mafalda simoes

DESIGNER

Mafalda Simões

SANGUE NOVO
SUPPORTED BY SEASIDE

Mafalda Simões was born in Coimbra and graduated in Fashion Design from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon, where she is currently completing her master’s degree in the same field. She interned with designer Constança Entrudo and, in 2023, participated in the National Exhibition of Young Creators, winning the first place in the fashion design category with the group collection “Entulho”. Her work is distinguished by a strong connection to artisanal techniques and an innovative approach to manual processes.

The DAYDREAM collection reflects the transition from childhood to adolescence, a dreamlike space between innocence and awareness, celebrating the imaginative, sensitive, and resilient spirit of this stage of life.

Inspired by Justine Kurland’s photographic series Girl Pictures, in which teenagers create imaginary worlds on the margins of adult life, the collection presents a surreal universe, between fantasy and reality, outlining a transitional territory.

Each piece is entirely crafted through yarn manipulation, using knitting and crochet, in a meticulous artisanal process in which manual technique merges with creativity.