ISZA

ISZA (ANA LUÍSA MARINHO) IS A PORTUGUESE FASHION DESIGNER FROM BRAGA, PORTUGAL. FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE, SHE DISCOVERED HER PASSION FOR DRAWING AND ART AS A FORM OF EXPRESSION, WHICH LED HER TO FASHION DESIGN AS A WAY TO COMBINE ART WITH THE HUMAN BODY. HER PROFESSIONAL BREAKTHROUGH CAME WITH HER PARTICIPATION IN THE SANGUE NOVO COMPETITION DURING MODALISBOA FOR GOOD / LISBOA FASHION WEEK.

IN MARCH 2024, ISZA WAS AWARDED THE MODALISBOA X IED – ISTITUTO EUROPEO DI DESIGN AWARD FOR HER INNOVATIVE COLLECTION, EARNING A FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR A MASTER’S DEGREE IN FASHION BRAND MANAGEMENT AT IED FLORENCE, ITALY. HER COLLECTION SHOWCASED AT MODALISBOA FEATURED A DISTOPIAN AND TECHNOLOGY-INSPIRED AESTHETIC, WITH HEAVY USE OF 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE UNIQUE TEXTURES AND SHAPES — A SIGNATURE EXPLORATION OF MATERIAL INNOVATION AND FUTURISTIC DESIGN. SHE HAS SINCE BEEN PUBLISHED ON VOGUE PORTUGAL, PARQ MAG, SOLO MAGAZINE AND FLANELLE, AMONG OTHERS.

IN 2024, SHE WORKED WITH ADVERSA ON “SIMULACRA”, A FASHION INSTALLATION SHOWCASING HER AWARD-WINNING COLLECTION WITH THE SUPPORT OF CANAL180 AND LISBOA FASHION WEEK.