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The craft behind the country
Long-form features on the techniques, cooperatives and clusters that make Brazilian fashion materially distinct — and on the people who keep them alive.
Runway · NYFW · Craft · Business · 15 September 2026
BRASIL ESPLÊNDIDO: INSIDE PATBO'S SPRING 2027 SHOW AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
On September 15, 2026, Patrícia Bonaldi closed New York Fashion Week's Spring/Summer 2027 calendar at Domino Square, Brooklyn, with a collection built around the gardens of Roberto Burle Marx — and the brand's first-ever eyewear line. Here's what showed, what it means for PatBO's next category, and how it landed with critics.
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