Portugal Fashion ~ Designer Ana Salazar

In late April 2009 I had the privledge of meeting with Ana Salazar's Staff at her chic and modern store in downtown Lisbon, Portugal. Her designs were magnificant!
(information curtesy of http://www.anasalazar.pt) ALL Images by: Anna Castillo

Ana Salazar was born and lives in Lisbon.
During the 70's, she started to work on the Fashion scene, developing a new concept of clothing in Portugal, changing completely the way of presenting fashion shows in Portugal, creating the first Fashion Events, exhibits and expositions.

Both national and international press considerer her "The pioneer of Fashion in Portugal".

1978
>Starts creating collections under her name, whose are sold on her own shops and several selling points over Portugal and abroad.

1980/84
>Advanced the idea of using areas of Portuguese Fashion Fairs to promote the work of new stylists, namely the "Espaço Anos 80" at the Museu do Traje, amongst other places.
>Also worked with the textile industry, as fashion consultant.




1985
>Opened a store and showroom in Paris, considered by French magazine "Marie Claire" as one of the "New Fashion Temples".

* Photo to the left is from a spread in ELLE magazine.


1987/88
>"Festival Internacionale de la Mode", in Paris - She was the Portuguese official representative.
>The only Portuguese Fashion Designer quoted on the book "LA MODE AU XXÆME SIECLE" by Florence Muller and Yvonne Deslandes. Invited to participate on the related exhibit held at the Museé du Louvre, Paris, and the Museu do Traje, Lisbon.
>Invited to design accessories for the IPPC MUSEEUMS.
>Participates on the exhibition called "HISTOIRES DE MODE D'HIER ET AUJOURD'HUI" at Musée des Arts et de la Mode, in Paris.
>Signs a contract with a French group, for the manufacturing, merchandise and distribution of her collections on an international environment.
>Presents her collections, twice a year, in Lisbon, Paris, Milan and New York
>Her fashion shows appear on the international calendar of the Chambre Syndicale des Créateurs et Couturiers.

1989
>Invited for the colloquium "L'INDIVIDUALITE DE LA MODE - CONTRAINTES ET LIBERATION", with the philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky and Dr. Manuel Maria Carrilho, Minister of Culture, at the Institute Franco-Portugais, in Lisbon.
>Presentation of ANA SALAZAR PARFUM
>Presentation of "ANA SALAZAR MAISON"

1990
>Invited to the exhibit "TRAJE: UM OBJECTO DE ARTE?" which took place at FUNDAÇÄO CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN.
>ANA SALAZAR GLASSES - License for optical and sun glasses signed with the international group IDC.
>Designed the stage costumes for the "The Doll's House" by Ibsen, staged by Mário Feliciano.

1991
>Contract license with RECER for Ceramics, a project under the name "MODACERAMICA" by Ana Salazar.
>Invited to create the uniforms for the Worlds Fair EXPO'92, in Seville.
>Present at the EUROPALIA in Brussels, in the areas of fashion and objects design.

1992
>Invited by Portuguese Culture Secretary of State, Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes, to organize "The Congress of Imagination", covering several areas like Painting, Architecture, Fashion, Theatre, Opera, Cinema, Music, Science Technology, etc.
>Invited to participate on the event "Portuguese Culture" wich took place in Paris at "Menagerie du Verre", under high patronage of the Portuguese Culture Secretary of State.
>Creation of the patterns for the play "Dinis and Isabel", by António Patrício, staged by Mário Feliciano.
>Creation of the patterns for the ballet "Sereias and Lolobrigidas", staged by Margarida Bettencourt.

1993
>Invited to create an outfit for the international exhibition "VARIATIONS GITANES", witch took place at the Museé du Louvre, in Paris.
>Invited by Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian in Paris to make a Conference called "FASHION IN PORTUGAL"

1994
>Inaugurates an atelier in "Rua da Saudade", Lisbon, conceived to create special pieces with personalized attendance.

1995
>The "Philae Collections" invite her to create a collection of glasses, in Crystal Atlantis.

1996
>Presented the Ana Salazar perfume for men.
>Conceived and realized of a marriage dress for the exhibit "Traje de Noiva 1800-2000", at the museum of Traje, in Lisbon.

1997
>"Grande Oficial da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique", an honor degree from the Republic President of Portugal

1998
>Career Award- Elite International


1999
>Invited to represent Portugal in the inauguration of the exhibit "Balenciaga", in a European congress of the textile and participation in a conference of fashion designers, in Spain.
>Award - Best Creator
>Presentation of the Eau de Toilette Ana Salazar
>Career Award - "Associação Moda Lisboa"
>Opens a new store in Oporto
>Premium Career- magazine "Maxima"
>Rita Salazar starts to collaborate in the creation of the collections, being nowadays the manager for the styling department.

2000
>Invited by the "Instituto Camões" for a "12 Portrait Gallery" of representative cultural portuguese personalities, "Salon du Livre", Paris.
>First Ana Salazar's Men collection, a partnership project with five portuguese textile industries.
>Fashion and design consultant for the "Associação Industrial do Minho"

2002
>Publication of "Ana Salazar - an illustrated biography" by Cristina L. Duarte

2003
>Conceives the new image for the attendance and distribution uniforms, for CTT-Correios de Portugal
>National Design Award "Trofeu Sena da Silva" - Centro português do Design
>Conception of the "Confraria do Maranho" uniforms

2004
>Conception of ladies scarfs the "AML- Area Metropolitana de Lisboa"
>Concept and design for pieces of merchandising, developed to "Aquário da Madeira"
>Launch of the new fragrance "SILÊNCIO"
>Insertion of her image in a CTT stamp collection dedicated to the most important portuguese fashion creators.

2005
> Inauguration of the exposition "15 years Ana Salazar/Recer" in the National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo). Opened until 2006.
> Release of the Eyewear collection: sunglasses and optical eyeglasses.