14 FOREIGN LANGUAGE NEWS 062CANARY ISLANDS

MAlDITA SIReNA

Bold and daring swimwearDaring designs and the use of light transparent fabrics characterise the new collection, called Maldita Sirena, from the Maldito Sweet brand, a member of the Gran Canaria Moda Cálida collective.The new collection consolidates the work by this young creator who, despite her short career of only three years, has managed to find a niche in the island’s swimwear market, according to the island’s councillor for industry, Minerva Alonso.The designer, Nicole Mentado, chose Meloneras as the location for a presentation party for her new collection, which is available at various points of sale in the Canar-ies, the Balearics and Madrid, and soon also via her online store at: www.malditosweet.es. The new garments, on which a multidisciplinary team of professionals worked with renowned photographers and producers in the sector, were presented at the Cafe del Mar in Meloneras. This collection came loaded with bold and trimmed shapes, with bikinis, bathing suits and trikinis, in which the plain colours and prints are wisely combined, dressed with light transparencies that wink at corsetry, and according to the designer, are aimed at confident, sexy women. They are inspired by the light and colours of the sea floor with prints that represent corals, and this is the reason why the young designer chose the warm beaches and the marine environment of Fuerteventura for the pres-entation photo shoot with the model Sarah Kuhlmann.

Jewellery and beads

In addition to the swimwear collection, some of which are also made in large sizes, there is an assortment of com-plementary costume jewellery and beads to complete the outfit, giving a careful and elegant look to the final result.Maldita Sirena is the third collection marketed by the firm Nicole Mentado, one for each year that she has partici-pated in the Gran Canaria Moda Cálida programme. n

Bold colours and transparencies for confident women

SuMMeR IN THe CITy

New beach for La Palma’s capital

The newly-opened beach in Santa Cruz de La Palma is situated in front of the Ave-nida Marítima, Casas de Los Balcones and the city’s pictur-esque historical area.The barrier to the site was finally removed by the coun-cil on April 20 and the beach

was opened for use. Several council technicians, coun-cillors and the mayor, Sergio Matos, have already visited this brand new infrastructure which is a real highlight for the island of la Palma.The beach covers 69,405 square metres, of which

61,780 square metres remain at high tide. It stretches over a length of 550 metres and is between 60 and 118 metres wide. The Ministry for Agricul-ture and Fisheries, Food and the environment has invested over €28.2 million euros in the project, with an addi-

tional €2.1 million set aside for complementary work such as drainage.It is undoubtedly a new tourist attraction, which at the same time offers local residents a new way of spending leisure time. An official inauguration is not planned at the moment. n

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The new beach in Santa Cruz de La Palma

It is hoped that the beach will become a tourist attraction

Local residents now have a new way to spend free time

The first group of people to enter the beach after it was unveiled