The XXXI New Designers Competition begins with 38 promising fashion designers and the 'Emerging Brand' debuts

Today, Thursday, April 17, the 38 finalists participating in the XXXI New Designers Competition, a commitment by the organization to emerging talent, took to the catwalk for the first time at this XXXIV Camariñas Lace Exhibition, Provincial Council of A Coruña.

A total of 26 collections by the designers: Estefanía Organz Fernández and Pedro Orgaz Fernández (Culleredo); Johaness Eduardo Senior Paz (Vigo); Hugo Castro Oubiña and Lucas Pérez Paz (Cambre and Betanzos); Paula Quinteiro Rodríguez (Vigo); Antonio Daniel Abad Ramírez (Ribeira); Adriana Lado Fernández (CEE); Iria González Fernández (Lugo); Onitze Aramburu Sánchez and Sofía Puertas Sömme (Okondo, Álava, and Berango, Vizcaya); Niskar Mariela Romero Chamorro (A Coruña); Elisabeth Millán Sánchez (Vigo); Alicia Santay Vázquez (Vedra); Laura Naroa Boroboio Allende, Giovanni Sestini and María Jia Docampo Rimada (Santiago, A Coruña and A Coruña); Marina Lamela Vallejo (Santiago); Laura Villar Loureiro (Guitiriz); Noelia Picadizo Villar (Rois); Laura Fernández de Bobadilla and Miguel San Sebastián (Santander and Torrelavega); Valeria Argüelles Villadonga and Celia Aldama González (Carreño and Avilés); Lucía Merino Herrero and Clara Fernández Souto (Valladolid and A Coruña); Soraya Arce Cavada (Colindres, Cantabria); Yara González Barral (Melide); Clara Rey Iglesias, Lucía Janeiro González and Antonio Soto Lago (A Coruña, Forcarei and Marín); Nerea Torres Tobío (Sigüeiro); Kharize Zanella Polón and Julián Barrosa Domínguez (Santiago de Compostela and Ribeira); Mikel Basterretxea Tranche, Maialen Heredero Paraje and Nagore Alinso Torre (Vizcaya); Josu Santos Blanco (Chief of the Bishop); and Aroa Lemos Mota and Carlota Izquierdo María (Barberá del Vallés and Barcelona). 

Most of the selected people belong to the following schools: Goymar, Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Vigo, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Paseo das Pontes, EASD Mestre Mateo, Susa Suárez, CESINE and ESDI.

A total of 28 collections will be paraded on the catwalk of the XXXIV Mostra do Encaixe de Camariñas: Mitra, Santos do meu pobo, Threads of the sea, Ondas de Luz, LP2D, Mallo x Luna: surrealist conversations, Divine tragicomedy, Tales of my grandmother, APAR, María Antoinette, Muerte a la moda, Marusía, Acqua Vitae, Flores nas pedras, Bella Epoqué, Marea negra, Afertsun, Mulleres de semper, Mooring, Bicos da Terra, Silvara, Ritual of fire and shadow, Paint it colors, The foliage of the trees, Beat 2025, Sakura, Debora and Inheritance. 

Awards

The main objective of the competition is to encourage and promote the application of Camariñas lace in fashion. The main novelty of this edition is that prizes will be awarded, based on the assessment of the official jury, to the four best collections instead of three, as had been the case until now. The first prize will consist of 2,100 euros, the second of 1,200 euros, the third of 700 euros and the fourth of 500 euros.

On Sunday, April 20, the jury's verdict will be announced.

First walk of the new 'Emerging Brand' fashion show

This second day of the Mostra also served to debut the main novelty of this edition in terms of fashion shows: the 'Emerging Brand', a concept that aims to help emerging designers, who have participated in an edition of the New Designers competition and who continue to promote Camariñas lace through their work, to consolidate themselves as a brand.

In this edition the 'Emerging Brand' is Xaquín Ruíz, who has participated in the competition on several occasions, and who throughout the year promotes Camariñas lace at fairs around Europe through his collections. He presented two collections: 'Flor de toxo' and 'Rebelde'.