POINT AND APART Flamenco and rock are reborn in Paris
The Cordovan designer Juana Martín presented her spring-summer 2022 collection this Thursday in Paris, with pure lines in black and white, paying homage to the rebirth of spring and those who have been in a state similar to the hibernation during the pandemic.
Organized within the framework of Paris Fashion Week, where Haute Couture creations can be seen from Monday to Thursday, Martín's presentation took place in the halls of the house of the Spanish ambassador in France.
"You have to keep going, keep working and creating illusion," said Martín behind the scenes, confident that fashion can play an important role in the return to normal life.
Flamenco and rock are reborn in Paris - Photo: Mohammed BadraThe designer plays with her flamenco roots through urban codes, turning polka dots into studs that decorate dresses and jackets.
A black bolero with voluminous sleeves completely decorated with studs stands out, while a white cocktail dress with ruffled sleeves reveals its studs like black polka dots.
The woman from Cordoba, who had not paraded in Paris since the start of the pandemic in 2020, also included several short cycling tights with beaded embroidery and voluminous mini-dresses, as if a ruffle were transformed into a garment.
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"The tack -he explained- is a nod to the mole to give it a bit of life and not be flat. It is a way of seeing how Andalusian fashion is represented in another way. We have always tried to be urban with that concept of reinventing flamenco or roots".
A hundred guests attended the parade, among them journalists and international buyers, members of the Spanish legation and the ambassador himself, Victorio Redondo, who followed attentively the new proposals of the Cordovan woman, who has been to Paris up to eight times to present their collections.
Martín, who raised the collection as a tribute to the strength of society to adapt to uncertainty, worked with embroidered silk organza cut with a wire system to shape flowers that seemed to sprout from the garments, and combined also the volumes with guipure and lace, to achieve a more glamorous and rocker flamenco style.
Flamenco and rock are reborn in Paris - Photo: Mohammed BadraThe dressmaker stated that the coronavirus pandemic continues to make it difficult to confirm appointments or contact a new audience, but she expressed hope that she would be able to return to Paris in July in more favorable conditions, for the presentation of the autumn-winter 2022/2023 Haute Couture collections
"We have done everything for the illusion, we marched despite the storm. We want to fight and overcome fear, taking precautions and vaccinations, but losing the fear of doing the usual things that we did before," he added.
