Spanish designer Eva Iszoro, founder of Accidental Cutting, featured a broad range of Pongees silk fabrics in her latest collection, which was launched with a live catwalk show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Madrid last weekend.

Apocalypse – the new reality showcased Eva’s signature combination of random and abstract geometric shapes found in both daywear and bridalwear. The designer is fascinated by shape and has developed the collection, which has been inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, using an experimental cutting method.

“Innovative designers often do not reveal the pattern cutting processes involved in their collections, but I am very interested in not just being creative but explaining the method and developing a process,” says Eva, who is writing a paper on abstract pattern cutting as  design tool for Routledge Fashion Companion with Julian Roberts, Professor at the Royal College of Art. Eva is a researcher in the field of experimental pattern cutting and she received her PhD at the Architecture School at the Polytechnic University.

Although she always wanted to be involved in the fashion industry, Eva studied architecture because there was not a degree course in fashion design offered at any of the country’s universities at that time.

However, three years ago, the first fashion design degree course at a public university was launched at the King Juan Carlos University in Madrid, where Eva has a professorship.

Among the Pongees fabrics featured in her latest collection are spun silks, satin organza, crepe georgette, organza couture, organza ghazar, taffeta and douppion.

“We are delighted that Eva chose Pongees fabric as we love to be involved in cutting edge designs and work with designers who are pushing the boundaries of creativity,” says Nick Moore, Pongees managing director.

Eva wore a dress in heavy satin from Pongees for the Madrid launch. The collection will also be shown during London Fashion Week.

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