TANIA MARCIAL

Tania Marcial (Sabadell, 1992) is an upcycling fashion designer based in Barcelona.

She studied at Escola d’Art Illa, where she discovered her first affinities with fashion, and then continued her university degree at LCI Barcelona. Her first job after university, at a design studio serving as a fast fashion supplier, gave her a real perspective on how the fast fashion sector works. From this experience, she realized it was completely opposite to her values and decided to create her own path.

In 2019, the designer began experimenting in the family workshop, creating fabrics from second-hand garments by joining pieces together—using items as common as jeans and branded T-shirts—while observing what was around her. She explored her own vision of fashion based on her background and origins, building on conceptual pillars such as the outskirts of Barcelona, the underground, and the working class.

Her garments are closely linked to music and artistic personalities from the city of Barcelona. She has dressed and created custom pieces for a long list of artists, including Avril Lavigne, Ronaldinho, Nathy Peluso, La Zowie, Julieta, Delafuente, Recycled J, Mala Rodríguez, Mushka, Manu Rios, among others.

She has also collaborated and worked with established brands in the current fashion scene such as Two Jeys, Ssstufff Supermarket, Armand Basi, and Top Manta.