Inside a Brutalist Icon: Fashion Meets Paulo Mendes da Rocha’s Concrete Masterpiece

Inside a Brutalist Icon: Fashion Meets Paulo Mendes da Rocha’s Concrete Masterpiece

The late Pritzker Prize winner’s 1964 São Paulo home becomes an extraordinary setting for the season’s cutting-edge looks.

Styling by Anastasia Barbieri
The late Pritzker Prize winner’s 1964 São Paulo home becomes an extraordinary setting for the season’s cutting-edge looks.

Styling by Anastasia Barbieri

Concrete Thinking
Model Malgosia Bela wears a Jil Sander dress, Chanel shoes and the stylist’s own gloves.
Organic Chemistry
Issey Miyake top and skirt and Pierre Hardy shoes.
True Stripes
Ralph Lauren dress.

Round Trip
Tom Ford dress, Pierre Cardin circular magnetic accessories and Loewe socks and shoes.
Perpetual Motion
Loro Piana top, trousers and hat.
Sculpted Silhouette
Left: “Cabeça,” by Gabriel Aquino. Right: Chanel dress and shoes.

Power Stances
Loewe dress, tights and shoes.
Smart Moves
Ferragamo dress and bangles.

Interior Life
Casa Paulo Mendes da Rocha's living-dining area. Maria Bonomi, “Lunik Tot,” 1966 © Maria Bonomi / @ateliermariabonomi; Wesley Duke Lee, “Untitled (Reclining Figures)” © Wesley Duke Lee.
Fringe Benefit
Celine turtleneck and skirt and Marco sculptural multi-circle skirt.
Aesthetic Perception
Pierre Cardin jumpsuit.

Shape Shifting
The Row top and Sacai skirt and shoes. Sculptural work by contemporary artist Ylana Yaari @ylana_yaari.
Silent Witness
More angles on Ylana Yaari's artwork @ylana_yaari.

Out of the Blue
Prada shirt, skirt and gloves and The Row shoes.
Into the Woods
Setchu hat, Emporio Armani poncho and Alaïa fringe socks and shoes.
Flouncing About
Givenchy by Sarah Burton dress and Loewe socks and shoes.
The Row top and Sacai skirt and shoes, next to a sculptural work by contemporary artist Ylana Yaari.

Model, Malgosia Bela at DNA Models; hairstylist and makeup artist, Daniel Hernandez; set designer, Luca Da Cruz; production, Boon Production; location, iLoc Imóveis; special thanks, Litmedia Productions.

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