The V Granada Flamenco Catwalk recovers its original format after the Covid
This morning the Granada City Council hosted the presentation of the V edition of Pasarela Flamenca Granda, which this year recovers its original format after the hiatus suffered by Covid. This was announced by the councilors for Mobility, Raquel Ruz, and Culture and Heritage, María de Leyva, who have advanced that the Palacio de los Córdova "will open again to the talent of the creators of Granada on March 5 and 6 to host the main flamenco fashion catwalk in our province”.
After noting that in this edition more than 70 proposals have been presented for the Young Designers parade, Ruz has celebrated that "this year we return to the original format with nine designers who are going to present their collections, in addition to the Young Designers and also the Catwalk against Cancer, as had been customary”, he explained.
Both councilors, who have been accompanied by the director of the Granada Flamenco Catwalk, Maripi Robles, and by a representation of the designers participating in the contest, have highlighted the quality of a program “in which the established designers they will have an unbeatable showcase to show their collections and in which new talents will find a magnificent opportunity to shine with their own light”.
After defining the event as "an announcement of spring and above all the return to normality in this difficult time", Raquel Ruz celebrated the recovery of heritage spaces in the city of Granada, such as the Palacio de Los Córdova “uniting what is the culture of design and the unique heritage spaces that Granada has”, he said. “I think it is a very positive synergy and that it contributes a lot to the city, because combining flamenco with heritage has great cultural relevance, but also tourist relevance, since it can be a photo attraction for those who visit us”.
“Granada is home to great fashion designers, both flamenco fashion and any other”, he added. “We have a super innovative way of doing things, different from what is done in the rest of Spain and I think that must be valued. If we combine this with our heritage, I think it is an unbeatable tandem”, he has had an impact.
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In the same sense, María de Leyva has stated that, in addition to affirming that "fashion is also culture", she has highlighted the importance of the capital of the Alhambra "as a city of great creators". In this sense, the person in charge of Culture and Heritage has framed the "relevance of Pasarela Flamenca in a year in which Granada unites to celebrate the Centenary of the Cante Jondo Contest of 1922".
For her part, the director of the event, Maripi Robles, has shown herself to be "aware of the difficulties that the flamenco sector has experienced since the pandemic began" and recalled that Pasarela Flamenca Granada "has stood by the professionals giving visibility to their initiatives in social networks and creating an online store to increase sales of firms and designers”.
Both Robles and the councilors Ruz and De Leyva have agreed on “this year's magnificent poster, the work of David Payán, winner of the contest among more than twenty proposals and which could not be more accurate and in keeping with the essence of what what is this flamenco fashion catwalk”.
Along with the young promises of design, the presentation of the V edition of Pasarela Flamenca Granada has had the presence of already consolidated figures such as Antonio Gutiérrez, Ita Yarco, María Francés, Ajolí or Rebeca.
Pasarela Flamenca Granada is an event promoted by the Granada City Council, in collaboration with the Granada Provincial Council, with the aim of promoting the industry around the flamenco fashion sector throughout the province. Since 2018, it has held its different editions in enclaves that value the city's tourist heritage, such as the Carmen de los Mártires, the Palacio de los Córdova, the Federico García Lorca Center or the Cloister of the Hotel Palacio de Santa Paula.
