Late-night lights, steaming cups of coffee, the hiss of steam irons, and racks of garments in limbo. We slipped behind the scenes of Moisés Nieto’s latest collection at 080 Barcelona Fashion and returned with exclusive shots by Angela Ibáñez. The result? A snapshot of a designer threading memory, craft and new energy into SS26.
Fifteen years after his debut, the Moisés Nieto brand revisits its own past while forging ahead: “this collection is a love letter to the beginnings, but also an assertion of who Moisés Nieto is today.” In the mid-afternoon calm of the backstage tent we saw that duality in full effect.
SS26 from Moisés Nieto is less about spectacle, more about substance. Less about shock, more about quiet revelation. It may not shout—but it whispers something lasting. Soft neutrals—beiges, blues, blacks—served as the base. But punctuated through them were vibrant flashes of yellow, red, pink: warm tones that felt like memory given volume and texture. The silhouettes themselves have matured: volume remains, but the ease of early pieces is balanced by precision and finish. One dress in pale denim (treated with a laser-worn effect) caught the eye: its raw edge softened, the structure informed but not constrained.
In the pre-show air the materials whispered their stories. We saw cottons softened, viscose flowing, mikados holding shape. Denim was there, yes—but not simply as everyday fabric: Moises Nieto deployed what the brand calls “Jeanología technology” to achieve laser-worn effects on denim surfaces.
In one corner a seamstress smoothed pleats; in another, a tailor pinned a tailored jacket’s inner pocket—handcrafted detail meeting thoughtful design. The colour and print stories echoed heritage: polka dots and stripes conversing with warm chromatic notes. It wasn’t stamping nostalgia; it was reworking the brand’s own language into something calmer, more resolute.
Angela Ibáñez’s camera captured the quiet rituals that make the moment: a model adjusting oversized hoop earrings; a makeup artist dabbing coral blush as a final touch; a last-minute check on the seam of a bermuda short in blush pink. These aren’t the glamour shots of the runway—they are the breaths of the collection’s becoming.
Photography by Angela Ibáñez for VEIN MAGAZINE
