IED Madrid celebrates its Fashion Show with collections developed under the concept “Times New Hybridisation”, an exploration of the in-between spaces that emerge between craftsmanship and technology.
Peio Santisteban’s “Flores para un monstruo” Wins the IED Madrid Fashion Talent Award 2026
Date
11 September 2026
Istituto Europeo di Design – IED Madrid –, a leading institution in higher education in fashion and design, has celebrated a new edition of its Fashion Show at Espacio Jorge Juan in Madrid. As part of the OModa Madrid Es Moda programme, the runway show brought together professionals from the fashion and communications sectors to discover and highlight the emerging talent of a new generation of designers coming from the school’s classrooms.
For the second consecutive year, recently graduated designers from the Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design have had the opportunity to be part of the Madrid es Moda programme, an initiative that promotes Spanish author fashion, this year under the slogan “Fan de la Moda Española”.
“Flores para un monstruo”, Fashion Talent Award 2026
For the third consecutive year, IED Madrid has presented the Fashion Talent Award, an accolade that recognises and gives visibility to the future icons of fashion. In this edition, designer Peio Santisteban was selected as the winner with his collection Flores para un monstruo.
According to the jury, the project was selected as the winner because “it is a work that reaches an exceptionally high level of quality in all the aspects that are relevant to a fashion collection. Conceptually, it is a firmly structured project, supported by solid research and translated into a poetic universe that brings theatricality and mystery. At the same time, it is technically outstanding, reaching construction standards rarely seen in a final degree project. Finally, its communication proposal brings together all the elements that make up the collection, bringing the project to a close with strong visual coherence.”
The independent jury for this edition was made up of Pepa Bueno (Executive Director of ACME and Director of Madrid es Moda), Leticia García (Fashion Editor-in-Chief at SModa, EL PAÍS), designers Xavi García and Franx de Cristal from ACROMATYX, David Alarcón (Deputy Editor of ACERO Magazine and Content Editor of METAL Magazine), and Federico Antelo (visual artist, textile designer and Director of the IED Madrid School of Fashion).
“This runway show embodies one of our school’s main objectives: building a bridge between the academic and professional spheres, giving our students the opportunity for their projects to become their calling card as they begin this new stage of their careers,” says Federico Antelo, Director of the IED Madrid School of Fashion.
This edition of the Fashion Show featured 12 exclusive collections, developed as part of the students’ final degree projects, showcasing creativity, innovation and a promising future in the fashion industry. The proposals were selected on 26 June during the second edition of the Avant-Défilé, held at the IED Madrid Gran Vía campus, where 28 students presented a capsule from their collections before a professional jury.
The other students and collections presented were Quisiera Recordar, by Delia Arteaga Martín; Una Tarde con Amigos, by Álvaro Blanco Gómez; Remains, by Alejandra Coco Bassey Oubiña; Desastre, by Joane de la Quintana Urrutxurtu; Impasse, by Javier Domínguez Pérez; Continuidad, by Penélope García; Umbra, by Claudia Lastres Feres; May Day, by Bárbara Maroto; Dripping Nudes, by Guillermo Moñux Ramírez; Voice of Silence, by Diego Serrato Varón; and How to Kill a Fly, by Sabela Yilmaz Peinó.
As Federico Antelo highlights, “including emerging designers not only gives visibility to new talent, but also enriches fashion with fresh ideas, innovative techniques and unique perspectives. These are the proposals that shape the trends of the future, showing how the creativity of young designers can transform the industry and open up new ways of understanding fashion.”
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