February 15, 2012

Carlos Miele Fall 2012: Celebrating Brazil

For Fall 2012, Carlos Miele reinterprets the free life style and natural elegance of the Southern Brazil culture (specifically the women from Rio Grande do Sul) for a cosmopolitan audience.

Geometric prints, gold mixed with neutrals, and with intricate embroidery are all key ideas Carlos used for Fall ’12. The hats and sashes worn throughout are those of authentic gaúchas, which I thought was the perfect touch for these Brazilian-inspired looks. Oh, and there were live deejays for the show which was pretty rad.

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September 14, 2011

Carlos Miele Spring 2012 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

This was my second time seeing a Spring collection from Carlos Miele and I was really looking forward to seeing what he had in store for Spring ’12. This season he showed a lot of white and gold (which I saw last Spring as well) as well as a vibrant orange and an array of blues (turquoise, seafoam green, and ocean blue). I loved the shades of orange he used in the collection, especially paired with the gold belts. The styling was very “wealthy housewife on vacation in St. Barths” (which was very classic for him…nothing wrong with that). And overall at the end of the show, it made me really want to go on vacation!

Some familiar faces in the front row were Vogue‘s Hamish Bowles, Harper’s Bazaar’s Joanna Hillman and the International Herald’s Suzy Menkes.

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