Wednesday was a very early start to get to our meeting point for our visit to Loewe Factory. Loewe is a luxury fashion brand that began as a group leather artisans in Madrid in the 1840's.
We were unfortunately not allowed to take photos in the Loewe Factory but we were a tour of the museum in the factory where we saw the evolution of Loewe and its designs.
We then saw all the materials used in the design process, the cutting room and final stitching process.
Also a talk from a leather artisan, all of these elements have shown us that these products really are worth their high price tag, when you are able to see the stitching done by hand and speak to the people doing this, it makes you appreciate and understand the craft that goes into designer handbags. It really is more than just a bag, so we encourage you to part with your 3 grand because its worth it... and maybe buy us one too. THANKS.
After our trip we headed back to Villanueva to do more work on our final projects.
Then we decided to treat ourselves to dinner out... Which in Madrid seems to be the later the better. We ended up in a Burger and Cocktail Bar not too far from our flat.
Although this dinner was cut a little bit short because it started raining (yes... RAINING. Because we don't see it enough in Glasgow) So this wasn't ideal for our alfresco dining.
This rain then turned into a massive thunderstorm which continued into Thursday meaning after our lecture with Karinna Nobbs an academic from London College of Fashion we had an afternoon/evening in the flat continuing to do final project work! We are seriously hoping (praying) the weather improves tomorrow...
Hasta Luego
N, K, G & D
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