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Brazil

Lino Villaventura

  • Moulage
  • Wire-supported silhouettes
  • Embroidered construction

Lino Villaventura builds dramatic clothing through draping and elaborate construction. His 2025 São Paulo presentation revisited a practice spanning five decades, showing how wire structures, collaged fabrics and embroidery contribute to theatrical silhouettes.

Portrait of Lino Villaventura
Igor Kalinouski / L’Officiel Brasil · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Look 1, Lino Villaventura — Lino Villaventura, 2025

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Look 1, Lino Villaventura

2025 · SPFW N60

A full-length collection look presents the designer’s sculptural occasionwear.

Ze Takahashi / @agfotosite / São Paulo Fashion Week
Multicolored asymmetric short dress — Lino Villaventura, SPFW N60

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Multicolored asymmetric short dress

SPFW N60

Irregular panels produce an animated, uneven hem in the short dress.

Zé Takahashi / @agfotosite
Black ensemble with patterned sleeves — Lino Villaventura, SPFW N60

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Black ensemble with patterned sleeves

SPFW N60

Colorful sleeves interrupt the otherwise black, elongated silhouette.

Zé Takahashi / @agfotosite
Red cocoon dress — Lino Villaventura, SPFW N60

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Red cocoon dress

SPFW N60

A broad rounded cut gives the bright red dress sculptural volume.

Zé Takahashi / @agfotosite
High-waisted black trousers — Lino Villaventura, SPFW N60

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High-waisted black trousers

SPFW N60

An exceptionally high waistband extends trousers into a fitted torso shape.

Zé Takahashi / @agfotosite

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Selected work

1 piece

About Lino Villaventura

Thread, stones and crystals become part of the garments' architecture, with each look emphasizing the relationship between technical making, movement and visual drama.