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Get to know the participants of the 26th Edition of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Talent Prize

The announcement of the emerging fashion designers nominated to win the 26th Edition of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Talent Prize has already been made and we are going to comment on it. On September 21, 2025, the new generation of Spanish designers will present their collections in a calendar full of talent, innovation and creativity that will be exposed to an international audience. Each season, 9 brands are selected to show the potential of Spain and how we have things to say to the world in a different way. The winner would get the chance to show the collection in Prague, which would help internationalize the brand, get to know other markets and explore new catwalks. There is an intrinsic insecurity in what they do and realizing that they are capable of winning the prize makes them feel valuable over an industry that does not have time to recognize talent over money. In the following paragraphs, you will learn more about the participants of this year’s edition, which are in alphabetical order: Antonio Acuario, Antonio Del Canto, Asier Quintana, Dimoni Studio, Emeerree, Guillermo Décimo, Skinsfrominsidemymouth, SLV FRR and Studio Cumbre.

Antonio Acuario

After a hiatus of 8 years, the Chilean fashion designer is coming back with a collection governed by chance and intuition. He is presenting his artisanal and sustainable ideas, rejecting the expectations and timelines of the traditional industry, in a new setting by presenting it in Spain. He is going to focus with each garment on creating an ever-expanding universe to make pieces interact. “Momento II” is an exploration of childhood desires to belong on female bodies, taking the time to think about new ways of inhabiting garments. A celebration of everything he hid, pretended he didn’t like, and couldn’t make his own. It would be a two part collection, where complex pieces are contrasted with minimalist silhouettes, making expression and affirmation the center of the collection while establishing a dialogue with the environment.

Antonio del Canto

Focusing on traditional craftsmanship, the Andalusian fashion designer is bringing the contradiction between minimalism and maximalism to the MBFW Madrid runway, once again. From the interpretation of Anna Karenina’s universe with “Kiss me at the gate”, back in February, to a more introspective theme as are the altered states of consciousness with “Vertige”, he is trying to create timeless and handcrafted pieces into a world full of symbolism and emotional narrative. Fragility and disorientation might be exaggerated in some looks, while others might embrace the ethereal aspect of the concept. A dialogue in haute couture language where blurred memories are transformed into an aesthetic language.

Asier Quintana

From Copenhagen, where he graduated from the Royal Danish Academy, he became notable in the world of fashion after winning the BIAAF 2022 Basque Emerging Designer Prize. His traditional tailoring with emotional and contemporary narratives captivated the jury, which led him to take the prize home and become self-assured of his work. Historical references and artisanal knowledge can define his work perfectly, garments that fuse the technical and the poetic. “Crisis. The journey of the decadent and tormented mind” is a collection that speaks about the restrictions imposed on men in 17th-century Spain under Felipe IV and the political questioning of gender norms and expression. Classic menswear codes from a critical perspective that transition from opulence to sobriety generating an expressive tension between extremes. His work is constantly searching for personal liberation, letting his client be whoever they want to be, exploring their gender identity and questioning the social conventions between eras.

Dimoni Studio

The whole intention of the brand since the beginning was pretty clear, Joan Ribas wanted to: to reduce paper waste on pattern making, to give new life to secondhand garments, and to use eco-friendly or recycled materials. This sustainable mindset let the designer reinterpret streetwear pieces based on how people actually wear their clothes. Back in February 2024, he presented “T T”, a collection that was inspired by gym culture and personalities like Aitana, Nathy Peluso or Julieta have worn it since then. Now, it is time for “Cop4cab4na”, a collection that brings the masculine and graphic world of soccer to the runways. We can find summer silhouettes with a much sexier edge with ultra-feminine knots and drapes, alongside short skirts and bare backs. A unique perspective of sportswear that can appeal to a niche audience rather than focusing on the masses.

