The ghost in the seams of Paris
Manila tropicalizes the Victorian hoop
São Paulo electrifies the Baroque
themet Brazilian designers spin recycled plastic bottles into gold-coated textile threads.
themet Drape neon fabrics over historical lace to discover how São Paulo stylists reinvent classic fashion.
themet São Paulo's Electrified Baroque
Neon Baroque! Neon Baroque! We light the silver with a neon glow.
themet São Paulo designers transform recycled ocean plastics into shimmering, high-tech metallic textiles.
Heavy gold: Some 18th-century gold-embroidered church vestments weighed over 30 pounds, requiring priests to have immense physical strength.
themet The 1960s Tropicália movement revolutionized Brazilian design with bold colors and rebellious spirit.
A highly ornate and extravagant style of European art and architecture during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A São Paulo designer modernized an ornate 17th-century gown using vibrant, electronic textiles.
Which Brazilian cultural movement of the late 1960s combined traditional culture with psychedelic pop art?
What modern material do São Paulo designers melt down and spin into high-fashion metallic yarn?
In which historical Brazilian region did the gold-heavy Baroque style flourish during the 18th-century gold rush?
What is the name of the traditional, vibrant Afro-Brazilian dress worn by women in Bahia?
Why did historical Baroque garments from the 18th century feel incredibly heavy to wear?
What is the primary metal historically used to make the heavy thread for Baroque ecclesiastical vestments?
What high-tech technique is used to coat modern recycled plastics with a microscopic layer of real metal?