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About Ernesto Naranjo
Ernesto Naranjo, a Spain-based fashion designer, founded his eponymous brand in 2018 after winning the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Talent award at Madrid Fashion Week. A graduate and Master’s degree holder from Central Saint Martins, he presented his collection at London Fashion Week with the support of the Alexander McQueen Scholarship.
Ernesto has worked at Maison Margiela under the direction of its Creative Director, John Galliano, in both the Artisanal and Prêt-à-Porter departments. He has also worked at Balmain alongside Olivier Rousteing and has created capsule collections for Lane Crawford Hong Kong.
“Family First” is the foundation of all his projects. Family, and the different personalities within it, play a key role in the research and creative process behind his collections. The dramatic core of his ideas is blended with irony and geometric forms. The visual ease of his looks gains character through accessories.
Ernesto Naranjo produces all of his collections in southern Spain, where he collaborates with skilled artisans and specialized dressmakers. The desire to revive craftsmanship and inject the knowledge gained throughout his international career in Paris fashion houses has been the perfect excuse to return to his roots and establish his studio in Spain.
Ernesto Naranjo was selected as a finalist for the Vogue Fashion Fund in 2019, 2022, and 2024 by Vogue Spain. In October 2024, he was also named a finalist at the Fashion Trust Arabia Awards.
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ONDINE explores a world where matter never remains still. Fabrics drift, float and wrap around the body, creating garments that appear to transform with every gesture. The collection exists in a liminal state between construction and lightness, where structure gradually gives way to movement.
Organza, tulle, silk satin and translucent textiles create an ethereal atmosphere where transparency and volume exist in constant dialogue. Suspended layers, twisted constructions, gathered drapes and fluid volumes reveal the inner architecture of each garment, while gravity becomes an active force, allowing every silhouette to evolve through movement rather than remain fixed.
The collection draws inspiration from the perceptual environments of Ann Veronica Janssens, the sculptural traces of Rachel Whiteread, and Franz Erhard Walther's exploration of the relationship between body, gesture and material. Their work resonates with a vision of clothing not as a static object, but as a living experience shaped by the body.
A subtle surrealist sensibility runs throughout the collection. Sculptural brooches inspired by jellyfish, sea anemones and marine organisms appear to grow organically from the garments, blurring the boundaries between body, nature and dress. These living forms introduce a sense of ambiguity, where the familiar becomes unfamiliar and matter seems to acquire a life of its own.
ONDINE imagines a woman who delights in the act of dressing. She plays with movement, embraces sensation and understands fashion as a physical and emotional experience. Effortlessly magnetic, she dresses with curiosity and freedom, allowing every gesture to reshape the garment and every silhouette to become something new.
Free, playful and constantly evolving, ONDINE celebrates a femininity defined not by permanence, but by transformation.