Exposició "Asunción Bastida. Barcelona i l'alta costura"

The DHub presents an exhibition dedicated to Asunción Bastida Pibernat (Barcelona, 1902 – L’Espluga de Francolí, 1995), a key figure in 20th-century fashion and the only woman who was part of the most prominent group of Spanish haute couture. The exhibition recovers her career and reclaims her role within the history of design and fashion. With great determination and a clear business vision, Bastida started her path in 1926 in Barcelona. In the 1930s she consolidated her couture house and, after the Civil War, resumed activity until turning her firm into a reference in haute couture, with presence in cities such as Barcelona, Madrid and Seville. She presented collections at an international level in Brussels, Venice, Cairo or New York. Her international prestige was reinforced when Christian Dior authorized her to reproduce and sign some of his models. The exhibition brings together textile pieces, period photographs, drawings and original figurines, documentary material, magazines, advertising and audiovisual archives to rediscover an essential creator and revisit the stories of fashion history. Consult more information about the exhibition "Asunción Bastida. Barcelona and haute couture" on the Disseny Hub Barcelona website.