CARLOS MOEDAS
Mayor of Lisbon
ModaLisboa returns to the city between 12 and 15 March. As always, it returns by bringing to Lisbon designers, artists, industry professionals and all those who see fashion as a form of expression — a singular and distinctive form of expression, truly authentic. During those days, the city once again becomes a meeting point for that authenticity in fashion, an authenticity that is also at the heart of Lisbon’s identity.
The proposal of this new edition begins with its concept: Pebbling. It is a concept that speaks of small gestures that create connection. Small signs, small acts of sharing that form the foundation of any relationship. Like the expression that gives life to fashion, they are authentic gestures. In the life of our city, it is often these authentic gestures that help build the foundations of a shared sense of the common good. This is also what ModaLisboa has done over time: creating bridges, encouraging encounters and opening up new possibilities. That is what it does once again.
Secondly, there is the method — the way these small gestures come to life. Between 12 and 15 March, the small details that mark the connections between us are brought together through fashion. ModaLisboa does this by bringing together shows, conversations, exhibitions and experiences open to the public, gathering emerging creators and established names, critical thinking and aesthetic experimentation. Spread across several spaces in the city — from Pátio da Galé to our MUDE — the programme reinforces the idea that Fashion does not exist in isolation. It exists in constant relationship with culture, technology and society. Fashion is therefore connected through the small gestures it generates in relation to all the other areas that shape our lives. It is present in the many details that form our everyday experience. ModaLisboa shows us exactly this constant presence of fashion in our lives.
Finally, there is the impact. By opening itself to the city and to its people, ModaLisboa affirms Lisbon as a major capital of creativity, a global capital of talent. We are already a capital of innovation, we are already a capital of culture. Now we must also be a great capital of fashion. ModaLisboa is one of the ways through which we pursue that goal. That is the unique impact of ModaLisboa. During these days, those who live in Lisbon and those who visit will be able to see what our best talents create: new collections, new ideas and new concepts developed by the people who make Lisbon their home. We are a city of talent also thanks to ModaLisboa.
For this reason, the days between 12 and 15 March are not to be missed for all Lisbon residents. I will certainly be there, following what is best being created in Lisbon.
EDUARDA ABBONDANZA
President of Associação ModaLisboa
A campaign built together, a campaign that let go of authorship so every voice could be part of it. That was the starting point for the 66th Lisboa Fashion Week. With Carincur and João Pedro Fonseca from ZABRA, we turned an idea into a concept, and into a word that was not part of our everyday language. Together, we explored the importance of love, shared visions and the small gestures that so often go unnoticed.
So welcome to MODALISBOA PEBBLING presented by OMODA & JAECOO. With the Municipality of Lisbon, we shaped an event grounded in new ways of inhabiting the city and in a programme that strengthens the relationship between Fashion and society. The idea of pebbling offered us a new way of looking at what we do: actions built through accumulation and continuity, centred on the experience of the other. On your experience.
We stepped back and looked at ourselves from the outside in order to respond more clearly to what is expected of us: a Fashion Week that is human, strategic and open. We rethought access to the shows, reshaped the free entry programme, welcomed new partners and upheld the values we will not compromise. What we present is a Lisboa Fashion Week where Authorial Fashion grows through collaboration; where emerging Designers are truly supported; where formats of Fashion presentation are reconsidered; where every moment in the calendar has a clear purpose.
Choosing pebbling as our concept also made us more attentive to what lies beyond the product of our work. To the care with which we approach each task, and to the people with whom we share ideas, concerns, present moments and future ambitions. For that reason, I thank my team openly and sincerely, and extend that gratitude to all teams, to the Designers, to our new main sponsor, to our sectoral and institutional partners, to our sponsors, and to an ecosystem that continues to grow stronger. To all of you, I wish a wonderful Lisboa Fashion Week.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ModaLisboa would like to thank:
The Mayor of Lisbon, Eng. Carlos Moedas.
Alberto Laplaine Guimarães, Ana Eugénia Inácio, Ana Mata, Catarina Duarte, Catarina Félix, Cátia Montenegro, Celeste Reis, Chefe José Martins, Comissário José Gil, Cristina Coelho, Cristina Costa, Cristina Moita, David Monteiro, Elisabete Brito, Gabriela Seara, Graça Soares, Isabel Magalhães, Isabel Niny, João Oliveira e Silva, João Pedro Pereira, Jorge Cruz, Jorge Matos, José Augusto Silva, José Sande, José Pais, Júlio Sequeira, Laurentina Pereira, Lourenço Jardim de Oliveira, Luísa Teixeira, Manuel Rocha, Manuela Azevedo, Manuela Martins, Marco Guerra, Margarida Ferro, Marta Rodrigues, Micaela Capelo, Octávio Gonçalves, Paula Carpinteiro, Paula Levy, Paulo Pimenta, Patrícia Casaca, Patrícia Santos, Pedro Oliveira, Rosário Melo, Rui Arenga, Rui Lourido, Sílvia Dias, Sofia Godinho and Teresa Akslen from the Municipality of Lisboa.
António Valle, Paula Oliveira, Vítor Carriço and Carmo Botelho from the Lisbon Tourism Association. Rodolfo Durão and Bruno Prates from Lismarketing.
