RioFW 2026: Handred

The show, orchestrated by the drama of the Companhia de Ópera da Lapa, established a Brazilian opera atmosphere that tugs at light and shadow in a direct dialogue with Baroque aesthetics. What was witnessed was not a superficial mystical representation, but the translation of intimate records, accessed through meditation, into a precise and dense material language. There is an intelligence in this project that uses time as an active element in constructing the pieces, revealing layers of meaning that transcend the aesthetic gesture to become an act of identity recognition.

The rigor of the design manifests in silhouettes that balance excess and restraint, where complex leather structures with matelassé embroidery coexist with the fluidity of crepe dresses. The collection’s graphic design, developed by Camila Levy, features grainy and corroded drawings that recall frescoes and playful ceilings, reinterpreting vaults and domes in manual interventions on the fabric.

There is a technical sophistication in the use of shantungs that blend pleats, pespontos and embroidery, creating surfaces that appear aged by time. This three‑dimensionality is reinforced by sculptural accessories, such as hand‑painted ceramics made in partnership with the studio SSSopro and the earrings by Julia Levenstein, which anchor the brand’s dreamlike imagination in raw material. The colour palette follows a path of density and introspection, grounded in deep browns, greens and black, punctuated by touches of pink and copper.

These tones organize the narrative of a collection that refuses to be fleeting, betting on colors that evoke the sedimentation of time and the solidity of materials. Here, color functions as a support for mystical symbols and elements from different cultural matrices that intertwine in Handred's manual field. The chromatic contrast, combined with the use of taffetas, gazars and velvets, creates a visual play where shine and opacity operate in constant friction, reinforcing the dramatic and sinuous character of the presentation.

Materiality is the central axis that ensures the continuity of André Namitala's research, uniting wool, silk, and cotton into a textile repertoire of extreme sophistication. The artisanal work, evident in the embroideries of Atelier Simone Brum and the macramé of Casa Ponte, demonstrates a valuation of manual know-how that is intrinsic to the DNA of the label. Clothing ceases to be mere coverage to become a construction of meaning, where mystery inhabits the internal layers to be revealed by the wearer. Each piece carries with it the heritage of a numerous and dedicated atelier, whose hands materialize the complexity of a thought that sees fashion as a way to access invisible layers of human constitution