July 29, 2008

AGATHA'S SHOW in ALMAGRO


In the International Theatre Festival of Almagro Agatha Ruiz de la Prada presented a show about "Fashion and Classics".
Her work was inspirated in the play "LA DAMA BOBA", written by Lope de Vega in 1613.
In 1998, REPLIKA company opened the play in REINA VICTORIA THEATRE of Madrid, directed by Jaroslow Bielski.
The set design as the wardrobe were all designed by Agatha.

July 15, 2008

AGATHA IN PITTI SHOW


Agatha places her new collection Spring/Summer 2009 in an atmosphere that cares about the deterioration of the Nature.
Therefore the children walked down the catwalk between cubes of refusal materials wearing originals hair band inspired in recycle. Here paper pieces appear, broken off pens, balls, tapes, buttons, plastic boxes... Everything is recycled and these useless objects become amusing crowns on the girls little heads as a modern remake of the Statue of the Freedom.

June 27, 2008

AGATHA in SOHO NEW YORK


Agatha, with other great spanish fashion designers as Devota&Lomba, Jesús del Pozo, David Delfín, Duyos, Ailanto, Miguel Palacio y Roberto Verino,etc, (all of them belonging to the ACME, Asociación de Creadores Moda de España) present in the New York Soho a selection of their best work shown in Pasarela Cibeles.

AGATHA'S RETROSPECTIVE in COLOMBIA


Agatha’s retrospective collection is going to be in Antioquia Museum (Colombia) until the August 24th.
She assures that art and fashion are more merged than ever before, that's why now it's common to see fashion in museums and artists working on the body and dresses.
The same retrospective collection has been from 1998 in several museums of Europe such as Reina Sofia, IVAM and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Bordeaux.

June 19, 2008

AGATHA in the LICENSING SHOW 2008 NY


Agatha travelled to New York and participated in the Licensing Show 2008, which is only one Licensing International Expo, the world’s brand and property marketplace.

AGATHA and ORLAN


The french designer Orlan exhibits in Agatha's shop in Paris.

June 7, 2008

AGATHA in PUEBLA


In May 24 Agatha participated in Puebla (Mexico) where she presented her autumn/winter collection.

AGATHA in AGUASCALIENTES


Agatha travelled in Mexico for her show in UNIMODAA 2008. It was in the Universidad Autónoma of Aguascalientes, where Agatha and the head of this university signed up an agreement for the students to be given training, geographic mobility and professional consultancy from Agatha Ruiz de la Prada company.

AGATHA in RUMANIA (May 17)


In May 17 Agatha presented her autumn/winter collection in Rumania participating in the third edition of the Craiova Fashion Show Event.

NUPTIAL FASHION WEEK


This year Agatha participated again in the Nuptial Fashion Week´s Show in Madrid.

May 28, 2008

AGATHA and JCDECAUX


Agatha took part in the JCDecaux Exterior Advertisement awards with other spanish artists like Cayetana Guillén Cuervo and Gabino Diego. After the presentation there was a surprise for the guests, a big party with the performance of Fangoria.

AGATHA and NOCILLA


All spanish kids know Nocilla as the most delicious chocolate spread.
Now Agatha has designed the glass collection for this spanish brand. To celebrate this project we had the sweetest Nocilla brakfast in the Petit Palace Hotel of Madrid.

April 30, 2008

AGATHA and her JEWELS OF GOLD AND DIAMONDS


For the first time, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada has designed jewels in
gold and diamonds.
The presentation of the project was in the Casino of Madrid, where
the most of the audience were amazed by the way to exhibit these
original jewels like by the own desings of the jewels. It was a great
success.

AGATHA in the beneficial fashion show in PLASENCIA


Last Saturday Agatha Ruiz de la Prada conquered with her style
the enclosure of Torre Lucía, the catwalk of Plasencia in a
beneficial fashion show to collect economic aid with associations
of the local coordinator of health.
It was the mission trusted to the multicolor and peculiar army of 77
models amateurs, children, adolescents and young people who
showed this summer´s collection.
Agatha Ruíz de la Prada directed the playful operation, it was a
great success.
Hundreds of people were witnesses and they loved to contribute
to the beneficial cause of the parade.

April 25, 2008

AGATHA and her NEW CARPET COLLECTION



Agatha Ruiz de la Prada presented yesterday in the International Furniture Fair in Madrid her new collection of carpets. The company from Zaragoza AB21(www.ab21.es) has been the charge to make the proposals of Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. The Spanish designer has proposed original and amused designs made with natural materials. The presentation was a great success and the designer emphasized for the colours and the vitality that characterizes her, she is always taking care the environment.

April 24, 2008

AGATHA in SHANGHAI FORUM


The 18th and 19th of April, the CEIBS (China Europe International Business School), the IESE and the Fondazion Italia Cina organized the first Luxury Brand´s Forum Annual, where Agatha Ruíz de la Prada was an interesting lecture about fashion and her design´s philosophy.
Very important people of the fashion world where there, like Cesar Romitti (President of the Association Italy and China), Paolo Zegna, Boselli (President of the Italian Fashion´s Chamber), Salvador and RosaTous, Covadonga O´Shea and Michel Chevalier, later all of them were to the spectacular party that Agatha celebrated in the Hotel Hyatti.

April 17, 2008

AGATHA in CASA DECOR


Casa Decor is the most important interior design exhibition in Europe which is held annually in Madrid, Barcelona, Lisboa, London, Milan, Miami and other countries.
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada has participated in this fair with the funniest stand, giving the colour strokebrush and showing different ways decorating a living space.
Agatha makes her stand a catalogue of new materials and suggestions for those interested in putting some colour into their lifes.

8 APRIL_AGATHA and KAPITAL AWARDS


The Kapital Theatre of Madrid delivered the Kapital´s Awards 2008 in its Sixth Edition. Important personalities of the world of culture, sports and communication gave appointment in the theatre.
Some of the rewarded were Lolita Flores´ daughter, Elena Furiase (actress in “El internado”), Agatha Ruíz de la Prada, the Real Madrid football player Sergio Ramos and the actor Toni Canto.

APRIL_AGATHA and her SUNGLASSES COLLECTION


The most importants Spanish’s Fashion Creators joined in this new event for present their new sunglasses´ collections for the new season 2008.
Some of them were Agatha Ruíz de la Prada, Modesto Lomba (president of the Asotiation of Fashion Creators from Spain), Adolfo Dominguez, Armand Basi and Roberto Verino.

1 MARCH - 4 APRIL_AGATHA 12 SUITS FOR CHINA


The Spanish Association of Fashion Creators in collaboration with the ICEX and the Cervantes Institute, present in Beijing the original exposition “12 suits for China”, that joins mode and literature with the objective of awakening the Chinese reader’s curiosity about our culture.
The most important Spanish’s Designer like Agatha Ruíz de la Prada, Vitorio & Lucchino, Devota y Lomba and David Delfín, have Interpreted on free style 12 wonderful texts of Gabriel García Marquez, Miguel Delibes and more important authors of the Spanish Literature. Agatha Ruíz de la Prada represented a magnificent Alvaro Mutis´s text, standing out the colour of his prose in an emphasized design that gave the exposition of vitality and energy.