Stéphane Rolland explores Brazil for Haute Couture FW 2023

(24 Jan 2023) ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris, 24 January 2023 1. Various of models being groomed pre-show 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Rolland, designer: "It's a tribute to Brazil. I love this country and I spend most of the time of my holidays when I can, and I go to Rio and different places of the country. But this time I wanted to not give a tribute, but I wanted my inspiration to be typically Brazilian and through a movie, French movie, which is 'Orfeu Negro,' 'Orfeu Negro' is an old movie, and it win the Palm at the Cannes Festival, the Cannes and Oscar for the 'Meilleur Film Etranger' (Best Foreign Language Film) and through the myth of Orpheus and Euridice. So, it's the story of Brazil. And so, you have three parts in the show: he first part is more about the architecture, about Brasilia, about Oscar Niemeyer art, about Rio, the streets, the buildings. And you see everything is pure, clean and white. Second part, second act is you go in the deep Amazonia, in the deep forests, and we are in the tones of brown, dark brown emerald. You can find all the stones of Brazil in the embroideries. And the third part, we go back to the first century of Brazil with the conquistadors. And all the finale, the finale is gold, pure gold and very rich. But very architectural in the same time. And it's the gold and the treasure of the conquistador." 3. Various of models being groomed behind the scenes 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Rolland, designer: "I'm standing in front of the wedding dress, not the typical one, as you can see. And this has been sculpted by Marta Mantovani. She's the Italian sculpture. And with the help also of the French artist from (unintelligible) and—Fabian (unintelligible), sorry. And Fabian puts everything covered everything with pure gold. So, it's, there is a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of gold on this wedding dress. It's like an icon. It's like a virgin." 5. Wide of model Maeva Coucke posing 6. Wide of director Claude Lelouch sitting front row 7. Wide of model Adriana Karembeu posing 8. Various of show 9. Various finale with gold dress 10. Stéphane Rolland comes out at the end 11. Wide of models leaving catwalk STORYLINE: Stéphane Rolland turned up the heat on a cold Tuesday afternoon (24 JAN 2023) in Paris with a spring/summer couture collection that took its inspiration from Brazil. Shown at the Palais de Chaillot, the collection was conceived in three chapters: the first section, made up of largely white, very sculptural looks and oversized jewelry, reflected the country’s architecture, Rio, Oscar Niemeyer, and Brasilia. Next, Rolland took the audience on a trek through the Amazon with more mysterious tones of taupe, emerald, and brown, embroidered with Brazilian stones. For the finale, he looked to the conquistadors of the first century, with a preponderance of rich gold fabrics to represent treasure. The show ended with a magnificent gold bridal dress adorned with gold-covered elements, channeling a religious vestment. “It's like an icon,” said Rolland. “It's like a virgin." =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...