The countdown has already begun for the twenty-sixth edition of the Panama Fashion Weekwhich will be held from September 24 to 27 in the City of Artswith a theme focused this year on the use of textiles to promote a more sustainable fashion industry.
The agenda—which will include catwalks, exhibitions by emerging and established designers, as well as activities focused on reflection and networking— was presented this Monday, July 27 at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC)during a gala prior to an event that, in recent years, has established itself as a reference for the fashion sector in Panama.
The edition will start with the catwalk Pink Sunsetorganized by the Panamanian Jewish Foundationwhose proceeds will be allocated to the National Cancer Institute. The parade will feature proposals from designers such as Tatiana Uliantzeff and Moisés Sandoya.
The closing will be in charge of the sustainable fashion brand Casonawhose catwalk will have a charitable purpose: to raise funds to support people affected by the earthquakes that occurred in Venezuela last year.
On the other hand, the organization announced that it extended until July 31 the registration period for fashion design students to participate in the contest PUNTO.CREA 2026: “Volume without excess”an initiative that seeks to promote creativity and emerging talent.
As a showcase for the designers of the future, the showcase this year will present the most recent creations of Andrea Rebolledocreative director of the sustainable fashion brand Mott.Project. In addition, it will bring together proposals from creators from Costa Rica, Colombia, Spain and Brazil.
The director of Creative Economy of the Ministry of Culture, Miky Fabregahighlighted that initiatives such as Panama Fashion Week strengthen the strategy Country Brandwhose new stage will be presented in August and which seeks to project culture as one of Panama’s main assets to the world.
For her part, the director of the MAC, María Lucía Alemánestablished a parallel between fashion and the work of the Panamanian-British artist Trixie Bricenowhose creations, with multiple references to the universe of design and clothing, will remain on display at the museum until the end of August.
