Portugal fashion week kicks off with organic theme

Portugal fashion show kicked off on Wednesday at a small palace in capital Lisbon' s principe real, Embaixada, where insiders expect everything "organic" -- the theme of portugal's 34th gala week of designer fashion. The show, organized by the National Association of Young Entrepeneurs, will then head to a majestic building of Alfandega, in Porto, north of Portugal, for a three-day marathon where models will stage autumn/winter outfits 2014-2015 by the likes of Fatima Lopes, Luis Buchinho, Miguel Vieira, Luis Onofre, Diogo Miranda and Susana Bettencourt, as well as national labels including Dielmar, Tm Collection, Lion of Porches and Vicri. As well as catwalks, the show will hold its second edition of show-room, Brand Up, mainly for sales and networking, and there' ll be a competition on Saturday where nine finalists will be chosen to receive "strategic and financial support" to get started in the fashion industry. "We' re aiming to consolidate upcoming creators," director of Portugal Fasion, Manuel Teixeira, told Portuguese news agency lusa.