Emeerree

Lingerie is the niche that Aaron Moreno is specialized on, he wants to bring out such intricate pieces with an elegant and contemporary perspective. Since 2019, he has been making collections and drops that revolves around the idea of reclaiming genderless sensuality and eroticism as an aesthetic language, giving visibility to the intimate through functional corsetry. Winning this award back in September 2023, let him present his colleciton at Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week, which led him to dressed artists such as Dua Lipa, Julia Fox, Troye Sivan, Karol G or Emilia Mernes. For 2025, “Dressing Room” is his exploration of the intimate and everyday act of dressing and undressing. Constructed from fabrics that suggest intimacy and texture, the proposal seeks to highlight the body’s natural folds and wrinkles, allowing garments to fit and adhere to them, transforming into a dialogue with movement. First time the menswear takes center stage with deformed tailoring that aligns with the externally worn lingerie, making this internal piece the finishing touch of the looks. An invitation to inhabit that moment suspended between the intimate and the public, between what we are and what we show.

Guillermo Décimo

The world-building and storytelling of his collections that has been presented in MBFW Madrid previously is going to be exchanged with an attempt to redefine the meaning of sewing and the value of time. Guillermo Díez López, an alumni of EASD Burgos, has been a great example of a contemporary designer that put the efforts on making stand-out garments by the elevated quality of the materials and the intricacy of the details. His work connects past and future, without forgetting the present; making sure that his previous experiences with Ulises Mérida, Ana Locking and Javier Martín Galán are shown in the designs. He is presenting “In Tempo” where 18 womenswear looks are going to hit the runway in a way where the classic concept of haute couture and the passage of time of its garments still holds. An understanding of timelessness and savoir-faire, pieces that tell stories from the inside and outside supported by a complex interior.

Skinsfrominsideofmymouth

The creations of Hugo Lisandra, alumni of UDIT, have always been striking and focus on menswear that straddles the commercial and the avant-garde. He relies on a timeless and groundbreaking style with materials that tell stories on their own; focusing on patchwork, upcycling and textile manipulation. The underground world of Madrid meets the trends that operate the mainstream, leaving no one indifferent. “Debut” is an expansion on his graduate collection, where he explores modern myths with each garment, seeking to tell a personal and collective story. Garments are created to simulate a second skin that transforms and communicates. His pattern-making is defined by the search for efficiency; while dealing with the creation of large-scale garments to embrace volume and materiality through technical and industrial fabrics. The introspective world of the designer is exposed to the masses reflecting in his lights and shadows.

SLV FRR

Ahead of her multidisciplinary trajectory, Silvia Ferrer refuse to become the stereotypical visual artist, she is creating this minimalist project to explore the temporality of garments. Embracing contradictions, her work range goes from the sophistication of casual wear to the pursuit of subtle disruption. With “Over”, she is focusing on creating tangible looks that revolve around the concept of outgrowth. The contrast between oversized garments and second-skin ones elaborate a narrative about suffocation and resilience, corseting and liberating the body as the collection progresses. Playing with the 90s minimalism and the 2010s indie sleaze, it is a collection that play with an intimate and casual tone where multiple positioned and unveiled garments are a sign of introspection. Dualities become the norm and the everyday life is frame by it, a suggestive attempt to bring fashion to a blurred and ethereal atmosphere.

Studio Cumbre

The Argentinian designer, Micaela Clubourg, is trying to expand her sustainable and conscious mindset in a quite stagnant industry with a second runway show. From Barcelona, her work is an interaction between theory and market being key to drive in innovation. As she defines: “a fusion of Eastern forms with Latin American artisanal techniques”, becoming a symbol of resilience is the goal and reminding the next generation that the value lies not in transferring material goods, but in preserving the know-how. With “Ya hemos estado aquí”, she is focusing on heritage, memory and materials. A declaration of continuity driven by how we re-inhabit the essential. An array of pieces that are dressing the wearer not from urgency, but from intention.

Words: @alraco43