Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week 2009: creativity anti crisis

From today, February 20th, the forty-ninth edition of Madrid Fashion Week starts which lasts until February 24th. The event that will take place at the IFEMA and as always promises an intense calendar. Up to 55 designers will show their collections for next autumn/ winter 09/10.

This edition will include a more dynamic, wide and global catwalk show where young and acclaimed designers will present their proposals. Cibeles occupies the fourth place among the best catwalks of the world, after New York, Milan and Paris. In order to become strong in the international fashion calendar, Cibeles will be celebrated every year on a weekend, as their counterparts do.

For the first time, El Ego (a space for the young designers) will inaugurate the Cibeles catwalk, instead of closing it, as had been happening up till now. Marta Montoto y Roberto Piqueras will open the Neptuno catwalk.

Finally, José Castro y TCN will close the fashion week with their shows. Other acclaimed invited designers are: Amaya Arzuaga, Miguel Palacio, Elio Berhanyer, Hannibal Laguna, Victorio & Lucchino, Devota & Lomba and Ángel Schlesser. Spanish fashion has been hurt by the current economic crisis, which has detected more than 20% drop in sales. Nonetheless, Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week aims to stimulate a strong economic activity in Madrid. It will bring together more than 25.000 fashion companies and contributes roughly 4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the region. Creativity anti crisis!

Calendar Friday, February 20th,  2009
EL EGO
11.30 Bohento y Karlotalaspalas
14.30 Ida Johansson y Potipoti
18.00

María Escoté y Alberto Tous
Cibeles
20.45 L’oreal Prize
21.00 Jose

Castro
Neptuno
19.30 Tcn
Saturday, 21st February 2009
Cibeles
10.00 Victorio

& Lucchino
13.00 Francis Montesinos
16.00 Devota & Lomba
19.00 Angel

Schlesser
22.00 José Miro
Neptuno
11.30 Agatha Ruiz De La Prada
14.30 Jesús Del

Pozo
17.30 Amaya Arzuaga
20.30 Miguel Palacio

Sunday, 22nd February

2009
Cibeles
10.00 Alma Aguilar
13.00 Lydia Delgado
16.00 Miriam Ocariz
19.00

Ana Locking
22.00 Ailanto
Neptuno
11.30 Antonio Alvarado
14.30 Kina

Fernández
17.30 Lemoniez
20.30 Carmen March
Monday, 23rd February

2009
Cibeles
10.30 Juanjo Oliva
13.30 Duyos
16.30 Elio Berhanyer
19.30 Toni

Miro
Neptuno
12.00 Andres Sarda
15.00 Roberto Torretta
18.00 Javier

Larrainzar
21.00 Hannibal Laguna

Tuesday, 24th February 2009
Cibeles
10.30 El

Delgado Buil Krizia Robustella
13.30 Nicolas Vaudelet Juana Martín
16.30 Josep

Abril
19.30 Carlos Díez
Neptuno
12.00 Toni Francesc María Barros
15.00 Anke Shlöder

Jan Iu Mes
18.00 Sita Murt
20.45 Premio L’oreal
21.00 Miguel Marinero-Jesus Lorenzo

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