Black tailored upper garment with voluminous floor-length skirt
João Pimenta · 2022
Brazil
João Pimenta
- Hybrid tailoring
- Textural layering
- Gender-fluid construction
João Pimenta developed his reputation through menswear before using the runway to explore broader questions of gender and society. His constructions combine techniques associated with different wardrobes, transforming jackets into skirt-like forms and layering coats over dresses.
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Black tailored upper garment with voluminous floor-length skirt
2022 · SPFW N53
A documented look from SPFW N53.
Marcelo Soubhia / Fotosite
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Black tailored coat with lace layers
2022 · SPFW N53
Long lace layers extend a tailored menswear silhouette beyond the conventional suit.
Marcelo Soubhia / Fotosite
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Black jacket and wide culottes
2022 · SPFW N53
Wide cropped trousers and a lace-front jacket give black tailoring a theatrical outline.
Marcelo Soubhia / Fotosite
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Patterned black suit with a broad-brimmed hat
2022 · SPFW N53
Surface pattern animates a narrow suit while the broad hat enlarges its silhouette.
Marcelo Soubhia / Fotosite
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Fitted black jacket and full skirt
2022 · SPFW N53
A full skirt introduces flowing volume below the close fit of a tailored jacket.
Marcelo Soubhia / FotositeCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceSelected work
1 piece
About João Pimenta
Texture, pleating, lace and embroidery give these changes physical substance, allowing tailoring to become a tool for reconsidering familiar dress codes.
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