The Spring/Summer 2026 collections by EIKŌ AI (IED Barcelona), Moisés Nieto, Carlota Barrera, and REPARTO (IED Madrid) stood out for their originality, boldness, elegance, and sustainability at one of the must-attend events in international fashion
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IED alumni brands shine at 080 Barcelona Fashion
Date
20 October 2025
After four days of shows (October 14–17), the 36th edition of 080 Barcelona Fashion concluded with a vision of fashion that looks to the future without forgetting its roots. The collections by IED alumni shone before both national and international media and industry professionals, exceeding all expectations.
REPARTO (IED Madrid) was the first to walk the runway on Wednesday, October 15. Their collection, “Clasificación: R”, delves into existential fears and the most intimate insecurities. Immersing itself in the duality between life and death, desire and emptiness, beauty and decay — through techniques such as upcycling, reuse of second-hand garments, repetition of trimmings, and moulage — the brand stayed true to its sustainable and experimental aesthetic.
As for Moisés Nieto (IED Madrid), in what marked his debut on the Barcelona runway, he presented a collection that serves as a love letter to his beginnings as a designer. With moon and stripe prints, warm-toned colors, and a dialogue of textures such as denim, mikado, cotton, and viscose — along with pleated and wrinkled volumes — the collection featured innovative finishes, including Jeanologia’s laser technology for worn-out denim effects.
The next day, Carlota Barrera (IED Madrid) presented “Spring Summer 2026”, where the designer — known for her queer sensibility — explored intimacy and the boundaries between the public and private through a reinterpreted masculine tailoring infused with lingerie codes: adjustable straps, transparent fabrics, hidden closures, and internal structures brought to the surface.
Finally, on Friday the 17th, it was EIKŌ AI (IED Barcelona)’s turn. With her signature touch, she explored light as an invisible thread between past and present, connecting the masculine and feminine, the refined and the raw. The collection featured garments crafted from honest materials — textured linens, natural cottons, washed silks, and translucent layers that don’t conceal the body but let it breathe — with soft lines, relaxed cuts, and slightly off-centered details.
Also representing IED Barcelona, Sara Huguet, a final-year Fashion Design student, showcased her own hat design at 080_BEYONDCRAFTS, the exhibition that aims to generate debate around the creative process from a contemporary perspective.
In addition, 10 students from the Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design at IED Barcelona — each wearing a self-designed look created through upcycling — attended the 080 Reborn show, an initiative led by the Consorci de Comerç, Artesania i Moda (CCAM) and the Agència de Residus de Catalunya (ARC), together with Girbau Lab, to promote circular and sustainable fashion through the reuse and recycling of second-hand clothing.
Runway photos: courtesy of 080 Barcelona Fashion.
REPARTO
Moisés Nieto.
Carlota Barrera.
EIKŌ AI.
Sara Huguet.
080 Reborn.
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