1940

Ricardo Maese, Pedro Rodríguez, El Dique Flotante, Asunción Bastida and Santa Eulalia found la Cooperativa de Alta Costura (the Haute Couture Cooperative) in Barcelona

1941

In March, the new Santa Eulalia store devoted to women is opened at Passeig de Gracia 60. The opening had to be delayed a few days in respect for the period of mourning for the death of Alfonso XIII in Rome.

1944

Santa Eulalia opens at Passeig de Gracia 93 his second store focused in men’s fashion after closing the Pla de la Boqueria’s store.

1951

Lorenzo Sans Roig, the third generation, joins the Santa Eulalia team.

1956

An international haute couture show is held in Venice, featuring clothing by Santa Eulalia and other Spanish designers.An international haute couture show is held in Venice, featuring clothing by Santa Eulalia and other Spanish designers.

1947

Christian Dior’s first fashion show is held in Paris, unveiling the New Look wich revolutionises the fashion world.

1949

Santa Eulalia opens a store in Tangiers. In 1950, the collections from Barcelona are displayed at the Hotel Minzah and are enthusiastically acclaimed by the international colony.The store would close some years later.

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