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Olive Press style guru, Freya, opens new shop in the spa town of Lanjarón in Spain’s Granada
FREYA Rogers, who runs the successful Armario de Freya women’s clothes and accessories store in the multicultural market town of Órgiva, has opened a...
Freya’s Style Tips: how women’s fashion has progressed, along with our rights
FASHION is much more than a “cute outfit”—it’s a major reflection of our times, political movements, and history.
Since the birth of the fashion industry,...
Top Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies, aged 88
SPANISH fashion designer Paco Rabanne, known for his eccentric clothing designs and for founding one of the world's best-known fragrance brands, died on Friday,...
Freya’s fashion advice: bag a bargain in the January sales in Spain
SOMETHING to keep up your spirits during the disappointing post-Christmas calendar are the January sales! A chance to get your mitts on as many...
EXPLAINER: A guide to Spain’s big January fashion sales
JANUARY is always the time when clothes shoppers in Spain can pick up a bargain in the big sales.
Once Friday's Three Kings holiday is...
Freya’s Fashion Advice: Foxy faux fur is a huge hit in Spain this winter
Nothing says winter glam like fur (keep it faux… we’re animal lovers)! Sadly, many women hesitate to buy fur, as they’re unsure how to...
Freya’s Fashion Tips: The Big Print
WITH so many exciting trends emerging this season, from grunge to glam, I’m particularly excited about the return of one of my personal faves...
EXPANDING HORIZONS: Our best self is our most flattering style
Increased global mobility both for educational and professional reasons has led to an increase in inter-marriage between Spaniards and other nationalities.
At a recent international...
Freya’s style tips: diversity for all
RECENTLY, Spain’s Queen Letizia was criticised for wearing a dress that was “too short” for her age (43), with comments that it isn’t “fit...
Spain is least ‘culturally arrogant’ country in Europe but here are 10 reasons why you SHOULD say ‘Viva España!’
Spain is the humblest country in Europe when it comes to shouting about its national patrimony - way behind boastful Britain and gloating Greece, according to a recent poll. But Pablo Balbontin has 10 reasons to be proud of his native land...
Freya’s style tips: Autumn is coming!
WITH the stifling summer heat and sauna-like humidity we’ve been having, it’s difficult to imagine that Autumn is around the corner, but the leaves...
Freya’s style tips: How to dress to impress during Spain’s fiesta season
WITH the holiday month of August upon us, Spain’s party season is in full swing. From pool parties to dub parties to town fiestas,...
WATCH: Flamenco-inspired Dior show takes over iconic Plaza de España in Sevilla, southern Spain
THE Plaza de España in Sevilla became the dramatic setting for a spectacular catwalk show by Dior inspired by flamenco.
The live show took place...
Pepco: Fashion store known as ‘Polish Primark’ to open first store on Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE 'Polish Primark' has announced it will open its first store in the Costa del Sol's Malaga.
Pepco, known across Europe as 'the Polish Primark',...
Slow fashion show coming to Spain’s Alharin El Grande
THE Alharin El Grande charity fashion show returns on May 7.
The show will take place at the Artsenal Inoxis art gallery and promotes the...
Was Spanish fashion brand Balenciaga inspired by Tesco in latest spring release?
HIGH-END fashion brand Balenciaga has released a new designer bag as part of its spring collection.
The ‘Monday shopper bag’, made of white calfskin, is...
Spanish fashion retailer Inditex known for brands like Zara and Bershka says prices will rise by 2%
SPANISH fashion giant Inditex says prices will go up by 2% across its domestic stores this spring and summer due to inflation.
Inditex, who are...
Slow strutting on the catwalk: One woman shares first hand experience at Madrid Fashion week
With fashion such a big business in Spain, Sarah Crozier shares the latest trends from the catwalk at Madrid Fashion week
Fashion and film combine in new Madrid exhibition curated by Jean Paul Gaultier
A NEW exhibition of fashion showing iconic outfits from the silver screen has been unveiled at Madrid’s CaixaForum.
Cine y Moda curated by French designer...
Family business as Marta Ortega takes control of Spain’s Inditex fashion empire
MARTA Ortega, the daughter of the founder of Spanish fashion retailer, Inditex, will become the company's chairwoman next April.
Ortega, 37, will replace Pablo Isla,...
Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon stuns in new fashion shoot for Spanish brand Bimba y Lola
THE apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Madonna's eldest child Lourdes Leon has proved she has inherited her mum’s star power - and...
Palma Hat Week brims with success in Spain’s Mallorca
THE small town of Artà was overtaken by glamorous models strutting through the weekly market wearing a collection of specially designed hats as part...
IN PICS: It’s a hat-trick as International Hat Week kicks off in Spain’s Mallorca
THE third International Hat Week will be held in Artà this year following the success of last year’s event in Palma.
Despite Covid, organisers of...
High viz, high price: the Spanish design house that wants €3,000 for a ‘builder’s jacket’
WHAT do you get the builder who has everything? A ‘designer’ high-viz jacket that costs €3,000 of course.
Spanish fashion house Balenciaga has designed the...
Major outdoor cultural and gourmet complex to open in Alicante on the Costa Blanca with claims to be one...
A new outdoor centre in the port area of Alicante is claiming to be the 'largest gastronomic and artistic cultural complex in the open...
Spanish model Nieves Alvarez stuns catwalk at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Madrid
FASHIONISTAS have flocked to Madrid Fashion Week, after the 73rd edition of the show kicked off in style.
Held at Feria de Madrid, and in...
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