The 080 Barcelona Fashion will be held in Port Vell in April

080 Barcelona Fashion has new headquarters. The Catalan catwalk, which last October said goodbye to the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, will celebrate its next edition from April 14 to 17 in the Port of Barcelona, ​​​​through the spaces of Port Vell and Marina Vela.

The fashion platform, promoted by the Department of Business and Labor through the Consortium of Commerce, Crafts and Fashion of the Generalitat of Catalonia, announced this measure this Monday. With this change of scenery, 080 Barcelona Fashion “begins a new chapter” that reinforces “the link between fashion and the city, with the sea as a global connector,” it says in a statement.

After years consolidating its role as a showcase for emerging talent and with a clear and growing international vision, 080 Barcelona Fashion aims to open itself more to the city and position itself as “a megaphone of creativity.”

“This boost consolidates Catalonia and Barcelona as leaders in the world of fashion, reinforcing their role as a creative and innovative hub, and with a clear international vocation,” the platform highlights in a statement.

Its current director, Marta Coca, explained in October the essence of the new location: “We want a completely different style from the last editions, where modernism has taken center stage. We are looking for a location that, in addition to being different, also defines Barcelona.”

The 37th edition of the event will look at the sea from one of the city's icons and attractions. The cycle that begins in April is aligned with the “Fashion Plan 2025-2030” promoted by Barcelona City Council, which debuted as an investor in the event last October with a contribution of 150,000 euros (out of a total budget of 2.15 million euros). The plan aims to “integrate fashion into the cultural, creative and economic map of the city and position Barcelona as the fashion capital.”

In its last edition at the Sant Pau Modernist Precinct, 080 Barcelona Fashion had more than 11,000 attendees and featured 24 brands, among which were brands such as Moisés Nieto, Acromatyx, Guillermina Baeza, Custo Barcelona and Carlota Barrera. It was an edition marked by new formats and synergies with public and private platforms in the sector.