Fast Talks at MUDE – Museum of Design and Fashion – and ModaLisboa na Avenida are initiatives that extend Lisbon Fashion Week onto the city’s principal boulevard, often likened to Paris’s Champs-Élysées, where fashion and luxury are prominently represented by leading national and international names. Together, these initiatives expand the BASE concept, transforming Lisbon into a place of encounter and collective action, the organisation behind the Lisbon runway explains in a statement.

Conceived as spaces for reflection and critical thought, the first talks will take place on 1 October at MUDE, from 5–7pm, with free admission and mandatory registration on the ModaLisboa website.

In this edition, Talks 1 and 2 will be moderated by Rui Maria Pêgo, framing the debate around two guiding themes: ‘Crafting the BASE: Reframing Heritage in Contemporary Design’, with Guta Moura Guedes (Experimenta), Olga Noronha and Isabel Costa (Burel Factory); and ‘Branding the BASE: A New Strategy for Independent Businesses’, with Federico Poletti (IED Milano), Carolina Santos (Alameda Turquesa) and Mariana Matos (Parlamento).

“ModaLisboa na Avenida is an extension of Lisbon Fashion Week to the city’s main thoroughfare, through a partnership with the Avenida da Liberdade Association,” said the ModaLisboa Association, which promotes local creative talent and signature design.

“The project expands ModaLisboa Base beyond its central spaces, opening up the programme to new geographies and affirming fashion as a multidisciplinary practice, culturally relevant and deeply rooted in everyday urban life.”

The events scheduled from 2 to 5 October, along this extensive, tree-lined artery of Baixa Pombalina, where a public garden once stood, modelled on Madrid’s Prado, will also be free to attend, although some special moments are reserved for invited guests.

Workshops, cocktails and cultural interventions in ateliers, shops, restaurants and hotels – in partnership with the Avenida da Liberdade Association – punctuate the days of the Lisbon runway, bringing diverse audiences together and offering new ways to connect.

“With a special focus on the opening day — October 2 —, this programme continues until the end of the edition and redefines the city as a territory of mediation, circulation of ideas and affirmation of community.”

Highlights on October 2, the busiest day, include: the ‘ModaLisboa: Fashion Foundation Fizz’ cocktail, 10am–1pm, at the Tivoli Avenida Liberdade; presentation of the ‘Cleopatra – The Power of Natural Beauty’ collection, at 11am, at Maria João Bahia; at Maison Sisley — Flash Make-Up, 2–6:30pm; workshop at Rosa & Teixeira, ‘From Tradition to Style: How to Make a Suit‘, at 3pm; at Valverde Lisboa Hotel & Garden — Creativity is Territory: Conversation with Nuno Baltazar, at 3:30pm; workshop at Espadim 1985, ‘History in Jewellery: Antique and Vintage Pieces’, 4pm; at André Ópticas — Base Matter, 5–8pm; at Stivali, ‘Valentim Quaresma – Between Fashion and Sculpture’, 6pm; at the same time, ‘MONA VERDE – Sunset Experience & Fashion Night’; at Locke Santa Joana, Special ModaLisboa Menu, 6–11pm; finally, Open-Air Cinema — Classics Inseparable from Fashion — “Breakfast at Tiffany’s“, at 9pm, on the Capitólio Rooftop.

On the following days, from October 3 to 5, the venues will reprise the aforementioned welcome events along with new programming, such as: at Maison Sisley, Flash Make-Up, always at the same time, 2–6:30pm; and the workshops at Espadim 1985, entitled ‘Ruby, the King of Precious Stones’ (on the 3rd) and ‘Jewellery Expertise: Evaluating, Grading and Authenticating’ (on the 4th), both at 4pm.