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Brazilian designer Carlos Miele’s texture-rich collection comprised standout red-carpet evening gowns, and more casual, but equally feminine, looks that seem poised to grace the most-exclusive seaside parties next summer. The designs, cut from delicate fabrics such as renaissance lace and silk taffetta, exuded glamour of another time — and another hemisphere. Its inspiration was a nearly 40-year-old meeting between Frank Sinatra and the Brazilian bossa nova singer Tom Jobim, and the musicians’ subsequent collaboration. Catwalk highlights included a deep coral, heavily ruched silk charmeuse gown with a subtle sweetheart neckline; a turquoise, one-shoulder silk-satin chiffon top with a flower detail, tucked into a, gray floor-length skirt in silk gazar, and a crocheted champagne minidress, worn over a bikini with aqua- and toffee-color swirls. The neutral palette was punctuated by some exotic fruit hues, and a silk “Polaroid” print, featuring a black-and-white photo collage.


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