Isilda Pelicano (born in 1949) is a Portuguese fashion designer based in Lisbon. She was born in Alfaiates, Sabugal Municipality, Portugal and received her Fashion Design degree from the IADE - Instituto de Artes Visuais, Design e Marketing in Lisbon. She started her career in 1991 and has presented women's Collections every season under the brand name Isilda Pelicano since then. She has also had regular participation in several Fashion Shows such as FILMODA, PORTO DE MODA, PORTUGAL FASHION, FASHION BUSINESS ANGOLA. Through a separate division within her company, Isilda has also carried out significant work in the area of uniforms design. Clients have included the Portuguese Government Loja do Cidadão, Portugal Telecom for the Expo ‘98, UEFA Euro 2004™ and UEFA Euro 2008™. She was a past winner of the “Smirnoff Fashion Award” and is a frequent feature in Portuguese newspapers and magazines. Most recently, Isilda was voted as “Best Female Personality in Fashion – 2006” by readers of popular Portuguese publication Lux Magazine and in 2011 she was awarded a Career Prize “Prémio IADE Carreira 2011”. Biography Early years Isilda Pelicano was born in Alfaiates, Portugal, on 3 December 1949. She lives and works in Lisbon. Education She holds the following degrees: in German Philology (1974) at Lisbon University In Education by the Art (1983) at Conservatório Nacional In Interiors Design (1978) at IADE – Instituto de Artes Visuais, Design e Marketing In Fashion Design (1991) at IADE – Instituto de Artes Visuais, Design e Marketing Career Before enrolling in the world of fashion as a fashion designer, Isilda Pelicano was very active in the education field, between the year of 1979 and 1990. Her first important work related to fashion was the conception of the uniforms for Volunteer of the Portuguese Oncology Institute, (“Voluntárias do Instituto Português de Oncologia” - IPO) in 1990. In 1991 her participation in the “Smirnoff Fashion Award”, in Lisbon, as granted Isilda Pelicano her first award in the fashion world, as she won the 1º Prize of the competition. Later she presented a collection in the “International Smirnoff Fashion Award” in Amsterdam. In the same year she also participated in several catwalk shows: Hotel do Luso Fashion Runway, “Novos Criadores” (New Creators) in FIL – International Lisbon Fair - and in Guimarães. Her first Collection (AW'92-93) was released in 1992 at Expowear/Filmoda. In 1994 Isilda Pelicano opened the company department for UNIFORMS,