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.

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.

Brazilian brand bets on jeans with unique technology

Always attentive to innovations, the Brazilian brand Espaço Fashion has partnered with one of the largest producers of textiles in the world, Vicunha. The Brazilian company is a national leader in the production of indigo and denim. The alliance between the companies aims to create jeans with a super exclusive technology.

Some denim shorts highlight neon hues, besides tacks and spikes. As for the washed-out vest, it features fluorescent silicone stripes. These models were manufactured withthe Premium stretch indigo Marina Dark (10.3 oz), from Vicunha. Another function for the fabric is the possibility of achieving different hues in one piece, from a very dark portion to the clearest detail, giving an urban effect to the models. This variation occurs  due to the versatility of Vicunha’s laundry, which can take in their clothes each intensity of a single color.

Vivaz gets inspired by the 50s and 60s for its new collection

Vivaz got its inspiration on the vintage balnearios to create its S/S collection 2013. The pieces include maritime themes referring to the noise of the sea and the softness of the foam of the waves. Regarding the shapes and curves, they honor the architect Oscar Niemeyer and artists Lygia Clarck and Ronaldo Leite.

Bikinis and swimsuits present the typical modeling of the 50s and 60s. The pieces have meticulous cutting, which help to create graphic effects. The color palette mixes soft and striking shades, such as aqua, pink, beige, black and lime green.

The differential of this collection is the handmade embroidery. The works are developed with Swarovski crystals and other stones of various shades and textures, thus creating the geometric elements of the collection.

Sauipe Swimwear is inspired by the history of the brand in new collection

The designer swimwear Sauipe Swimwear is back to its roots to create its S/S 2013 collection. Again, the brand was inspired by nature to develop apparel with style and quality.

For the current collection, it was inspired by the lush scenery that the world offers us, with prints of landscapes, animals and vibrant colors. As for the modeling it highlights the beauty of all women. “Each year, we develop more innovative units, valued for the quality of the materials and the Brazilian labor,” concludes Marcia Hacker, responsible for the sales department.

Currently, the brand products can be found at Macy’s, the traditional department store in the U.S.

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Espaco Fashion presents pieces inspired in Istanbul and rock

The brand “Espaco Fashion” got its inspiration both in the city of Istanbul and in the album “Somewhere in Time” by Iron Maiden to create its collection of S/S. The goal of this mixture of two topics so far apart is to provide classical pieces with contemporary elements.

The delicate fabrics, such as silk and organza, receive applications of plastics and colored prints in the form of stars and stripes. The modeling of the pieces is asymmetrical. Skirts and dresses make volume due to the overlapping of various materials.

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All Photos from Espaço Fashion

Intel Capital signs partnership with Brazilian e-commerce

The e-commerce sites have gained popularity among consumers because of the ease of shopping without leaving home, the possibility to compare prices at different stores, to analyze advantages and disadvantages and to search for trends. Although in Brazil the interaction of social media with online shopping is still recent, a platform installed on Facebook called Meu Shopping already attracts brands such as Cantao, Redley and Hope and has more than 70,000 users.

The application displays 14 brands in a single page. But the goal is to multiply that number by 5 already in 2013. The difference is that customers can share their activities with their network friends and share their opinions about the product.  It is no wonder that the world’s largest manufacturer of processors, Intel Capital, invested in E-Like, Brazilian company responsible for developing the application.

“We were following the work of E-Like on Meu Shopping and realized that they were doing extremely well in the task of trying to turn the interaction between people with Facebook in something profitable”, said Ricardo Arantes, Director of Intel’s investment in Latin America, for the Extra newspaper.

In February, Intel Capital invested in two other Brazilian fashion sites: the buying club Coquelux and the social network Fashion.me. This makes it clear that the American company is betting on the growth of Brazilian fashion industry.

Photo From Meu Shopping

Jardin honors the Brazilian modern art in its next collection

The collection of S/S 2013 of the brand Jardin makes a tribute to the first Brazilian avant-garde art movements. In the 50s, artists from Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo broke with the European methodology and sought independence in their creations. In this freedom and contemporaneity vibe, the collection “Concrete” was born, which, as well as the concretism art movement, also appreciates the geometric shapes and curves of the human body.

The pieces blend metallic bronze to golden tones, to the colors such as orange, green, blue, pink, white and black. And regarding the modeling of the pieces, they offer transparencies, foldings and cuttings which refer to the work of visual artists Helio Oiticica, and Ligia Clark and the poet Ferreira Gullar.

Brazilian brand of shoes opens store in the United States

The shoes and accessories store Schutz launches its first international point of sale on September 4. The chosen address was the number 655 of Madison Avenue in New York. The store follows the Brazilian standard, with 333.5 m² and signature of the Art Director Giovanni Bianco and Architect Bel Lobo. The creation of a franchise in the United States is part of an expansion plan for 2013.

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Photo from Schutz

Design conquers space in Capital Fashion Week

For the first time in eight years of existence, the Capital Fashion Week opens a special space for the design. Students at the University of Brasilia have built tables, shelves, trays and boxes which were produced with ecological wood to be exposed in the event. Whereas the children have got a fashion workshop. On site, they can produce accessories and pieces made with recycled material, besides knowing a little more about the fashion production.

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