“And they lived happily ever after” or “That was the end of that” … are phrases that are etched in our minds when we think of the endings of the stories we were told as children. From an early age, we get used to the fact that many stories, books or films end with a beautiful and comforting resolution, so why should we make the audience suffer with tragic endings? ⁠After all, the real world is complicated enough as it is and even cruel more often than not. Not all endings may be as beautiful as we imagine them to be, as there are sad and unhappy endings. In literature and oral tradition, the special feature of the latter is that they force us to face the most bitter aspects of real life. We always think of the happy endings we encounter in classic Hollywood films, where he gets her right at “THE END”. However, these “happy endings” involve a duality. Sometimes, a happy ending entails death and, sometimes, sex.  

“Happy Ending” is not about the typical happy endings, as final decisions may also be sad, even if they result in personal growth as well. We consider this collection a way to understand changes, a liberation from the previously established and the creation of a new story to break the mould and be explicit. “Happy Ending” is COMPTE SPAIN’s proposal for 2024, which is inspired by the endings of fairy tales and stories from the popular imagination.  

In this new story, COMPTE SPAIN have designed garments to convey the emotion and shock we experience when witnessing a satisfactory outcome. It is about understanding what an ending would be for us, and we want to consider that happy ending as the climax of the story, the moment of orgasm where satisfaction peaks.  

Happy endings do not necessarily have to be sweet and romantic. With this collection, COMPTE SPAIN dares to explore the most intimate and sensual nooks of our favourite stories to make people, once again, question everything we have been told since we were children.