mafalda simoes

DESIGNER

Mafalda Simões

SANGUE NOVO

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.

FW 26/27

Creating at this moment is working with trembling hands, aware of how fragile everything is, and yet feeling the need to continue creating from tension.

The SOFT TISSUE – BODIES UNDER PRESSURE collection arises from the recognition that the human body is, at once, the most vulnerable and the most resilient material we possess. It is not a fixed form, but a living archive of pressure: it bruises, stretches, adapts, and carries on its surface the marks of time. Despite its fragility, the body persists, softens, reshapes, and finds new configurations.

Knitting and crochet reflect this condition: fragile stitches that, together, form flexible and protective structures. The process is slow and artisanal, attentive to the body, to time, and to the material, using natural fibers.

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