Brazil fashion industry struggles to take flight | Bangkok Post: lifestyle

Lifestyle >

Brazil fashion industry struggles to take flight

Sao Paulo's Fashion Week is in full swing, giving Brazil the chance to celebrate its status as the world's fifth largest producer of textiles and the fourth biggest producer of finished garments.

Models present creations by Reinaldo Lourenco during the 2013 Winter collections of the Sao Paulo Fashion Week at Teatro FAAP in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 1, 2012. ©AFP PHOTO / Yasuyoshi CHIBA

But Brazil also wants to be a major player on the global fashion stage, a breakthrough which has eluded it so far.

This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.

Most Viewed

  • Lost for words

    I still remember the day Chai came back to class after meeting a girl during our gap hour when we were still in college. Pat was her name. She had perfectly light, fair skin and she was decked out in pearl earrings, a costly print scarf and a status ...

Forum

image

Your comments

Reply

Sign in once and access every part of the website at your convenience!

Please log in to our Bangkokpost.com community to post your comment.
You can sign in to the community by clicking here.

If you are not part of the community yet, please sign up here. By being part of this community you will get all these privileges.