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   Fernández has found inspiration from different parts of her life. Born in northern Spain in 1961, later studying at the Escuela de Artes Técnicas de la Moda in Barcelona, she moved to Paris to take up an internship with Guy Laroche. Prior to starting her own label, she was a frontline designer for Sonia Rykiel.
   She then consulted with leading manufacturers Stateside, deciding that she should specialize in swimwear. The Aurora Fernández label débuted in 1996 and, according to her company, word quickly got round about a distinctive style centred around beauty, simplicity and elegance. Therefore, her designs tend to date less. As the images in this special feature show, Fernández uses natural tones that enhance another timeless element: the female figure.
   'Timelessness' and 'elegance' can come in many forms, executed differently from designer to designer. What should mark out any creator is the presence of a signature style. So is there an Aurora Fernández signature style?

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