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The craft behind the country
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Business · People · NYFW · Global expansion · 23 September 2026
PATBO: MEET THE BRAND THAT DRESSED BEYONCÉ
A workshop of Brazilian artisans in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, spent 60 days hand-embroidering a bodysuit for the biggest stage on Earth. Here's how the label behind it, PatBO, went from a Harrods buyer's lucky find to the only Brazilian name on the official New York Fashion Week calendar — and where to shop it, wherever you are.
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