The five finalist collections in the second and final stage of SANGUE NOVO supported by Seaside are the purest, most experimental and innovative materialisation of our CAPITAL, focusing on themes such as fashion as a dream that can and should be realised through conscious choice, a very close dystopia in which the middle class is abolished, the blurring of boundaries between ancestral techniques and technological innovation, the translation of highly human emotional depth into pieces that defy volume and proportion, the transgression of gender and the visual tension between the past and the future.

DESIGNERS
Dri Martins
Duarte Jorge
Francisca Nabinho
Gabriel Silva Barros
Ihanny Luquessa

Selected in October 2024, the five young designers now present the product of their conceptual growth and commercial maturity, developed over the last six months and with the accompaniment and mentoring of the jury. There’s news here too: Danilo Venturi, director of IED Milano with a multidisciplinary career ranging from curating to strategic planning and fashion branding, joins the jury for this second phase of the competition.

JURY
Miguel Flor (President)
Joana Jorge (Project Manager, Associação ModaLisboa)
Constança Entrudo (Textile Designer)
Rune Park (Founder and CEO, Sheet-1 shop)
Ana Tavares (CEO, RDD Textiles)
Danilo Venturi (Director, IED Milano)

Seaside continues to support the competition, in line with its mission to promote creativity and raise awareness of sustainability throughout the fashion industry value chain, with a positioning that places the brand not only as a partner of ModaLisboa, but also of culture in Portugal. The collections will once again be made using materials supplied by the textile partnerships established by the ModaLisboa Association: Calvelex / Fabrics4Fashion, RDD Textiles e Riopele.

AWARDS

ModaLisboa x IED Istituto Europeo di Design Award
– Master’s degree in Fashion Brand Management at IED Firenze (nine months, starting in November 2025), worth 24,000 euros;- Scholarship of 4,000 euros.

ModaLisboa x RDD Textiles Award
– Three-month internship at RDD Textiles (accommodation included) with activities related to design, selection and development of materials, modelling, 3D, clothing, among others. The aim will be to create a collection using innovative RDD materials and processes, alternative to those conventionally produced;
– A grant of 1,750 euros.

ModaLisboa x Showpress Award
The winners of the ModaLisboa x IED and ModaLisboa x RDD prizes will also benefit from Press Relations and Showroom services at the Showpress communications agency for one season.

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