Black Swan inspired ensembles.
Lino Villaventura's show was
inspired by Francis Bacon's dark
imagery; Iodice mixed prints with
lots of sexy little black dresses
inspired by the book Rock and
Royalty by Gianni Versace;
meanwhile, sensual witches
were the heroines at Reinaldo
Lourenco's, who paid homage
to the Notre Dame Cathedral.
I wish I had in hand images on
hand of the Sao Paulo Fashion
Week to show that chic New
York women how profound
(and dark) Brazilian fashion is on
occasion.
Backstage at Reinaldo Lourenco,
F/W 2012.
The most beautiful use of black
color was at the Rio Fashion
Week show of designer Walter
Rodriques, who was inspired
by the characters from German
photographer August Sander,
and by the movie The White
Ribbon, by Michael Haneke. "For
me, this color is impregnated in
our history, the black of mourning
of Portuguese women, being
the color of the atonement of
HYLAND
