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Sao Paulo designers show off Brazil's colors

Updated: 2011-06-19 07:48

(China Daily)

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Sao Paulo designers show off Brazil's colors

Last week's 31st edition of Sao Paulo Fashion Week showcased Brazil's top designers and their upcoming spring/summer collections. Hundreds of fashion followers gathered to watch supermodels hit the catwalks and present trends for the next season.

Label Tufi Duek was the first to stage its parade on the opening day of Brazil's largest fashion event.

Models with black smoky eyes paraded up and down donning short dresses covered in geometric prints and cuts, mostly in black and white, but with splashes of orange and green. All the fabrics were environmentally friendly and made of recyclable materials.

Brand Animale also showed on the first night of the bi-annual event, bringing indigenous and tribal references to the runway.

Sao Paulo designers show off Brazil's colors

Inspired by the southern region of France, designer Priscilla Darolt delivered a fresh and chic summer collection. Light fabrics and transparencies dominated most of the flowy outfits that appeared in shades of white, gray and blue, referencing the seaside region of Cote d'Azur.

Glittery garments, low-cut dresses and cropped shirts added the right dose of sexiness to the romantic and breezy creations that included several loose skirts and wide-leg pants.

Thirty-one Brazilian designers presented their upcoming collections during the six-day event that ended Saturday.

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