Future Codes: Rupture and Pioneering at Brazilian Fashion Week

Abstract

"This article presents, from the perspective of the codes of the future, the trajectory of fashion designer and creative director Angela Brito, the first Black woman in the São Paulo Fashion Week line-up in 2019. The article explores how her work in the field of fashion represents practices of rupture and pioneering, challenging historically elitist aesthetic and institutional norms. Angela Brito’s trajectory is positioned as a relevant contribution to the strengthening of African aesthetics in fashion and the contemporary scene."(p.75)