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SIMOF 2023. International Flamenco Fashion Week at FIBES, Exhibition and Conference in Seville.

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By AndaluNet on 29/11/2022

From 26 to the 29 January 2023
in FIBES, Exhibition and Conference in Seville
Prices: From 6 euros
Schedule
Thursday 26 Jan.: In 11:00 a 21:30 hours
Friday 27 Jan.: In 11:00 a 21:30 hours
Saturday 28 Jan.: In 11:00 a 22:00 hours
Sunday 29 January 2023: In 11:00 a 19:30 hours
Tickets on sale this link

SIMOF arrives 2023, the International Flamenco Fashion Week

– The International Flamenco Fashion Week, SIMOF 2023, It is held from 26 to the 29 January in FIBES, Exhibition and Conference in Seville
– In the presentation, different artistic disciplines have been represented with the collaboration of the graffiti artist Seleka Muñoz, the bailaoras María José Villar and Leticia Gude, and a performance of models dressed as flamenco, all enlivened by a quartet from the Seville Symphony Orchestra.
– carmen cervera, Baronesa Thyssen-Bornemisza, will be the ambassador of this edition of SIMOF and president of the jury of the Young Designers Contest.
– The designer Agatha Ruíz de la Prada will present a capsule collection of flamenco fashion together with Aurora Gaviño.
– Will show more than 1.800 suits in 54 parades of 91 professional flamenco fashion firms that will show their exclusive proposals for the most versatile and inspiring regional dress in the world.
– Córdoba, the guest city, will participate with six designers in a collective parade in the auditorium and in SIMOF EGO.

SIMOF 2023. International Flamenco Fashion Week at FIBES, Exhibition and Conference in Seville.

The International Flamenco Fashion Week, SIMOF 2023 is celebrated on thursday, 26 from january to sunday, 29 January 2023 in the Exhibition and Congress Sevilla (Fibes). The 28 edition debuts concept and image and pursues a challenge: the internationalization of the brand, with a more innovative SIMOF, sustainable, attractive and supportive with activities that will be present throughout the year.

At the presentation of SIMOF news 2023 have attended Antonio Muñoz, Mayor of Seville; Francisco Javier Paez, delegate of the Economics area, Trade and Tourism of the Seville City Council; Minerva Salas, territorial delegate of Tourism, Culture and Sport in Seville of the Junta de Andalucía; Marian Aguilar, Promotion delegate, Culture and Historical Heritage of the Córdoba City Council, Raquel Revuelta, Director of the Double Erre Agency and co-organizer of SIMOF and Antonio Jimenez, managing director of Seville City Office. Accompanied by Cecilia Ortiz, General Director of Commerce of the Junta de Andalucía, and Salvador Gomez de los Angeles, Deputy Spokesperson of the Government Team, on behalf of the Provincial Council of Huelva.

the downtown Palacio Bucarelli has served as a framework for a 360º staging of an essential event in the southern European fashion calendar. during the presentation, the graffiti artist Seleka Munoz has made a live reinterpretation of the poster for this edition -starring a design of jose joaquin gil-; along with a performance by the bailaoras Maria Jose Villar and Leticia Gude, enlivened by a quartet from the Seville Symphony Orchestra that will perform flamenco jazz and a performance performed by models, all dressed as flamenco with polka dot dresses, creations of designers participating in SIMOF 2023.

A year, SIMOF will present the exclusive proposals of the most versatile and inspiring regional costume in the world. Up 54 professional parades and more than 1.800 costumes 91 professional firms flamenco fashion will be shown on a catwalk of 24 meters which will be installed again in the FIBES auditorium. The commercial area of the sample will be composed of 81 stand de 120 firms/companies between direct and indirect. An important event with flamenco fashion in which it is expected to surpass the 50.000 visitors of the last edition.

In this new edition, and pursuing the intention of internationalizing flamenco fashion, returns to SIMOF the commercial mission of Extenda, Andalusian Agency for Foreign Promotion, with which Andalusian companies will be able to participate again and simultaneously in reverse actions serving foreign buyers from the US, Mexico and Japan. While, turn, Direct action collaborations with France are being closed.

Models and guests

In this edition, that will receive models and personalities from the world of fashion and culture that we cannot reveal yet, will attend carmen cervera, Baronesa Thyssen-Bornemisza, as SIMOF ambassador 2023 and president of the Young Designers Contest jury.

SIMOF 2023 will have the following invited models in its fashion shows:

Thursday, 26 January. The Sevillian model Jessica Good
Friday, 27 January. The model noelia lopez
Saturday, 28 January. the model and influencer, Ana Moya
Sunday, 29 January. the malagueña Miss Spain 2006, Elisabeth Reyes.

Models and influencers such as Maria Jose Suarez, Teresa Baca or Maria Leon.

SIMOF EGO Space + DANCE

The SIMOF EGO space + DANCE, an exhibition area that this year celebrates its sixth edition, will host various alternative activities to the parades in the auditorium, such as parades by the students of the Master of pattern making at the Patricia Márquez school, individual or collective professional parades organized by the Córdoba City Council, as well as the municipalities of Cantillana and Mairena del Alcor.

The novelty of SIMOF BAILA is that this year it will host modern dance performances, as well as flamenco shows. So, will be presented under the direction of Álvaro Méndez with 15 dance shows. In this space, whose godfather in this edition will be the artist and teacher José Galván, you can see performances from all the provinces of Andalusia, even from Melilla and Madrid.

