Carlos Miele is a Brazilian fashion designer. His labels sell in more than 30 countries worldwide. He specializes in women's ready-to-wear collections. He established his own label, Carlos Miele, in 2002, and a second label, Miele, in 2006. Carlos Miele is based in
São Paulo
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, Brazil.
Background
Carlos Miele is a self-trained clothing designer, and began his design career creston bc "creating performance art and crafting installations for museums and exhibit venues around the globe". In addition to clothing design, he remains interested in cinema and architecture. The first flagship Carlos Miele shop in New York City was designed by architect
Hani Rashid
Hani Rashid (born 1958 in Cairo) is an architect and educator. He co-founded the New York-based architecture firm, Asymptote Architecture with Lise Anne Couture.
Early life and education
Hani Rashid was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1958, his famil ...
, and was the New York City entry to the
International Architecture Biennale of São Paulo.
Despite his interest in many facets of design, he pursued business studies at the
Fundação Getulio Vargas
Fundação Getulio Vargas (''Getulio Vargas Foundation'', often abbreviated as FGV) is a Brazilian higher education institution and think tank founded on December 20, 1944, with the mission to "stimulate Brazil’s socioeconomic development". Its ...
(FGV), an elite Latin American institution.
Miele has dual Brazilian and Italian citizenship; he is the grandson of Italian immigrants to Brazil.
Carlos Miele label
The Carlos Miele label was established in 2002. In 2006, the label Miele was established to offer women's ready-to-wear designs in a more casual style and at a somewhat lower price range than the Carlos Miele label. Carlos Miele also produces a line of premium denim.
Carlos Miele designs play with unexpected results that come from mixing technology and traditional handcrafted design. His designs are also influenced by Brazilian artisan creations, and his clothing frequently features traditional Brazilian elements supplied by regional artisan cooperatives. Miele in fact works with artisans in Brazil's ''favelas'' and indigenous communities to ensure
fair trade practises and fair wages for the artisans.
He has been noted for a "flair for dramatic presentations", with sensual flowing and clinging fabrics being characteristic.
Suzy Menkes
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noted the emphasis on blending technology with elemental nature themes in the designs of several shows during the 2012 Spring-Summer shows in New York City; Miele commented, "I see a dialogue between artificial and natural, modified beauty and organic, technology and life".
Carlos Miele signature clothing is sold in more than 30 countries; as of 2011, there are Carlos Miele flagship stores in New York City, Paris and São Paulo.
See also
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List of fashion designers
This is a list of notable fashion designers sorted by nationality. It includes designers of ''haute couture'' and ready-to-wear.
For ''haute couture'' only, see the list of grands couturiers. For footwear designers, see the list of footwear desi ...
References
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Brazilian fashion designers
High fashion brands
Living people
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Year of birth missing (living people)