This is me… and I will be making confessions like a fashion freak. My name is Benilde. I’m a fashion design researcher based in Lisbon. I’m passionate about fashion, research and writing about fashion, hence The Worth of Fashion. 

My path in the fashion world started at the age of 13 when I already knew which direction I wanted to follow (I have proof of that). I entered the art course in high school, where I started my (and now) book collection. By the time I was at university, two fashion classmates had called me ‘Benilde of the books’.

The years passed, I finished my degree, got a master’s degree in Fashion Design, and went to work for a company in the fashion industry. I had the opportunity to work with some of the most well-known brands in the fashion industry until I was 26 years old. When I decided to do something different in fashion, it had to be something different.

The universe wanted me to do a PhD in Fashion Design, which gave me a lot of pleasure in doing it, although it was pretty challenging, brought me instability and gave me a lot of work. However, it was like a breath of fresh air had hit me in the summer, but with knowledge.

While developing my thesis on genderless clothing, my passion for researching and writing about fashion was born. Nevertheless, it took me some time to find a name to identify myself and what I wanted to do, communicate and what this magazine eventually would be.