Anita Moreno with Ivanna Mestres look in Ibiza.
The traditional Ibizan fashion or, what is the same, the Adlib catwalk celebrates 50 years of history and the island of Ibiza is already wearing its best (and most relaxed) finery to celebrate it.
Those natural, light and handmade fabrics, decorated with embroidery and lace, who surprised the world I Ibiza Fashion Week 1971 and that, every summer for half a century, they flood the island of Pitiusa and our wardrobes, make this 2021 more meaningful than ever, since **it has been a long time since we felt the need to be as free as now. **
'Cause that's the real one meaning of the Latin expression ad libitum that gave origin (and essence) to the Adlib fashion: 'freely'. Both in the clothes and in the neo-hippy lifestyle of the 70s – in which the free and carefree spirit was extolled – that had come to the island along with the hippie movement.
Las Dalias Flea Market, Ibiza, 1980s.
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“Dress as you want, but with style”, said at that time the Serbian princess Smilja Mihailovich, nicknamed 'the princess of the Pitiusas'. A motto that 50 years later is still valid and that we will see about the couple again on June 12 at the Baluard de Santa Llúcia in Dalt Vila, under the Moda Adlib brand, protected by the Consell Insular d'Eivissa.
15 will be the designers who will show their collections –created and produced on the island of Ibiza–: Tony Bonet, Ibimoda, Piluca Bayarri, Virginia Vald, Vintage Ibiza, Etikology, Ibiza Stones, Ivanna Mestres and Monika Maxim Ibiza.
In addition, in the accessories section, Estrivancus, Espardenyes Torres, K de Kose Kose, Dolors Miró, S72 Hat and the well-known jeweler Elisa Pomar will do so.
The Adlib Ibiza catwalk turns 50.
FASHION WITH DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN
The program of activities Adlib Ibiza's 50th anniversary also includes exhibitions, Like that pays homage to the origins of artisanal tailoring of the island and which is called Fashion in Ibiza: sewing and dressing (until June 12 in the Exhibition Hall of Carrer Sant Jaume, in Santa Eulària) and the retrospective Adlib, 50 years of fashion (1971-2021), a sample that aims to show the importance of Adlib fashion during the different stages and historical and social contexts of Ibiza (Until June 26 at the Ses Coves Blanques Lighthouse, in Sant Antoni de Portmany).
Brigitte Attard's dress that was on the cover of Vestirama in July 1971, the dresses of Charo Ruiz and Vintage Ibiza that Queen Letizia wore last summer, and even the famous Medusa dress with which Cristina Pedroche revolutionized New Year's Eve 2014 will be in this latest exhibition, as commented by its curator, Carmen Coll, in its presentation.
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ADLIB FASHION SHOPPING IN IBIZA
Another protagonist of the island, the Ibiza Gran Hotel, has also wanted to join the new prevailing normality in which customers want to get closer to the most relaxed spirit of Ibiza and he has created, together with the blogger and stylist Anita Moreno (@dress_to_impress_ibiza), an experience that consists of visit the most representative Adlib fashion stores in the city.
This is the new Charo Ruiz collection.
Expert in shopping (and in his native Ibiza), Anita will advise you on what to buy in each of them depending on your style. To whet your appetite, these are the garments that, according to the Ibiza Fashion Bloggers ambassador, should not be missing from your wardrobe this summer 2021:
"The Ibiza Trendy's famous asymmetrical skirt (known for its boho-chic style), the exclusive kaftans from Woman Story Ibiza, the leather and handmade footwear from Karma of Charme, the glam looks from Front Line (although it also has more casual ones), any garment from Charo Ruiz ( lace and white are the essence of Adlib ), the famous hand-embroidered bikinis with Swarovski crystals worn by Ana Obregón from Piluca Bayarri and the cotton and nautical outfit from Les Canebiers”.