Four designers who have received the L'Oréal Paris Award for Best Collection will present their collections at MBFWMadrid in September 2023
• The next edition of MBFWMadrid adds Isabel Sanchis, Ulises Mérida and Jorge Vázquez to its list of confirmed designers
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid continues to add leading exponents of Spanish design to the official calendar of its forthcoming edition, which will be held from 13 to 17 September at the Recinto Ferial de IFEMA MADRID and at various locations around the city.
On this occasion, the confirmed designers are noted for the perfection of each handcrafted piece they create with the utmost care and attention to detail. We refer to Ulises Mérida, Isabel Sanchis and Jorge Vázquez. The three of them, together with Teresa Helbig, have received the L'Oréal Paris Award for the Best Collection in different editions. The award has been running for 47 years and L'Oréal Paris has been the main sponsor of the MBFWM catwalk for the past 24 years.
Isabel Sanchis won the award at the last edition held last February. The designer, who always creates her collection alongside her daughter Paula, will be returning to MBFWMadrid after having participated in seven editions following her debut in 2020. Ulises Mérida returns to the MBFWMadrid catwalk after his 'Recreo' collection for the Spring Summer 2023 season won the L'Oréal Paris Award for Best Collection in September 2022. This will be the 14th edition in which the designer from Toledo will take part after presenting his collection for the first time in 2014.
Finally, Jorge Vázquez has received the award on three occasions (in September 2004, February 2016 and July 2018), always being recognised for the exquisite nature of each of his proposals and his ability to raise the concept of creation to a higher level. Teresa Helbig is also on this list. The Catalan designer, who recently received the National Fashion Design Prize - awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture - has received this award three times from L'Oréal Paris (September 2010, February 2012 and January 2019).
MBFWMadrid will enjoy the support of fifteen companies that lead the way in each of their respective sectors: The main sponsors are Mercedes-Benz, L’Oréal Paris and Inditex. In addition, Allianz, Iberia, Multiópticas, Galería Canalejas, Four Seasons Hotel Madrid and GHD will participate as sponsors; and Dorsia Clínicas, AEG, the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Mar de Frades, Martin Miller's Gin, Málaga de Moda together with the corporate identity of the Provincial Council of Malaga, UDIT Design and Technology University, Rowenta, Schweppes Selection will take part as collaborators and Solán de Cabras will be the official water supplier.
Isabel Sanchis se alzó con el galardón en la última edición celebrada el pasado mes de febrero. La diseñadora, que siempre crea su colección acompañada de su hija Paula, repetirá en MBFWMadrid tras haber participado en siete ediciones después de su debut en 2020. Por su parte, Ulises Mérida vuelve a desfilar por la pasarela de MBFWMadrid tras recibir el Premio L’Oréal Paris a la Mejor Colección en septiembre de 2022, con su colección ‘Recreo’ para la temporada Spring Summer 2023. Esta será la edición número 14 en la que el diseñador toledano estará presente tras desfilar por primera vez en 2014.
Por último, Jorge Vázquez ha sido galardonado hasta en tres ocasiones con el premio (en septiembre de 2004, febrero de 2016 y julio de 2018), siendo siempre reconocido por la exquisitez de cada una de sus propuestas y en cómo es capaz de elevar el concepto de creación a un nivel superior. A esta lista se suma Teresa Helbig. La diseñadora catalana, recientemente premiada por el Premio Nacional de Diseño de Moda -otorgado por el Ministerio de Cultura del Gobierno de España- ha recibido tres veces este reconocimiento de la firma L’Oréal Paris (septiembre de 2010, febrero de 2012 y enero de 2019).
MBFWMadrid contará con el apoyo de quince firmas líderes en sus respectivos sectores: Mercedes-Benz, L’Oréal Paris e Inditex como patrocinadores principales. Asimismo, Allianz, Iberia, Multiópticas, Galería Canalejas, Four Seasons Hotel Madrid y GHD participarán como patrocinadores; y como colaboradores estarán Dorsia Clínicas, AEG, Comunidad de Madrid, Mar de Frades, Martin Miller’s Gin, Málaga de Moda junto a la identidad corporativa de Diputación de Málaga, UDIT Universidad de Diseño y Tecnología, Rowenta, Schweppes Selection y Solán de Cabras como agua oficial.