CeliaB is the colorful printed-dress label Spanish designer Celia Bernardo started in Shanghai in 2012. I like it because it treats a print like a point of view, and this edit is how I would wear it every day.
CeliaB Dresses: Dresses for a Colorful Wardrobe
A life in color, stitched together
Most labels are built around one silhouette. CeliaB is built around a way of seeing color, which I find far more interesting. Celia Bernardo studied Advertising and Public Relations in Madrid, then Fashion Communication in Milan, and designed jewelry in Ibiza before a decade in the fashion industry. Her own story traces the label to Shanghai in 2012 and to the textiles, travel and handcraft that still feed it. It is a point of view shaped by looking outward, not at seasonal trend boards.
That international life runs through the clothes. The designs are developed in Oviedo, production and logistics happen in Shanghai, and Bernardo balances it all with Madrid. The label has shown at Copenhagen Fashion Week and turned up in Sex Education and Emily in Paris, which makes sense to me: these are clothes that photograph like a small celebration.
Color is not an accent here, it is the whole argument. The shapes stay playful and let the print talk, so I would wear a CeliaB piece with something plain I already own.
Dresses made for a bright entrance
The Earth Dress brings the botanical side into a long, fluid shape, and I would wear it to a garden lunch or any dinner where the dress is the whole plan. The Cheli Floreat Dress and Disa Dress move the color into shorter hems, with pink and mixed floral prints that feel playful rather than formal. The Chelili Dress Blue is my pick for tiers and saturated color without a head-to-toe print overload.
Picture her arriving at a summer table in the Earth Dress, then pulling on a plain cardigan after sunset. Give the pattern some space: simple shoe, small bag, no second print beside it.
Tops with their own point of view
The Noche Top is a printed blue layer I would wear over straight denim when a full matching set feels like too much. The Tava Top takes yellow stripes into a coordinated look, and the Avra Vest is the cooler blue-and-white option with a cleaner line. The Iren Top brings embroidery and texture, and the Salak Top is a crisp white starting point when a print needs room to breathe.
In my fashion dreams, she wears the Tava Top with its matching trousers for a sunny afternoon, then swaps to denim for a late dinner. Borrow just one color from the top for a shoe or bag, and keep a second print out of it.
Pants that make a whole outfit
The Tava Pants are the cheerful anchor of a matching yellow stripe, and with a plain tee they still feel like an outfit rather than basics. The Noche Pants carry a dark blue and green floral, the Iren Pants mix texture and color for a more bohemian line, the Avra Pants have a vertical blue stripe, and the Salak Pants are crisp white shorts for the warmest days.
I like letting one trouser set the color story, either with its matching top or a simple knit that picks up one shade. Picture her crossing a market in the Noche Pants and a plain tee, comfortable but unmistakably CeliaB. What I would skip is a second busy print on top.
A wardrobe that refuses to fade
Color is the through line, but I do not read CeliaB as a costume closet. Celia Bernardo built a label on strong prints and a sense of craft, and the best pieces still invite everyday use: a flowered dress with flat sandals, patterned pants with a simple shirt, a bright top under a familiar jacket. I would start with the piece I can imagine wearing this month, not some far-off occasion. Although I will admit the white shorts are tempting for a trip I have not booked.
