Fernando Bonastre biography: 13 things about University of Madrid alum

Fernando Bonastre de Celis is a Spanish designer. He is the founder and creative director of BONASTRE, a brand of leather goods for men and women.

“Bonastre is the result of a research of simplicity and aesthetism,” Bonastre told Roztayger. “The final style is radical in its purity, voluptuous in its volumes and nonchalant in its look, to serve only the ultimate and essential goal: its function.”

Bonastre attended Alta Escuela de Moda and the University of Madrid, which are both in Madrid, Spain. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From 1993 to 1996, she studied fashion at Alta Escuela de Moda. He was the valedictorian of his class.
2. From 1996 to 1997, he attended the University of Madrid where he earned his master’s degree in fashion marketing and sociology.
3. From August 1997 to September 1998, he collaborated with Olivier Massar at La Mode En Image.
4. From October 1998 to September 2000, he worked for Claude Montana as a fashion designer.
5. From October 2000 to January 2003, he worked for Christian Lacroix as a fashion designer.
6. From February 2003 to August 2006, he worked for Loft as a visual merchandising manager.
7. From September 2006 to January 2009, he worked for Formes as an artistic and creative director.
8. In January 2011, he founded BONASTRE.
9. In September 2014, he told Carryology, “When we created Bonastre, I decided to work using vegetable-tanned leather, in which organic tannins are used in the tanning process. The leather tanning industry generally uses chromium for this, which makes it one of the most contaminating industries.”
10. In September 2017, he joined Lemaire in Paris, France as a designer.
11. On December 21, 2020, he told IKIJI that he loves Japanese fashion, culture, arts and crafts.
12. In March 2022, he joined Marine Serre in Paris as a designer.
13. In February 2023, he was at Central Park in New York City, New York, United States. In January 2024, he was in Paris.