MODALISBOA | LISBOA FASHION WEEK
From 1 to 5 October, Lisboa Fashion Week becomes the epicentre of the creative community. Crafting a new lexicon where craftsmanship is innovation, design is intentional, and fashion is a shared culture, the event presents a multidisciplinary programme open to the city and its visitors — championing new ways of thinking and engaging with contemporary fashion.
Through shows, talks, exhibitions, and an unwavering commitment to transparency and emerging business models, Lisboa Fashion Week offers a space where talent is nurtured and innovation flourishes.
Built by Designers, for Designers, and co-organised with the Municipality of Lisbon since 1991, Lisboa Fashion Week draws upon its historic legacy and cultural capital to deliver pioneering approaches that empower a dynamic, creative and fast-evolving ecosystem. With an enduring focus on sustainable transition and a deep-rooted social conscience, it stands as a space of freedom, intellectual provocation and hands-on transformation.
Join us — and keep reading to discover what we have planned for October.
FASHION HOUSE
2 – 5 OCTOBER
Palacete Gomes Freire
Free admission, with mandatory registration (link available closer to the event)
A central meeting point for creatives, Designers, press, and the many diverse audiences of Lisboa Fashion Week, the Fashion House is a space where new expressions and iterations of fashion converge.
This is where you can join us to discover new design languages, purchase unique and exclusive pieces from Lisboa Fashion Week Designers, engage in informal networking and conversation with industry professionals, enjoy a drink, and take part in an immersive experience where some of the most incisive visions for the future converge.
With exhibitions and showcases spanning craftsmanship, technology, and sustainability, a pop-up store, fashion launches, and presentations, the programme is carefully curated to foster meaningful interaction and the exchange of ideas between today’s innovators and tomorrow’s communities, with a special focus on October 2 and its exclusive inauguration programme.
FAST TALKS
1 OCTOBER
5pm – 7pm
MUDE – Design Museum
Free admission, with mandatory registration (link available closer to the event)
Fast Talks, a cornerstone of the city’s cultural calendar, inaugurates each season of Lisboa Fashion Week with moments of insight and dialogue. Bringing together national and international experts, these conferences foster an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and visions for the future. Previous editions have featured leading industry voices such as Vivienne Westwood, Vogue, Global Fashion Exchange, Farfetch, and IED – Istituto Europeo di Design, alongside invited thinkers and creatives including Joana Vasconcelos, Matteo Ward, Sam Baron, Jeanne de Kroon, and Matthew Harris.
In October, Fast Talks returns with two panel discussions held in English, addressing the urgency of sustainable transition from multiple perspectives. The first will focus on Crafts, offering a moment to reflect on the future of craftsmanship and materials in the digital age, emphasizing the importance of preserving heritage techniques and the role of design as a bridge between the past and the future. The second panel will explore Fashion Business, discussing how to make a fashion business viable. Drawing on practical experience, it will feature perspectives from design, commercialization, and education, aiming to inform and assist emerging designers in building and developing sustainable brands.
SHOWCASES AND EXHIBITIONS
BEAT BY BE@T
1 – 5 OCTOBER
MUDE – Design Museum
Free Admission
beat by be@t is a regenerative initiative within the Portuguese fashion industry, designed to expand synergies between creatives and innovative producers. The programme empowers these two essential poles of activity to collaborate in the development of Sustainability and Circularity strategies, contributing towards the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal.
This exhibition marks the final edition of the project, presenting four new circular economy proposals that aim to be active agents in the transformation of the industry. From a mobile app to a new biodegradable, compostable material, and the revalorisation of deadstock through designer collaborations, each concept is conceived as a future-ready solution.
INDUSTRY SHOWCASES
3 – 5 OCTOBER
Multiple locations
Portugal is internationally recognised for its responsible, high-quality production across the textile, apparel and footwear sectors. The sustainable transition of these industries has been both consistent and strategic, driven by investment in technological innovation as well as the preservation of ancestral techniques and the skilled artisans who uphold them.
During Lisboa Fashion Week, the industry’s best practices are shared with the fashion community and the wider public through a variety of formats, raising awareness and reinforcing the importance of ethical consumption.
An artistic installation in Praça do Comércio will explore the intersection of technology, circularity and urban life, encouraging dialogue and inviting new ways of thinking about and engaging with fashion.
Meanwhile, a dedicated footwear showcase will highlight alternative knowledge systems and emerging methodologies that promote environmental awareness, as well as new approaches to valuing design and durability.
FASHION SHOWS AND PRESENTATIONS
3 – 5 OCTOBER
Pátio da Galé
Physical attendance by invitation only
From bold minimalism to radical vulnerability, from high-tech biomaterials to ancient textile techniques, the work of Lisboa Fashion Week’s designers consistently challenges the boundaries of contemporary fashion. Their practice is underpinned by a conscientious commitment to an ongoing, sustainable transition.
Over the course of three days of shows and presentations, Lisboa Fashion Week’s eclectic and representative schedule (livestreaming at ModaLisboa.pt and Lisboa Fashion Week’s Instagram) offers a journey through the present and future of independent fashion — showcasing new collections from the most promising emerging talents to the most established names in the industry. Meet them here.
A major highlight of every season is Lisboa Fashion Week’s annual Young Designers Competition: SANGUE NOVO. With an international jury, the platform reinforces and reimagines its two major awards, to be awarded in March 2026, with the strategic focus on international training, responsible production, brand creation, and craft innovation. Know more, here.
