Sao Paulo Fashion Week – Second Day

Learn a bit more about the collections of brands that paraded on the second day.

 

Joao Pimenta

For winter, stylist Claudio Santana bets on elegant pieces, with style and quality. His inspiration was the theme “Male elegance – rogues of the 30’s”. References of the period arise mainly with pants which are shorter at the ankle length, as well as in details of pleats. The color chart showed shades of beige, pink and brown. As for materials, the most used ones were handmade tissues, linen, wool, leather and twill.

UMA Raquel Davidowicz

With no specific theme, UMA produced a runway show that reflects on the importance of time at contemporaneity. The brand has retained its minimalist essence and mixed readings of tailoring with soft fabrics. The models appear monochrome, in black and white. However, in order to create a greater contrast of parts, tissues have been compressed, creating a set of textures. Dresses appear with shorter cuts by the knee, but also in long length scales. Among materials, we highlight jacquard, lurex, crimped cotton and ecological leather.

Samuel Cirnansck

Used to working with fine fabrics and semiprecious stones, Samuel Cirnansck has launched a collection which was practically made ​​of polyamide, so that he could cheapen his traditional party dresses. The pieces bring several modeling, whether shorter or with tails structured, pierced and tied in the back. The glamorous details of the models were collars and metal applications at the height of the shoulders. Pastel shades predominated with ocher, yellow and orange.

Lino Villaventura

The presentation of Lino Villaventura was accompanied by a dramatic performance. Models emerged from clouds of smoke directly to the catwalks. Skirts had bulky modeling. As to dresses, they abused of large embroidery design.  For colors, the stylist used traditional shades of the winter as burgundy, brown and black. The highlight of the runway show was the makeup of the models, which created a phantasmagoric effect.

A/W 2013 Collection – Colcci

Just like Colcci’s latest collections, top model Alessandra Ambrosio was the biggest star.She opened and closed the runway show performed on October 30, causing uproar in the corridors of Sao Paulo Fashion Week.She will also participate in the campaign of the fashion brand as its poster girl.

The collection was inspired by military uniforms with geometric cuts and straight lines.Colcci also abused of other trends such as elements of collegiate apparel and pieces with modeling referring to the 60’s. However, all presented features strengthened the urban and young core of the company.

Jeans – flagship of the brand – appears in several models as skirts and jackets.As to leather, it comes in breeches and shorts that resemble hot pants.

Colcci has bet on textures for the next season.The highlight was on account of arabesque designs.For colors, the brand used burgundy, black and navy blue.Among accessories, purse-shaped briefcases drew attentions.


Sao Paulo Fashion Week- First Day

October 29 was the opening day of the 34th Edition of Sao Paulo Fashion Week. After several years occupying Bienal’s Pavilion, at Ibirapuera Park, this season the event moved to Parque Villa. Learn a bit more about the collections of the brands, which had their fashion shows on the first day.

Osklen

With the theme “Into the Moutains”, Osklen brought to catwalks a mixture between Aspen’s ski resorts sophistication and the Patagonia villages rusticity. The pieces were inspired on ski clothing. Among the materials, the brand has highlighted Italian wool, alpaca, chamois, leather, neoprene, cotton and silk jacquard. The color palette presents neutral shades, black, off white and gold. Osklen has chosen to present its collection in a closed gallery for about 60 guests.

Ronaldo Fraga

Designer Ronaldo Fraga was inspired by the universe of Brazilian writer Paulo Marques de Oliveira, mainly, in the work “O Fim do Cem, Fim…(The end of the endless)”, a kind of encyclopedia, which explains the way Earth works. Fraga presented geometric prints: scribbles, drawings and writings. The modeling of the collection favored rounded shapes and volume. As for the colors, eggplant, purple, blue, pink were used.

Teca by Helo Rocha

In its second participation in Sao Paulo Fashion Week, Teca presented the theme “English hunting”, valuing some British traditions, like hunting and tea. Designer Helo Rocha used chess, animal silhouette images and camouflage for the prints. The models have a straight cut, but with textures and overlays, which represent a new way of seeing the traditional modeling of the 60s.

