Caroline Kahl

Vive la Fête!

Confirmed for shows in São Paulo and Rio:
Lauryn Hill will be giving shows on 14th of July at Credicard Hall in São Paulo and on 15th of July at Claro Hall, Rio de Janeiro.
And finally, my beloved and crazy Vive la Fête will be back to Brazil.
Els Pynoo e Danny Mommens will be participating in a special event on 23rd of June in São Paulo. Listen 2 ViveLaFeteKL.WMA

Mobile War

Sorry, but I simply do not get it. São Paulo under conditions of war and violence and all the politicians do is waste their time on blaming the mobile operators that they do not block mobile communication among prisoners. Can´t you just fiscalize their cell phones?
So fatally ridiculous.

How to spend it - this weekend in SP

30 hours left over before Rio gets totally crazy and a chaos with the Rolling Stones concert on Copacabana Beach, my turn to draw your attention to the MAM in São Paulo and two great exhibitions.
Veracidade: “Veracidade” is concerned as much with the act of photographing in an urban environment as with being a synonym of the word veracity, an essence of photography. It investigates this evolution from the view of urban spaces, the direct reflex of the disquieting influences surrounding contemporary man,” explains curator Eder Chiodetto. Pic: Christian Mascaro "São Paulo".

O Brasil de Pierre Verger: 290 photographs of the French artist and world traveler who set down roots in Salvador, rendering homage on the tenth anniversary of this photographer’s death and to the sixty years during which he lived intensely in Bahia. Of the images that will be shown, 70% have never been seen before. The exhibit emphasizes the loving relationship Pierre Verger (1902-1996) had with Brazil and, in particular, his probing visual research of Bahian culture and religion in which he involved himself until his final years. The exhibition will be at MAM Rio de Janeiro from May 15 trough July and at the MAM Salvador from August 6 until October. Pic Pierre Verger "Festa dos Navegantes".

Fashion Weeks Brazil

I came back to Brazil too late to make it to the major Fashion shows in this country (to be honest I would not even expect to get ticktes, would have to star in a Globo Telenovela to be invited). Nevertheless, here come some news :

Rio Fashion Week between Jan 9th and 14th showed with 31 fashion labels what is "hot" for next Autumn/Winter, including bikinis, yes!
The 21st fashion week in the city took place in the stunning MAM, the Museum for Modern Art. 3.500 people where involved working to welcome around some 70 thousand fashion professionals, victims,... and of course socialités.
Parallely took place again "Fashion Business", a fashion trade fair registering record numbers, sales numbers grew by 20% totalling a turnover of 304 million R$ with national sales and US$ 8 million for exportation in the following 12 months.
Three labels chose innovative settings for their catwalk: Alessa´s show took place in the supermarket Pão de Açucar, Tessuti invited their guest to beautiful Copcabana Palace and Walter Rodrigues´ new collection was seen at the Casa França-Brasil.
Besides last year´s new labels Chiaro, Layana Thomaz and Luiza Bonadiman this´ years  newcomer for menswear: Reserva.
Highlight was a panel that took place with famous style and trend Studio Edelkoort which was organized by Senai Moda (new concept of technology and fashion design from Senai Rio launched during Fashion Rio).
And even more important: Brazil is becoming a hot spot, The Very Style Guide announced during the event that it is covering (and coming) to Brazil.  Next cities after London, New York, Paris and Berlin are.. Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo!!!
And not forgetting to mention new talents: the 4th edition of Rio Moda Hype presented 12 new fashion labels selected from 200 registrations: Cordel Regional, Adpac, Laço de Fita, Athria Gomes, Charllotte, Felipe Eiras, Flesh Beck Crew, Koolture, Kylza Ribas, Marciana, Madre Santa e Soul Seventv.
I wonder if Daspu will ever be accepted at the big event, "o selo das prostitutas cariocas". But this is about politics in the market: "Templo do luxo contra boca do lixo" and the former one is a strong PoS for high class fashion brands.
What to say about last week´s SPFW?
FWHouse: new concept of collective showroom for upcoming talented designers.
FWBroadcast: powered by Tim and Motorola.
25 anos ID: that one I am sad I missed: I-Dentity, exhibition of the famous life style, fashion, music and art magazine, celebrating it´s 25th birthday during the São Paulo Fashion Week.
Fashion editors and portals like Terra and UOL will cover insights. Browse Brazilian designers and pick your dress of the season (and of course a bikini, that´s what you need even in winter in Brazil ;-).