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Fashion Network
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
Spanish heritage brand Tous partners with Portugal's Ahcor for surreal debut at Portugal Fashion
Bringing together legacy and experimentation, Spanish jewelry house Tous—founded in 1920—and Portuguese fashion label Ahcor—established in 2019 by designer Sílvia Rocha—joined forces for a striking debut at Portugal Fashion. Their Spring-Summer 2026 showcase, titled 'Ahcor with Tous,' blended oversized jewelry, sculptural handbags, and futuristic silhouettes in a collection where the classic met the uncanny, and tradition gave way to surreal transformation. For the runway, Rocha handpicked pieces from Tous's jewelry collections to accentuate Ahcor's latest looks, resulting in a cohesive visual story. The designer described the theme as 'a fusion between the classic and the almost alien'—a concept that came to life through sculptural contrasts and surreal detail during the exclusive Ahcor with Tous presentation. The full collection will soon be available on Ahcor's official website. As part of the Portugal Fashion Experience, Tous—a jewelry, accessories and fashion brand founded in 1920 in Catalonia by Salvador Tous Blavi and Teresa Ponsa Mas—launched its Infinity bracelet in the activation area from July 3 to 5. The initiative also featured support from former Tous school students trained at Cindor. In a backstage conversation with designer Sílvia Rocha shared more about the creative partnership. How did the collaboration with Tous begin? Sílvia Rocha: It started when Tous was introduced to the Ahcor brand, and from there, everything came together almost naturally. We quickly aligned the key details between both teams. I chose the jewelry pieces, and within a week, I had them all ready in a Tous store in Porto. FN: Which jewelry and handbag collections were used? SR: The selections were drawn from various collections, but the standout pieces came from the Daisy and Bold Bear lines. FN: Why those specific collections? What made them fit? SR: In my opinion, they were the best match for this collection. They reflect Tous's iconic identity while connecting deeply with the theme. These oversized pieces remind me of familiar objects—like grandma's old quilts—but with an unexpected twist. FN: What was the concept behind this season's Ahcor collection? SR: This collection is a tribute to what feels familiar yet strange. It's about that uncanny sensation when even everyday things start to feel unfamiliar. The idea is to blend the classic with something almost extraterrestrial. I worked with timeless silhouettes set against pure white, creating a canvas for bold color layers and clashing textures to heighten visual tension. Beauty here lies in asymmetry, in the odd and almost human. It's a ritual—a collision of the urban and the ethereal. Dressing becomes an act of inhabiting another planet. FN: Where can customers find your pieces? SR: In Portugal, exclusively through our official website, Internationally, we're stocked at The Citizen Room in Toronto, located at 982 Queen Street West. FN: Where do you see the most international sales? SR: Portugal is a strong market, with clients from diverse backgrounds. But if I had to name the top countries for sales, they would be the United States, Portugal, Canada, and France. SR: Not just yet. I've wanted to explore that for some time, but I feel like the brand still needs to stabilize internally before making that leap.
