Photo: Pedro Ferreira Bag: Marta Ponti It is estimated that the fashion industry is responsible for between 2 and 8 per cent of global carbon emissions, with a major impact on the climate. The search for new solutions is therefore “essential to establish and implement strategies to prevent global warming, namely to curb unsustainable production and consumption patterns and implement actions to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impact.” This is the belief of Maria José Ferreira, director of the Portuguese Footwear Technology Centre and coordinator of the BioShoes4all project. In practic ..read more

Photos: Luís Fonseca  Words: Cláudia Pinto Pátio da Galé was the stage for ModaLisboa. For three days, Portuguese brands and designers introduced their proposals for the next coldseason. But creativity was visible beyond the runway. In the queues, in the bar, backstage, many were the ones who dared in their outfits, showing us that fashion will be better the more individual creativity there is. Portuguese Soul gives you the most creative details of this Fashion Week ..read more

www.burelfactory.com Interview: Joana Jervell Photos: Burel Factory Founded in the Serra da Estrela, driven by a desire to revitalise an ancient craft and breathe new life into burel — a 100% wool fabric with unique characteristics — the Burel Factory’s reach now extends from fashion and decor to interior design and hospitality. Committed to preserving the material and intangible heritage of a region, we take a deep dive into this project through a conversation with its co-founder, Isabel Santos, who lets us know how this success story was woven. Q: When, and for what reason, did the Burel Fac ..read more

Photo: Carmo Amorim Shoes: Calçado Penha The Portuguese footwear industry currently exports more than 90% of its production. As a result, 76 million pairs of shoes are sold in more than 170 countries on five continents. European markets such as Germany, France, and the Netherlands are at the forefront; Spain and the UK also stand out in this geographical space. But Portuguese footwear also reaches countless other countries, including Anguilla, Madagascar, Liberia and Zimbabwe, the last four stamps in the passport of Portuguese companies. The sector has made considerable efforts to diversify th ..read more

Words: Ilídia Pinto Photo: AORP Portuguese jewellery is the perfect symbol of much-vaunted sustainability, a word that has entered the general lexicon in recent years but which, in the case of goldsmiths, has always been at the heart of their concerns. After all, jewellery is made from expensive precious metals, which are constantly saved and endlessly reworked in a constant circular process. The result of ancient techniques and designs that are part of the collective imagination, such as the chain necklace, baroque earrings and the intertwined thread necklace, items of Portuguese jewellery ar ..read more

Words: Nuno Maulide Introduction Words: Cláudia Pinto Photo: Pedro Afonso “We are all born 100 years before we come into the world.” This is the idea of the Portuguese author and journalist Fátima Campos Ferreira, who describes the family tree as a “cultural broth”. We are influenced by those who were born before us, who lived before us, and who brought us into the world. From that day on, we are a sponge that absorbs knowledge, first through imitation, in a kind of osmosis, and then through acquired skills that develop throughout our lives. It is not only physically that this legacy is perpe ..read more

What is a legacy? What does it look like? How is it materialised? How is it passed on? To what extent are we influenced by those who came before us? What baggage do we bring with us? And what kind of baggage is it? Is it heavy? Is it checked luggage that we carry with us all our lives, or carry-on luggage that gets lost on airport carpets? One thing is for sure: after this issue, the 26th one, we have a much broader vision of that invisible thread that binds us all together and connects us in an almost magical way. We call it legacy, belonging, and culture. And if there’s one thing that unite ..read more

“I don’t know how many souls I have. I’ve changed at every moment. I always feel like a stranger. I’ve never seen or found myself”. The words of Fernando Pessoa reflect a deeper thought about being and are the basis of the new Portuguese Shoes campaign. Every being is multiple in his own singularity. No one is just one element. We are complex beings, made up of layers that expand and intertwine. Each of us is a special being, a result of contexts, lessons, exchanges, loves and heartbreaks, particularities and singularities. We are born equal, but we become unique. We are special, different fro ..read more

Reve de Flo on Patrick McDowell’s catwalk Portuguese footwear has just made its debut at London Fashion Week. The shoes of Reve de Flo, a company based in Oliveira de Azeméis that is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, were in the spotlight on the catwalk of Patrick McDowell, one of the most promising English designers of today, who, in the words of Ana Wintour, director of American Vogue, “seeks to reinvent luxury through a sustainable vision of fashion”. For next summer’s collection, Patrick McDowell was inspired by the 1926 ballet “A Tragedy of Fashion” by Frederick Ashton. In collaborati ..read more

You can leave your hat on Influencer, model, entrepreneur. Francisco Faria is a digital universe success story, who two years ago launched a unique brand of hats made in Portugal: the Hurricane. Maluma and Rosalia are some of the names that have used his brand’s products. The goal is to reach more celebrities and, with that, more countries. And what if we told him that this brand — like its founder — could not live without water? It seems impossible, but water is vital in the Hurricane production process as it is for any hat that respects the national hat-making heritage, because it moistens a ..read more