Haute couture: renaissance at Juana Martin, rainbow at Yanina Couture
The closing day of Haute Couture week, marked by a plethora of physical shows, ended with two good surprises from foreign houses. On Thursday January 27, Andalusian designer Juana Martin made her return to Paris with a show presented against a backdrop of Goya tapestries at the Spanish Embassy, two years after her last physical show in the French capital.

“Coming back to Paris is a rebirth. The pandemic has cast a veil of darkness over everything and getting the machine back up and running has been very complicated. But you have to take risks, get on with your life and bet big on Spanish fashion and Andalusian”, says the designer. She does not hesitate to claim her “feminine strength” and underlines the importance of being the only Spanish house represented on the official Haute Couture calendar. A responsibility that Juana Martin takes on with pride. “Overcoming the prejudices that stick to my skin as the only gypsy woman at the head of a major brand is sometimes difficult, but I always take it as a challenge”, smiles the Spanish designer, wearing her usual hat. tradition of Cordoba, his city of origin.

In total, 22 looks entirely in black and white paraded, reflecting “the light at the end of the tunnel, which we perceive after a long period of sadness”, associated with two years of pandemic. To celebrate her return to physical parades, Juana Martin insists on the typical craftsmanship of her land of origin and on her gypsy roots, symbolized by the world of flamenco. The result ? Voluptuous silhouettes loaded with the characteristic ruffles of Andalusian dresses, with polka dots reinterpreted in the form of rock’n’roll sequins, with voluminous sleeves and capes in organza, guipure and lace.