Everything Cool in Portugal
Bright and playful, Filipe Faísca creates a collection for Spring/Summer 2012 heroically combining bold colors and luxurious textures. Faísca transforms the concept of tie-dye from bohemian to elegant. Patterns share half a dress with color blocks. Form fitting leather top sit...
Ricardo Andrez is on a rocketing trajectory in the fashion world. Raised in Porto and attending CITEX design school, Andrez has been showing collections in Portugal and Spain for several years now. He is an artistic designer, fascinated by the power of a look or a piece of...
Caressing the great divas of the 1950’s, Say My Name goes retro and vintage in sophisticated ways for Spring/Summer 2012. To understand this concept, Say My Name suggests imagining iconic Sophia Loren as a modern day blogger, communicating her style to an online universe of...
Ana Salazar might say her final collection is actually a work in progress. For Spring/Summer 2012, she creates new shapes and silhouettes that result from an esthetic that appears as though the pieces were halted in some odd moment of the construction process. This, of course,...
Cia Marítima is well-known for its sophisticated…and sexy….approach to women’s swimwear. Memories of Mediterranean summer hotspots of past eras inspire this collection for Spring/Summer 2012. The vibe is summer-cool chic. The woman in this season appears more casual,...
For Luís Buchinho, Spring/Summer 2012 resembles a Greco-Roman world. Drapes punctuate the entire collection. The silhouette is engaging and feminine. Dresses and skirts coexist--sometimes fluid, sometimes structured. Coats with defined waist and masculine pants are also draped....
