Modelinia has a backstage pass to São Paulo Fashion Week, home turf of our favorite Brazilian catwalkers and one of the world’s top fashion events. We share all of the behind-the-scenes gossip and details on the fresh faces you love, straight from our spy, Isabelle Miller.
Raquel Zimmermann headlined the Animale show in her sole runway appearance in São Paulo. Animale fans suspected that Raquel would lead the show—she’s been the line’s famous face for five years—and the cheering crowd welcomed her down the catwalk. The collection was tough and futuristic—think leather dresses, laser cutouts, and thick bondage-style belts. The models all sported identical smears of metallic green eye shadow and crimped hair. It was pure runway theater as Raquel starred in the designer’s vision of an otherworldly Amazonia. These looks certainly were not for the faint of heart, but somehow she made it look easy.
We hear that after this exclusive walk Raquel will stay in São Paulo to shoot the Animale summer campaign. Keeping with the show’s theme, she is rumored to be posing in a faux rainforest made of bamboo and trees over three days in a local studio. We wonder how many girls will be trying out skin-baring synthetics and crimped hair thanks to the supermodel next summer in Brazil… ~ Isabelle Miller
