Fashion Design and Garment-Making Specialization: From Pattern Drafting to the Final Piece

Julia Reyes Retana is an architect who, since 2004, has been designing and sewing small collections of objects with textiles as the common thread. She also designs scenery, lighting, and costumes for theater, has a diploma, and has taught multiple courses on various textile techniques. All this led her to found her sewing brand, Chocochips, in 2015, where she produces her own collections and teaches sewing courses.

Laura Martínez del Pozo and her studio peSeta design and create sustainable fashion and fun textile items, each with their own story. Located in the heart of Madrid, peSeta is run by an international team of seven. They collaborate with local studios and shops and put a strong emphasis on respect for all the people and materials involved in the process.

When she's not creating collections, Laura teaches workshops on sewing and other artistic disciplines. She has collaborated with brands including Marc Jacobs, Primavera Sound, Berlinale, TEDxMadrid, the New Museum of New York, and Mugaritz.

Urko Martinez and Sandra Liberal are the founders of Lantoki and they each hold a degree in fashion design from IED Barcelona. After finishing their degrees, they decided to embark on an adventure and launch their own brand in 2010, and that was the beginning of Lantoki, a 2-in-1 fashion studio in downtown Barcelona that acts as both a store and workshop where Urko and Sandra design and sell clothing, patterns, and accessories.

The brand is known for creating simple, minimalist women's clothing with a unique and feminine feel. They place great importance on the quality of their clothing making them with natural fibers and professional finishes.

Natalia Londoño is the founder and creative director of her namesake brand of women's appeal NATALIA LONDOÑO. Her education includes a degree in Design Engineering for Product Lines with a focus on Sustainable Design from the EAFIT University (Medellín, Colombia), a specialization in Strategic Design and Innovation from the Pontifical Bolivarian University (Medellín, Colombia), and a Master's degree in Fashion Design from the European Design Institute (Barcelona, Spain).

She draws her inspiration from art and architecture and uses her work to empower women by transforming clothing into a form of inner expression. Natalia is also passionate about studying trends and altering and adapting shapes, volume and silhouettes to the human body in clothing design.

Although she's trained in editorial and set design, Alicia Cao's passion for dressmaking led her to win the debut season of Maestros de la Costura, which propelled her into a professional career in fashion where she currently works as a designer, pattern maker, and product developer.

Since then, she has created a collection for El Corte Inglés and opened her own tailor-made clothing workshop where she designs dresses for weddings and events. She has also experimented with new technology like laser cutting to give seemingly useless materials, like plastic bottles, a second life by incorporating them into her clothing using traditional artisan methods to create highly artistic and ethical designs with unique style.