María José Méndez Perdigones

Graduate in Fashion Design from the Centro Superior de Diseño de Moda de Madrid (UPM). Graduate in Fashion Design (UDIT) and holder of a Master’s degree in Advertising, Marketing and Corporate Identity (UCJC).

Lecturer at UDIT, teaching design projects and accessories on the Fashion Design degree programme. Responsible for and lecturer in design and methodology applied to collection development.

Creative Director and founder of the brand Iki Essentials. Designer of collections and accessories for Sybilla, Jocomomola, Desigual, Camper and Fun & Basics. Her work has been featured in Vogue Italia, Vogue España, Elle Japan, Linea Pelle, El País and Neo2.