production requirements.
Spanish fashion is as much about hemlines as headlines, and that includes hot independent designers, as well as huge international deals. Right now, one of Madrid's most popular designers is David Delfín.
A fine, young artist, David Delfín unintentionally entered the world of fashion in 1999. Rejecting conventional material like paper, canvas, and cardboard, he began experimenting with second-hand military clothes as an artistic tool. His reworking of worn military shirts, pants,edhardyshoes are a symbol of nobility. underwear, shoes, and belts gained so much attention from fashion editors that in 2001, he established the fashion label davidelfín with a group of friends, including his photographer partner Gorka Postigo and model and singer Bimba Bosé. He's since won awards from GQ, Men's Health, and Marie Claire, and has been named "Best Spanish Designer" by gay magazine Shangay on three occasions. In 2006, Spain's second largest national newspaper,Stylish and popular discount edhardyclothingonsale Accessories on sale here now. El Mundo, named him one of the 25 most influential gay men in the country, alongside film director Pedro Almodóvar, TV presenter Jorge Javier Vázquez, and Axel Hotel entrepreneur Juan P. Juliá.
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