Runway Research

Runway Research is the experimental fashion research programme of Isabel is my name. Through collections conceived for the runway, it investigates the relationship between body, material, volume, movement and contemporary culture. Each collection functions as an open research project whose findings inform the studio's future methodologies, prêt-à-porter collections and scenic collaborations

Experimental Fashion Research

For Isabel is my name, the runway is not simply a platform for presenting garments. It is a space for inquiry.

Every collection begins with a question rather than a trend, exploring how fashion can generate new ways of understanding the relationship between body, material, movement and contemporary culture. Instead of responding to seasonal cycles, our projects evolve through observation, experimentation and continuous refinement.

Research developed through Runway Research is presented through international fashion weeks, exhibitions, artistic collaborations, publications and cultural platforms that contribute to the dissemination of contemporary fashion research.

These presentations represent moments within a broader process of investigation, dialogue and knowledge production rather than the conclusion of a project.

Runway Research allows ideas to be tested at full scale. Volumes, proportions, material behaviour and construction methods are explored beyond the constraints of commercial production, transforming each collection into an experimental field where design functions as both practice and research.

The knowledge generated through these investigations does not remain confined to the runway. It informs the evolution of the Hybrid Upcycling System, enriches our Hybrid Prêt-à-Porter collections and expands the creative possibilities developed through Scenic Lab.

Every runway presentation therefore represents more than a collection. It becomes a published stage within an ongoing programme of contemporary fashion research.

Research Collections

Publications & Presentations

Runway Research is conceived as an open programme of continuous investigation.

Every collection generates new questions.

Every experiment expands the methodology.

Every presentation becomes a point of departure for future research.

Rather than seeking definitive answers, the programme remains committed to exploring the evolving relationship between fashion, material culture and contemporary artistic practice.

CONSERVACIÓN
AFECTIVA

Quisiera detener el tiempo y atraparlo fuerte sobre mi.

Quisiera que la vida no fuese tan fugaz.

Veo a mi hija crecer y quisiera, a veces, volver a tenerla sobre mi, envuelta en su chal tejido a mano.

Veo el paso del tiempo en la descomposición de mi merienda, en aquellas larvas que nacen donde no deberían, en aquellas flores marchitas que recién ayer abrían sus lirios.

¿Será que el miedo a envejecer es el miedo a la evidencia del tiempo sin retorno?

Quisiera capturar el tiempo en una bóveda dorada, que pudiera abrir y contemplar aquel olor que me recuerda a mi infancia junto a mi hermanas, jugando sin parar, donde nada ni nadie importaba más que aquella escalera llena de muñecas y ceniceros hechos sillones.

¿cómo no someternos a la fugacidad de nuestros días y momentos?

¿Existe algo realmente que pueda garantizarnos que nuestro tiempo puede pausarse y ser conservado?

¿Podemos capturar el tiempo a través de los recuerdos?
¿Son acaso ellos, los ángeles, que tienen por misión, guardar el tiempo en pequeños pasajes mentales?

la prenda como dispositivo de conservación.

un intento de archivo emocional donde el tiempo se detiene, se congela y se petrifica.

2026-2027

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid

The Future of Fashion Begins with Research

Runway Research reflects Isabel is my name´s commitment to understanding fashion as a form of cultural inquiry.
By bringing together artistic research, material experimentation and contemporary craftsmanship, the programme continues to expand the possibilities of fashion as a discipline capable of generating knowledge, questioning conventions and imagining new futures.