FH by Fause Haten

Once again, fashion designer Fause Haten made her way to use live music during the presentation. The difference this season is that the designer took the microphones and cheered her audience to the tune of “O tempo nao para”, from the Brazilian composer and singer Cazuza. The collection did not have a specific theme. But women who practice skating were honored in most of the pieces. The pieces presented a lot of sparkles, sequins and transparencies, mainly in shades of white, red and pink.

 

Tufi Duek

Using materials such as leather, wool, lace and lurex, Tufi Duek took to the catwalk pieces inspired in the classic “Os Passaros” (1963), by Alfred Hitchcoch. In order to refer to the raven’s beak, bird-symbol of the film, the busts and skirts come with sharp details. The collection presents straight dresses, structured pieces and a new view for the lingerie. The color palette uses black, white and maroon.

Triton

Triton featured a winter collection that mixes sensual elements such as deep cuts and comfortable details, such as soft tissue skirts. Designer Karen Fuke got her inspiration on the “Botany” theme, but far from being delicate and flowery. She preferred to work with carnivorous plants and roses full of thorns, which could then include rock, which is the essence of the brand. Vivid shades of grey, green, blue and red are predominant. Some sports details were also present in the collection, like the zipper and the hoods.

Ellus

Ellus brought to its fashion show predominantly dark-colored pieces and metal yarn details with the theme inspired on the police. The materials used were vinyl, leather, chrome metal, wool and silk. As for the colors, black, red, gray, yellow and blue were the predominant ones. Other elements which refer to the police force were the handcuffs, the weapon designs and the coats of arms applied to coats.

Louis Vuitton creates partnership with Brazilian artists

French brand Louis Vuitton will launch a line of furniture that can be transported. The collection will feature eight international artists. And the brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana are the first Brazilians invited by the brand to sign a global collection.

The duo created a cocoon-shaped cabinet with three shelves decorated with colored leather straps, inspired by the costumes used in Maracatu, Afro-Brazilian folk music. “When we received the invitation, it came to mind the image of a baobab tree in the desert and an object attached to one of its few branches, representing the cultural baggage of Brazilian roots. This contrast brings a vibrant atmosphere and a balance to the scenario,” said Fernando in an interview with Epoca magazine.

Twelve unique copies of the piece were produced, and one of them will be sold in Brazil. The price of the piece is 35,000 euros.


Converse honors the architect Oscar Niemeyer

The American brand Converse has just launched a footwear line inspired by the works of the famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. The collection consists of five pieces, all developed with the collaboration of Oscar Niemeyer Foundation.

The traditional All Star shoes have special details and new curves: the striking features of the work of the architect. The materials used were canvas and suede in off white and nude. The Chuck Taylor All Star HI (high top) piece has the red tab, in honor to the entrance of Ibirapuera Auditorium, in Sao Paulo, designed in 1950. The print brings a handwritten phrase by the architect himself: “It’s not the straight angle that attracts me, nor the straight line, hard, inflexible, created by man”.

Chuck Taylor All Star Chukka (suede low cut) shoes refers to the monument “Tortura nunca mais (Torture never again)”, created in 1986, in Volta Redonda (Rio de Janeiro). The lining of this sneaker carries an illustration made by the architect especially for the Movimento dos Sem Terra (Landless Movement), a group that defends the socially-oriented agrarian reform in Brazil.

The pieces of the edition Converse x Oscar Niemeyer has unisex numbering from 33 to 43 (American numbering 3.5 to 11.5), and range from 170 to 270 Brazilian reais.

Oscar Niemeyer was born in 1907, is about to be 105 years old, and is still working. Considered one of the leading names of modern architecture in the world, he was one of the pioneers in the use of reinforced concrete, enabling the creation of curved buildings. In Brazil, his major works are the Museum of Contemporary Art in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro; the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, in Belo Horizonte; and the buildings of the ministries Esplanada dos Ministerios in Brasília.

Among many international projects, there are the building of Publisher Mondadori in Milan; the headquarters of the French Communist Party in Paris; the urbanization plan of Algarve, in Portugal; and the Student’s Residential Center in Oxford, England. He also participated in the project of the United Nations building in New York.