Bárbara Coutinho, Ana Fernandes, Carla Pardal, Cristina Duarte, Cristina Gomes, Pedro Oliveira, Rita Carvalho and Sofia Alves from MUDE – Design Museum.
Ana Botella, Elisabete Caramelo, Francisca Aires, Otelo Lapa, Patrícia Rosas, Paulo Madruga, Pedro Relvas, Raquel Carmo, Ricardo de Barros, Ricardo Santana, Rita Alves, Rita Fabiana, Susana Prudêncio, from CAM – Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian.
Alexandre Azevedo, Alexandre Castanheira, Alexandre Franco, Alberto Verdes, Alice Batella, Ana Catarina Silva, Ana Duarte, Ana Moreira, Ana Oliveira, Ana Pedrosa, Anastasia Bilous, André Costa, André Ivo, Antónia Castro, Antónia Rosa, António Custódio, Beatriz Mira, Best Models, Bizaction, Branco às Roscas, Broomtec, Bruno Reffel, Burel Factory, Calvelex, Camila Mila, Carlos Félix, Carlos Malta, Carlota Pires de Almeida, Carmo Afonso, Carolina Correia, Carolina Gama, Carolina Morais, Carolina Rainho, Carolina Reis, Carolina Santos, Carincur, Carlos Morais, Catarina Almeida, Célia Alves, Célia Félix, Central Models, César Araújo, Cláudia Almeida Silva, Cláudia Fazenda, Cláudia Nunes, Cláudia Pinto, Cláudia Simões, Contracoutura, Cristiana Cardoso, Da Banda, Daiena Dâmaso, Damara Inglês, Daniel Maria, Daniel Matos Fernandes, Daniela Nascimento, Diana Hernandez, Diogo Faial, Duarte Rente, Eduarda Abbondanza, Eduarda Olivieri, Eduardo Estrela, EGEAC, Elisabete Guerreiro, Elite Lisbon, Eusébio&Rodrigues, Evy Jokhova, Fábio Silva, Fabrics4Fashion, Face Models, Fashion Studio, Fátima Barros, Fátima Sobrinho, Federico Cina, Federico Poletti, Federigo Gabellieri, Fernando Bastos Pereira, Filipa Homem, Francisco Campos, Francisco Freire, Francisco Vasconcelos, FX Roadlights, Gabriela Vasconcelos, Ganesh, Gonçalo Guiomar, Gonçalo Santos, Graziela Sousa, Groove Digital, Helena Quinan, Helena Vaz Pereira, Helibrando Videira, Héloïse Maréchal, Henrique Gonçalves, Henrique Pinheiro, Herlander Carvalho, Hugo Pedroso, IED – Istituto Europeo di Design, Inês Marques, Inês Ortigão, Inês Pereira, Inês Vital Morgado, Inês Zinho Pinheiro, Irina Chitas, Isabel Costa, Isabel Santos, João Diogo Rogado, João Esteves, João Ferreira, João Pedro Fonseca, João Pedro Soares, João Rosa, Joana Campos Silva, Joana Lopes, Joana Jorge, Joana Moreira, Jorge Ginja, Jorge Marques, José Arriaga, José Leite, José Mota Leal, José Pinto, José Reizinho, Just Models, Karacter Agency, Kiana Fathi, L’Agence, Leonor Silva, Lígia Gonçalves, Luís Marinho, Luís Miguel Fonseca, Luís Pereira, Luís Pinto, Luís Silva, Manuel Lopes Teixeira, Manuela Oliveira, Marco Amaral, Margarida Botelho, Margarida Braga, Margarida Paiva, Maria Stoer, Mariana Garcia, Mariana Sério, Mariana Teixeira, Marisa Martins, Marlene Oliveira, Marta Batista, Marta Cruz Lemos, Marta Mimoso, Marta Moreira, Martim Fevereiro, MCatering, Miguel Ângelo, Miguel Flor, Moving Pictures, Nazaré Carvalho, Nuno Martins, Nuno Mendes, Nuno Paiva, Odete Viola, Paradise Streets, Patrícia Borges, Patrícia Costa, Paulo Gonçalves, Pedro Bacalhau, Pedro Brito, Pedro Carvalho, Pedro Curto, Pedro Reis, Pedro Valegas, Pedro Ventura, Pinkplate, Rafael Duek, Raquel Résio, RDD Textiles, Ricardo Fortes, Ricardo Gomes, Ricardo Nogueira, Riopele, Rita Gomes, Rita Neves, Rita Rolex, Rodrigo Delgado, Rodrigo Gomes, Rodrigo Oliveira, Rodolfo Morgado, Rui Rodrigues, Samuel Antunes, Sara Viana, Sayeni Mingas, Sílvia Alberto, Sérgio Onze, Showpress, Simple Way, Sofia Carvalho, Sofia Matos Ribeiro, Sofia Raimundo, Sofia Tavares de Carvalho, Sofia Varatojo, Sónia Jesus, TerceiraSegur, Thaina Correa, Thibauld Claisse, Tiago Bastos Nunes, Tiago de Sousa, Tristany Mundu, Victor Neves Ferreira, Vítor Machado, We Are Models, World Academy, Xana Guerra, ZABRA.
All our friends who have collaborated with us throughout all the editions, the Designers, all fashion professionals, volunteers, and the many hundreds of people involved in the organization of this event.