Fashion Network
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
Spanish heritage brand Tous partners with Portugal's Ahcor for surreal debut at Portugal Fashion
Bringing together legacy and experimentation, Spanish jewelry house Tous—founded in 1920—and Portuguese fashion label Ahcor—established in 2019 by designer Sílvia Rocha—joined forces for a striking debut at Portugal Fashion. Their Spring-Summer 2026 showcase, titled 'Ahcor with Tous,' blended oversized jewelry, sculptural handbags, and futuristic silhouettes in a collection where the classic met the uncanny, and tradition gave way to surreal transformation. For the runway, Rocha handpicked pieces from Tous's jewelry collections to accentuate Ahcor's latest looks, resulting in a cohesive visual story. The designer described the theme as 'a fusion between the classic and the almost alien'—a concept that came to life through sculptural contrasts and surreal detail during the exclusive Ahcor with Tous presentation. The full collection will soon be available on Ahcor's official website. As part of the Portugal Fashion Experience, Tous—a jewelry, accessories and fashion brand founded in 1920 in Catalonia by Salvador Tous Blavi and Teresa Ponsa Mas—launched its Infinity bracelet in the activation area from July 3 to 5. The initiative also featured support from former Tous school students trained at Cindor. In a backstage conversation with designer Sílvia Rocha shared more about the creative partnership. How did the collaboration with Tous begin? Sílvia Rocha: It started when Tous was introduced to the Ahcor brand, and from there, everything came together almost naturally. We quickly aligned the key details between both teams. I chose the jewelry pieces, and within a week, I had them all ready in a Tous store in Porto. FN: Which jewelry and handbag collections were used? SR: The selections were drawn from various collections, but the standout pieces came from the Daisy and Bold Bear lines. FN: Why those specific collections? What made them fit? SR: In my opinion, they were the best match for this collection. They reflect Tous's iconic identity while connecting deeply with the theme. These oversized pieces remind me of familiar objects—like grandma's old quilts—but with an unexpected twist. FN: What was the concept behind this season's Ahcor collection? SR: This collection is a tribute to what feels familiar yet strange. It's about that uncanny sensation when even everyday things start to feel unfamiliar. The idea is to blend the classic with something almost extraterrestrial. I worked with timeless silhouettes set against pure white, creating a canvas for bold color layers and clashing textures to heighten visual tension. Beauty here lies in asymmetry, in the odd and almost human. It's a ritual—a collision of the urban and the ethereal. Dressing becomes an act of inhabiting another planet. FN: Where can customers find your pieces? SR: In Portugal, exclusively through our official website, Internationally, we're stocked at The Citizen Room in Toronto, located at 982 Queen Street West. FN: Where do you see the most international sales? SR: Portugal is a strong market, with clients from diverse backgrounds. But if I had to name the top countries for sales, they would be the United States, Portugal, Canada, and France. SR: Not just yet. I've wanted to explore that for some time, but I feel like the brand still needs to stabilize internally before making that leap.
Fashion Network
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
Spanish heritage brand Tous partners with Portugal's Ahcor for surreal debut at Portugal Fashion
Bringing together legacy and experimentation, Spanish jewelry house Tous—founded in 1920—and Portuguese fashion label Ahcor—established in 2019 by designer Sílvia Rocha—joined forces for a striking debut at Portugal Fashion. Their Spring-Summer 2026 showcase, titled 'Ahcor with Tous,' blended oversized jewelry, sculptural handbags, and futuristic silhouettes in a collection where the classic met the uncanny, and tradition gave way to surreal transformation. For the runway, Rocha handpicked pieces from Tous's jewelry collections to accentuate Ahcor's latest looks, resulting in a cohesive visual story. The designer described the theme as 'a fusion between the classic and the almost alien'—a concept that came to life through sculptural contrasts and surreal detail during the exclusive Ahcor with Tous presentation. The full collection will soon be available on Ahcor's official website. As part of the Portugal Fashion Experience, Tous—a jewelry, accessories and fashion brand founded in 1920 in Catalonia by Salvador Tous Blavi and Teresa Ponsa Mas—launched its Infinity bracelet in the activation area from July 3 to 5. The initiative also featured support from former Tous school students trained at Cindor. In a backstage conversation with designer Sílvia Rocha shared more about the creative partnership. How did the collaboration with Tous begin? Sílvia Rocha: It started when Tous was introduced to the Ahcor brand, and from there, everything came together almost naturally. We quickly aligned the key details between both teams. I chose the jewelry pieces, and within a week, I had them all ready in a Tous store in Porto. FN: Which jewelry and handbag collections were used? SR: The selections were drawn from various collections, but the standout pieces came from the Daisy and Bold Bear lines. FN: Why those specific collections? What made them fit? SR: In my opinion, they were the best match for this collection. They reflect Tous's iconic identity while connecting deeply with the theme. These oversized pieces remind me of familiar objects—like grandma's old quilts—but with an unexpected twist. FN: What was the concept behind this season's Ahcor collection? SR: This collection is a tribute to what feels familiar yet strange. It's about that uncanny sensation when even everyday things start to feel unfamiliar. The idea is to blend the classic with something almost extraterrestrial. I worked with timeless silhouettes set against pure white, creating a canvas for bold color layers and clashing textures to heighten visual tension. Beauty here lies in asymmetry, in the odd and almost human. It's a ritual—a collision of the urban and the ethereal. Dressing becomes an act of inhabiting another planet. FN: Where can customers find your pieces? SR: In Portugal, exclusively through our official website, Internationally, we're stocked at The Citizen Room in Toronto, located at 982 Queen Street West. FN: Where do you see the most international sales? SR: Portugal is a strong market, with clients from diverse backgrounds. But if I had to name the top countries for sales, they would be the United States, Portugal, Canada, and France. SR: Not just yet. I've wanted to explore that for some time, but I feel like the brand still needs to stabilize internally before making that leap.
