Tillmann Lauterbach

"Insanity, especially the hidden things beneath the surface," characterize Paris-based designer Tillmann Lauterbach's spring collection of high-waisted pleated trousers, tailored trenches, and softly layered knits in a spare color palette. The utilitarian exterior masks an intricate and feminine interior of thin layers of cashmere and silk, a surprising and artful detail that lend a "balance between wearability and innovation†to the collection, christened “Departure FF/Our." …

Freakstyle

Freakstyle, a street fashion blog to record the looks of São Paulo’s most hip and hot, is the brainchild of three professionals working in the São Paulo fashion world, visual merchandiser Paula Reboredo, journalist Maira Goldschmidt and photo consultant Gilberto Franca. Naturally tapped into the type of circles where peeping their fellow Brazilians’ style makes parties a lot more entertaining, the project aims to nail …

Melissa Spring/Summer ’08

The thought of plastic shoes, as in jellies, makes some of us run for the door. But Brazil's Melissa (also known for their eye-catching revolving store design) has been gladly enlisting legions of shoe-crazy females to their cause. The latest, 100% recyclable footwear made via injection molds features seven new models under the theme "Bedtime Stories" and is about to hit stores for the spring/summer …