SIMOF young designers contest 2023

A total of nine designers will participate next Friday, 27 January, to 11:00 hours, in the Young Designers Contest, an important exhibition that continues to bet on the talent of young people and fashion from the south. carmen cervera, Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza will be the ambassador of this edition and honorary president of the jury of the Young Designers Contest.

Another of the novelties of the International Flamenco Fashion Week will be to publicize the Contest of Young Designers for Andalusia to reach new talents. Starting in March, events will be organized in different Andalusian provinces to attract young talents interested in southern fashion design..

91 flamenco fashion brands

SIMOF 2023 will once again have stalwart designers from this appointment with flamenco fashion, but there will also be designers who are parading for the first time at SIMOF such as Carmen Benítez, Alejandro Andana, Con T d’ hit, Jesus Morilla, Manuel Odriozola in Auditorium. in ego: Charity Pastor, Inma Castrejon or Martha Stream, bringing back the children's parade on Saturday morning.

In addition, collective parades such as Emprende Lunares will be held, with the designs of the five participants who received scholarships from the Cajasol Foundation in the Emprende Lunares training program, in addition to the parades of Córdoba, as guest city; Málaga de Moda or the provinces of Jaén and Huelva; and the Andalucía Icónico Flamenco parade to benefit the Seville Food Bank.

Parallel activities

– Presentation of the SIMOF, Magazine.

– Presentation of the label of the special edition of Marqués de Cáceres. Friday 27 January. Virginia Vargas, creative and illustrative, has been in charge of creating, together with the designer Juanjo Montoya, the new label inspired by a design by Miabril.

– Presentation of capsule collection. Friday 27 January. The designer Agatha Ruíz de la Prada will present her first flamenco fashion capsule collection, an exclusive co-creation with designer Aurora Gaviño.

– Aromas Crea Awards. Saturday 28 January. This year the professional career of the designer Carmen Latorre will be awarded. The Aromas Award for Best Model will also be awarded.

– Flamenco on the Skin Awards. Saturday 28 January. Pansequito, Juan Habichuela and Kiki Morente will receive this award this year.

– Competition of posters. On this occasion, the designers' poster contest has a novelty, will be sponsored by the Clinic of Dr.. Ortiz, which will award a prize of 1.000 € to the winner.

An innovative creative space is also opening at this edition, SIMOF's cube, which will host performances, presentations, set of interviews and parades during the four days of the event.

The city of Seville will also echo the celebration of SIMOF 2023, with games of lights projected on the most emblematic facades and monuments of the city.

More than SIMOF 2023

One of the objectives of the new SIMOF concept is to organize complementary activities that will take place throughout the year in different parts of Andalusia.. They highlight a round table on sustainable fashion in which designers and fashion experts will discuss the future of the fashion industry. Training days for designers, in collaboration with Seville City Office, to support the expansion of your business thanks to new technologies.

SIMOF is also more supportive, For this reason, in spring, a charity auction will be held in which well-known faces will donate flamenco dresses and accessories., as well as bullfighting accessories, for a good cause. All proceeds will go to a non-profit association.

Sponsors and collaborators

SIMOF 2023 It is sponsored by Turismo de Andalucía, Marqués de Cáceres, Aroma by Astra, Flamentex, Tourism Almunecar La Herradura, Sadeco, and General Directorate of Commerce, of the Ministry of Employment, Business and Autonomous Work of the Junta de Andalucía, through the brand “Crafts made in Andalusia”.

The collaborators of this edition are Clínica Dr.. Ortiz as a sponsor of the designer poster contest; Maui Jim as sole sponsor of the Andalucía Icónico Flamenco parade; Mercal, official footwear of SIMOF and Martini, Ana Camero Hair Salon and Cristina Rivero Makeup School. Counting as Official Transport: Renfe.

TICKETS

Tickets are now available. They can be purchased through the following link.

Prices

-Enclosure entrance and SIMOF EGO
Entrance to the enclosure, shopping area and SIMOF EGO: 6 euros (until 25 January at 23:59 hours).
advance price of 6 euro until 25 January, from this date the price will be 8 euros on the web and at the box office.
Hours to visit the venue, shopping area and SIMOF EGO:
Thursday 26 January 2023: 11:00 a 21:30 hours
Friday 27 January 2023: 11:00 a 21:30 hours
Saturday 28 January 2023: 11:00 a 22:00 hours
Sunday 29 January 2023: 11:00 a 19:30 hours

-parade entrance:
Entrance to the parade in auditorium: 13 euros (until 25 January at 23:59 hours)
It includes, also, access to the venue, shopping area and SIMOF EGO on the day of the parade.
advance price of 13 euro until 25 January, from this date the price will be 15 euros on the web and at the box office.

-SIMOF Dance Ticket:
Entrance to one of the SIMOF Baila shows: 10 euros
It includes, also, access to the venue, shopping area and SIMOF EGO.

-Group entrance to parades:
Group ticket for a minimum of 10 people who come together to the parade in auditorium: 12 euros each entry.
It includes, also, access to the venue, shopping area and SIMOF EGO on the day of the parade.

–Children 10 free years:
minors 10 years free except to Dance/Parade in auditorium who occupy a seat