Fashion Network
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
Spanish heritage brand Tous partners with Portugal's Ahcor for surreal debut at Portugal Fashion
Bringing together legacy and experimentation, Spanish jewelry house Tous—founded in 1920—and Portuguese fashion label Ahcor—established in 2019 by designer Sílvia Rocha—joined forces for a striking debut at Portugal Fashion. Their Spring-Summer 2026 showcase, titled 'Ahcor with Tous,' blended oversized jewelry, sculptural handbags, and futuristic silhouettes in a collection where the classic met the uncanny, and tradition gave way to surreal transformation. For the runway, Rocha handpicked pieces from Tous's jewelry collections to accentuate Ahcor's latest looks, resulting in a cohesive visual story. The designer described the theme as 'a fusion between the classic and the almost alien'—a concept that came to life through sculptural contrasts and surreal detail during the exclusive Ahcor with Tous presentation. The full collection will soon be available on Ahcor's official website. As part of the Portugal Fashion Experience, Tous—a jewelry, accessories and fashion brand founded in 1920 in Catalonia by Salvador Tous Blavi and Teresa Ponsa Mas—launched its Infinity bracelet in the activation area from July 3 to 5. The initiative also featured support from former Tous school students trained at Cindor. In a backstage conversation with designer Sílvia Rocha shared more about the creative partnership. How did the collaboration with Tous begin? Sílvia Rocha: It started when Tous was introduced to the Ahcor brand, and from there, everything came together almost naturally. We quickly aligned the key details between both teams. I chose the jewelry pieces, and within a week, I had them all ready in a Tous store in Porto. FN: Which jewelry and handbag collections were used? SR: The selections were drawn from various collections, but the standout pieces came from the Daisy and Bold Bear lines. FN: Why those specific collections? What made them fit? SR: In my opinion, they were the best match for this collection. They reflect Tous's iconic identity while connecting deeply with the theme. These oversized pieces remind me of familiar objects—like grandma's old quilts—but with an unexpected twist. FN: What was the concept behind this season's Ahcor collection? SR: This collection is a tribute to what feels familiar yet strange. It's about that uncanny sensation when even everyday things start to feel unfamiliar. The idea is to blend the classic with something almost extraterrestrial. I worked with timeless silhouettes set against pure white, creating a canvas for bold color layers and clashing textures to heighten visual tension. Beauty here lies in asymmetry, in the odd and almost human. It's a ritual—a collision of the urban and the ethereal. Dressing becomes an act of inhabiting another planet. FN: Where can customers find your pieces? SR: In Portugal, exclusively through our official website, Internationally, we're stocked at The Citizen Room in Toronto, located at 982 Queen Street West. FN: Where do you see the most international sales? SR: Portugal is a strong market, with clients from diverse backgrounds. But if I had to name the top countries for sales, they would be the United States, Portugal, Canada, and France. SR: Not just yet. I've wanted to explore that for some time, but I feel like the brand still needs to stabilize internally before making that leap.