Converse x Oscar Niemeyer

 The Chuck Taylor All Star HI

Ibirapuera Auditorium

Take a look at the Patricia Bonaldi’s S/S 2013 making of

Brazilian designers join action against prejudice

NGO Conexao Solidaria (Solidarity Connection) invited ten renowned Brazilian designers to create t-shirts prints for the project “Todas as cores, todos os amores (All sorts of colors, All sorts of love)”. The aim is to encourage cultural, ethnic and sexual diversity, combating all kinds of prejudice.

The pieces are made by Cooperativa de Costura de Osasco, a sewing group. Part of the models fees will be donated to Casa Brenda Lee, which provides support to HIV patients. The remainder will be distributed equally among the dressmakers who are part of the project.

The designers participating in the action are Ronaldo Fraga, Walter Rodrigues, Walerio Araujo, Fernanda Yamamoto, Wilson Ranieri, Mark Greiner, Estudio Xingu, Weider Silveira, Andrea Ribeiro and Michelly X.

The shirts will be sold at the price of R$ 49 (more ou less US$ 23) through the site www.todasascorestodososamores.com.br.

Sao Paulo Fashion Week has a new location for the next event

The mystery around the new venue of Sao Paulo Fashion Week came to an end. It leaves Ibirapuera Park, but remains close to nature. The new space is the Mirante, inside Parque Villa Lobos, which will host the event between October 29th and November 1st. This year, SPFW lost its traditional venue, the Bienal Pavilion in Ibirapuera, because with the Brazilian fashion calendar changes, the fashion week in Sao Paulo ended up on the same date of Sao Paulo Biennial of Art.

The multimedia artist Felipe Morozini was inspired by the glasshouses to create the scenario of this edition. The biggest difference is the possibility of presenting their collections in other platforms, such as photo and video display.

Sao Paulo Fashion Week

Check here the brands that will be present:

29/10 Monday

12h: Osklen
15h: Têca por Hêlo Rocha
16h: Ronaldo Fraga
17h30: FH por Fause Haten
19h: Tufi Duek
20h: Triton
21h: Ellus

30/10 – Tuesday

16h: João Pimenta
17h30: Uma Raquel Davidowicz
19h: Samuel Cirnansck
20h30: Lino Villaventura
21h30: Colcci

31/10 – Wednesday

11h30: Glória Coelho
16h: Alexandre Herchcovitch
17h30: Maria Garcia
19h: R Rosner
20h15: Vitorino Campos
21h30: Forum

01/11 – Thursday

11h: Reinaldo Lourenço

Brazilian Designers conduct an exhibition in France

Brazilian designers Humberto and Fernando Campana, also known as the Campana brothers, composed the exhibition Les “Freres Campana – Barro Rococo”, in Les Arts Decoratifs in Paris until February 24.

The exposed items make up the selection that the artists created last year to present at Galleria O, in Rome. This exhibition presents a significant change of direction in their careers, which was used to present works with recycled materials. This time, the brothers bet on Italian craft techniques and noble elements, such as marble and bronze.

Among the pieces are furniture, porcelain items (French Colbert Committee’s award winners, in 2012) and a polo shirt created for Lacoste, with the print of hundreds of small crocodiles, the logo of the brand. The piece was embroidered by artisans of Coopa-Roca, the cooperative community of Rocinha, in Rio de Janeiro.

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Designer Alessa Migani celebrates her brand’s 10th anniversary

On October 10th, the Brazilian designer Alessa Migani prepared a special party to celebrate her ten-year career. Her favorite pieces, items that she believes represent her career and style, were exposed in her studio, located in the trendy neighborhood of Ipanema, in Rio de Janeiro.

The soundtrack was very pop, including “Xanandu” by Olivia Newton & John Travolta. The buffet featured snacks typically from Rio, as a popcorn pushcart and cracker Globo, a snack made of cassava flour. The highlight was the designer cake with a picture of  the Wonder Woman. The heroine image is one of the designer S/S 2013 collection prints.

It is worth remembering that the designer was already celebrating the 10th anniversary of her brand since the last edition of Fashion Rio. In order to create her S/S 2013 collection, Alessa revisited the main trends which she used throughout her career, as silk imitating calico and patchwork

Alessa Migani

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