The Exhibition Pavilion of the Lisbon Agrarian Institute hosted, last weekend, the commemorative runway of Fátima Lopes' 30-years-old career.

A success story told on the runway. A total of 80 mannequins, from the oldest to the most recent, wore the designer's proposals. In addition, a retrospective exhibition recalled some of the designer's most iconic models.

Shoes were also in the spotlight in this celebration, with the premiere of a new partnership between Fátima Lopes and the footwear company Reve de Flo. Colourful shoes and sculptural boots invaded the catwalk. Pedro Pereira, responsible for the company, ensures that it was a very interesting partnership. "Overall, we produced about 40 pairs between boots and shoes".

Fátima Lopes was born in Funchal, in the archipelago of Madeira, but moved to the Portuguese mainland to find new opportunities. In 1992, she opened a store, "Versus", in Lisbon. She launched the brand under her name and, a year later, opened the first store in Paris. In 1999, she became the first Portuguese designer to participate in the Paris Fashion Week.

In 2000, Fátima walked the runway in a bikini covered in diamonds. The moment became iconic in the designer's career, as the piece in gold and diamonds was evaluated as the most expensive in the world, at the time worth one million euros.

In an interview with NiT, the designer assures that it was one of the most important moments of her career. "It was the third show in Paris, and it was challenging because it had to be completely different from the previous ones”. Later, she took her creations to the Eiffel Tower.