The Hill
06-07-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Democrats might be ‘overthinking' strategy to recapture voters
Democrats are rethinking ways to recapture voters they've lost to President Trump in recent election cycles, and they may have been offered an important lesson in the New York mayoral primary. In various post-mortems and focus groups done on the heels of their devastating 2024 election loss, Democrats have thoroughly examined exit polls and voter demographics in search of the gaps in their party's appeal. But Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha, who served as a senior adviser on Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) presidential campaign in 2020, said Democrats are 'overthinking' the solution by analyzing the voters who flipped sides or skipped voting during the last election. 'It's more simple than that,' Rocha said. 'Just concentrate on people who are frustrated as hell and get both of them.' Rocha pointed to the New York mayoral race as proof. He says progressive upstart-turned-party nominee Zohran Mamdani (D) was able to capture voters — including those who did not vote a few months ago in the presidential election — by talking about affordability and other tangible economic issues that appealed to them. Rocha said voters 'want anything that's different' from the status quo when it comes to the cost of living. 'It shows how desperate people are,' he said. While many Democrats disagree with Mamdani's politics, they say the campaign he ran shows the unwavering preeminence of economic issues. And Trump taught the same lesson in 2024, political observers say, by telling voters what they wanted to hear on the economy and his message on 'draining the swamp.' 'Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani just showed, in very different elections, that economic issues are still king — and that you can appeal to a wide, bipartisan swath of voters by saying you'll bring down the cost of living,' said Democratic strategist Christy Setzer. 'Working-class voters have been drifting away from the Democratic Party on so-called 'cultural' issues for a long time, but they're still very gettable through a clear message and from a compelling messenger.' According to exit polls, Democrats in 2024 lost significant ground with middle-class voters, a cornerstone of their traditional base, down 10 percentage points from 2020. At the same time, there is a decreasing sense of strong party leadership and little optimism about the party's future, respective CNN/SSRS and AP/NORC polling out in May revealed. But Mamdani, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, took aim at the Democratic establishment, calling for draining the swamp to make room for change. It was an echo of Trump's messaging in his 2024 campaign. 'Donald Trump was successful because … he wasn't afraid to be against and call out people in his own party and other parties,' said Susan Del Percio, a longtime New York-based Republican strategist who does not support Trump. 'Mamdani was the exact same. He was calling out everybody, and then that's when you get to act with no fear.' Mamandi strayed from the Democratic establishment with a clear message of affordability and came out on top in a crowded and competitive primary. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mamdani's only serious competition, ran on a message of protecting New York City from Trump. But the New York City electorate is drastically different from the rest of the country, political observers say, noting someone like Mamdani may not appeal to moderates and centrists. 'Being a self-proclaimed democratic socialist … doesn't play in swing districts. It plays in New York City primaries,' Del Percio said. 'The Democratic candidates have to look more like Elissa Slotkin talking about the cost of living than they do Mamdani talking about the cost of living.' Realizing they need to do more to appeal to the middle class, Democrats across the country have begun to put forward plans and back legislation to regain lost ground. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) recently came out with her 'Economic War Plan,' the goals of which, she has said, are to reconnect the Democratic Party with the middle class. At the same time, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) signed a bill this week overhauling California's environmental protection laws to accelerate much-needed housing construction in the state. In the name of bringing down the cost of living, Newsom's move goes against a history of California Democrats unconditionally defending the state's environmental protection laws. But the New York race gave some Democrats an injection of hope that their party was starting to turn things around after the crushing loss last year. 'We have proof now, and the proof is the NYC mayor's race,' Rocha said. Mamdani won 'the same precincts in New York City where Donald Trump overperformed in the general election,' he explained. Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons said while not every voter is gettable, 'a lot of them are,' and he said some of the people who supported Trump are Democrats who simply found Trump's message more compelling than the Democratic ticket in the 2024 race. 'Voters are not captive to any political party,' Simmons added. 'They have agency. They get to make their own choices, and if politicians aren't speaking to them, they'll look elsewhere.'
