At 080 Barcelona Fashion, Arnau Climent channels generational fatigue into a collection that rejects inherited norms and redefines identity through movement, tension, and refusal.
There’s something quietly radical about saying “leave me alone” and meaning it. Not as avoidance, but as a way of setting boundaries. With ‘Señora, suélteme el brazo!!!’, AAA Studio turns that everyday phrase into a manifesto. One that feels less like a complaint and more like a rupture. Arnau Climent’s latest collection captures a generational shift that is not just rebellion, but exhaustion with inherited expectations.
Built as a statement, the collection unfolds somewhere between confrontation and release. Silhouettes resist logic, garments adapt and shift, and nothing feels entirely fixed. There’s a tension running through it – between structure and collapse, between wanting to belong and refusing to comply. It’s not chaos as disorder, but chaos as a new form of order.
The punk and rock references are there, as Arnau has come to make his own. But beyond the aesthetics, it’s about attitude. It’s the way adjustable garments, multiposition pieces, and a strong performative undercurrent reinforce the idea that identity isn’t static, and neither is clothing.
There’s also something deeply human in the way the collection confronts judgment. It doesn’t dramatize it. Arnau imagines a space where expression doesn’t need permission, where contradiction is just something to inhabit. In that sense, AAA Studio feels immediate, instinctive, and necessary in today’s fashion scene.
You’re presenting your new collection at 080 Barcelona Fashion Week. What moment are you in right now with the brand?
Right now I’m in a process of reconciliation, both with myself and with the brand. After the previous collection, I wasn’t entirely sure where I wanted the brand to go, and now it’s becoming clearer and clearer. I’m really happy with the results and the feedback I’m getting, and I’m incredibly excited to keep developing this collection. I feel very motivated.
The title ‘Señora, suélteme el brazo!!!’ is already quite a statement. Where does this idea come from exactly?
The name ‘Señora, suélteme el brazo!!!’ came to me not long ago. It’s something we say among my group of friends when someone’s being annoying. When someone’s trying to put you down or just being persistently irritating, it’s that feeling of “hey, leave me alone”. It had to be this name, no question.
You describe the collection as a generational cry. What did you want to express with it?
I wanted to make a defiant shout toward people who are just… exhausting. If we’re not bothering anyone, why can’t we just be? I wanted to make that very clear, both through the clothes and the concept of the collection.
There’s a sense of rejecting inherited norms. Do you feel your generation no longer wants to adapt, or simply wants to break with everything?
I think it’s a mix of both. My generation tends to question inherited norms to really see whether they still make sense today. A lot of these norms come from contexts that no longer exist – ways of working, communicating, even consuming that have changed radically.
I think the right word is filtering. If something works, we adapt it; if not, we redesign it or leave it behind. As a designer, breaking certain rules is also part of the creative process. It’s not just rebellion, it’s a way of exploring new ideas. So rather than rejecting everything, I’d say we’re trying to understand, filter, and, when needed, reinvent.
How does that more rebellious attitude translate into the garments?
It translates into pieces that don’t ask for permission. In ‘Señora, suéltame el brazo!!!’, there’s that tension: uncomfortable silhouettes, altered proportions, direct messages.
It’s not an empty rebellion. It’s about questioning codes of gender, behavior… Clothing stops being just aesthetic and becomes a response. It’s not trying to fit in, but to provoke and open up conversation, to spark debate.
Your work blends conceptual and functional elements. How do you find that balance without losing your identity?
It’s a balance I don’t force. It comes quite naturally through the process. I always start from an idea or a concept, but at the same time I want the garments to be lived in, used, understood in everyday life.
The key is not sacrificing one for the other. The concept gives depth, and functionality grounds it. In the end, I try to make everything make sense both emotionally and practically, without losing the coherence of my identity at any point.
There’s a strong punk/rock aesthetic. What role do music and culture play in your creative process?
Music is often the starting point of my creative process. It’s a constant source of stimulation that helps me build atmospheres and connect with creative and personal states that wouldn’t emerge otherwise. From there, the punk/rock aesthetic isn’t something I approach literally in the garments, but rather as a cultural – and above all attitudinal – influence that translates into the energy of the collection and my way of understanding design.
On the runway we saw Martin Urrutia and Natalia Lacunza. How did that collaboration come about?
Our relationship came about very naturally. I’ve had a really nice connection with both of them for a while, and from the early stages of creating the collection I knew I wanted them involved. On one hand, because their profiles fit perfectly with the concept and narrative I wanted to convey; and on the other, because I was personally excited to collaborate with artists of their level and talent. Their participation brought something very special to the show. I truly hope to keep working with them, because beyond being incredibly talented, they’re also wonderful people. They said yes to walking for me without hesitation.
We also saw your father as a model. Where did that idea come from, and how did he experience it?
When I was developing the concept, the idea came to me that my dad – who’s always up for anything – should walk for me. Before even showing him what he’d be wearing or explaining the project, I proposed it, and he kept asking: “Arnau, are you sure?” But he just wanted to support me and trusted my creative vision completely.
The funny thing is no one in my family knew he was going to walk. We kept it a secret, so seeing their reaction during the show was amazing. Even though he said he wasn’t nervous, I could tell he was, but it didn’t stop him. Maybe I’m biased, but he did it so well… It was such an emotional moment, and by the end of the show the whole backstage was in tears.
What would you like someone to feel when they see this collection?
The collection is a scream at society to break norms, to be free, to be yourself, and not have to adapt or change your identity to fit established patterns. I’d love for people to think of nothing else but wearing it, without worrying about what others might think.
Do you feel you have a clear sense of where AAA Studio is heading? How do you imagine the brand in five years?
I couldn’t say exactly where the brand is heading in a literal sense, but I do know it’s a project that’s growing a lot and expanding more and more. A lot can happen in five years, but I’d love to keep working with my team, keep doing what I love, and see the brand grow – and grow with it.
And aiming high, I’d love to show twice a year: once outside Spain, maybe at London Fashion Week or Paris Fashion Week, and the other – of course – at 080 Barcelona Fashion.
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Images by Angela Ibañez for VEIN MAGAZINE
