FASHION DESIGN
Cyril Bourez from Belgium ( student representing La Cambre, Brussels ) won tonight in Porto the Best Overall Collection Award at Moda.Portugal Fashion Design Competition with his MA1 Menswear collection. According to the young fashion designer, "the collection is a tribute to the iconic pieces that made him dream of making fashion, meeting the garments he used to wear as a teenager. It's at the same time a way to say thank you to these important fashion designers, and also a playful self-portrait. Each silhouette makes a clear and direct link with a famous and inspiring fashion house." He also won the 'Best Collection Per Country' prize for Belgium.
The other winners of the night for 'Best Collection per Country' in Fashion Design category are:
Marylyn Hampartzounian / Esmod - France
Otilia Vlad / AMD Munchen - Germany
Beatrice Mason / Polimoda - Italy
Filipe Augusto / Modatex - Portugal
Concépcion Rodriguez - Moh / IED Madrid - Spain
Jehwa Rhee Soorhee / London College of Fashion - UK
Cyril Bourez / La Cambre - Belgium
FOOTWEAR DESIGN
Daniel Gonçalves from Portugal ( student representing LSD The Lisbon School of Design) won the Best overall Footwear Award and also the Best Collection Per Country (Footwear) prize. 'Taking into account the historical context of Portugal's maritime industry, his proposal focuses on the development of a men's boot, with inspiration in the workers of this industry. Workers whose protective clothing is graphically deconstructed by time. The process appears as motto: raw materials, nautical elements such as ropes, metal and an overall deconstructed appearance. '
The other winners of the night for 'Best Collection per Country' in Footwear category are:
Barbara Bugyíkova / Tomas Bata University - Czech Republic
Stephanie Lundby / Arsutoria school - Italy
James Harmakis / IED Madrid - Spain
Daniel Gonçalves / LSD The Lisbon school of Design - Portugal
ModaPortugal, Awards Ceremony. Cyril Bourez wins the fashion design competition. photo (c) Louie Thain
Discover all the contestants, winners and respective collections presented during the Porto.ModaPortugal 2017 Fashion Design Competition juste HERE.