An impossible wardrobe for the invisible (2011)

Lara Torres

Born in Lisbon in 1977.
Works and lives in Lisbon.

Education

  • MA Fashion Artefact with Distinction at the London College of Fashion with a grant from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation [London, 2009/11]
  • BA Fashion Design, graduate from CITEX – Training Center of Textile Industry [Oporto, 2001/03]
  • Jewelry undergraduation at António Arroio Art School [Lisbon, 1995/98]

Professional Experience

  • Fashion designer for own brand | fashion research project “Lara Torres” , [Lisbon, 2005-]
  • “Fashion Design II” teacher at the Fashion Design BA of University of Beira Interior [Lisbon, 2011-]
  • “Fashion Design" Teacher at CIVEC - Training Center Textile and Clothing Industry [Lisbon, 2011-]
  • “Fashion Design I” Teacher at Citex – Training Center of Textile and Clothing Industry [Oporto, 2005-]
  • Fashion designer at Miguel Rios studio [Lisbon, 2005-2007]
  • Internship at Alexander McQueen studio [London, 2004-2005]
  • Freelance designer for Portuguese Industry - womenswear collections [Oporto, 2004]
  • Internship at the Portuguese fashion designers Paulo Cravo|Nuno Baltazar [Oporto, 2003-2004]
  • Internship at the Stephan Maroschek jewellery studio [Lisbon, 1998]

Awards

  • Unique Design Award for the project "An impossible for the invisible" at the Fashioning the Future Awards - Center for Sustainable Fashion [ London, November 2011]
  • Blickfang Design Prize 2007 in the category Best Product Design at the Blickfang Design Fair [Vienna, October 2007]
  • 1st Prize at the 9th edition of “Sangue Novo”, the Lisbon Fashion Week contest [Lisbon, October 2003]
  • 1st Prize Fashion category at the “Jovens Criadores 2002” [Santa Maraia da Feira, October 2003]

Fashion Shows, Fairs and Exhibitions

  • Exhibition "An impossible wardrobe for the invisible" at Fashioning the Future Awards at East Winter Garden, Canary Wharf organized by the Center for Sustainable Fashion [London, November 2011]

  • Costume design for the artist Sónia Baptista on the project "Peau Fine" presented at the Art Gallery Graça Brandão for the Temps D'images Festival [Lisbon, November 2011]

  • Costume design for Sofia Dias & Vitor Roriz’s “A gesture that is nothing but a threat” at CCB, Box Nova [Lisbon, July 2011]

  • Exhibition “An impossible wardrobe for the invisible” at MUDE Museum of Design and Fashion of Lisbon by invitation of the Lisbon Fashion week [Lisbon, March 2011]
  • London College of Fashion MA Exhibition showcasing “An impossible wardrobe for the invisible”, Victoria House [London, February 2011]
  • Video Screening “Woman in the water” at the London College of Fashion, “Fashion Film: Art or Commerce?” lecture,[London, February 2011]
  • Collective exhibition “Pieces and parts” at Plataforma revólver ”[Lisbon, November 2010 | January 2011 ]
  • Performance “Lab - Work in progress “ in collaboration with the artist Marilia Maria Mira at the Estoril
  • Fashion and Art Festival [Estoril, July 2010]
  • Exhibition “Involuntary memories | Effacing series” at MUDE Museum of Design and Fashion [Lisbon, March 2010]
  • Fashion show “Anatomy of clothing” 32th edition of the Lisbon Fashion Week Cascais, [March 2009]
  • Presentation at the Projekt Gallery Showrooms Berlin with the support of Instituto Camões and of the Portuguese Embassy in Berlin [Berlin, January 2009]
  • Exhibition “Inventory” at the Espaço-Medeia [Lisbon, December 2008]
  • 1st Ibero-American Bienale of Design [Madrid, November 2008 - March 2009]
  • Blickfang Zurich design fair with the support of AICEP Portugal global [Zurich, October2008]
  • Fashion show “Becoming” in collaboration with the Textile artist Christina Doerfler at the 31th edition of the Lisbon Fashion Week Cascais, [October 2008]
  • Fashion show “Mimesis II” collaboration with Performer Miguel Bonneville at the 30th edition of the Lisbon Fashion Week with the support of Dgartes | Ministry of Culture and the Lisbon Fashion Week [Lisbon, March 2008]
  • Exhibition “Fac Simile” at Espaço Avenida with the support of Dgartes | Ministério da Cultura and the Lisbon Fashion Week [Lisbon, March 2008]
  • Presentation at Bread & Butter Barcelona [Barcelona, January 2008]
  • Blickfang-Vienna Design fair with the support of AICEP Portugal global [Vienna, October 2007]
  • Fashion show “Mimesis I - Studies” at the 29th edition of the Lisbon Fashion Week [Lisbon, October 2007]
  • Presentation at Bread & Butter Barcelona [Barcelona, July 2007]
  • Fashion show “Mnemonic II” at the 28th edition of the Lisbon Fashion Week (LAB) [Lisbon, March 2007]
  • Presentation at Ideal Showroom at Ideal-Berlin [Berlin, January 2007]
  • Fashion show “Mnemonic I” at the 27th edition of the Lisbon Fashion Week (LAB) [Lisbon, October 2006]
  • Fashion show “Implosion” at the 26th edition of the Lisbon Fashion Week (LAB) [Lisbon, February 2006]
  • Fashion show “Implicit memory” at the 25th edition of the Lisbon Fashion Week (LAB)[Lisbon, October 2005]
  • Portuguese representation at the 11th Biennal of Young Artists of Europe and Mediterranean[Athens, 2003]