Dolores Cortés

DOLORES CORTÉS continues with a family tradition in the design and production of women’s swimwear that goes back over 60 years. The family started in this business even before the existence of today’s elasticised fabrics, when the designer’s mother, Dolores Cortés, started to produce handcrafted designs in the 1950s.

Following the tradition, Dolores Font Cortés started creating her swimwear collections in the 80s. The garments are made in her own workshop, under the name of Dolores Cortés, in tribute to the founder of the business. This marked the start of a new period, which aimed to combine the concept of fashion and the technical features of this type of wear, creating innovative collections in which swimwear became a fashion product.

After taking part in various national and international fairs, Dolores Cortés first appeared on the fashion catwalks in 1999, when she presented her collection at the Valencia Fashion Week. She made her first appearance at the Gaudí Barcelona Fashion Week with her 2002 Summer Swimwear Collection. In 2007, she starts participating in the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid uninterruptedly up to this date. In 2008 she is invited to participate at Gran Canaria Moda Cálida Show and in 2010 she presents her collections at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim in Miami.

In 2012 she designed the swimming costumes for the National Synchronized Swimming Team participating at the London Olympics.

In 2017, the company Dolores Font Cortés S.A. was awarded the National Prize for small and medium-sized businesses in the Fashion Industry, presented by Her Majesty Queen Doña Letizia. In 2021 the company designed and manufactured the uniforms for the SO/Sotogrande Resort in Sotogrande, belonging to the Anccor group.