Argentina, Madrid and Majorca, winners of the #mallorcadesignday 2019 by Prêt-à-Portals

International category: Argentina; National category: Madrid; and National Curvy category: Majorca. These are the absolute winners of 2019 #mallorcadesignday by Prêt à Portals. The Argentinian designer, Nicolás Sánchez, is the winner in the International category with his collection, Tokyo. David de Calle, from Madrid, wins the National category with the collection, Pielofobia and the Majorcan Carla García Parrondo, with her collection, Komorobi, is the new winner in the category National Curvy.

The jury has also selected 6 proposals from new Balearic designers. They are: Rebeca Tejedor with the collection, Mujeres; Carla García Parrondo with, Frontera; Marisa del Hoyo with the collection, Nanook; Alejandra Olalla Candia with the collection, Xie; Estela Martí with the collection, XXI; and Alfonso Sánchez with his collection, Yana.

Winners and finalists count with 9 weeks ahead to tailor and prepare their clothing lines, which we will see on the catwalk next May 24th in a grand fashion show celebrated in Puerto Portals.

The contest director, Raquel Arañón and Puerto Portals’ CEO, Corinna Graf, revealed today the names of the winners and finalists during a press release in Puerto Portals. The emblematic Majorcan port makes, once more, a clear commitment to the world of fashion and design, becoming the scenery of this big event that will gather in Majorca great designers, international models, renowned experts, journalists and first-rate fashion influencers. Graf has said to be very proud of Puerto Portals fitting in such an important event for the fashion industry. And has stressed that “fashion is part of our marina. We don’t only have nautical and commercial offer, but also good restaurants, and moreover, major boutiques. Part of Puerto Portals’ essence is being open to everybody. And this is an event which is open to everyone who yearns for a place within the fashion industry”.

The theme for inspiration in this second edition of the contest has been People & Places; that has allowed the participants to get inspired in any place on the planet and the people that inhabit it.

The International winner obtains a prize of 2,500 euros and a one week stay for two people in Majorca. For the National and National Curvy winners, the prize is 2,000 euros and a one week stay in Majorca; and the Balearic winner is awarded with 2,000 euros and a stay in the Peninsula.

The jury of this second edition of #mallorcadesignday is formed by experts and specialists in the world of fashion, design and communication. They are: designers Pablo Erroz and Ela Fildalgo; designer and teacher at the Design School of Ibiza, Tolo Crespí,; jewellery designer Isabel Guarch; theatre costume designer, Valentín Zamora; Manager of the Escola Superior de Disseny of Illes Balears, María Abando; Head of Communication in Coca Cola European Partners in the Balearic islands, Gabriel Mulet; fashion businesswoman, Maite Arias; and agent in Management Keragres, Antonio Genestra.

A total of 121 clothing lines across the world have been submitted to this second edition of #mallorcadesignday, multiplying by four the number of proposals that were submitted to the previous edition of the contest that took place in 2017.

By categories, the following proposals have been received:

1. International…………………………………………………………..…………………………………11

PROPOSALS

(Argentina, Italy, Bulgaria, UK and France)

2. National……………………………………………………………..……………………………………..58

PROPOSALS

(Pontevedra, Vigo, Oviedo, Santander, Pamplona, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Alicante, Valencia, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Madrid, Bilbao, Huelva, Córdoba, Sevilla, Cádiz and Málaga)

3. National Curvy…………………………………………………………………………………………..17

PROPOSALS

(Madrid, Málaga, Argentina, Majorca, Pamplona, Alicante, Pontevedra, Valencia, Ibiza and Badajoz)

4. Balearic……………………………………………………………………..………………………………..35

PROPOSALS

(Majorca and Ibiza)

Fashion, style and design come together with photography through the new open participation contest, Street Style. 1,000 euros will be awarded to the photograph that portrays the most stylish street anonymous model. The contest rules can be checked on the website: www.mallorcadesignday.com

The fashion contest #mallorcadesignday was born with the aim of strengthening and raising awareness about the work of the new Balearic, National and International designers. The contest is aimed at people of any nationality who are studying or have concluded their Fashion Design studies. It is also open to people linked to the world of design and/or tailoring which don’t have a College Degree title or a consolidated brand name recognised in the fashion design world.

The presentation has also been attended by Nuria Hinojosa, Managing Director of IDI, who explained that “fashion is a strategic area for the island’s economy. An area which invoices 572 million euros every year in the archipelago and provides jobs for 1,500 employees. There are 119 fashion companies based in the islands”.